Brent Ward is a financial advisor at Award Financial Group with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Foundations Investment Advisors. He serves on the board and finance committee of Elk Grove Adult Community Training. Award Financial Group provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm customizes investment strategies using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offers direct portfolio management, and employs quarterly reviews with portfolio maintenance including tax-loss harvesting.

Mark O'Guinn is the principal of Q4 Strategic Equity Advisors Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Roseville, California. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 18 years of industry experience, having been with Q4 Strategic Equity Advisors since 2008. Outside of advisory services, he is also a licensed life insurance agent in California and owns a related insurance business. Q4 Strategic Equity Advisors provides portfolio management and referrals to third-party money managers for individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental analysis, long-term and short-term trading strategies, and non-discretionary portfolio supervision, with access to model portfolios and institutional investment strategists.

Magnum Drew is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Financial Client LLC since 2022. Prior to this, he worked with firms including Avantax Investment Services, Inc. and 1st Global Capital Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Magnum CPA PC, an accounting and tax preparation business, and operates FitAdvantages, a financial fitness and wellness coaching service. Financial Client provides discretionary portfolio management, assets-under-advisement services, and facilitates client relationships with third-party money managers. The firm follows a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers educational seminars alongside initial complimentary consultations.

Robert Teel is a financial advisor at Kingdom Capital Management with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Microsoft Corporation and Amazon.com, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he spent time as a stay-at-home parent. Kingdom Capital Management is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that serves individuals and families, focusing on working and middle-income households, young professionals, growing families, and small business owners navigating life-stage financial decisions. The firm offers life-stage financial planning through fixed-fee engagements and employs a diversified, long-term investment approach called “Thirds Investing,” using mutual funds and ETFs supported by fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Douglas Robinson is the principal of RCM Robinson Capital Management LLC in Mill Valley, CA, with 42 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Foothill Securities, Inc. since starting his own firm in 2005. RCM provides institutional fixed-income portfolio management and related investment advice to public agencies, trusts, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm primarily manages short- and intermediate-term fixed-income portfolios on a non-discretionary basis, combining value principles, modern portfolio theory, and demographic research in its investment approach.

Tadd Barraclough is a financial advisor with TCM Investment Advisers in Citrus Heights, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with TCM since 2016 and maintains concurrent roles at Lyft, Inc. and United Parcel Service. TCM Investment Advisers serves individual investors focusing on retirement planning and estate/asset management, providing portfolio management and a wrap-fee program. The firm emphasizes a customized retirement-planning approach with various fee arrangements and operates trading and custody through a Fidelity platform.

Nicholas Koehler is a CFA® credentialed advisor based in Sacramento, CA, affiliated with Larkspur Capital Partners. He has five years of experience at the California State Teachers' Retirement System and prior roles at WhaleShark, Pangea Chat, IESE Business School, and RVK Inc. Larkspur Capital Partners is an independent investment adviser that plans to provide discretionary portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term equity compounding approach with a performance-based fee structure and evaluates private investments alongside public equities.

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.

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.

Steven Burge is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been the principal advisor at Burge Financial since 2014. Burge Financial provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $14.16 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and primarily advises on equities, corporate debt, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Jenny Jones Jr. is the sole advisor at The Jones Stewardship Group, LLC in Elk Grove, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked with the State of California since 2014 and has led her own firm since 2009. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved as a motivational speaker, teacher, coach, and counselor through her co-ownership of The Jones Educational Group LLC and serves as a consultant with The Win When Consulting Corp LLC. The Jones Stewardship Group serves a small client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, charities, and small pension plans, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and assistance in selecting outside money managers. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis with tailored strategies across various asset types, and it offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account arrangements alongside a subscription-style ongoing monitoring service and educational workshops.

Igor Mokhov is a financial advisor with CIF Advisors Inc. in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing five years of industry experience. He concurrently serves as President of Church Extension Investors Fund, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides financing for churches. CIF Advisors offers financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, businesses, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $4.18 million in client assets. The firm customizes portfolios for long-term growth using fundamental and technical analysis and also provides fee-only due diligence services for alternative investments.

Larry Fong is the principal advisor at Mature Money Management, Inc. in Elk Grove, CA, with 18 years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He has operated his own insurance agency since 1978, dedicating a significant portion of his time to that business alongside his advisory work. Fong has managed Mature Money Management since 2007 and also maintains a separate insurance practice. Mature Money Management, Inc. provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm implements investment programs based on clients’ objectives and documented Investment Policy Statements, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with ongoing portfolio management and coordination with other professionals as needed.

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.

Ryan Melnyk is a financial advisor at Manzanita Wealth Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and concurrently works as a Project Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he performs research in microbiology. His prior experience includes roles in biotechnology and academia. Manzanita Wealth Management LLC provides fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a mix of passive and active strategies guided by asset-allocation principles and client risk tolerance, including a taxable-only investment tier that uses derivatives with client approval and active risk controls.

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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.

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.

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.