Matthew Kennedy is a financial advisor at Parallel Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Parallel Advisors since 2014. Parallel Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Their investment approach includes diversified allocations across fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with strategies such as covered-call options.

Brett Le Mmon is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Thomas Doll for ten years before joining Earned Wealth and then Earned Wealth Advisors. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, particularly physicians, dentists, and their practice employees, offering financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes independent investment managers, model portfolios, and advanced tools such as Monte Carlo analysis and automated tax-loss harvesting to manage assets.

Michael Harris is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC. BlueSpring Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a customized investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee.

Carolyn Barnette is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. She currently works at Freestone Capital Management, LLC and previously spent 13 years at BlackRock. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as co-treasurer for the African Library Project and treasurer for the Los Perales PTA, contributing to both nonprofit governance and local school initiatives. Freestone Capital Management is a wealth management firm overseeing approximately $14.5 billion for about 2,900 clients through a team of 61 advisors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning services, employing a blend of internally managed models, third-party sub-advisers, and alternative investments with a focus on downside risk.

Robert Jacques is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Destination Wealth Management since 1999, with a break between 2007 and 2014 during which he was employed at Citigroup Global Markets and U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a broad range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that integrates fundamental research and thematic long-term perspectives across multiple asset classes, and it maintains a formal program for alternative and private investments with committee oversight.

Dev Gupta is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC and Fair Capital, Inc., where he serves as Chief Executive Officer of the fintech firm. Prior to these roles, he spent 10 years at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Gupta is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm constructs portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, often delegating day-to-day management to independent managers while maintaining oversight and conducting formal annual reviews.

John Lauritano is a financial advisor at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Stepstone Group LP. Outside of his advisory role, he assists part-time with technology support for a family technology sales business. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a platform model utilizing a range of investment strategies and sub-advisers, including proprietary affiliates and third-party managers.

Shannon Stone is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Parallel Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Griffin Black, Inc., DHR Investment Counsel Ltd, Ameriprise, Citigroup Global Markets, and Alamo Capital. Parallel Advisors serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes.

Michael Frazier is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC. BlueSpring Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a customized investment process overseen by an Investment Committee and offers services such as discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to independent managers and private placement opportunities.

Gregory Bentley is a financial advisor at Prosperity Wealth Management, Inc. in San Ramon, CA, with 41 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Prosperity Wealth Management since 2015. Bentley is also the CEO and a 25% owner of Fortune Financial Services, Inc., where he divides his time evenly alongside his role at Prosperity. Prosperity Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering asset management, financial planning, pensions consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm manages approximately $442 million for about 1,600 clients and emphasizes tailored portfolio supervision through multiple analysis methods and ongoing oversight of recommended third-party managers.

Frederick Molfino Jr. is a financial advisor with Parallel Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sanctuary Securities, LLC and Three Bridge Wealth Advisors, LLC. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment management approach includes allocations across fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, along with strategies such as covered-call options.

Judith Hirotaka is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has previously worked at firms including Wealth Enhancement Group, Ginsburg Financial Advisors, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., and Osborne Partners Capital Management. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable strategies and incorporates AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.

Sonia Khaki is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at BakerAvenue Asset Management in San Francisco. Prior to joining BakerAvenue, she worked at Redhill Hill School for six years. BakerAvenue Asset Management is a multi-team wealth manager that serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning, family office services, and tax and estate planning support, employing a range of quantitative and fundamental investment strategies.

Alina Bocu is a financial advisor at Jordan Park Group LLC with ChFC® and Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, First Republic Bank, UBS, Nordea Bank, and Loeb, Block & Partners LLP. Jordan Park Group LLC serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and philanthropic organizations, managing multi-million dollar portfolios through discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisor oversight, and family office services. The firm applies customized investment guidelines, includes ESG considerations when requested, and employs alternative strategies alongside tax-aware and opportunistic rebalancing.

Rita Chan is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Destination Wealth Management. She has been with the firm since 2015, contributing over nine years in total. Destination Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is asset-allocation driven, combining fundamental research with thematic, longer-term perspectives and incorporates alternative investment offerings under committee oversight.

Rafael Scroggins is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He currently works at RBC Securities, Inc. and has prior experience at City National Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank NA, Comerica Securities, and Wells Fargo Investments. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm is part of a broader financial services group affiliated with a bank and offers discretionary portfolio management via an affiliated sub-advisor using diversified asset allocation strategies.

Jessica Pincus is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Fisher Investments and Forme Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she is an angel investor in Gaingels LLC, a diversity and inclusion-oriented venture capital fund. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, particularly physicians, dentists, and their practice employees, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a range of independent investment managers and model portfolios, supported by tools like Monte Carlo analysis and automated tax-loss harvesting, and integrates with affiliated businesses across retirement planning, accounting, insurance, and publishing.

George Reel is a Series 65 licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA. He has been with the firm since 2010. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that incorporates fundamental research and thematic, long-term perspectives across various asset classes, while offering alternative investment opportunities and coordinated estate planning and tax services through strategic partnerships.

Peter Mcneil is a financial advisor at Concorde Asset Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Concorde since 2018, following a decade at Independent Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he operates an insurance agency under the name McNeil & Associates and owns a tax preparation and planning business. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm uses model portfolios and strategic asset allocation tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, providing discretionary trading and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services.

Rebecca Douglass is a financial advisor at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has over 20 years of industry experience, including roles at Banc of America Investment Services and First Citizens Bank. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth offers investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, utilizing a platform that combines discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with access to third-party managers and a range of investment strategies.