Jonathan Butler is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he was with Btr Capital Management, Inc. for 17 years. Outside of his advisory work, Butler serves as a scoutmaster for Scout Troop 204 in Lafayette, CA. 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 a mix of quantitative and fundamental research.

Jayne Smith is a CFA® charterholder with 32 years of industry experience. She currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, joining the firm in 2025 after seven years at Adero Partners, LLC, six years at Vista Wealth Management, LLC, and nineteen years at Pacific Advisory Group Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jennifer Ying is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group, where she has worked since 2021. Prior to this, she spent eight years at Pillar Pacific Capital Management LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a wide range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Patricia Baxter is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Oakland, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 10 years of industry experience. Baxter is also the CEO and owner of REAP Legacy, Inc., an insurance services company she founded in 2002, specializing in annuities, long-term care, life, and disability insurance. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through a turnkey asset management platform, utilizing strategic asset allocation models, a range of investment vehicles, and both internal and external sub-advisors.

Kevin Sweeney is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and has held various roles within the Cetera family of firms since 2024. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Sweeney serves as chairman of the investment sub-committee for Moreau Catholic High School and is a partner at Sweeney Kovar LLP, an accounting firm providing tax planning, compliance, and attest services. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm employs a diversified investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance and provides ancillary services including tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through third-party partnerships.

Nicholas Hengl is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include positions at Dalewood Wealth Management, HFG Advisors, Fisher Investments, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Forex Capital Markets, and Edward Jones. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm uses discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a strong emphasis on tax and accounting integration uncommon among firms of its size.

Geoffrey Mettler is a financial advisor with Prime Capital Financial in Concord, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including LPL Financial, Independent Financial Partners, and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant junior varsity wrestling coach. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers specialized services such as tax planning and consolidated reporting across multiple asset types.

Patrick Norris is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America, and Vantage Point Private Wealth. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs.

Joseph Mclean is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including AllianceBernstein L.P., TRUE Capital Management, and Intersect Capital Insurance Services. He serves as Treasurer of the Gordon Family Giving Foundation and is involved in private equity through Intersect Ventures LLC. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a customized approach to portfolio management across a range of strategies and serves as adviser to registered mutual funds and private investment vehicles.

Julio Dolorico is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Charles Schwab and MassMutual, among other firms. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals and various entities, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers model and customized portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated organizational structure.

Daniel Ayenew is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he owns two motorsports-related businesses focused on content creation, affiliate marketing, and sponsorship. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed accounts to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning with ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to donor-advised funds.

Paul Brownson is a CFA® charterholder with over 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Capital Group Private Client Services for a decade before joining Mariner in 2026. Brownson is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Mariner serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm uses customized discretionary portfolios supported by an Investment Committee and combined in-house and third-party management, with notable integration of tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions uncommon in firms of its size.

Timothy Kallas is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience, including prior work at Golub Group, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified portfolios with multi-factor tilts and a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Timothy Yee is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and having 30 years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial, SII Investments, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He is a founding member of a B Corporation and owns a marketing DBA called Green Retirement, Inc. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension/profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of firm- and third-party models to develop client strategies, employing both passive and active investment exposures across varied risk profiles.

William Wright is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and holds a Series 65 credential. He has four years of experience at Hightower and previously worked for The Surplus Lines Association of California for four years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services, with expertise in handling large institutional mandates and cross-border investments.

Eugene Huang is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Citigroup Global Markets, Turner Investments, and OSAIC. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance and Medicare products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-driven tools to implement client investment strategies, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services.

Mimie Yoon Lee is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp, HighTower Securities LLC, LPL Financial, and Aegis Consulting. She is also the owner of a business called Fly Me to the Yoon. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad range of adviser-support services, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio options.

Stewart Mcguire is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of industry experience. He currently works at MAI Capital Management, LLC and previously spent 16 years at Concentric Wealth Management LLC. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services into client relationships.

Maxwell Michels is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and has two years of industry experience. He is also associated with David White & Associates, where he holds a role involving insurance-related activities. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering a range of asset management and financial planning solutions with access to multiple program platforms and third-party technology.

Alvin Barnett Jr. is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2020 and has been affiliated with New York Life-related entities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a member of the 100 Black Men of Silicon Valley, a nonprofit focused on mentoring at-risk youth, and is a board member of Silver Creek Valley Country Club. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.