Benton Lowerison is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Citigroup, he worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors and spent two years at Yale School of Management. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary platforms and supports a broad client base including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Jeffrey Blum is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at American Funds Distributors from 2016 to 2023. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and regular rebalancing.

Rachel Sowers is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Waypoint Wealth Partners, Raymond James & Associates, and Truist Investment Services. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Nicole Kisak is a CFP® certificant with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc., where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she spent 15 years at City National Bank and City National Securities, Inc. She is based in San Francisco, CA. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, employing a multi-manager approach through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private equity and alternative strategy funds.

Catherine Conger is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Her work history includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Vanbarton Group LLC. Outside of advisory work, she has experience in the hospitality and retail sectors, including involvement with Farm Shop and Proper Hotel. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset-allocation and manager selection through proprietary quantitative screens combined with third-party managers and individual securities.

Samuel Gaeta is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include positions at Defined Financial Planning LLC, J.W. Cole Financial, Global Financial Private Capital, and Wealth Beta. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates in-house research with third-party managers across a wide range of asset classes and strategies.

Timothy Talbott is a CFP® professional with 3 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthspire Advisors in San Rafael, CA. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2011 and holds a Certified Financial Planner designation. Wealthspire Advisors serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation across various investment vehicles.

Leah D’agostino is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC. She previously worked at First Republic Securities Company and First Republic Investment Management for a combined ten years. 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, consulting, and also operates as a registered broker-dealer providing a range of investment and placement services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Mark Fredenburg is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at BTR Capital Management, Inc. and Wells Fargo. 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 investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Colin Drake is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2026. Prior to joining Wealthspire, he worked at Marin Financial Advisors, LLC for eight years and operated Drake Wealth Management for six years. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation across multiple asset classes, with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Joseph Sims is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021. He previously worked for The Savant Group for 17 years. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm uses discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and combines in-house research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Bridget Keefer is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Lincoln Investment. Keefer is also associated with the Mammini Company. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management through a variety of managed account programs.

Ella Plotkin Oren is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Berkeley, CA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, TPO Financial & Insurance Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored solutions through various program types and maintains a predominantly non-discretionary asset base.

Debbie Shaug is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she was with Browuer & Janachowski and spent 17 years involved with A Baby's Place, an online retail business. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolio strategies.

Chad Van Den Top is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, BNY Mellon, and Northern Trust. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and include point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Stephen Kepler is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthspire Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Private Ocean, Mosaic Financial Partners, and Aspirirant LLC. Wealthspire Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Andrew Mo is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in San Francisco, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera, East West Bank, Iconiq Capital, SVB Wealth Advisory, Alliance Bernstein, and BNY Mellon. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through several program types, including client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with ongoing fund due diligence and monitoring, serving a broad range of clients with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Michael Gold is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Rafael, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 33 years of industry experience, including over 25 years managing Gold Financial & Insurance Services and 10 years with Principal Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches and teaches pickleball. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Timothy Sweeney is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Great Lakes Advisors, LLC and Wintrust Investments, LLC. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations. The firm’s advice is based on Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools, with clients making final trading decisions.

Gregory Forbes is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience at Citadel and EPIQ Capital Group, LLC, with a total of six years in the industry prior to joining IEQ Capital in 2025. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a centralized investment process with a focus on alternative investments and offers specialized services including private placement life insurance sub-advisory and digital asset exposure.