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 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Destination Wealth Management since 2019 and previously held positions at TD Ameritrade, Fidelity, and Wells Fargo Investments. Destination Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that integrates fundamental research and thematic perspectives across various asset classes, and offers alternative investment opportunities with committee oversight.

Blair Stientjes is a financial advisor with Accelerate Retirement in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Accelerate Investment Advisors since 2023 and previously spent seven years at Kestra Advisory Services and KESTRA Investment Services. He serves as a board member of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, supporting local business activities. Accelerate Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, customized portfolio approach and offers comprehensive services including plan design, provider selection, and ongoing investment monitoring.

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.

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 previously worked at Ameriprise, Morgan Stanley, and Fisher Investments. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and financial services to both individual and corporate clients, offering asset management, financial planning, brokerage, insurance, and occasional investment banking services. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA member broker-dealer, with a notable focus on non-discretionary advisory services.

Elizabeth Juson is a financial advisor at 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with 1919 since 2018. Prior to that, she worked for Rand & Associates for six years. 1919 Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and public entities. The firm creates customized portfolios focused on liquid mid- and large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income, utilizing proprietary and third-party research, including AI and machine-learning inputs.

Karen Blodgett is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, all of which have been with Aspiriant, LLC in San Francisco. She has focused her career on serving clients within this firm since 2008. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside wealth planning, family office services, and specialized consulting, employing customized investment programs informed by internal research and a range of implementation options.

Elena Gorskaya is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Concentric, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Advisor Partners, LLC and Echelon Asset Management. 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. The firm’s services emphasize specialized strategies and technological integration, including AI and tax‑aware approaches, with a business model centered on sub‑advisory relationships rather than direct retail clients.

Brian Frack is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors since 2015. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Larkspur, CA. Outside of his advisory role, Frack serves as a trustee for the Deborah Robinson Third Party Special Needs Trust, acts as a minister performing occasional speaking engagements and ceremonies, and is the treasurer of the US Naval Academy Alumni Association. United Capital provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including sub-advisory and consulting, supported by a technology platform that facilitates customized investment solutions and extensive affiliate networks.

Jerry Rendic is a financial advisor at Parallel Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Parallel Advisors since 2006. 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 a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across multiple asset classes and utilizes technology platforms for tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away account management.

Gary Watts is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC. His career includes roles at Wealth Enhancement Group, LPL Financial, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and Anderson CPAs. He also operates Watts Advisor Tax Planning, providing tax planning and insurance products. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC (Fusion Investment Advisors) offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with tailored investment strategies across a broad range of asset classes.

Pratibha Yadav is a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in various roles within Aspiriant since 2020. Prior to her advisory career, she was employed by Sage Publications and CLSA Ltd and has an academic background from the London School of Economics. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, offering a range of investment management and wealth planning services. The firm provides customized investment programs utilizing a mix of third-party managers, ETFs, separate accounts, private investments, and mutual funds, along with expanded family office services including accounting and banking support.

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.

William Conn is a financial advisor with International Assets Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 40 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James & Associates and JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. He serves as managing director of W.J. Conn Capital Corp. and acts as successor trustee to a family trust. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm delivers customized, long-term portfolio management and financial planning through a national network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Nitu Kumar is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He also serves as a senior tax preparer at Chahal & Associates LLC, an accounting firm where he has worked since 2015. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach informed by third-party consultants and an internal committee.

Quinton Mcdermott is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65 registered advisor with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Destination Wealth Management and previously held roles at Intellectus Partners, LLC, SPG Advisors LLC, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. His background also includes experience with Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, LLC. Destination Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation-driven investment process combining fundamental research with thematic, longer-term perspectives and integrates alternative investment opportunities through a formal program with committee oversight.

Peter Espiritu is a financial advisor at BakerAvenue with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for over two decades. BakerAvenue provides investment advisory and wealth planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, and other U.S. institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and specialized strategies across multiple asset classes.

Karena Schwenk is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Oakland, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Lincoln Investment, Great American Advisors, Inc., and National Education Services. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, advisor-managed custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisor representatives and firm-managed programs.