Donald Edgren is a financial advisor at Sepio Capital, LP with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Sepio Capital since 2017, following a nine-year tenure at Merrill Lynch. Sepio Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamentals-driven investment approach using a mix of proprietary strategies and independent managers, managing approximately $4.46 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025.

Christopher Johnson is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been associated with LPL Financial since 2016 and currently works with The Wealth Consulting Group. His background includes involvement with the Mariner Independent Advisor Network and several other investment-related business activities. The Wealth Consulting Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, corporate clients, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers, utilizing a mix of active and passive strategies with both fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Juan Carlos Galvez is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including Transamerica Financial Advisors and WFGIA. Outside of advisory, he is involved with several business ventures spanning insurance services and freight corporation operations. Encompass More Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-platform model services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $985 million through about 85 advisers and employs model-based strategies combining proprietary and third-party sub-advisers across a broad range of investment options, including digital-asset related exposures.

Thomas Guinane is a Series 65–licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Summitry, LLC since 2022 and previously worked at Fisher Investments for 11 years. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as investment companies and other advisers. The firm combines research-driven, bottom-up investment analysis with diversified portfolio strategies, including discretionary management, model equity strategies, and third-party manager selection.

Christopher Moshy is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. in Foster City, CA, with 24 years of industry experience. He has held Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and worked at Primary Funds, LLC for 13 years prior to joining Bailard in 2015. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across multi-asset and single-asset strategies. The firm employs an active, multi-asset diversification approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and serves as a sub-adviser to mutual funds and model portfolio provider within UMA structures.

Stuart Arakelian is a financial advisor at The Wealth Consulting Group with 36 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously at LPL Financial and Mariner Independent Advisor Network. The Wealth Consulting Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individual clients, corporate clients, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies, model portfolios, and algorithmic advisory services, offering tailored investment approaches supported by legal and implementation resources.

Ryan Cole is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He has held multiple roles at Bailard since 2013, with a brief tenure at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC from 2022 to 2023. Bailard provides wealth management and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm employs a multi-asset, actively managed approach that combines quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and is noted for its management of affiliated pooled vehicles and sub-advisory roles with investment companies.

Kathleen Fereday is a financial advisor at Prosperity Wealth Management, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Prosperity Wealth Management since 2020. Prior to that, she was associated with Fortune Financial Services, Inc. and has provided independent recruiting services to financial advisors through Advisor Consulting since 2017. Prosperity Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages approximately $442 million for about 1,600 clients and emphasizes tailored portfolio supervision with quarterly reviews, employing multiple methods of analysis and conducting due diligence on third-party managers.

Matthew De Pretis is affiliated with Legacy Wealth Management, LLC and holds over 27 years of experience at DePretis CPAs, Inc., a firm he has been with since 1999. He currently has no industry experience listed as a financial advisor. Legacy Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm offers tailored strategies across a broad investment menu and utilizes affiliated service entities, including accounting and tax advisory firms, to support client needs.

Michael Lambrecht is a financial advisor at Savvy with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Farther Finance Advisors, Iwc Asset Management, Integrated Wealth Counsel, and Charles Schwab. Savvy Advisors provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, ERISA plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes diversified, index-based investment solutions augmented by quantitative models and tax-aware strategies, integrating proprietary technology and human oversight in managing client portfolios.

Benjamin Holtz is a financial advisor with McAdam LLC in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with McAdam LLC since 2021 and previously worked at the University of California Berkeley. McAdam advises individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, using discretionary portfolio management with a range of investment vehicles and specialized exposures, alongside innovative offerings such as a tiered subscription planning product and the monitored use of artificial intelligence in advisory services.

Linda Beck is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Bailard, Inc. since 2012. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, and pension plans. The firm employs a multi-asset, active investment approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers sustainable and impact investing options.

John Geri is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bailard, he worked at RBC Wealth Management for one year and has held various other positions since 2019. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across multi-asset and single-asset strategies. The firm employs an active, multi-asset diversification approach combining quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and also offers sustainable and impact investing options.

Bradford Stimpson is a financial advisor with NorthRock Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Parkside Advisors LLC and Summit Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Berkeley High-School Crew for three years. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and the use of independent managers, integrating private market investments and leveraging AI tools alongside human review.

Darrell Szymanski is a financial advisor with Advisors Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Pacific Financial Group, Inc. for 16 years before joining Advisors Capital Management in 2025. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and a self-directed brokerage solution for qualified retirement plans. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across various asset classes and manages over $8 billion in discretionary assets, primarily acting as an outsourced sub-advisor.

Bonnie Bakalar is a financial advisor at Sepio Capital, LP with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Merrill from 2005 to 2017 before joining Sepio Capital in 2017. Sepio Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a combination of proprietary strategies and allocations to independent managers, using fundamental analysis with a generally long-term orientation while allowing for shorter-term trading to meet client needs.

Nikolaus Kazarian is a financial advisor with The Wealth Consulting Group in San Ramon, CA, holding the Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Mariner Independent and LPL Financial LLC, as well as a background in marketing at Pereira and O'dell and Swirl Mcgarry Bowen. The Wealth Consulting Group is an SEC-registered firm serving individual, corporate, retirement plan, and trust clients through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis to tailor strategies across active and passive investments, model portfolios, and algorithm-driven offerings, supported by legal and implementation resources and partnerships with major custodial platforms.

Catherine Mendoza is a financial advisor at Virtue Capital Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Horter Investment Management, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates a financial accounting and bookkeeping business and serves as director of a company that connects small business owners with capital lenders. Virtue Capital Management, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, qualified retirement plans, and other advisers. The firm employs a mix of tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment approaches and offers portfolio management, financial planning, third-party due diligence, and sub-advisory services.

Chase Garbers is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Before entering the financial industry, Garbers had a career in professional football, including time with the National Football League and the United Football League. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and other entities. The firm’s investment process is based on centralized macroeconomic research and client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a combination of liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternative investments.

Christian Nelson is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at First Republic and Zacks Investment Management. Nelson has been with IEQ Capital since 2019. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is informed by centralized macroeconomic research and client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a combination of liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternative investments.