Douglas Villing is a financial advisor with J.P. King Advisors, Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2012. J.P. King Advisors, Inc. is an employee-owned investment advisory firm managing approximately $889.7 million for about 450 client family relationships with a five-advisor team. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with an emphasis on risk management and strategic asset allocation using globally diversified portfolios.

Katrina Hermanson is a financial advisor at Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Cambridge Investment Research. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor team managing approximately $585 million for individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, with tactical overlays and ongoing rebalancing, primarily delivered through discretionary separately managed accounts and householded relationships.

Thomas Piro is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Osborne Partners in San Francisco. His previous roles include positions at Baker Avenue Asset Management and The McBride Group. He is a board member of the Italian Athletic Club Foundation, a nonprofit focused on planning community events related to Italian culture and history in the North Beach area. Osborne Partners Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to a variety of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, and institutions. The firm emphasizes actively managed, globally diversified multi-asset portfolios and offers specialized services such as 401(k) plan management, estate planning facilitation, and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles.

Don Eidam Jr. is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience and has been with Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC since 2009. He is based in San Francisco, CA, and holds a Series 63 designation. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC serves individual investors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm builds customized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and manages accounts exclusively on a wrap-fee basis, covering trading costs for wrap clients.

Christie Thomas is a financial advisor at Heffernan Advisory, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Global Retirement Partners, LLC and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Thomas also provides administrative support to an independent investment advisory firm. Heffernan Advisory serves individuals, families, and employer retirement plans with services including an asset management program called Investment By Design™, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and model allocations, primarily with mutual funds and ETFs, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with regular rebalancing.

Joseph Harrison is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC since 2020 and has operated J. W. Harrison Financial Advisors since 2011. Lodestar Private Asset Management provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach combining passive and active investments, focusing on long-term holdings with consideration of tax implications, and manages approximately $1.34 billion in assets across five advisors.

John Nolan is a financial advisor at Malakoff Wealth with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Electronics for Imaging, and BDO. Nolan provides investment advisory services through Master Wealth, LLC, an independent investment advisor firm. Malakoff Wealth offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, banks, business entities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on written financial plans and periodic reviews, referring clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision, and emphasizes manager evaluation without discretionary portfolio management or percentage-based fees.

Charles Gehring is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc. since 2009. The firm serves institutional and private clients, including pension plans, endowments, foundations, executives, entrepreneurs, and pooled investment vehicles. Mission Creek combines a core-and-satellite investment approach with fundamental analysis and economic overlays, offering discretionary portfolio management, wealth planning, sub-advisory services, and specialized private equity distribution and post-venture management.

Alexandra Sandberg is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Osborne Partners and has previously worked at Moss Adams Wealth Advisors, TIAA-CREF, and UBS Financial Services. Osborne Partners Capital Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm focuses on actively managed, globally diversified multi-asset portfolios and is notable for managing affiliated private pooled investment vehicles and providing performance-based fee arrangements.

John Bankovitch is a financial advisor at RB Capital Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Portsmouth Financial from 2011 to 2024 and concurrently at Arete Wealth Management since 2024. RB Capital Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on fee-based investment management with an emphasis on hedged strategies and managed fixed-income portfolios, combining equities, fixed income, and alternative investments alongside personalized financial planning.

Kenneth Frier is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He has been with Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. since 2021 and previously worked at SECOR Asset Management from 2017 to 2021. Atlas Capital Advisors is an independent investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutions. The firm provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and tax-aware portfolio management using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with a focus on separately managed accounts.

Vishal Kumar is a financial advisor with Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors in San Francisco, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for seven years before joining Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors in 2022. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor team managing approximately $585 million for individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, employing discretionary separately managed accounts and leveraging specialized strategies including direct indexing and a cryptocurrency sub-advisory program.

Jonathan Rushton is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Brio Financial Group with three years of industry experience. Before joining Brio Financial Group in 2025, he worked at Corient and Portola Partners. Outside of his advisory role, Rushton coaches young children in multiple sports through the Volo Kids Foundation, a nonprofit supporting free sports programs for kids. Brio Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management through a wrap fee program as well as financial planning and consulting services that include estate and tax planning, mortgage analysis, and corporate structure advice. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with sub-advisers and emphasizes a broad consulting approach alongside traditional investment management.

Ryan Cole is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Citrine Capital, LLC since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also a Manager on the Board of Managers at HFP Corpus Partnership. Citrine Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as small businesses, offering investment management alongside financial planning and related services such as tax return preparation and estate planning reviews. The firm employs a diversified, tax-aware investment approach within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing portfolio oversight.

Willard Folsom is a financial advisor with Castle Rock Wealth Management, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill Lynch from 2013 to 2018 and has been involved with Castle Rock Wealth Management since 2018. Outside of advising, Folsom owns and manages a corn farm and is an investor in a sales training video game company and a private retail club. Castle Rock Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $521.8 million across about 1,882 clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with active trading strategies, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning through a team of eight advisors.

Michael Holbrook is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Southland Equity Partners, LLC. His prior work includes 16 years at Fsc Securities Corporation and ongoing roles at Atandard since 1992. He also owns Diablo Benefit Group, a sole proprietorship focused on employee benefits and insurance sales. Southland Equity Partners advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, providing financial planning, direct asset management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to create customized portfolios, primarily managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Sonia Von Berg is a financial advisor at Osborne Partners with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. She has been with Osborne Partners Capital Management, LLC since 2011. Osborne Partners manages approximately $2.36 billion for individuals, families, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and other entities, offering personalized, actively managed investment portfolios and integrated financial planning. The firm also serves as a sub-adviser to unaffiliated advisers and sponsors an affiliated private pooled investment vehicle.

Sydney Kovacs is a Series 65 licensed advisor with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Burton Enright Welch since 2021 and previously held roles at Consilium Wealth Management and Cutting Edge Counsel. Outside of the financial industry, Kovacs has experience with Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church. Burton Enright Welch serves individuals, families, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages diversified portfolios using a disciplined four-step process and acts as a fiduciary, overseeing roughly $1.55 billion in assets across about 612 client relationships.

Diane Bourdo is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Humphreys Group from 1989 to 2025 before joining Treehouse Wealth Advisors, where she is part of a five-advisor team. Treehouse Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and comprehensive wealth planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment process incorporates technical and fundamental analysis and offers estate, tax-integrated planning, family philanthropy, and trustee oversight services.

Christopher Atkeson is a financial advisor with Delta Investment Management, LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined Delta in 2026 after seven years at Badger Meter and prior experience at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits and UC Berkeley. Delta Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and pension plans, and serves as a subadvisor to other advisory firms. The firm offers a range of strategies including systematic ETF rotation, concentrated equity mandates, and alternative investments, integrating financial planning into its asset management services.