Jeffrey Petersen is a financial advisor with Willow Grove Advisors, LLC in Berkeley, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Willow Grove Advisors since 2010. Willow Grove Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $300 million for around 187 client relationships, primarily individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a combination of technical and economic analysis, strategic asset allocation, and both long- and short-term trading strategies, and it provides detailed reporting and private placement due diligence for suitable clients.

Anthony Jurado is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC, where he has worked since 2016, and previously spent 10 years at LPL Financial. Jurado holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Lodestar Private Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans with personalized financial planning and investment management. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy combining passive and active investments, generally maintaining long-term holdings with attention to tax implications in taxable accounts.

Reed Mccue is a financial advisor at Chequers Financial Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Chequers Financial Management since 2016. Chequers Financial Management LLC provides tailored advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, complex multi-generational families, and their associated entities. The firm offers Personal CFO and Multi-Family Office services, combining customized financial planning with discretionary investment management focused on passive asset-class funds, disciplined rebalancing, and alternative investments for qualified clients.

Ian Burkhard is a financial advisor at Capital Advantage, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Capital Advantage since 2021. Prior to that, he was employed at KPMG LLC from 2018 to 2021. Capital Advantage, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trustees, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with macroeconomic indicators to guide investment decisions and offers discretionary management across a range of asset classes.

Mark Shumway is affiliated with Brio Financial Group in San Francisco, CA. He has seven years of experience in real estate, having worked at Core7 Real Estate since 2019 and Zephyr Real Estate from 2011 to 2019. Brio Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program and offers a broad range of consulting services including estate and tax planning, mortgage and debt analysis, and corporate structure advice.

Jason Cohen is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Moment Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2024, and previously spent eight years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Cohen serves on the finance committee of the Horizons Foundation, contributing to budget review and analysis. Moment Partners serves individual and institutional clients by providing investment and wealth management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm emphasizes risk-adjusted, tax-efficient asset allocations using a mix of active and passive strategies and manages over $1.18 billion in assets with a team of four advisors.

Annie Klopstock is a financial advisor at Burton Enright Welch with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Tandem Investment Advisors and UCSF Medicine. Burton Enright Welch provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and various business entities. The firm employs a disciplined investment process combining active and passive strategies, serving approximately 610 clients with a team of 11 advisors.

Christopher Coble is a financial advisor at Ridgecrest Wealth Partners, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Passport Capital. Outside his advisory role, he is the sole proprietor of Bike Race, a business activity unrelated to his financial work. Ridgecrest Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $705 million across 744 accounts. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plan participants using a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with both active and passive investment strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Gage Houser is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with HCM Wealth, where he has worked since 2026, following an 18-year tenure at Hutchinson Capital Management and one year at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. HCM Wealth is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and occasionally state and municipal government clients. The firm emphasizes a capital preservation and value-oriented investment approach through concentrated equity portfolios, laddered investment-grade fixed income, and client-specific Investment Policy Guidelines.

Douglas Hutchinson is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Assembly Wealth in Mill Valley, CA, and has been associated with WrapManager, Inc. since 2014. Assembly Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and other business entities. The firm emphasizes personalized investment policies and asset allocation tailored to each client’s objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Nily Levy is a financial advisor at Paragon Capital Management LLC with 40 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank, totaling 25 years before retiring briefly and joining Paragon Capital Management in 2020. Levy holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Paragon Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, and estates, offering discretionary portfolio management combined with financial planning, retirement strategy, asset allocation, and estate-planning support. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis across a diverse mix of securities and typically pursues longer-term holdings with adaptive rebalancing based on client needs and market conditions.

Robert Enright is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Burton Enright Welch since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for Saint Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco. Burton Enright Welch provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and various business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.246 billion in assets and employs a disciplined four-step investment process combining active and passive strategies tailored to client objectives.

Jason Mccoy is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC and previously held roles at EP Wealth Advisors, First Republic Securities Company, Cetera Advisor Networks, and other firms. Lodestar provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using a combination of passive and active investments, with attention to tax consequences and low portfolio turnover.

Samantha Keeler is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Westhill Financial Advisors, Inc. She previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America and has experience with firms such as Wells Fargo. In addition to her advisory role, she is also an insurance agent focused on fixed insurance and fixed annuity sales. Westhill Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, and non-profits. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process combining passive index and ETF holdings with selected active management, and supports employers and plan sponsors with ERISA fiduciary services and participant education.

Lev Mandel is a financial advisor with First Affirmative Financial Network LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research. Mandel is also active as an author, educator, and podcast speaker. First Affirmative Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and institutions through a nationwide network of advisors. The firm focuses on values-aligned and faith-based investing, integrating ESG factors and proprietary scores into portfolio construction, and offers a range of discretionary fiduciary investment management and financial planning services.

Jonathan Manzo Cardenas is a financial advisor with Affinity Capital Advisors LLC in Berkeley, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Affinity since 2018 and previously worked at Pacific Private Wealth Management, LLC from 2012 to 2018. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing real estate investment companies. Affinity Capital Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to construct portfolios and offers a broader range of services including alternatives investing and direct real estate investment opportunities.

Laura Kohler is an advisor at Willow Grove Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation. She has recent experience working with Willow Grove Advisors and Ride Oakland, along with roles at Family Support Services and SoulCycle, LLC. Prior to her current roles, she spent five years at KPMG, LLP. Willow Grove Advisors is a fee-only SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, typically with account minimums of $500,000. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management with an investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation, technical and economic analysis, and uses a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, and private placements.

Kirk Ludwig is a CFP® and ChFC® with 40 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Westhill Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2010. He serves as a board member and treasurer of the 55 Corte Real Homeowners Association in a non-paid capacity. Westhill Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, non-profits, and retirement plans. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation process combining passive index and ETF holdings with active managers, tailoring portfolios to client-specific factors such as risk tolerance and tax considerations.

Jonathan Steele is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with One Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2015, working as part of an 11-advisor team in San Francisco, CA. One Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach complemented by tactical adjustments and utilizes diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, independent managers, and alternatives.

Kelly Randall is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Burton Enright Welch since 2019. Prior to that, Randall worked for five years at Altfest Personal Wealth Management. Burton Enright Welch provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and various business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.246 billion across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, employing a disciplined four-step investment approach that combines active and passive strategies with ongoing portfolio monitoring.