Jinger Pajestka is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Mariner Wealth Advisors. Her work history includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank NA and Commonwealth Financial Network. She is also involved in fixed insurance sales as an additional business activity. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services and administrative CFO capabilities.

Qi Zhang is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, Qi worked at NYLIFE Securities, LLC and New York Life, and previously spent six years at Guosen Securities. Qi co-owns a non-operational financial services business with her husband. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored solutions and predominantly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Ashkahn Moayedi is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and integrates research and analytics from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources in its investment approach.

Tommy Liu is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management activities in the Redwood City area. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and a broad range of advisory programs. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process supported by the Global Investment Committee’s return estimates and modeling tools.

Christina Patel is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. since 2016. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing tax-aware retirement income planning advice focused on dependable income sources.

Mark James is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing. His prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of finance, he owns and operates RetroTrips, a business focused on toy, hobby, and tabletop game sales. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s IPS-driven approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a broad range of investment options such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Katrina Yun Nikolac is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Los Altos, CA, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2008. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, as well as affiliated mutual funds and tax-efficient overlay services.

David Knudsen is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2013, including 11 years at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association. Based in San Jose, CA, his career has been focused within the Morgan Stanley platform. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a variety of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning processes supported by firm‑approved tools without giving individual security recommendations as part of standalone planning.

Samuel Maran is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with three years of experience at Morgan Stanley, based in Palo Alto, CA. His prior work includes roles in education and the restaurant industry, including positions at the University of California Berkeley and Pyeongchang Tofu House. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, providing financial planning through structured discovery and firm-approved tools, and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Muhammad Siddiqi is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at various Morgan Stanley affiliates since 2002, with a brief tenure at Glaze Capital Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executor for estate administration. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer providing advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored financial planning and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets, leveraging structured planning tools and a broad range of investment services.

Nicholas Sexauer is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Menlo Park, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab since 2011 and Charles Schwab Bank SSB since 2014. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm operates with a primarily non-discretionary client relationship model, offering multi-asset model portfolios alongside discretionary separately managed accounts managed by an affiliate, Charles Schwab Investment Management.

Joenah Norasing is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in 2026, Joenah worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. for eight years. Outside of finance, Joenah has experience as a business owner, having operated Glow Nailbar LLC from 2016 to 2018. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers structured planning tools alongside investment advisory and brokerage services.

Troy Kenyon is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 8 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Charles Schwab Bank, SSB since 2018 and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2017. Prior to Schwab, he was employed at Roncancio Wealth Management for one year and worked at Arizona State University for four years. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to affiliated discretionary separately managed accounts, employing multi-asset model portfolios and a centralized operational structure.

Joanne Mungall is a CFP® professional affiliated with LPL Financial in San Jose, CA, with 32 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes 15 years at Commonwealth Financial Network and several years at Transamerica Financial Advisors and other firms. She is involved in administrative duties for Willow Glen Tax Services outside of her advisory role. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, delivering advice through a large network of investment adviser representatives employing various strategies and operational tools.

Lisa Hughes serves as a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She has over 30 years of experience providing personalized wealth management services and strategies to a dynamic and accomplished group of clients. Lisa collaborates with a highly skilled professional team to address the long-term challenges and daily demands of substantial wealth. Her approach involves developing a deep understanding of clients' values and priorities before addressing investment needs. Lisa focuses on diversified portfolio development, alternative investments, and money manager selections. She addresses concentrated stock issues, liquidity creation, hedging, and risk reduction. Additionally, she helps clients explore estate planning techniques by coordinating with their outside advisors. Her client focus areas include college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, women and wealth, and tax minimization. Lisa holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley. She has earned professional designations including Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Her personal interests include gardening, hiking, painting, and yoga.

Qimeng Li is a financial advisor at Merrill with seven years of industry experience. They hold the Series 66 designation and have worked at both Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. since 2013. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party managers and supports account administration, trading, and custody.

Larry Thomas is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 39 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS Financial Services since 2010. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and uses proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Jingyao Li is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with three years of industry experience. Li holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America and NatWest Bank, RBS Group. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with options for discretionary management and a range of investment vehicles including insurance-related products and bank deposit sweeps.

Robert Mount is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Cetera and its related entities since 2013 and has been self-employed in retirement planning since 1987. Outside of his advisory role, Mount serves as president of a homeowner association board. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers diverse portfolio management options through a multi-manager platform, supporting discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across multiple program structures.

Kyle Foley is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and five years of industry experience. He has worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. since 2011 and joined J.P. Morgan Securities in 2025. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on non-discretionary asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting supported by centralized due diligence and a combination of quantitative and qualitative research.