James Patrick is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Bank of America and Merrill. He has been with UBS since 2019. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client plans.

Jackson Wegner is a financial advisor with Merrill in San Francisco, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill since 2018 and previously spent one year at Vortus Investments. Jackson also has a background that includes positions at Texas Christian University and GMPC. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Christopher Lee is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked in various roles at companies including Uber Eats, Amazon, and DoorDash. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional entities. The firm offers financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs, operating through a combination of advisory and brokerage solutions with a focus on LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed TAMPs.

Jennifer Sun is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in San Francisco, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at firms including Vista Wealth Management Group, Cresset Asset Management, Relevant Wealth Advisors, and First Republic Bank. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including personalized financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and research. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers both direct and employer-partnered financial planning services.

Jennifer Lau is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at various Wells Fargo entities since 2013. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo that provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services including retirement, education, risk management, and niche areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs analysis.

Matthew Eccles is a financial advisor at Stifel with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2011 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Scout Model & Talent Agency in San Francisco, focusing on fashion and lifestyle modeling. Stifel serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, emphasizing forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling.

Sidney Sall is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in San Francisco, CA, where he has worked since 1999. He has 52 years of industry experience, including over two decades at Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in community activities such as participating in annual fundraisers for Lifehouse Agency, which supports individuals with developmental disabilities, and contributing to long-term charitable planning as a member of the Planned Giving Community at Temple Rodef Shalom. Equitable Advisors serves a broad range of clients including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through multiple third-party platforms, operating a hybrid advisory and brokerage model that emphasizes tailored client strategies and multiple program offerings.

Marc Rohrer is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo since 2011, including roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advising, he owns Rohrer & Co. Sport Management, which focuses on soccer player management, and serves on the U.S. Soccer Federation Development Council. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm employs a large network of advisors and utilizes research and analytics to support its diversified investment approach.

Benjamin Garrison is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He serves as a strategic partner to affluent families, business owners, executives, and medical professionals, providing guidance through complex financial decisions and life transitions. Benjamin's expertise includes optimizing cash management, structuring retirement and investment strategies aligned with life goals and multigenerational wealth, designing succession plans, navigating career transitions involving equity compensation and employer benefits, and building tax-efficient wealth strategies. He focuses on client needs such as family wealth management, managing new wealth, and small business strategies. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Oregon State University and maintains the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Benjamin is actively involved in professional organizations including the Oregon State Men's Rowing Alumni and the Oregon State University Alumni Association. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, as well as participating in activities such as basketball, camping, fishing, football, golfing, hiking, skiing, and soccer.

Sui Wa Lam is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2023, Lam worked at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (USA) NA from 2021 to 2022 and has academic experience at Fudan University and the University of California Davis. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs that include tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and analysis from the Global Investment Committee.

Cynthia Picha is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the administrator for her parents’ estates and holds an ownership interest in a family farm. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice grounded in modern portfolio theory. The firm’s services include investment policy preparation, performance reporting, participant education, and plan benchmarking, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options in its investment menus.

Karsten Chin is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Based in San Francisco, CA, his career also includes experience at Citigroup Global Markets beginning in 1993. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools combined with global market insights.

Katrina Ren is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch in Pasadena. She specializes in addressing the wealth management needs of retiring executives, business owners, and employees with concentrated stock positions. Her expertise encompasses customized wealth planning, equity compensation services, retirement income strategies, and socially responsible investing, among other areas. In her advisory role, Katrina collaborates closely with clients' family attorneys, CPAs, and other key professionals to develop tailored financial strategies that consider the clients' total financial picture. Katrina holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California San Diego and maintains professional designations including Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). She is registered with FINRA, holding SIE, Series 7, and Series 66 licenses. She is involved with professional organizations such as Toastmasters International and UC San Diego Tritons Connect, where she serves as a graduate mentor. Her community involvement includes work with Break Away Global Service and Habitat for Humanity International. Born in China and fluent in Chinese and English, Katrina has a keen interest in cultural diversity and global perspectives. She has volunteered abroad in Mexico on microfinance projects. Outside of work, she enjoys activities including biking, cooking, hiking, photography, reading, skiing, table tennis, and traveling.

Phylos Tobler is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2020, he worked at E.K. Riley Investments, LLC for five years. Outside of his advisory role, Tobler is involved with a separate business entity supporting his LPL activities. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charities through a nationwide network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning services, and access to diverse strategies supported by LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Theresa Chao is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Charles Schwab since 2004, including 12 years at Charles Schwab Bank, SSB. Charles Schwab 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 offers a combination of non-discretionary advisory relationships and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by a centralized operational structure and multi-asset model portfolios.

Mazen Emam is a financial advisor at Merrill with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America, N.A. Emam’s background includes roles outside of finance, such as employment at Peets Coffee & Tea and San Francisco State University. 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 investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional investors.

Samantha Hobart is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in San Francisco, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and having 12 years of industry experience. She has worked with Morgan Stanley since 2013 and has been associated with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in H&H Management LLC, a real estate business based in San Rafael, California. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers a range of investment and planning services without providing individual security recommendations as part of standalone planning.

Sandra Griffin is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Robert W. Baird & Co and A Lady's Touch Inc. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and alternative product distribution. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management and leverages proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client strategies.

Samuel Grenning is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fidelity Investments since 2015. Based in San Francisco, CA, he holds the Series 63 designation. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC offers investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, employing a process that integrates proprietary fundamental research with quantitative analysis and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm is noted for its registration as a commodity pool operator, advisory roles to multiple registered investment companies, and the use of AI-driven research methods.

Stuart Collett is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in San Francisco, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2015. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of brokerage and investment advisory services, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management through proprietary research, model-based asset allocations, and a variety of financial planning and portfolio management offerings.