Peter Skinner is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Summitry and Land Title Guarantee Company, as well as experience with Santa Clara University and Colorado Academy. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs firm-approved planning tools without providing individual security recommendations as part of its standalone planning services.

Richard Simpson is a Series 66 licensed advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving clients at Ameriprise in Santa Clara, CA. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in independent insurance brokering with several health insurance providers, including Blue Shield, Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, and United Healthcare. Ameriprise Financial Services is a diversified firm serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement income planning through a collaborative, non-discretionary approach that integrates proprietary investment research and third-party data.

Scott Rash is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Palo Alto, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009. Rash serves as a non-public arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers a broad range of investment and planning services.

Veronica Aquilina is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Los Gatos, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS Financial Services Inc. since 2012. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through both brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides access to proprietary research and a broad range of capital markets solutions.

Desirae Bennett is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she worked at Placer County Superior Court and California State University, Monterey Bay. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, serving as an ERISA fiduciary and including a broader range of investment options such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Michelle Peng is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Investments, and Banc of America Investment Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in a technology firm focused on circuit board design and consulting. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs and financial planning services for both individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning approach utilizes structured discovery and firm-approved tools, supported by advanced modeling techniques such as Monte Carlo simulations.

Evan Rohrbough is a financial advisor at Stifel with 49 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2009. The firm serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Ahmed Khatib is a Private Wealth Advisor and founder of the Lloyd Khatib Group within Merrill Private Wealth Management. He works closely with entrepreneurs, wealth creators, senior executives, and ultra-high-net-worth clients to help them grow, preserve, and transfer their wealth more effectively. Ahmed focuses on understanding his clients’ unique financial goals and developing clear strategies that address the complexities associated with substantial wealth. Ahmed has extensive experience in investing and wealth management, having worked since 2000. Prior to joining Merrill, he was a Senior Investment Strategist at Wells Fargo Private Bank and served as a Senior Portfolio Manager at HighMark Capital Management. His expertise spans areas such as education planning, executive compensation, family wealth management, legacy planning, liquidity management, and socially responsible investing. He holds an M.B.A. from the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, and a bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. His education also includes a year of study at the University of Reading in England. Ahmed is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®). He serves on the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee of LifeMoves, a Bay Area nonprofit supporting homeless families and individuals. Ahmed is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco and resides in San Mateo with his wife and two children. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, playing golf, tennis, basketball, and playing guitar.

Gail Rogers is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2010 and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the advisory board of Associate Resources LLC, a strategy consulting firm, and is a board member of the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of San Francisco. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, combining financial planning and estate strategies with a structured planning process. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers both direct and employer-sponsored financial planning services.

Solaria Perez Stepanov is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2010 and at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she owns SOLARIA TV, a video production business. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients by providing a wide range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools and modeling techniques in its financial planning process.

Khiet Huynh is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill, and Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. He has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning and comprehensive asset management. The firm employs structured planning tools and offers diverse investment products and services.

Kanak Agarwal is a Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role held since 2025. Kanak has been with Fidelity since 2021, initially serving as a Financial Consultant. Prior to joining Fidelity, Kanak worked as a Financial Solutions Advisor at Merrill Lynch from 2018 to 2021, and as an Investment Consultant at Scottrade from 2017 to 2018. Earlier, Kanak gained experience as a Personal Banker at Wells Fargo from 2012 to 2017. Kanak holds a California Insurance License. As a financial consultant, Kanak focuses on working closely with clients to understand their goals, concerns, and preferences in order to develop customized financial plans. Kanak emphasizes providing education, guidance, and maintaining ongoing personalized relationships with clients. Outside of work, Kanak enjoys cooking and baking, participating in family activities, outdoor adventures, and traveling.

James Morimoto is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and previously worked at Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors. Outside of finance, he is involved with Arbiter Sports as a referee. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning process includes structured discovery, firm-approved tools, and modeling techniques such as Secular Return Estimates and Monte Carlo simulations.

Reed Sparling is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2023, he worked as a contractor for Wells Fargo through Randstad and held positions at IEH Laboratories, Joey Kitchen, and the University of Washington. 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 services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven, incorporates modern portfolio theory, and includes a broader range of financial products such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Carston Truumees is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Bankers Life Securities and Bankers Life & Casualty and previously worked in retail and service industries including grocery and car wash operations. 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, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Thomas J. Bisceglia is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with UBS since 2009 in San Jose, CA. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and investment advisory offerings, utilizing proprietary capital market assumptions and research to tailor plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerances. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides custody, underwriting, and capital markets services.

Karen Lam is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Cupertino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2017 and previously at Merrill from 2009 to 2017. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory solutions grounded in an IPS-driven process and modern portfolio theory. The firm’s offerings include a range of investment options, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs, serving institutional clients with tailored plan-level advisory services.

Donald Mazza is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with UBS Financial Services in Palo Alto, CA since 2020. His prior work includes roles at E.K. Riley Investments, Menlo Asset Management, City National Bank, and Comerica Bank. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a blend of brokerage and investment advisory services, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor financial plans according to client goals and risk tolerances. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management, offering a wide range of capital markets, custody, and lending services.

Nora Zele is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2014, with a brief tenure at Wells Fargo Clearing. Based in Palo Alto, CA, she is currently part of a large advisory team at Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets through a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools.

Suzy Fisk is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Los Altos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial and Ameriprise, as well as engagements with Golden Gate University and Bpm LLP. She is also approved to serve as a non-public arbitrator on FINRA's dispute resolution panels. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and investment options. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets and operates a large national network of advisors and branch locations.