Dean Peterson is the principal of Dean Peterson Capital Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Rancho Cordova, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 41 years of industry experience. Peterson has led his firm since 2016. Dean Peterson Capital Management provides discretionary asset management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework with a focus on long-term purchase strategies, incorporating derivatives such as options in separately managed accounts.

Bereket Kelile is a financial advisor at Rehoboth Financial Planning, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and SJR Opinion Research. Outside of his advisory role, Kelile owns several businesses including financial coaching, life coaching, estate planning document services, and a federal and California tax return preparation service. He also serves as an elected member of the Sacramento County Republican Central Committee. Rehoboth Financial Planning, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, offering discretionary management guided by personalized Investment Policy Statements. The firm’s investment process combines fundamental analysis with a long-term trading orientation and tailors model allocations to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Jarrett Dutra is a financial advisor at Baluden Financial in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at various organizations such as Western Digital, OECD, and Patagonia, as well as entrepreneurial activities including ownership of an angel-investing vehicle. Baluden Financial is a California-registered investment adviser offering comprehensive financial planning and non-discretionary investment advice primarily to individuals and families. The firm uses a fixed-fee planning model and provides written financial plans covering topics such as cash flow, retirement, and tax planning, without managing client assets or exercising investment discretion.

Michael Steele is a financial advisor at Reliance Investing, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Investment Only Annuities, LLC and Steele Asset Management. Reliance Investing provides discretionary, fee-based portfolio management, retirement planning, and pension consulting to individuals, plan sponsors, and trusts. The firm emphasizes coordinated retirement advice and ongoing portfolio monitoring, managing diversified, systematic portfolios across global equities and fixed income with a range of investment options.

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.

Ronald Petroff is a financial advisor at Decamilla Capital Management LLC in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 39 years of industry experience. DeCamilla Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan sponsors. The firm constructs portfolios based on client objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory methods, and offers specialized ERISA-focused services as a 3(38) investment manager.

Dominick Anton is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Twin Rivers Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. He worked at Ameriprise Financial Services from 2014 to 2020 before joining Twin Rivers Wealth Management, where he has been since 2020. Outside of advising, he is also an independent insurance agent. Twin Rivers Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and corporations, offering wealth management, retirement plan management, and tax services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation and long-term investing using a mix of individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and cash equivalents, with additional offerings for qualifying clients including private alternative investments and coordinated tax strategies.

Eugene Hsu is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Archer Pointe Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Chamberlain Financial Planning & Wealth Management, Paragon Financial Services, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the treasurer for the Ben Ali Shrine Wrecking Crew. Archer Pointe Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, and wealth-management services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm follows a predominantly passive investment approach focused on diversified portfolios, tax efficiency, and tailored recommendations based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Daniel Vistica is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Vistica Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an uncompensated consultant assisting with the winddown and dissolution of the Pacific Coast League. Vistica Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as participant-directed employee retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term, asset-allocation approach using primarily passively managed and index-based mutual funds, including ESG-conscious options, and incorporates portfolio modeling and routine rebalancing.

James Smith is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 50 years of industry experience. He is currently with Strategic Advocates, LLC, joining the firm in 2023 after prior roles at Crown Capital Securities, L.P. and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Smith also operates various independent insurance agencies. Strategic Advocates serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs diversified asset-allocation models and offers a broad investment toolkit, managing approximately 2,600 clients across six offices with a team of seven advisors.

Tigh Rickman is a financial advisor at DeCamilla Capital Management LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked exclusively with DeCamilla Capital Management since 2017, following a 17-year career at Boston Beer Corporation. DeCamilla Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a range of investment techniques—including fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory—and offers specialized ERISA-focused services as a 3(38) investment manager for qualified and non-qualified retirement plans.

Travis Allen is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Wealth Strategies Group since 2024. He previously worked for Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities America, Inc. for 16 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as a fixed insurance agent. Wealth Strategies Group provides discretionary portfolio management, investment consultation, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm constructs portfolios utilizing equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and may employ options and other derivatives, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Edward Guanill is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Guanill Wealth Management and also operates Guanill Insurance Brokers, Inc., a life insurance and annuity agency. Additionally, he owns CA Coast Tax Services LLC, a seasonal tax preparation business, and EG2 Holdings LLC, which runs a wellness and fitness company. Guanill Wealth Management serves individual clients with financial planning and investment advisory services, primarily by referring clients to third-party money managers under solicitor arrangements. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment strategies and provides educational seminars alongside regular account reviews.

Mark Gillam is a financial advisor with Mark Gillam Enterprises in Fair Oaks, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2001 and has previous experience with Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. since 1997. In addition to his advisory work, Gillam is a licensed independent insurance agent. Mark Gillam Enterprises serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis, and offers additional services such as insurance placement, mortgage referrals, and bill-pay/bookkeeping with limited custody features.

Anthony Wright is a CFP® with nine years of experience in financial advising. He is currently affiliated with Twin Rivers Wealth Management and has prior experience at Cambridge Investment Research and Fountainhead Wealth. Wright also operates Wright Tax Services, where he provides tax preparation services. Twin Rivers Wealth Management offers wealth management, retirement plan management, and tax services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and corporations. The firm focuses on asset allocation and long-term investing using a range of securities and may recommend private alternative investments for qualifying clients, coordinating strategies with clients’ tax teams.

Joseph Nix is a financial advisor with NIX Wealth Management in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Securities Service Network, Inc. for 15 years and has operated his own advisory practice since 1995. Nix Wealth Management advises individuals and trusts, managing approximately $82 million in assets for about 115 clients. The fee-only firm emphasizes non-discretionary asset management with tailored portfolios that include individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and money market funds, focusing on long-term investing and asset allocation.

Trevor Kern is a financial advisor with Zeller Kern Business Advisors in Gold River, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Zeller Kern Wealth Advisors since 2007 and joined Equitable Advisors in 2025. Outside of advising, he serves as a trustee of a living trust and is involved with Zeller Kern Private Wealth Management, Inc. as an owner principal and trustee administrator. Zeller Kern Business Advisors provides consulting and planning services primarily to business owners and high-net-worth families, focusing on business exit and succession planning, business valuation, continuity planning, and legacy planning. The firm does not manage client assets but delivers written plans and refers clients to Equitable Advisors for implementation.

Steven Zeller is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Zeller Kern Business Advisors and has worked previously with Commonwealth Financial Network and Equitable Advisors. He is also the founder of the Sacramento Business Advisors Network, a local networking group. Zeller Kern Business Advisors serves business owners with services including business continuity planning, business valuation, exit planning, and legacy planning through family retreats and leadership experiences. The firm focuses on advisory and implementation-based engagements rather than discretionary portfolio management, relying on engagement fees and referrals to outside specialists.

Marc Bacsafra is a CFP® certificant with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Twin Rivers Wealth Management in Sacramento, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research and Wright Tax Services, where he also works as an enrolled agent providing tax preparation services. Outside of his advisory work, Bacsafra is active as a youth soccer referee. Twin Rivers Wealth Management offers wealth management, retirement plan management, and tax services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and corporations. The firm employs an investment approach focused on appropriate asset allocation and long-term investing, utilizing a range of assets from individual stocks to private alternative investments, while providing comprehensive financial planning and retirement-plan consulting.

Marc Anselme is a financial advisor at Anselme Capital, Inc. in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Anselme Capital since 1998. Anselme Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement-account advice to individuals, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm uses proprietary model portfolios focused on mutual funds, ETFs, and selected individual equities, and manages pooled investment vehicles, a service that is uncommon among similar advisers.