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.

Hillary Collins is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2020 and previously held roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

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.

Craig Weinstein is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His career includes roles at Laurus Financial Group, Raymond James Financial Services, and LPL Financial. Weinstein is also involved in insurance advisory roles and serves as CEO of Strategic Capital Solutions Wealth Management. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by affiliated sub-advisory arrangements and platform integrations.

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.

Eric Frampton is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc., where he has worked since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Fruitful and Fidelity, covering both personal and workplace advisory services and brokerage. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with a range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, complemented by client education and integrated service platforms.

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.

Konstantine Giannoutsos is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2002. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and separate broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time planning as well as ongoing discretionary management using model and customized 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.

Brent Conway is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with both firms since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the Knights of Columbus #14156, a church-related nonprofit organization. Park Avenue Securities, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs.

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.

Brendan Wolf is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes roles at The Retirement Group LLC, Mass Mutual Life Insurance, and several local organizations including Sonoma State University and Marin Catholic High School. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active management supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Jeffrey Nichols is a financial advisor at SPC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Parkland Securities LLC since 2013, alongside his role at Hanna Insurance & Financial Solutions. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services, with a structure that supports both fiduciary and non-fiduciary retirement functions through affiliated entities.

Joseph Frantz is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including LPL Financial and Mariner Independent Advisor Network. Outside of his advisory role, he is an assistant coach for both the men's and women's water polo teams at UC Davis and has a long-term involvement with USA Water Polo as a coach. He is also the owner of DJ EQwip, a business based in Concord, CA. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions through proprietary and third-party platforms. Their fiduciary-based model combines client goals and risk tolerances with a range of investment strategies, often implemented through third-party managers and technology solutions.

Scott Stewart is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, and LPL Enterprise. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in real estate sales as a licensed assistant at Coldwell Banker Kappel Gateway Realty and works as an insurance agent focusing on fixed life, annuities, disability, long-term care, health, and group benefits. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation typically carried out on a discretionary basis by third-party managers.

Jane Merkle is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC holding a Series 65 designation. She has one year of industry experience, including her current role at Cerity Partners and a prior position at Delegat. Before entering the financial advisory field, she worked in education at UC San Diego, Marin Catholic High School, and Marin Waldorf School. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screening as part of its investment approach, and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to alternative and private-market investments.