Robert Mauer is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Napa Valley Wealth Management. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic allocation investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research targeting factor premiums.

Luke Seiderman is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2019. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Vista Wealth Management and Vista Wealth Management Group, LLC from 2015 to 2019. He is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental tactics such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Alexis Howard is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Mariner Wealth Advisors. Prior to joining Mariner, Alexis worked at Savant Investment Group and has been involved with Financially Brave, LLC since 2019, a personal finance education business focused on teaching beginners about saving, debt elimination, and passive stock market investing. At Financially Brave, Alexis engages in speaking, coaching, and content creation related to personal finance. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by an internal team and external managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for an enterprise of its size.

Jay Wirig is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, Buckingham Asset Management, Jnjp Certified Public Accountants, and PensionOne Advisors, among others. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Logan Tonsberg is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and beginning his career in 2026. Prior to joining Wealth Enhancement, he worked at IGT and Aruza Pest Control, and he has an academic background including time at the University of Nevada, Reno. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process integrates diversified risk-class based allocations using both passive and active strategies, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Karl Olof Mills is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2023, and previously spent 20 years at Jurika, Mills & Keifer, LLC. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Jessica Chen is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously worked at Edward Jones, Califia Investment LLC, ABD, and Aon. Chen holds licenses for life, variable life, accident, and health insurance and is also involved in insurance sales. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory through globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a combination of ETFs, index funds, separate accounts, and private funds, and offers specialized programs and tax-managed options.

Alina Sohng is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2025. She previously worked at Adero Partners, LLC, Griffin Black, Inc., Cassaday & Company, and Wilson Bennett Capital Management Inc. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Steven Vieira is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, Jonestrading Institutional Services, Cantor Fitzgerald & CO., Morgan Stanley, and UBS Financial Services. Vieira also provides investment advisory services through Mariner Independent Advisor Network, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and offers proprietary managed account solutions alongside third-party strategies.

William Richardson is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Jurika, Mills & Keifer and has been affiliated with Miramonte High School. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities.

Mitchell Struthers is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Savant Wealth Management. He previously worked at Desmond Wealth Management, Inc., Thomas Doll CPA's, P.C., and operates a tax and consulting CPA business. Outside of his advisory role, he is the CFO of Struthers Family Operating Company LLC. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach combining evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Amir Barar is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Raymond James Financial Services, LPL Financial, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Barar is also a licensed real estate agent and serves as CEO of a support company that partly owns Laurus Financial Group, a DBA of Concurrent Investment Advisors. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios, financial planning, and retirement advisory services, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Cottrell Smith is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, bringing three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury/Internal Revenue Service. Outside of advisory work, he owns and manages real estate and property management businesses in Oakland, California. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm follows Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to tailor recommendations based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Leilah Buker is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Adero Partners, Brighton Jones, and Ferguson Wellman Capital Management. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Tyrone Chow is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, Walnut Creek Wealth Management, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic allocation approach that combines passive and active managers supported by quantitative and fundamental research.

Yong Xu is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience working in various roles in companies such as Beijing DDDream Management Advisor Ltd and Ningbo Preh Joyson Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd. Outside of advising, he is involved with Simple and Smart LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment models and manages over $2 billion in assets under management.

Daniel Tsai is a CFP® currently with Prime Capital Financial, bringing one year of industry experience. His prior roles include five years at Edelman Financial Engines and shorter tenures at RemoteLink Solutions, LLC and LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is a certified notary. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, family office services, and specialized retirement plan support, employing a range of investment strategies and maintaining an affiliated tax advisory subsidiary.

Bernard Smit is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and affiliated entities, where he has served since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Walnut Creek Wealth Management, and Cetera Advisor Networks. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Robert Montierth is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, California. He joined the firm in 2010, bringing prior experience as a third-party administrator of 401(k) and Defined Benefit retirement plans at Pension Specialists, Inc. His expertise focuses on retirement planning for clients in both the accumulation and distribution phases of life. He holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC), and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA). Robert earned a bachelor's degree in History with an emphasis on European Economics from Brigham Young University, graduating magna cum laude. He is fluent in French and has additional credentials as a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Outside of his professional career, Robert is involved with the Boy Scouts of America and has served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He currently resides in Danville, California, with his wife Marisa and their three children.

Brittany Oladunjoye is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for seven years before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2026. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services within a Private Advisor model and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing a broad range of investment and advisory solutions.