Jacob Schutt is a financial advisor with Parallel Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Parallel Advisors since 2007. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a diversified investment approach incorporating fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and integrates technology platforms for tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away account management.

Gavin Neil is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC in San Francisco. He has held various roles at Aspiriant since 2014. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, providing investment management, wealth planning, family office, and specialty services. The firm offers customized investment programs using internal capital market expectations and a range of implementation options, along with expanded family office capabilities and public mutual fund management.

Dong Hwan Hong is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at BakerAvenue since 2022 and previously held roles at Cresset Asset Management, Sand Hill Global Advisors, and Goldman Sachs Wealth Services. BakerAvenue provides wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies combining tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research, and offers client reporting and trustee oversight services.

Jonathan Wilson is a Series 65-licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Corient and Corient Services LLC since 2026, and previously spent nine years at Summit Trail Advisors, LLC. Before his financial advisor roles, he worked at Dill Plumbing for one year. Summit Trail Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment process focused on asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction across multiple asset classes and outcome objectives.

Molly Markward is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience at Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC and prior experience at Instacart and Winegars. She is based in Seattle, WA. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and tribal entities. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting, managing approximately $4.75 billion in client assets through a multi-advisor team.

Herald Podger is a financial advisor at RBC Securities, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with City National Bank since 2010. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates its advisory business within a broader financial services group affiliated with a bank, offering portfolio management through an affiliated sub-advisor and a range of custodial and cash-management features.

Claudia Rivas is a financial advisor at SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Investment Management, Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in OTOMI TTO, LLC, a real estate business involved in property updates and rental planning. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management using a customized, long-term approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis, supported by artificial intelligence tools and human oversight.

Ashley Duffey is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Concentric in Walnut Creek, CA, where she has worked since 2024. Prior to joining Concentric, she was with LAB Quantitative Strategies and Personal Capital Advisors Corporation. Concentric provides discretionary sub-advisory portfolio management and model portfolio construction primarily to other registered investment advisers and financial institutions, utilizing quantitative optimization and multi-factor risk models alongside qualitative oversight to customize investment solutions.

Michael Curley is a CFA® charterholder with 31 years of industry experience. He is currently with Robertson Stephens, where he has worked since 2018 following a brief tenure at Exchange Bank Trust & Investment Management. Robertson Stephens provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, family and multi-family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment and pension consulting, model portfolios, and a range of planning services including tax and estate planning.

Sophia Feng is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked primarily at Destination Wealth Management, with a brief tenure at Creative Planning LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing a rental property in Livermore, CA. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a core-and-tactical allocation framework supported by fundamental research and macroeconomic analysis, managing over $4.1 billion in assets.

Brennan Foust is a financial advisor with RWA Wealth Partners, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Adviser Investments, LLC and Stevens Foster Financial Advisors. RWA Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, integrated tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation, an open-architecture platform, and customized fixed income and cash management solutions.

James O’Connor is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at Rand & Associates and Aster Investment Management Co Inc. 1919 Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios focused on liquid mid- and large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income, supported by proprietary research and integrated operational relationships within the Stifel Financial Corp. network.

Austen Clark is a financial advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Ballentine Partners, LLC and NERA Economic Consulting. Outside of finance, he has experience operating a jetski rental business. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and the use of Independent Managers, and incorporates private market allocations alongside AI-supported portfolio monitoring.

Barbara Matheson is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Destination Wealth Management since 2019. Prior to this, she worked at TD AMERITRADE for three years. Destination Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing a model portfolio approach that incorporates equities, fixed income, ETFs, alternative investments, and options, with ongoing committee oversight for alternative strategies.

Blair Stientjes is a financial advisor with Accelerate Retirement in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC since 2023 and previously spent seven years with Kestra Advisory Services and KESTRA Investment Services. Blair serves on the board of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, contributing to community activities. Accelerate Retirement provides retirement plan consulting, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and fiduciary services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer plan sponsors. The firm implements customized investment programs through a network of advisers using a variety of securities and emphasizes long-term portfolio management and plan-level fiduciary support.

Derek Engen is a CFP® and PFS™ with four years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Citizens Private Wealth in San Francisco. His prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank and First Republic Investment Management. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, along with tax, estate structuring, and business consulting services, using a long-term, asset allocation-focused approach within an open-architecture investment framework.

Seth Scholar is a financial advisor at Parallel Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management and Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a range of investment vehicles and integrates technology platforms for tax-efficient portfolio management.

Danielle Louton is a CFP® professional at Arax Advisory Partners with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arax Wealth, she worked at Summit Trail Advisors, Family Wealth Strategist, Bank of the West, and Wells Fargo Bank. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation to meet client objectives, and it utilizes performance-based fee arrangements and carried-interest structures for certain investors and private funds.

Gretchen Hollstein is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Aspiriant, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 20 years at Litman/Gregory Asset Management. Aspiriant serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients. The firm offers customized investment management and wealth planning services, including family office capabilities, tax and estate planning, and specialty consulting.

David Lam is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Ameriprise, Morgan Stanley, and Fisher Investments. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and financial services to both individual and corporate clients, offering a range of solutions including asset management, financial planning, brokerage, and insurance. The firm serves clients through multiple sponsored programs and third-party platforms, with a notable portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.