Veniamin Barinov is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Morling Financial Advisors, he held various roles including positions at Teksystems and University of California, Irvine. Outside of his advisory work, he is an author and writer, engaged in writing and editing activities. Morling Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, using a client-specific strategic asset allocation that combines index-based equity and fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Justin Dodson is a financial advisor at J.P. King Advisors, Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. King Advisors since 2012. J.P. King Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on risk management and strategic asset allocation using globally diversified portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an internal Investment Committee that regularly monitors model portfolios.

Matthew Beck is a financial advisor at Brio Financial Group with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for American Century Investment Services, Inc. for 10 years before joining Brio in 2021. Brio Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program and delivers a broad range of consulting services including estate and tax planning, mortgage and debt analysis, and corporate structure advice.

Sylvia Chin is a Certified Financial Planner® with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC since 2009 and previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2009. Morling Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm customizes portfolios using a client-specific strategic asset allocation that includes index-based equity and fixed income strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments, and offers ESG integration upon request.

Hayley Curtis is a financial advisor at Frec with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for seven years across two separate tenures. Outside of her advisory roles, she has experience with the nonprofit organization Fountain of Life Africa (The Giving Exchange) and the California Academy of Sciences. Frec Advisers provides automated, software-based discretionary portfolio management to retail individuals, trusts, and other U.S. resident entities through its web and mobile platform. The firm offers personalized, continuously monitored portfolios using strategies such as direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and hedging, with a mandatory brokerage affiliation and primarily electronic client interaction.

Aaron Brickley is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Brickley Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he was affiliated with LPL Financial for six years. Brickley Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers for individuals, trusts, pension and profit sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach that combines modern portfolio theory, active and passive funds, ESG screening, and manager due diligence.

Gary De Mera is a financial advisor with RB Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at APW Capital, Inc. and Fsc Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Co-Trustee managing the Desmond Family Trust and owns Bay Valley Properties, a real estate referral and management business. RB Capital Management, LLC 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, integrating personalized financial planning and active portfolio monitoring.

Preston Mayo is a financial advisor at Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC in San Ramon, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has recently entered the industry, with experience beginning in 2023. His prior roles include positions at LPL Enterprise LLC, Frost Bank, Fidelity Investments, and as a contractor with U.S. Bank. Insight Wealth Strategies offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and institutions. The firm uses proprietary portfolio models primarily based on low-cost, diversified ETFs and individual stocks, employing a multi-disciplinary investment process that includes fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis.

Bugra Bakan is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Occidental Asset Management, LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Shield Wealth Management, TD Ameritrade Investment Management, TD Ameritrade, Inc., and RBC Capital Markets. Occidental Asset Management advises high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients through separately managed accounts, providing wealth management, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a range of analysis and trading tools and operates with a 12-advisor team across six offices.

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. His career includes roles at Fidelity from 2000 to 2012 and TIAA-CREF from 2012 to 2020, continuing with Tiaa to the present. J.P. King Advisors, Inc. is an employee-owned firm managing approximately $889.7 million for around 450 client family relationships with a five-advisor team. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing risk management and strategic asset allocation through globally diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Katrina Hermanson is a financial advisor at Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors in San Francisco, CA, with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor team managing approximately $585 million for individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation through ETFs and institutional mutual funds, offering discretionary portfolio management and specialized strategies including direct indexing and a dedicated direct-cryptocurrency sub-advisory program.

Thomas Piro is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Osborne Partners Capital Management and has previously worked at Baker Avenue Asset Management, The McBride Group, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of the Italian Athletic Club Foundation, a nonprofit focused on community events that promote Italian culture and history in San Francisco. Osborne Partners Capital Management provides tailored investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes actively managed, globally diversified multi-asset portfolios and is notable for operating affiliated private pooled investment vehicles and offering performance-based fee arrangements.

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.

Joseph Harrison is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC and has prior experience with EP Wealth Advisors, LLC. Harrison also leads J. W. Harrison Financial Advisors, a practice he has managed since 2011. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and select pension and profit-sharing plans, providing personalized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach blending passive and active investments, emphasizing tax considerations and offering services including separate account management and quarterly portfolio reviews.

Ashley Souza is a financial advisor with The Pacific Center For Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked with Cetera Wealth Services, LLC for 13 years and has been with Pacific Center Financial Services since 2004. In addition to advisory work, she is involved in life, health, and long-term care insurance sales as part of her business activities. The Pacific Center for Financial Services advises individuals, high-net-worth families, family trusts, and retirement accounts, providing financial planning, consulting, and investment management services. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets and operates a Managed Account Program focused on diversified, asset-allocation-based portfolios using mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and bonds.

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 with RB Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Arete Wealth Management, Portsmouth Financial, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Financial Services. RB Capital Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based investment management with a focus on hedged strategies and managed fixed-income portfolios, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and personalized portfolios.

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.