Michael Dixon is a financial advisor with Dixon Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Assante Capital Management Inc. since 2001 and has been president and officer of Dixon Financial Services since 1990. Dixon Financial Services serves individuals, trustees, charitable organizations, business owners, and corporations by providing investment advisory services focused on individualized Investment Policy Statements and ongoing portfolio management using a strategic asset allocation approach. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets with a team of five advisors and emphasizes quarterly account reviews, financial simulations, and educational events for its clients.

Lonbaye Yarnway is a financial advisor at SyntheticFi LLC with nine years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining SyntheticFi in 2026, Yarnway worked at Yarnway Wealth Management, Onyx Advisor Network, Altruist, and Berknell Financial Group. SyntheticFi provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to registered investment advisers, individuals, corporations, and small businesses. The firm specializes in portfolio management using a box spread option strategy as an alternative to margin loans and offers automated monitoring and custom hedging strategies involving exchange-traded S&P 500 index and FLEX options.

Erny Malakoff is a financial advisor at Malakoff Wealth with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at LPL Financial since 1995. Malakoff also serves as a preacher at the Masonic Residence in Union City, CA. Malakoff Wealth provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, nonprofits, banks, business entities, and pension plans. The firm offers written financial plans and periodic reviews, referring clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision, and emphasizes manager evaluation without engaging in discretionary portfolio management or percentage-of-AUM fees.

Robert Bradford is a financial advisor at Affinity Capital Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Private Ocean and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Bradford has been with Affinity Capital Advisors since 2018. Affinity Capital Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing over $850 million in assets across more than 500 client relationships. The firm provides comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with a variety of investment vehicles, including alternatives and options.

Cesar Dantes is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA since 2010. Prosperity Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $503 million in discretionary assets through a team of seven advisors, offering customized portfolios and oversight of third-party money managers.

Jeremy Fletcher is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Asset Dedication, LLC since 2010. Asset Dedication provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small institutions. The firm employs its Asset Dedication strategy, which aligns equity allocations with investment-grade fixed-income securities to meet clients’ cash-flow needs, and serves a large client base with a small advisory team through standardized sub-advisory arrangements.

Samuel Stanton is a CFP® with six years of industry experience currently serving at Inflection Capital Management, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Lake Street Advisors, and Eaton Vance Management. Outside of his advisory work, Stanton is a youth lacrosse coach with 3STEP Sports, LLC. Inflection Capital Management serves family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional-style family clients by providing comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs an IPS-driven, manager-of-managers approach, combining third-party manager selection with oversight, rebalancing, and reporting tailored to client-specific needs.

Timothy Mcdowell is a financial advisor with Fort Point Capital Partners LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Gordian Investments, LLC and Cypress Point Capital Management, LLC, and has been with Fort Point since 2013, where he serves as managing partner. Fort Point Capital Partners serves family offices and high net worth individuals, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and supervisory services for individually managed accounts. The firm emphasizes a risk-focused investment approach with global diversification, active risk management, and systematic tax-loss harvesting, and is known for operating a pooled-vehicle platform with performance-based fee structures.

Devin Hanson is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Elevation Wealth Partners, LLC since 2025. Prior to this, he worked at Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services for three years, and Financial Advocates Investment Management for six years. He has held roles at LPL Financial, llc, and John Cordeiro during his career. Elevation Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and various types of plans, offering fee-only discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages approximately $670 million in assets and focuses on long-term, academically informed investment strategies with integrated tax and accounting services.

David Hedger is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 36 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Liberty Wealth Management, LLC and has also been involved with AE Financial Services, LLC and Granite Bay Asset Management Group. In addition to his advisory roles, he is a health insurance agent and works with a privately held insurance field marketing association offering insurance products and services. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services, utilizing both centrally developed and adviser-specific strategies, and integrates a range of asset classes including private market investments.

Heidi Crawford is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Bell Investment Advisors Inc, based in Orinda, CA. She has 12 years of industry experience and has been with Bell Investment Advisors since 2014. Bell Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered firm providing discretionary portfolio management and fee-based financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes investment strategies based on clients’ financial situations and goals while conducting ongoing account monitoring and market research.

Christopher Hughes is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Burton Enright Welch since 2020. Prior to that, he worked for 12 years at Del Monte Group, LLC. Burton Enright Welch provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.246 billion in assets for about 610 clients through a disciplined investment process combining active and passive strategies with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

David Steele is a financial advisor with One Wealth Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with One Wealth Advisors since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner and advisor in several restaurant ventures, serving in advisory board roles and managing partnerships with limited time commitments. He also participates as a board member of a nonprofit organization. One Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm provides comprehensive investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services with a long-term, holistic approach that incorporates diversified portfolios and third-party managers.

Michael Vogel is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience. He is a member of the GenCap Portfolio Management team, where he has worked since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent and a real estate broker. GenCap Portfolio Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and subadvisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and other investment advisers. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to guide asset allocation and risk management, offering a range of investment strategies without a stated account minimum.

Scott Lucia is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in financial advisory. He has been with Andrews, Lucia Wealth Management LLC since 2004, where he is the sole advisor. The firm manages approximately $497 million in discretionary assets for about 190 clients, including individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. Andrews, Lucia Wealth Management LLC employs a buy-and-hold investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, primarily using passively managed ETFs and no-load mutual funds, supplemented by separately managed fixed-income portfolios and customized investment policy statements.

Jason Terhune is a Certified Financial Planner® with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at Capital Advantage, Inc., where he has been since 2022. Prior to that, he held roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and Charles Schwab. Terhune is also an independent insurance agent. Capital Advantage, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trustees, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm uses a team-based approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, offering tailored portfolio strategies that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and independent managers.

Kelly Morton is a financial advisor with Intellectus Partners, LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Intellectus Partners since 2015. Intellectus Partners provides wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, and portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and private funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, proprietary quantitative algorithms, and alternative data in its investment approach, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Max O'rourke is a financial advisor at Jackson Square Capital, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at PriceWaterHouseCoopers. Jackson Square Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $564.3 million in client assets. The firm customizes portfolios based on risk tolerance and other factors, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and maintaining active oversight of independent managers.

Genecar Vivo is a financial advisor with Echo45 Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Echo45 Advisors in 2020, he worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 19 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the treasurer for a political campaign committee. Echo45 Advisors LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, professional fiduciaries, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and estate-planning services, managing approximately $194.9 million in discretionary assets as of year-end 2024.

Brian Wang is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Capital Advantage, Inc. since 2021, following roles at Consilium Wealth Management and Allianz Global Investors. Capital Advantage, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trustees, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm uses a team-based approach, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and manages portfolios with a range of investment vehicles while maintaining regular client reviews.