Mark Dossa is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal advisor at Fortitude Wealth Management L.L.C., where he has worked since 2018. Prior to founding Fortitude, he held advisory roles at Dw Advisors LLC and Centara Capital Management Group. Dossa is also a licensed insurance agent and spends a small portion of his time offering fixed insurance products. Fortitude Wealth Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services and portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes tailored investment policies based on personal client objectives and uses asset allocation alongside mutual fund and ETF analysis to guide long- and short-term strategies.

Ronald Lee is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Invision Capital Advisor, LLC since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Lee occasionally provides independent business and financial consulting to small and medium-sized businesses and startups. Invision Capital Advisor, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, endowments, qualified retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a global asset allocation strategy combined with active stock selection and provides tailored portfolio management alongside retirement, estate, and educational planning services.

Han Liu is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Banyan Lake Capital LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Banyan Lake Capital, he worked at Amazon for three years and held positions at Boosted Commerce, Universal Audio, Lair East Labs Accelerator, Columbia Business School, and DBS Bank. Banyan Lake Capital provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a goal-based, discretionary investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, Monte Carlo planning, and a range of strategies from long-term holdings to shorter-term trades, focusing on a limited clientele with performance-based fee options and educational seminars.

Kevin Gilmore is a financial advisor at Gilmore Financial Services, LLC in San Mateo, CA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Signator Investors, Inc. He is also the owner of Gilmore & Assoc. CPA's and serves on the board of directors for the charitable organization Mission Hospice & Home Care. Gilmore Financial Services provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a primarily non-discretionary approach to portfolio management and integrates affiliated accounting and tax consulting services alongside third-party fixed-income sub-advisory support.

Daniel Leonard is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He is the owner of Powering Your Retirement, an independent firm based in San Ramon, CA, where he has worked since 2021. Leonard also owns and operates Marathon Tax Planning, a tax preparation business, and holds an Enrolled Agent designation. Powering Your Retirement provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and trading strategies while offering tailored portfolio construction and comprehensive financial plans.

I’m Sheila McGinn, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, and founder of Brightview Financial. I spent over 20 years working in the tech industry, and I know the challenges you’re facing right now. I’ve walked your same path, so I understand how frustrating it can be to take every financial step with a feeling of uncertainty. Brightview Financial Solutions serves clients in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Investment Management and Comprehensive Financial Planning are the core of our service offering. This means evaluating your unique circumstances and working with you to develop and implement a financial plan designed to help you achieve financial goals. We can help you: • Define your financial and life goals and then implement a plan for reaching them. • Stay focused on current spending goals so you can reach your long-term saving goals. • Optimize the myriad types of employer equity compensation such as ISOs, NQSOs, RSUs, and ESPPs. • Develop a long-term investment strategy that is appropriate for your timeframe and risk tolerance. • Prepare for the risks you don't anticipate.

Mira Ma is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in financial planning. She is the principal advisor at Marim Wealth Planning, where she has worked since 2023, following eight years at Aspire Planning Associates, Inc. Marim Wealth Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management, offering tailored services including retirement, estate, insurance, tax, and rental real estate planning. The firm combines fundamental and technical investment analysis with a focus on personalized asset allocation and risk management.

Edward So is the sole advisor at Golden State Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in San Mateo, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 26 years of industry experience, with 18 years at his current firm. Outside of investment advising, he works as an independent insurance agent and is also involved in real estate sales as part of Progressive Realty Group. Golden State Advisors LLC manages discretionary, asset-based portfolios for individuals, trusts, corporations, and charities. The firm employs a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds across U.S. and international markets, using fundamental, technical, and charting analyses to tailor strategies for growth, income, or trading objectives.

Thomas Manetta is the sole advisor at Manetta Wealth, an independent firm based in San Ramon, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience, including roles at Perigon Wealth Management and Anthem Wealth Partners. Manetta Wealth manages approximately $50 million in assets for about 45 primarily high-net-worth clients, focusing on long-term equity and fixed-income investment strategies guided by client-specific investment policy statements. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory, operating under discretionary authority with quarterly portfolio reviews.

Rosario Chacon is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in financial advising and currently operates as the sole advisor at Wealth-Source Financial in Oakland, CA. Prior to establishing Wealth-Source Financial, she worked at Mission Economic Development Agency and Personal Financial Consultants. In addition to her advisory role, she works seasonally as a tax preparer. Wealth-Source Financial is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients with tailored portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation and passive management with index funds and ETFs, and it also offers public education through courses and seminars, alongside one-on-one advisory work.

