Maarten Koornwinder is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009, following a 12-year tenure at Citigroup Global Markets. Based in Menlo Park, CA, he has been with Morgan Stanley for over a decade in various roles. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools and modeling in its process.

Alexander Carter is the Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2018. He has been with Fidelity Investments since 2011, progressing through roles including Financial Representative, Investment Consultant, and Financial Consultant. In his current role, he partners with families to collaborate on all areas of financial decision-making, focusing on developing sound investment strategies and comprehensive financial planning. Throughout his career at Fidelity Investments, Alexander has built experience in investment consulting and financial advising. He holds a California Insurance License, which supports his work in financial services. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Alexander's personal interests include golf, snowboarding, and swimming.

Michelle Hu is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. She has been with Cetera and its related entities since 2002, including roles at First Allied Securities and First Allied Advisory Services. Hu volunteers with the Shin Shin Educational Foundation and serves as trustee of the Hu Family Trust. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, supporting over 10,000 advisors and managing more than $256 billion in assets.

Matthew Fortuna is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Menlo Park, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2019, he worked at Merrill for 21 years and spent time at the University of Notre Dame and another firm in 2018 and 2019. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a wide range of advisory programs and financial planning services to both individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning process involves structured discovery and firm-approved tools, employing various modeling techniques without providing individual security recommendations as part of standalone plans.

Kevin Ho is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2017, including a role at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he was employed by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs and tailored financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning process uses structured discovery and approved tools, incorporating modeling techniques such as Monte Carlo simulations, while generally acting in an advisory capacity for clients.

Shannon Peace is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His work history includes roles at Charles Schwab Premier Bank, Charles Schwab Bank, and Breakaway Capital Management, among others. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and uses multi-asset model portfolios supported by centralized supervisory and custody arrangements.

Alice Chow is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 39 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Bank of America, and Merrill. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and models. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers both direct individual plans and Corporate Financial Planning agreements.

Andrew Chang is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Palo Alto, California, where he has worked since 2015. He has 13 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a real estate property ownership activity. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services through various channels, including direct individual plans and corporate financial planning agreements.

Todd Nelson is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Menlo Park, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery conversations and firm-approved tools.

Scott Hamaguchi is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. since 2012 and also works with Addison Avenue Investment Services in a sales support role. He is based in San Jose, CA. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs risk profiling and analytical tools to tailor non-discretionary planning and promotes client implementation through its advisory programs or other providers.

Michael Carvalho is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2025. He has a comprehensive background in financial services, having worked in various roles at Fidelity Investments since 2019, including Investment Consultant, Planning Consultant, Relationship Manager, and Financial Representative. Prior to joining Fidelity, he served as a Practice Manager at Ameriprise Financial from 2014 to 2019. Throughout his career, Michael has focused on helping individuals and families achieve their financial goals by understanding their investment objectives and motivations. He holds a California Insurance License, which supports his advisory capabilities. Outside of his professional work, Michael enjoys attending concerts, engaging in fitness activities, visiting museums, traveling, spending time with pets, and volunteering in his community.

Courtney John is a Wealth Management Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments. In this role, Courtney partners with advisors to provide detailed and comprehensive service and planning support tailored to high-net-worth clients. Courtney collaborates closely with clients to understand their unique financial goals and to develop personalized strategies that align with their priorities. Courtney's experience at Fidelity Investments includes roles as an Investment Consultant from 2023 to 2025, a Relationship Manager from 2022 to 2023, and a Financial Representative from 2021 to 2022. Courtney holds a California Insurance License. Outside of professional responsibilities, Courtney's personal interests include gardening, golf, painting, skiing, and surfing.

Katherine Chappell is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Redwood City, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliates since 2002. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Triple F Training, a horse training business, and serves as Treasurer on the Hacienda Gardens Board of Directors. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides clients approaching or in retirement with written recommendation reports and ongoing annual planning advice focused on income and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Robert Diaz is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Edward Jones with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Edward Jones since 2019 and previously held roles at RDSquared, various insurance carriers with W&R Insurance Agencies, Waddell & Reed Inc, and Asset Conversion Corp. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management through a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies alongside affiliated mutual funds and other services.

Kuan Wang is a financial advisor at Merrill with 14 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Merrill since 2017 and previously worked at UBS Financial Services from 2015 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in San Mateo, CA. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers both model-based and discretionary investment strategies for a range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Phu Nguyen is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle, and ownership of The Maintenance Concierge Inc. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC, where Nguyen works, provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including registered investment companies. The firm combines fundamental research with quantitative and algorithmic portfolio construction, offering model portfolios and discretionary management with oversight of affiliated sub-advisers.

Gemma May Labar is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Menlo Park, CA, where she has worked since 2015. She has 18 years of industry experience. Outside of her advisory role, she operates an online retail business through Poshmark. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers a broad range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and emphasizes its advisory role in creating but not implementing client plans.

Edward Dinan is a financial advisor at Edelman Financial Engines with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and CFO for Samye, a 501(c)(3) religious organization, where he manages bookkeeping, bank accounts, taxes, and stock donations on a volunteer basis. Edelman Financial Engines provides technology-enabled investment advisory services for workplace retirement accounts, IRAs, taxable accounts, and institutional clients, managing model-based and customized portfolios while supporting a large client base through advisor-led and online platforms.

Robert Fazo is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with PFS Investments Inc. and Primerica Financial Services since 1996. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in sales of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm employs model-delivery strategies managed by third-party asset managers and supports its advisory services with custodial and trade execution partners.

Luvien Tran serves as a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, Tran focuses on helping clients develop personalized wealth management strategies that align with their comprehensive financial goals. Tran works to create flexible strategies adapted to changing market conditions, leveraging investment insights from Merrill and banking and lending solutions from Bank of America. Tran's expertise encompasses education planning, family wealth management, services for endowments, foundations, non-profits, defined benefit plans, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, women and wealth, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. Tran holds professional designations including Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Tran earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California Berkeley. In addition to professional work, Tran participates in community service through volunteering with local organizations, reflecting a commitment to the communities served. Tran follows a philosophy centered on connecting all aspects of a client’s financial life to prioritize and pursue the most important goals.