John Mayberry is the sole advisor at Core Asset Management Company in Sausalito, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Core Asset Management since 1986. Outside of his advisory role, he manages the securities portfolio of a family-owned Delaware LLC. Core Asset Management Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to higher-net-worth individuals and families. The firm employs a long-term, tax-aware investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and limited individual securities, managing approximately $38 million in client assets.

Joseph Arsenio II is the sole advisor at Arsenio Capital Management LLC in San Anselmo, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 53 years of industry experience. He has led Arsenio Capital Management since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a project manager for Sonoma fire clean-up efforts, overseeing on-site management and regulatory interactions. Arsenio Capital Management provides portfolio analysis, macroeconomic asset-allocation advice, and hourly consultations primarily to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental and technical macroeconomic analysis, focusing on ETFs, closed-end funds, and income vehicles, delivering non-discretionary advice through written and verbal communication.

Mark Bourguignon is the sole advisor at Proprietor Wealth Management Inc. in Larkspur, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has nine years of industry experience, having led Proprietor Wealth Management since 2015. Proprietor Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and occasionally institutional investors, with a focus on high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an evidence-based, long-term investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, offering globally diversified portfolios with factor tilts and tax-efficient rebalancing, along with access to institutional share classes and private fund opportunities.

Daryoosh Khalilollahi is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is the principal of DABK Financial Planning Services, an independent firm he has operated since 1998. Outside of financial planning, he works full-time as a Principal Verification Engineer at Axonne Inc., specializing in integrated circuit design verification. DABK Financial Planning Services offers fee-only, non-discretionary financial planning and investment advice, primarily serving clients through hourly or flat-fee engagements. The firm’s client base includes individuals as well as various institutional and organizational entities, with a focus on research-based recommendations that avoid high-frequency trading and do not involve custody or discretionary authority.

Samuel Olesky is the principal advisor at Olesky Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Mill Valley, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he has been a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley since 2003. Olesky Capital Management provides discretionary investment management focused on global strategic asset allocation for high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and investment partnerships. The firm employs a long-term, low-volatility approach using primarily ETFs and maintains a small client base with customized portfolio management and regular performance reviews.

Marc Lieberman is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Shorepine Wealth Management, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC for 10 years. Shorepine Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporate clients by providing individualized investment portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs an actively managed core portfolio strategy focused on mid-to-large cap U.S. equities supplemented by mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and cash, using fundamental and technical analysis, and offers unique services including a private-placement real estate fund sponsorship and an educational seminar series titled "Wealth Creation Today."

Steven Sherman is the sole advisor at Steven William Sherman, an independent firm based in San Rafael, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. Sherman has operated his own advisory practice since 2005. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and IRA accounts, managing a focused book of approximately 25 clients with $5–6 million in assets. Its investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis, emphasizing ultra-diversified portfolios primarily using exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds, along with active trade-timing decisions uncommon among independent advisers.

Robert Margetic is a financial advisor with Redwood Financial Advisors, Inc. in San Rafael, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Redwood Financial Advisors since 1997 and has prior experience with IFG Advisory Services and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is president and sole proprietor of Redwood Financial Group, Inc., which administers charitable remainder trusts, and serves as president of WealthNet Charitable Gift Fund, a nonprofit that manages donor-advised accounts. Redwood Financial Advisors, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, philanthropic planning, consulting, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and professional advisors. The firm creates individualized strategies based on thorough data gathering and uses a range of investment approaches, including discretionary and non-discretionary management across diverse securities.

Edward Sporl is the principal of Sporl & Company in San Anselmo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 24 years of industry experience. He has operated Sporl & Company since 1990. Outside of advisory work, he also manages real estate through Sonoma Investment Partners on a limited basis. Sporl & Company provides discretionary investment management focused on fixed-income securities and derivatives, specializing in U.S. government securities, agency mortgage-backed products, and other high-quality debt instruments. The firm employs an investment approach centered on economic and fundamental analysis aiming for total return with capital preservation, utilizing actively monitored strategies involving collateralized mortgage obligations, interest-only/principal-only structures, and asset-backed securities.

