Shawn Stites is a financial advisor at Stites Financial Consulting with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including United Planners and Woodbury Financial Services. He is also the owner of an insurance business focused on life, health, disability, and long-term care products. Stites Financial Consulting provides discretionary asset management and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, serving some corporate clients as well. The firm uses a variety of analytical techniques and manages approximately $132 million in discretionary assets.

Todd Hadley is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience affiliated with True Wave Financial Planners. He has worked at Lucas Group Financial Planners, Inc. since 2004 and has operated Hadley Tax Consulting, providing tax advising and preparation services, since 1987. He also owns Hadley Insurance Services, where he serves as an insurance agent. True Wave Financial Planners serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as retirement plans and small businesses. The firm uses model-based portfolio management and third-party money managers to deliver goal-oriented financial advice with ongoing supervision and annual suitability reviews.

Collin Sinnott is a financial advisor at Strategic Advocates, LLC in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Crown Capital Securities, L.P., Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., and the University of California, Davis. Outside of finance, he has experience working in the food service industry with Insomnia Cookies and Poke Bar. Strategic Advocates provides discretionary portfolio management and written financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses proprietary asset-allocation models and oversees third-party independent managers to implement a range of investment strategies, including traditional and alternative exposures.

Bethany Ely is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with Three Oaks Wealth in Gold River, CA. Her prior roles include positions at Trinity Wealth Advisors with Ameriprise and Twin Rivers Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, she has experience in real estate and education through her time with Witham Real Estate and the Sacramento County Office of Education. Three Oaks Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach combined with strategic asset allocation and security selection to create diversified portfolios tailored to client risk profiles.

Erik Bagley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Kotys Wealth Professionals, bringing nine years of industry experience. Before joining Kotys in 2024, he worked at Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc. from 2017 to 2024, and served in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Kickin It LLC, a youth enrichment business based in Folsom, CA. Kotys Wealth Professionals provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and cash management services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a nimble trading strategy that incorporates technical, quantitative, and fundamental analysis, along with the use of derivatives and structured products, under ongoing oversight by an investment committee.

Russell Mathews is a financial advisor at Mathews Capital Management with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at TD Ameritrade, Princor Financial Services Corporation, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Mathews Capital Management is a boutique registered investment adviser serving primarily individual and high-net-worth households. The firm manages discretionary portfolios that combine market-matching ETFs and core fixed income with higher-risk individual stocks and options, employing a range of options and derivatives strategies uncommon among similar firms.

Nathan Ankney is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Dynamic Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, Ankney is a licensed California insurance agent and a real estate agent, and he serves as a general partner of a pooled investment vehicle through Rosewind, LLC. Dynamic Wealth Strategies is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using tailored model portfolios, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and tax services through an affiliated professional.

Paola Quintero Salazar is a financial advisor at True Wave Financial Planners with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Lucas Group Financial Planners, Inc. and provided financial wellness services at Sacramento State. True Wave Financial Planners serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as retirement plans and small businesses, offering model-based portfolio management and financial planning with a focus on goal-oriented, discretionary investment strategies.

Jeffrey Adams is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and is a principal at Adams Ashby Financial Advisors in Sacramento, CA. He has been with AF Advisors, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he manages family-owned real estate interests and provides financial consultation related to these investments. Adams Ashby Financial Advisors offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including discretionary advice with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $737 million in assets.

Heather Huppe is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and currently serves at Dachtler Wealth Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Calton & Associates, Inc., Dachtler Wealth Management, LLC, and Ameritas Investment Corp. Dachtler Wealth Advisors is a small SEC-registered firm serving individual investors, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm primarily implements client portfolios through third-party model providers and sub-advisers, offering a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, and direct indexing.

Michael Tate is a financial advisor at Tate Private Wealth Advisers in Sacramento, CA, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Diversified Fund Advisors since 2008 and has been involved with Tate Wealth Management and Tate, Propp, Beggs & Sugimoto since 2005 and 1999, respectively. Tate Private Wealth Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, including high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes mutual funds and ETFs based on third-party research and model portfolios, with daily monitoring and quarterly reviews, and maintains an affiliation with an accounting practice, Tate Associates, LLP, facilitating cross-referrals while keeping services separate.

Michael Hagerty is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Eckel Financial Advisors with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eckel Financial Advisors, he worked for Trinity Consultants for ten years. Outside of advising, he owns consulting and family partnership businesses. Eckel Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual investors, trusts, pension plans, and family investment entities. The firm employs a strategic allocation approach across various asset classes with risk-management techniques and permits borrowing activity in client accounts.

Mario Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Ridge Capital Advisors, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ridge Capital Advisors since 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Net Worth Consulting, LLC, through which he is involved in insurance sales. Ridge Capital Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth households, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios and offers educational seminars and workshops to the public.

Alexandre Anselme is a financial advisor at Anselme Capital, Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Anselme Capital since 2016 and previously was affiliated with Skema Business School from 2014 to 2016. Anselme Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement-account advice to individuals, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm develops Financial Profiles and Investment Plans for clients and implements them using proprietary model portfolios focused on mutual funds, ETFs, and selected individual equities, with an emphasis on asset-class funds and periodic rebalancing.

Edward Smelich is a financial advisor at Dreams Investment Solutions with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and BBSI - Barrett Business Services Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a Results/Success/Life Coach through his ownership of We Are Aware and is involved with Dreams Score LLC as a commissioned referral partner for business services. Dreams Investment Solutions serves institutional clients such as registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, and family offices by providing discretionary subadvisory investment management. The firm employs a top-down macroeconomic approach focused on trends in output and employment and manages portfolios with an objective of seeking lower volatility and principal protection.

Peter Moulton is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Twin Rivers Wealth Management since 2019 and previously spent five years with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Twin Rivers Wealth Management offers wealth management, retirement plan management, and tax services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on appropriate asset allocation and long-term investing, utilizing a range of securities including individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and bonds.

James Boyle is a financial advisor at Dynamic Wealth Strategies, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Dynamic Wealth Strategies since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Boyle is a licensed California insurance agent and a real estate agent, and he serves as a principal of Rosewind, LLC, a pooled investment vehicle. Dynamic Wealth Strategies is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through customized and model-based programs, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and tax services via an affiliated professional.

Kelvin Kwan is a financial advisor at Integrated Advisors Wealth Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including AE Financial Services, Liberty Wealth Management, Liberty Group, and Granite Bay Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a registered representative at AE Financial Services and provides financial planning services at Granite Bay Asset Management Group. Integrated Advisors Wealth Management LLC offers advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of passive and active investment strategies supported by modern portfolio allocation principles, with options for ESG investing available upon request.

Grant Bledsoe is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Three Oaks Wealth in Gold River, CA. He has been involved with Three Oaks Capital Management since 2014 and founded Three Oaks Business Consulting in 2020. In addition to his advisory work, Grant launched Three Oaks Tax in 2024, providing tax preparation and consulting services. Three Oaks Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based approach, combining top-down strategic asset allocation with bottom-up security selection to build diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk profiles.

Gary Libhart is a financial advisor at Guanill Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Guanill Wealth Management since 2017, following a three-year tenure at the Institute for Wealth Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, Libhart owns and operates Libhart Insurance Services, where he is an active insurance agent. Guanill Wealth Management provides fee-based financial planning and public education while acting as a solicitor for third-party registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes client-specific goals and risk tolerance, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers educational seminars and workshops to the public.