Christopher Sipes is a financial advisor with Fermata Advisors in Sonoma, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fermata Advisory since 2019 and previously held roles at Enso Wealth Management and Wells Fargo. Outside his advisory duties, Sipes is appointed as an insurance agent with multiple carriers. Fermata Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, and plan fiduciaries, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a coaching-centered client model and integrates various analytical approaches in portfolio management, also providing ERISA fiduciary services for employer plans.

Mark Angelo Mesina is a financial advisor with Secure Investment Management, LLC in Concord, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Before joining Secure Investment Management, he worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company, among other firms. He is also involved as an insurance agent assisting clients with fixed insurance products and annuities. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, including retail and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a quantitative, factor-based investment approach centered on Modern Portfolio Theory and diversified allocations, utilizing low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, third-party managers, and direct indexing.

Davis Rich is a financial advisor with Fermata Advisors in Sonoma, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Rich Financial and Asset Management Group. Fermata Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting primarily to individuals, small businesses, and plan fiduciaries. The firm employs a coaching-centered client relationship model and uses a combination of behavioral, charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis to manage portfolios and retirement plans.

Rebecca Rich is a financial advisor at Fermata Advisors in Sonoma, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Fermata Advisors and its dba Rich Financial since 2023 and previously spent several years at Envestnet. Fermata Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting primarily to individuals, small businesses, and plan fiduciaries. The firm employs a coaching-centered client relationship model and utilizes a combination of behavioral, charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis to guide portfolio allocations.

Shelby Wirick is a financial advisor at Fermata Advisors in Sonoma, CA, holding a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fermata Advisors, Shelby worked at Sonoma Wealth Advisors, LLC and spent five years at Cintas Corporation. Outside of advising, Shelby is a manager and member of Wirick Enterprises LLC. Fermata Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting primarily to individuals, small businesses, and plan fiduciaries. The firm employs a coaching-centered client relationship model and integrates various analytical approaches to portfolio management and fiduciary services.

Sharon Khan is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Dedora Capital, Inc. since 2022 and previously held roles at Montgomery Taylor Wealth Management and Deloitte. Dedora Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans and brokerage customers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation, active risk management, and regular portfolio reviews.

Shivani Patel is a financial advisor at DeDora Capital, Inc. in Napa, California, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of experience. Prior to joining DeDora Capital, she worked at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Strategic Exit Advisors. DeDora Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, active risk management, and quarterly reviews, offering services that include comprehensive portfolio management and multi-family-office style UHNW solutions.

Martin Weil is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Mw Investment Strategy since 1996, serving in his current role for the past 10 years. The firm provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, family partnerships, trusts, and closely held businesses. Mw Investment Strategy uses written investment policy statements and implements client strategies through diversified model portfolios primarily consisting of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with a tactical approach to asset allocation and an emphasis on risk management.

Paul Dedora is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Dedora Capital, Inc., where he has worked since 2015, including a period at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2015 to 2021. Dedora Capital serves individuals, broker/dealers, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis within an asset-allocation framework and offers tailored options such as socially responsible investing and fossil-fuel divestment.

Mark Richmond is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2004 and serving as an advisor with Advisor Resource Council since 2017. He is based in Napa, California. Outside of his advisory work, Richmond is co-executive producer of a food and wine television show focused on the Napa Valley. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a broad network of investment adviser representatives.

Brian Ambrose is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with CreativeOne Securities, LLC and has prior experience at Client One Securities, LLC and Brokers International Financial Services, LLC. Ambrose also owns and operates Ambrose Financial & Insurance Services LLC, where he is involved in insurance sales and fixed annuities. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to both third-party and proprietary advisory platforms.

David Pender is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments from 2017 to 2024 and Ent Los Gatos from 2016 to 2017. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and a Turnkey Asset Management Program for financial intermediaries. The firm employs a customized, risk-based investment approach using fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, and offers solutions including low-cost ETFs, direct indexing, and alternative strategies through third-party sub-advisors and technology partnerships.

James Brown Jr. is a financial advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Freedom Equity Group since 2012, where he also serves as Executive National Vice President focusing on insurance-related services, primarily life insurance and fixed annuities. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering investment management, third-party separately managed portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers combined with fundamental analysis for supplemental individual security recommendations.

Elisabeth Mays is a financial advisor at The AmeriFlex Group with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, OSAIC, Securities America, and HUB International. The AmeriFlex Group provides investment advice and related services to individuals, corporations, employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisory affiliates and multiple program platforms.

Huilian Zhang is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Symphony Financial, Zhang worked for ten years at Juniper Networks and has also been involved with MKI Marketing. Symphony Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis and offers tailored portfolios with continuous monitoring.

Kent Kuhlmann is a financial advisor with Avior Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked previously at CWM, LLC, Kuhlmann Associates Financial, and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Capt Kuhl Charters LLC, a yacht charter business, and is involved in community activities including serving as president of a Montessori school board and as a board member for an animal rescue sanctuary. Avior Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, corporations, and trusts, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment strategy focuses on fundamental analysis and combines portfolio management with third-party separately managed accounts.

Elizabeth Cacanindin is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with four years of industry experience. She has operated Elizabeth M. Cacanindin, Inc. since 2003, where she is also licensed as an insurance agent specializing in Accident & Health and Life insurance. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, doing business as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment platform and combines internally developed and independent asset allocation models with fundamental and technical analysis to manage client portfolios.

Patricia Ramirez is a financial advisor with Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for nine years and Vanderbilt Financial Group for two years. In addition to her advisory role, she is a money mindset coach who offers a virtual program aimed at helping women rewrite their financial narratives. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, proprietary ETF model portfolios, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisors, supporting a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

James Noack is a financial advisor with Madison Avenue Securities, LLC who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Madison Avenue Securities and its predecessor firms since 2009 and is also president and owner of New Vintage Financial Services, LLC. Additionally, he serves as a board member and part owner of NoSeeUm Land Company and NoSeeUm Orchard, entities involved in land management and residential development in Washington. Madison Avenue Securities, LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individual clients, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $2.0 billion in assets. The firm offers a variety of account platforms and programs, employing multiple investment strategies and serving clients through a network of investment adviser representatives.

George Mccuen is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at The Mather Group, LLC. He has previously worked at Nwm Fund Group, LLC and Napa Wealth Management, Incorporated. Outside of financial advising, he is an owner and member of Bulldog Vineyards, LLC, a vineyard engaged in grape and wine sales in Napa, California. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and offers customized portfolio options including ESG factors and liability-matching bond ladders.