Jesse Nix is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NIX Wealth Management in Sacramento, CA. His prior roles include positions at Securities Service Network, Inc. and Hook & Ladder. NIX Wealth Management advises individuals and trusts, specializing in managing individual and trust assets as well as IRA rollovers. The fee-only firm serves approximately 115 clients with $82 million in assets under management, focusing on tailored portfolios, appropriate asset allocation, and a non-discretionary management approach.

Bradley Harsch is a financial advisor at Strategic Advocates, LLC in Sacramento, CA, with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research and Crown Capital Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as secretary for the Nancy Gressley Education Foundation, a nonprofit providing scholarships to college-bound students, and assists with bookkeeping for his wife's interior design business. Strategic Advocates serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses diversified asset-allocation models and a broad investment toolkit to tailor advice to each client, managing approximately 2,600 clients across seven advisors and multiple offices.

Nickie Dally is a financial advisor at Blueprint Investments and Tax Planning with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Hansen & Associates Financial Group, Cadger Tax and Financial, and Virtue Capital Management. In addition to her advisory roles, she is a consultant for National Gold Consultants, focusing on gold and silver sales and marketing. Blueprint Investments and Tax Planning is an independent, state-registered firm serving individuals, small businesses, trusts, and charities. The firm offers discretionary model portfolio management and financial planning that incorporates tax and cash-flow analysis, utilizing a top-down investment approach with a range of portfolio strategies tailored to client risk tolerance and objectives.

Rodney Nishikawa is a financial advisor with RMC Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Cetera Advisors, First Allied Advisory Services, and First Allied Securities. Outside of advisory work, he serves as CEO of Nishikawa Farms, Inc., a family-owned business. RMC Financial Advisors primarily serves individual clients, including many high-net-worth households, as well as businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm offers customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, focusing on a conservative, low-turnover investment approach and maintaining a formal affiliation with a CPA practice and a licensed insurance professional.

Keith Weinbaum is a financial advisor at Newbury Capital Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Newbury since 2019, with prior experience at Dale Investment Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an assistant manager and partner in managing several shopping mall properties in Michigan, overseeing tenant relations and renovation projects. Newbury Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to build portfolios from a broad range of securities, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with regular monitoring and formal quarterly reviews.

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.

Mark Wong is a financial advisor at Rmc Financial Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. RMC Financial Advisors, LLC primarily serves individual clients, including many high-net-worth households, as well as businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, focusing on a conservative, low-turnover investment approach tailored to each client’s circumstances.

Christopher Wink is a financial advisor at Rmc Financial Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and has been with Rmc Financial Advisors since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner and president of WINK ACCOUNTANCY CORP., a CPA firm. Rmc Financial Advisors primarily serves individual clients, including many high-net-worth households, as well as businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using a conservative, low-turnover investment approach tailored to each client’s needs.

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.

Nyle Bayer is a financial advisor at UP Capital Management, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with several firms including Wealthreach and Future Proof (Advisor Circle). Bayer is also involved with Modelist, Inc. outside of his advisory role. UP Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and other entities. The firm utilizes tactical and strategic asset allocation with a variety of model portfolios, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and advises on a broad range of investment instruments.

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.

Michael Gebhardt Jr. is a financial advisor with Sterling Retirement Group of Sacramento, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sterling Retirement Group, he worked at Oracle Corporation for three years. He is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in life, accident, and health insurance. Sterling Retirement Group of Sacramento advises individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, corporations, and other business entities on comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and business consulting for family or closely held businesses. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on value, safety, quality, and risk control, managing approximately $177 million in discretionary client assets.

Gary Cohen is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and is currently with Archer Pointe Wealth Management, LLC. He previously worked at Chamberlain Financial Planning LLC and Libra Wealth LLC. Archer Pointe Wealth Management offers financial planning, investment management, and wealth management services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm provides fee-only advisory services with a focus on diversified asset allocation, tax-aware portfolio management, and discretionary account management.

Brian Souders is a financial advisor at Sterling Retirement Group of Sacramento with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Sterling Retirement Group since 2016, as well as at ArcPoint Financial Advisors LLC and its predecessor firm since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Souders owns and operates Souders Financial & Insurance, LLC, where he sells indexed life and fixed indexed annuities. Sterling Retirement Group of Sacramento serves individual and high-net-worth clients, along with family and closely held businesses, offering financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, and business consulting services. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on value, safety, quality, and risk control, managing accounts on both discretionary and nondiscretionary bases.