Jerry Nightingale is the sole advisor at Nightingale Financial Advisory in Fremont, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Nightingale Financial Advisory since 2000. The firm provides discretionary investment management to individual clients and nonprofit organizations, managing approximately $36.8 million in assets. Its investment approach focuses on capital preservation and disciplined risk management, employing qualitative and quantitative filters with a contrarian tilt that allows for concentrated industry positions while maintaining diversification and fixed-income allocations.

James Koch is the principal advisor at Koch Capital Management LLC, an independent firm based in Alamo, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Koch also operates the Informed Household financial-education platform. Koch Capital Management LLC provides investment management and retirement-planning services to individuals, families, and trusts. The firm uses a structured retirement planning approach, offering discretionary portfolios and a fixed-fee retirement program, with a focus on active risk management techniques and integrated client collaboration tools.

Matthew Stebnicki is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at Stebnicki Financial Planning, an independent firm he founded in 2020. Prior to that, he worked in software and consulting roles and spent time in full-time education. Based in San Francisco, he provides financial planning and investment management services. Stebnicki Financial Planning offers fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management tailored to individuals and small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized investment plans considering client goals, risk tolerance, and macroeconomic trends, serving a very small client base to maintain concentrated advisor-to-client relationships.

Robert Harden is a financial advisor with Silicon Valley Capital Management in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Silicon Valley Capital Management since 1995. Silicon Valley Capital Management provides comprehensive securities investment management for individuals, families, trusts, and small companies. The firm employs a top-down, macro-driven investment approach focused on secular trends and offers services including portfolio management, tax and financial planning coordination, and specialized programs such as 10b5 plan administration and 529 college funding.

Caxton Rhodes is the sole advisor at Rhodes Consulting Group LLC, an independent firm based in Orinda, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. Since founding Rhodes Consulting Group in 2006, he has focused on providing personalized investment counseling and portfolio management. Rhodes Consulting Group LLC is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, accredited investors, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a client-oriented, long-term, global investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios emphasizing cost efficiency and tax considerations.

Robert Regan is the principal of Regan Financial Group, LLC in Danville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He has led Regan Financial Group since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, Regan serves on the St. Mary's College Alumni Board and acts as an insurance agent specializing in life, disability income, long-term care, and property and casualty insurance. Regan Financial Group provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, as well as trust, estate, and retirement-plan clients. The firm employs an academic, factor-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and the Fama-French model, constructing broadly diversified portfolios and generally managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Simranjot Bachal is a CFP® and CFA® practicing with Circuit Wealth LLC in Burlingame, CA, with one year of experience as a financial advisor. Prior to founding Circuit Wealth, he worked at Woodson Wealth Management and has provided tax accounting services through his separate business, 5AB Inc DBA TaxSquad, for ten years. Circuit Wealth LLC is an independent firm offering fee-only wealth management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a mix of passive and active investment strategies centered on asset allocation and integrates financial planning into portfolio management, serving a small number of clients with customizable discretionary options.

Claudia Fitch is the principal of Fitch Financial Advisors LLC in San Francisco, where she has provided financial advisory services for 23 years. She holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. In addition to her advisory work, she manages a tax preparation and representation business. Fitch Financial Advisors LLC offers financial planning, investment planning, and portfolio management services alongside tax preparation and representation for individuals and related entities. The firm provides both finite financial planning projects and ongoing engagements, employing an active, medium-to-long-term investment approach primarily using managed vehicles such as mutual funds and ETFs.

Jeffrey Milewski is a financial advisor at Moat Capital in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. He serves as CEO of a financial technology company focused on stablecoins and teaches online courses at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business. Milewski’s prior experience includes roles at Goss & Associates and the Glo Development Foundation. Moat Capital provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm uses fundamental analysis to develop customized portfolios primarily composed of exchange-traded funds, individual stocks, bonds, and options, emphasizing ongoing client communication and tax-aware portfolio management.

Kimun Lee is the sole advisor at Lee, Kimun with six years of industry experience. He has extensive prior experience dating back to 1980 under the business name Resources Consolidated. Lee serves as a director or trustee on multiple investment fund boards, including Firsthand Technology Value Fund and FundX Investment Trust. Lee, Kimun is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management to approximately 55 clients with about $38 million in assets under management. The firm employs a fundamental analysis investment process with discretionary authority over trading and broker selection, offering a broad range of investment instruments and accommodating a variety of client types.

Qian Wang is the sole advisor at JW Golden Gate Investment, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm, with 29 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Banc of America Investment Services, Quick & Reilly, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a software programmer and provides health assistance through IHSS. JW Golden Gate Investment, LLC offers portfolio management services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis to manage discretionary accounts on a long-term basis, focusing on mutual funds, equities, and ETFs.

Kathleen Hentges is the principal and managing member of Applied Advisor, an independent firm based in San Francisco. She holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license, with 22 years of industry experience. Since 2009, she has operated Applied Advisor, providing financial planning and tax preparation services. In addition to advisory work, Ms. Hentges offers tax preparation services as a registered tax preparer. Applied Advisor provides fee-only, project-based financial planning and tax preparation to individuals and families with invested assets up to $5 million. The firm serves primarily pre-retired, salaried professionals and employs a buy-and-hold investment approach using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, delivering advice on an hourly or project basis without ongoing portfolio management or AUM fees.

