Jeffrey Breininger is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Oakland, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and Morgan Stanley Private Bank since 2015, following a five-year tenure at Citigroup Global Markets. He serves as a board member of Blue Alliance, a nonprofit organization. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial and estate planning. The firm employs a structured planning process supported by proprietary tools and offers diversified investment solutions alongside institutional and retail services.

Richard Russell is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes 11 years at A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He also serves as co-trustee of his mother's trust, an investment-related role. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients, operating with over 14,000 advisors and approximately $671 billion in assets under management.

Mark Porter is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in El Sobrante, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a Herbalife distributorship focused on health and vitamin products. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service tailored to individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional provider.

Sarah Kim is a CFP® with 19 years of experience working at MassMutual Investors Services in Walnut Creek, CA. She has been with MML Investors Services Inc and Mass Mutual Life Insurance since 2006. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using a collaborative approach with detailed client information and firm-approved analytical tools.

Alec Benson is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at Moody's Investors Service. Alec is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs and financial planning services to both individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning approach utilizes structured discovery conversations and proprietary tools while offering a broad range of retail and institutional investment solutions.

David Tucker III is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2008 and at City National Bank since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is actively involved as an owner and manager at Tucker Family Vineyards LLC. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs with tailored investment strategies implemented through both in-house and third-party managers.

Chad Jorgensen is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2020 and previously spent eight years with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in Richmond, CA. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s approach is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Kevin Bacharach is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2022 before joining Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part-owner of BPGE Capital Management LLC and holds trustee roles in family trusts. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that offers investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad range of planning services using proprietary research and tools, with clients choosing how to implement recommendations through various brokerage or advisory programs.

Adrienne Dobbs is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2017 and previously at UBS from 2015 to 2017. Outside of her advisory role, Dobbs serves as a trustee or successor trustee for investment-related trusts in California. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including customized financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process that incorporates firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

Jared Ines is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill for four years and Bank of America NA for eleven years. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning that utilizes firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

Sara Farner is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Prior to that, she spent nine years at Citigroup Global Markets. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and advisory programs, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Maria Ricciardi Leonard is a financial advisor at Merrill with 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 1994 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Merrill, along 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 model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Daniel Tang is a financial advisor with Merrill in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill and Bank of America since 2015. 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, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for a range of client types including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions.

Luke Mc Kernan is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has recently started his advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he worked in various roles including at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo and Ahmed's Moving Express, Inc. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services that utilize firm-approved tools and models to support tailored client plans.

Wahab Shah is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Citibank and Wells Fargo. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a non-discretionary program.

Karen Dunphy is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2015. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, focusing on tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery conversations and firm-approved planning tools. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers services that include both direct individual plans and Corporate Financial Planning agreements.

Tonu Viitas is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. for 17 years before joining OSAIC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the Estonian Society of San Francisco, a nonprofit organizing community events. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charities, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services with a model-based investment process that includes portfolio optimization, discretionary management, third-party manager options, and a range of custodial and legacy programs.

Pei Fen Lee is a financial advisor at Fidelity with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Chase, Bank of America, and Fanale Drinks. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a broad client base, including retail and institutional investors, using a blend of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, model portfolios, and fund advisory services.

Nicole Lai is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in Orinda, California, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2016 and previously at UBS. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer offering a variety of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets through structured planning processes and broad retail and institutional services.

Patrick Sinclair is a financial advisor at Stifel with 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2009. Sinclair holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and is based in Walnut Creek, California. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.