Khaled Salama is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is the principal of KS Global Advisors, Inc., an independent firm he has been associated with since 1995. Prior to that, he worked for 25 years at The Headlands Group. Outside of his advisory role, Salama serves on several investment committees and boards, including positions at the San Domenico School, Sisters of St. Dominic of San Rafael, U Corp-SF State, and the Terra Fund, and he is a guest lecturer at Stanford University. KS Global Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting services primarily to individual clients and certain trusts. The firm employs a global, long-term investment approach emphasizing fundamental valuation and dynamic rebalancing, managing portfolios with an unusually large number of individual securities while applying institutional-style processes to a relatively small client base.

Monib Khademi is the principal of Cypress Praxis, LLC, an independent advisory firm located in San Rafael, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 14 years of industry experience. Khademi has been with Cypress Praxis since its founding in 1992. He also has a history of long-term pro bono service on nonprofit and education boards. Cypress Praxis serves a selective group of primarily high-net-worth individuals and families, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and education. The firm employs a proprietary Strategic Portfolio Design™ process that focuses on asset allocation, tax-managed indexing, and investor behavior coaching while offering virtual family-office capabilities for large households.

Renee Conrady is a financial advisor at Wasi with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been affiliated with Western Annuity Services, Inc. since 2000. Western Annuity Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and asset management services primarily to individuals with retirement accounts, including employees of not-for-profit organizations and self-employed persons. The firm focuses on constructing diversified portfolios of mutual funds and ETFs using a long-term buy-and-hold strategy combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

John Girton is the sole advisor at Girton Capital Management, Inc. in Larkspur, CA, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with 27 years of industry experience. He has led Girton Capital Management since its founding in 1998. Girton Capital Management provides individualized portfolio management and periodic hourly consultations for individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, corporations, foundations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a research-driven investment approach focused on fundamental analysis, emphasizing socially responsible investment themes, and manages diversified portfolios with a growth-at-a-reasonable-price orientation.

John Vreeland is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is the sole advisor at Fairlead Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2004. Fairlead Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management along with financial, estate, and business planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, and closely held entities. The firm manages approximately $95 million using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, applying institutional-style manager due diligence and offering specialized services for charitable clients.

Gary Hooker is a financial advisor with Diversified Planning Concepts, Inc. in Corte Madera, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Diversified Planning Concepts since 1985 and owns the registered investment advisory firm. Diversified Planning Concepts provides estate and financial advisory services to individuals, couples, and certain pension plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs broadly diversified investment programs with an emphasis on capital preservation and inflation risk management, serving primarily high-net-worth clients, salaried executives, small business owners, and retirees.

Matthew Shelton is the principal advisor at Shelton Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Mill Valley, CA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 25 years of experience in the financial industry, operating his own advisory business since 2000. Shelton has led Shelton Financial Advisors since its founding in 2001. Shelton Financial Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice primarily to high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a globally diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach across equities and fixed income, tailoring allocations based on each client’s risk tolerance, age, and net worth.

Wenjing He is a financial advisor at Wen Capital Advisory Group, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has led her independent firm since 2012. Outside of advisory services, she is also a licensed insurance agent. Wen Capital Advisory Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charities, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans by providing financial planning and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation and fundamental analysis, offering both direct management and co-adviser arrangements, and incorporates nontraditional investments and insurance products in its client programs.

Joe Caldwell is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at The Investment and Philanthropy Corporation in Sausalito, CA since 2001. The Investment and Philanthropy Corporation provides investment supervisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable institutions, profit-sharing plans, private foundations, endowments, and trusts. The firm uses a broadly diversified strategy focused on exchange-traded funds and individual stocks, supported by a proprietary statistical model called the PentaMarket, and emphasizes tailored allocations and limited trading to manage costs and tax effects.

Stacy Daher is a financial advisor at Tiburon Financial Advisors, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has served as Associate Vice President for Finance & Treasury at the University of San Francisco since 2002. Tiburon Financial Advisors is an independent advisory firm serving high-net-worth individuals and nonprofit organizations with integrated financial planning, investment advisory services, tax return preparation, and family office support. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process combining passive and active management and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Edward Chin is the sole advisor at Rising Capital Inc. in Mill Valley, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Rising Capital since 1998. Rising Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, using a primarily long-term investment approach supplemented by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm manages portfolios with ongoing personal client contact and periodic reviews, and participates on an institutional custody platform to access advanced technology and services.