Valerie Gospodarek is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of experience in financial advising. She is the principal of VG Financial Consulting, LLC, an independent firm she has led since 2017. Her prior roles include positions at Schmerling Financial Group, Garrison Murphy Wealth Management, and VR Advisors. VG Financial Consulting serves individuals, families, and financial professionals, particularly executives with stock-based compensation who may not meet traditional wealth management asset thresholds. The firm focuses on financial organizing, comprehensive planning, and implementation coaching without managing client assets, offering specialized services such as stock option modeling and cost-basis research.

Thomas Lloyd Butler is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at TL-B Capital Management in San Francisco, CA, with two years of experience. He is also the Vice-President of Grand Jean Capital, where he has worked since 2010. TL-B Capital Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management focused on mutual funds, equities, and ETFs, using cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis across both long-term and short-term trading strategies.

Kevin Cheeks is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional specializing in equity compensation, tax-efficient financial planning, direct indexing and socially conscious investing. With close to two decades of experience in wealth management, Kevin has worked at several of the largest financial services firms such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab. While at Schwab, Kevin was responsible for advising stock plan participants at some of the largest tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, such as Apple, Facebook (Meta), Google (Alphabet), Twitter, Uber, and many others. In 2020 Kevin joined forces with several colleagues to help launch ECHO45, a boutique Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), where he served as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Planning Services, in addition to continuing to serve as a Financial Advisor to his own book of clients. 2020 proved to be not only an interesting time to launch a new firm, but also a historically important period in our country and around the world. After 2 years of helping to build and grow ECHO45, Kevin felt a calling to be doing something more. Having been brought up in a home with parents who served in the Peace Core, participated in the civil rights demonstrations in the 1960’s and were active in grassroots political campaigns, Kevin felt it was time to align his work with his ethos. “ImpactFI was born from the idea of creating a platform where investors can make a difference in the world around them while simultaneously accomplishing their own financial goals. Making money and making an impact don’t have to be mutually exclusive.” In April of 2022, ImpactFI opened its virtual doors for business. When he’s not helping clients accomplish their financial and altruistic goals, Kevin and his partner, Sejal, enjoy taking advantage of life in the Bay Area with their dog, Nullah. An avid traveler and board sport enthusiast, from snowboarding in Canada to surfing in Sri Lanka, Kevin has visited 24 countries so far and looks forward to growing that list even longer. He’s also a self-proclaimed points and miles nerd. In 2019, he had the great fortune of being able to go on a surf and yoga themed sabbatical, during which he flew around the world, visiting 7 countries along the way, flying entirely in business class and almost entirely on points and miles! Read Kevin's blog here: https://impact-fi.com/blog

Dana Nelson is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal at Truetide Wealth, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2018. Prior to founding Truetide Wealth, he was associated with Bell Investment Advisors, Inc. for over two decades, where he currently provides consulting to other investment adviser representatives. Truetide Wealth offers tailored investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines passive and active strategies based on client goals and risk tolerance, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with regular portfolio reviews.

Michael Mccoy is a financial advisor at Arden Wealth Management with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and worked previously at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation for seven years. He is also a licensed insurance agent offering disability insurance, fixed/indexed annuities, and life insurance products. Arden Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients. The firm employs a long-term trading approach using various analysis methods and typically implements portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and annuity products.

Gillette Edmunds is the sole advisor and principal at Rockridge Money Management LLC, an independent firm based in Oakland, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 16 years of industry experience, having led Rockridge Money Management since its founding in 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Edmunds is an author of fiction novels, which he writes and publishes independently. Rockridge Money Management provides discretionary asset management and individualized portfolio supervision primarily for a small number of individual clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, focusing on dividend-paying stocks and constructing diversified portfolios that may include mutual funds, equities, and special situations, with trades executed on an individual account basis.

William Ramsdell is the principal advisor at Ramsdell Capital Management, LLC in San Francisco, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been involved with Ramsdell Capital Management since 1999 and has operated the Ramsdell Group since 1990. Outside of his advisory work, he also owns and operates Ramsdell Insurance Solutions, an insurance sales and service business separate from his investment activities. Ramsdell Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and asset allocation advice to individuals, trusts, corporate entities, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes a top-down fundamental analysis with tactical trading at the margins, primarily utilizing ETF-heavy portfolios and offering limited insurance brokerage through an affiliated business.

Orm Limpisvasti is the sole advisor at Alpha Rush, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in San Mateo, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience, including 10 years at C.M. Bidwell & Associates prior to founding Alpha Rush in 2010. Alpha Rush, LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals and corporations, with a proprietary investment process that integrates macroeconomic, fundamental, and technical analysis. The firm primarily serves corporate accounts, including plan-type relationships, and operates on a fee-only basis without participating in wrap fee programs.