Lorne Abramson is the principal of Abramson Financial Planning, LLC, an independent firm based in Burlingame, CA. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has 23 years of industry experience, including 17 years at Elm Advisors, LLC. Abramson Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers written and electronic financial plans without providing investment management or custody of client assets, focusing instead on investment recommendations and coordinated retirement planning using third-party software.

Michael Hannon is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Delta Capital Investments, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 1995. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Hannon works as a Captain and pilot for Alaska Airlines/Virgin America Airlines, spending about one-third of his time in that capacity. Delta Capital Investments advises approximately 140 clients with a focus on model-based asset allocation and financial planning, including pension consulting and 401(k) plan assistance. The firm utilizes third-party managers for portfolio management and trade execution, emphasizing Modern Portfolio Theory and broad diversification over discretionary trading.

Christian Batchelder is the sole advisor at Christian Curry Batchelder, CFP, an independent advisory firm based in Oakland, CA. He holds the CFP® designation and has 32 years of industry experience, having operated his practice since 1987. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for private investors, families, personal trusts, and estates. It employs a proprietary discovery and planning process that integrates financial analysis with clients’ attitudes toward money and legacy, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with mutual funds and third-party managers.

Donovan Malone is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Greenbook Financial LLC. His background includes roles at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, JP Morgan Securities, and the University of California Office of the President. Greenbook Financial provides investment management, financial planning, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a mix of passive and active asset allocation, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and incorporates ESG considerations when requested.

James Wang is a financial advisor at Bixy Wealth LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at OKTA, Inc., BILL Holdings, Velocity Global, 317 Labs, Twilio, and Cisco Systems. Outside of advising, he serves as Senior Director of Revenue Strategy at OKTA, Inc. Bixy Wealth LLC provides fee-only financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing Modern Portfolio Theory, strategic asset allocation, and passive investment vehicles. The firm offers comprehensive planning without discretionary management or custody of client assets.

Shuyi Kong is the principal of Shuyi Kong Wealth Management, Inc. in Millbrae, CA, with 26 years of industry experience. She has held roles at multiple firms including Emerson Equities LLC and St. Bernard Financial Services Inc. since founding her own advisory firm in 2013. In addition to her advisory work, she operates as an independent insurance agent. Shuyi Kong Wealth Management, Inc. provides non-discretionary asset management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerances. The firm manages approximately $47.3 million across about 153 client relationships, employing investment strategies that include long- and short-term purchases, trading, and options based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Malcolm Greenhill is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Sterling Futures since 2006. He is also the principal and 100% owner of Sterling Futures Insurance & Financial Services, where he dedicates part of his time to insurance sales. Sterling Futures advises individuals, pension plans, and corporate clients, offering portfolio supervision, financial and retirement planning, estate planning, employee benefits consulting, and pension consulting. The firm combines third-party model allocations with direct selection of securities and employs automated quarterly rebalancing, with most client assets custodied and traded through SEI.

Jason Matthews is a financial advisor at Gibson Monroe Wealth Advisors in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He also owns Matthews Financial & Insurance Solutions, a business offering life, disability, annuity, and long-term care insurance products. Gibson Monroe Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm focuses on a fiduciary relationship with clients, utilizing a primarily long-term, fundamental analysis approach to portfolio construction and offering complementary pension consulting, tax, and estate planning services.

Brian Herriot is the principal of Herriot Financial, LLC, a fee-only registered investment adviser based in Alameda, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in investment management. Prior to founding Herriot Financial, he has been involved in business consulting through his firm, Herriot Business Consulting, since 2017, providing management consulting services primarily for healthcare companies. Herriot Financial offers investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, tailoring portfolios using both fundamental and technical analysis with a mix of passive and active strategies. The firm emphasizes packaged planning engagements and operates with a single principal.

Irina Yantikova is a financial advisor at West-East Wealth Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with West-East Wealth Management since 2017. The firm provides discretionary, personalized investment management to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporations, tailoring accounts to clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, and tax considerations. West-East Wealth Management employs a range of strategies including value, income, options, and speculative portfolios, and manages client accounts solely on a discretionary basis.