Douglas Emitte is a financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as the founder and CEO of Dae Wealth Management. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and OneSource Wealth Management. Emitte is also a licensed insurance agent. Dae Wealth Management provides portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a variety of analytical methods and combines long-term and short-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Brian Breckenridge is the managing member of Innovative Financial Advisors, LLC and holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials, with 12 years of industry experience. He has operated Breckenridge Tax & Financial Services since 2016, providing tax preparation and insurance services alongside his advisory work. Innovative Financial Advisors, LLC offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses, referring client assets to third-party money managers for investment management. The firm focuses on tailored financial plans using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, without directly managing client assets or acting as a broker-dealer.

Marios Gregoriou is a financial advisor at Elite Capital Services, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Elite Capital Services since 2008. The firm offers wealth and portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and financial institutions. Their investment approach integrates fundamental and technical analysis with proprietary models, focusing on capital preservation through diversification and risk management, and utilizes a variety of investment instruments and strategies tailored to a broad client base that includes institutional and retirement plan clients.

Karthikeyan Ethirajan is a CFP® and Series 63-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently operating through FinCrafters Advisory LLC in Rocklin, CA. His background includes roles in technology consulting and financial services, as well as serving as a part-time instructor in financial planning at the University of California Berkeley. He is also involved in tax accounting and planning as an enrolled agent and manages a personal trading entity. FinCrafters Advisory LLC is an independent firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a multi-method investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses, offering portfolios that may include derivatives and alternative investments while also providing tax preparation and ERISA plan consulting.

Paul Rossi is the sole advisor at Rossi Financial Group in El Dorado Hills, CA, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has led Rossi Financial Group since 2012. Outside of advisory services, Rossi is also a licensed real estate broker in California, an activity that occupies less than one percent of his time and is unrelated to his investment practice. Rossi Financial Group provides financial planning, investment consultation, and supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach combining index-based core holdings with actively managed satellite positions, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and offers pension consulting and educational workshops on retirement, estate, and investment topics.

Mark Sisto is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Sisto Investment Advisory, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2016, following a previous 13-year tenure at Gonzales & Sisto, LLP. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Sisto is a Certified Public Accountant and operates an accounting firm providing tax planning and accounting services separate from his investment advisory business. Sisto Investment Advisory, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement-plan participants. The firm employs a passive, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds, and emphasizes tax efficiency and low transaction costs while managing discretionary portfolios.

Christopher Torchiana is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal and sole advisor at Continuum Financial Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2012, following a tenure at Next Financial Group, Inc. In addition to financial advising, he owns and operates tax preparation businesses under Mainstreet Tax Advisory. Continuum Financial Partners serves select individual clients, including some high-net-worth households, and retirement plan sponsors by providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a holistic planning process and offers ERISA-focused consulting for pension and profit-sharing plans, alongside tax preparation and insurance services through the principal’s other business activities.

Gregory Shea is a financial advisor at De Novo Capital LLC in Granite Bay, CA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with De Novo Capital since its founding in 2015. Shea has a legal background and prior securities-litigation experience; he is licensed to practice law but is not currently affiliated with a law firm. De Novo Capital provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on managing concentrated portfolios through bottom-up fundamental analysis of undervalued stocks, including domestic and foreign equities as well as small- and micro-cap names. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment horizon and identifies concentration, small-cap, foreign, and political risks as material considerations.

David Joiner is the sole advisor at Joiner Financial, LLC, an independent firm based in El Dorado Hills, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 18 years of industry experience. Joiner has worked with Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. since 2009 and has been involved with Quantix Equity Management and Quantix Equity Partners, LP since 2008. Joiner Financial, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and investment companies. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios and offers ongoing monitoring with regular client reporting. It also manages a private investment vehicle and accepts performance-based fees for qualified investors.

David Ettl is the principal of David Ettl Financial, an independent firm based in Lincoln, CA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 28 years of industry experience. He has led his sole-proprietor firm since 2011, providing non-discretionary portfolio management and consulting services. David Ettl Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and occasionally institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a fundamentals-based approach, constructing customized portfolios primarily using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and provides only non-discretionary advice while clients maintain custody of their assets.

Dawn Pedicord is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Pedicord Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm she has led since 2021. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Foord, VanBruggen & Pajak Financial Services. Pedicord Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and ERISA retirement plans. The firm emphasizes financial planning as the foundation for asset allocation and combines passive ETFs and active managers, often supervising third-party asset managers while maintaining overall advisory oversight.

Emin Nabiyev is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with seven years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at TriFlame Capital, an independent firm he joined in 2024 after five years at Edward Jones. Prior to his financial services career, he worked in public sector roles at the California Department of General Services and the County of Yolo. TriFlame Capital provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses fundamental and technical analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Monte Carlo simulations to construct portfolios aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances, and it accepts corporate and business clients with a minimum account size generally set at $500,000.

Steven Pinedo is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Pinedo Financial Services, an independent advisory firm he founded in 2009, and has also worked with LPL Financial since 2015. His activities include selling indexed universal life insurance products. Pinedo Financial Services primarily serves individual clients, offering tailored investment advice on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and life insurance. The firm emphasizes manager selection and mutual funds with multi-asset class capabilities and a history of outperformance, managing portfolios on a non-discretionary basis according to client goals and risk tolerances.

Louis Barrientos is the sole advisor at FC360 Wealth Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Roseville, CA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience. Barrientos is also the owner of FC360 Tax Services, LLC, a licensed tax preparation business. FC360 Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial and retirement planning, insurance planning, and referrals to tax and estate professionals for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolios across multiple investment platforms and serves as a fiduciary for retirement plans, with additional services including participant education and options overlay strategies.

Derrick Smith is a financial advisor at Privatus with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Entoro Advisors, Entoro Investments, EWG Elevate, TRUST-CFO, and Kingsview Asset Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance producer. Privatus provides fee-based investment advisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using a variety of instruments and manages portfolios on a custom, discretionary basis.

Scott Van Epps is a financial advisor at Process Wealth LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial and Ascension Advocate Partners LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he operates an independent insurance agency. Process Wealth LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm tailors investment programs to client goals and risk tolerance, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis, periodic reviews, and discretionary trading, while incorporating third-party sub-advisors and model portfolios.

Kathryn Starbuck is a financial advisor at Advent Capital LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Advent Capital since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed life and health insurance agent in California and serves as a volunteer Trustee on the endowment committee of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Advent Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, developing individualized investment policy statements and offering ongoing supervisory services across a range of securities. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis and uses various trading strategies with discretionary authority, conducting regular account reviews and managing conflicts related to performance-based fees and commissionable insurance products.

Frank Cantone is a financial advisor at Mark Gillam Enterprises with a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2009 and has been with Mark Gillam Enterprises since 1995. Mark Gillam Enterprises advises individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach and is notable for its non-discretionary management style, as well as its additional services including bookkeeping, bill-pay, insurance placement, and real estate-related asset management.

Samuel Smith is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Kerux, LLC. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and several educational institutions. Kerux, LLC, operating as Abound Financial, provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a diversified portfolio approach, integrates third-party tools for risk assessment, and maintains discretionary authority for regular portfolio reviews and rebalancing.

Mark Cuniberti is a financial advisor at Vantage Financial Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Hudson Financial Services, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and as an independent insurance agent. Outside of financial advising, he owns a water pump supply business and hosts an economic radio talk show. Vantage Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and business entities. The firm tailors portfolio management to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, using fundamental and technical analysis, and offers educational public seminars and workshops.