Silje Solstad Normann is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. Her prior work experience includes roles at Empower Financial Services, First Choice In-Home Care, and the Army & Air Force Exchange Services. Normann's background also includes diverse positions outside finance, such as teaching and roles in physical therapy and retail. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its advisory services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Colleen Breit Supran is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, she worked for 14 years at Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough LLC. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored investment management and financial planning services, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.

David Giuffrida is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Citigroup since 2019, Millennium Limited Partners in 2017 and 2018, and JP Morgan Securities from 2013 to 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Robert Berston is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with Series 66 credentials and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2025, he held various roles at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and other organizations. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in event catering with Cow Hollow Catering in San Francisco. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and provides both execution and advisory support to institutional and unaffiliated advisors.

Brian Quinn is a financial advisor at Corient with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Vivaldi Capital Management and J.P. Morgan Securities. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and applies risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Jeffrey Peters is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he spent eleven years at Ashfield Capital Partners. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing customized, diversified portfolio strategies.

Michael Mcdonough is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2010 and founded MK McDonough Financial & Insurance Services in 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner and developer of Mastering Action Plans for Success, a proprietary goal planning system, and serves as a board member for the Alameda Boys and Girls Club. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning and retirement consulting, with access to third-party money manager programs under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

John Harty III is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in San Rafael, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisor Networks, Carson Wealth, LPL Financial, and Sterling Bank & Trust. He serves on the advisory board of the Corinthian Yacht Club of San Francisco. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan services, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools.

Timothy Mcnamara is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has prior experience at Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC, Carson Wealth, and his own consulting firms. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, and a range of institutional clients, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other vehicles, alongside educational programming and integrated affiliated service lines.

Sheldon Freisinger is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc since 2011. He serves as the sole surviving trustee of the Sheldon Freisinger & Myra Freisinger Trust. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection across various investment vehicles.

Minyu Yang is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining HSBC, Yang worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Yang also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., engaging in the sale of bank-related products alongside their advising role. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs for individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, featuring both client-directed and fully discretionary investment options. The firm’s investment process incorporates multiple risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with ongoing fund due diligence, operating as both a registered adviser and broker-dealer.

Justin Renaudin is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he held roles at EPIQ Capital Group, Thetos Advisors, and SoftBank Investment Advisers. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and non-profit organizations. The firm employs a research-driven investment process focused on customized Investment Policy Statements and utilizes a mix of liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternatives.

Alexa Schmidt is a financial advisor at Corient with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Columbia Pacific Wealth Management. She is based in San Francisco, CA. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management tools, alternative investments, and private fund allocations as appropriate.

Lisa Chen is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Charles Schwab since 1997 and with Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a caregiver in In Home Support Services. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews and retirement planning. The firm uses Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools to recommend investments but leaves final trading decisions to clients.

Jeremiah Griffith is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2019 and previously at Authent Advisors, Inc. and Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC. He served in the US Army National Guard for six years. Griffith also serves as Director of Marketing on the board of the Financial Planning Association of San Francisco. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax, accounting, and financial wellness services.

Yuan Wang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC in San Francisco. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at CNR Securities, LLC, Morgan Stanley, and CEFC Futures Co., Ltd. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with sub-advisory services. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis supported by proprietary tools to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

Mackenzie Duffner is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, Freddie Mac, the US Treasury Department, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments and offers a range of investment advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary multi-asset strategies. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing brokerage, custody, derivatives, and futures services.

George Lee is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked within various entities of Charles Schwab since 2000, including Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. and Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations based on standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem, with client trading decisions remaining at the client’s discretion.

Aaron Strand is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Citi Private Bank since 2020 and previously held roles at First Republic Investment Management and First Republic Securities from 2018 to 2020. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, swap dealer activities, and bespoke solutions for very large relationships.

Andrew Austin is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC in San Francisco, CA with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with City National Rochdale since 2014. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that combines quantitative screening, statistical modeling, and fundamental analysis, utilizing proprietary tools to align portfolios with clients’ investment objectives.