Elena Carolan is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network since 2022 and has held various positions at educational institutions including Cornell University and Oak Knoll School. Carolan also holds an inactive New York real estate salesperson license. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo that serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning services, including specialized areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs planning, and utilizes proprietary research and tools to develop tailored client recommendations.

Thomas Velasquez is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in San Rafael, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2011 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a vacation rental property in Princeville, Hawaii. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary investment solutions. The firm’s advisory process is driven by investment policy statements and modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Alec Beach is a financial advisor at Fidelity with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at BPM LLP and academic appointments at the University of California Berkeley, Diablo Valley College, and Clayton Valley Charter High. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a range of clients, including retail and institutional investors, employing a systematic investment process that combines fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm is noted for its use of AI and algorithmic methods, its role with multiple registered investment companies, and its delivery of model portfolios for Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser.

Joyce Lee is a Financial Consultant currently working at Fidelity Investments since 2023. She focuses on providing clients with the knowledge and tools necessary to work toward their financial goals, emphasizing the importance of building strong, trusting relationships. Prior to her current role, Joyce served as a Financial Solution Advisor at Merrill from 2016 to 2023. She holds a California Insurance License, supporting her expertise in financial planning and insurance solutions.

Jeffrey Quintero is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and was previously with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources in its investment approach.

Andrea Camahort is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in San Rafael, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she owns MRJ Home Staging Designs, a home staging business based in Hercules, California. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, focusing on tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and structured discovery conversations. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services through various programs including Corporate Financial Planning agreements.

Steven Victor is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as power of attorney for his father. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutions. The firm offers a broad range of planning services delivered through tailored recommendations supported by Wells Fargo research, with clients able to implement advice through various brokerage or advisory programs.

David Tierney is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab since 2016, including three years at Charles Schwab Investment Advisory. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and related managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to affiliated discretionary separately managed accounts and offers a multi-asset model portfolio investment approach supported by extensive research and alternative investment options.

Sunita Joseph is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Berkeley, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 2007. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 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 and discretionary investment solutions, supported by integrated custody and brokerage platforms.

Lorena Cardenas is a financial advisor with Edelman Financial Engines in Walnut Creek, CA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2007. Edelman Financial Engines provides technology-enabled investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement-plan participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of workplace solutions, planner-led wealth management, and retirement income services, utilizing a committee-driven modeling process combined with both discretionary management and online advice.

Emil Peinert is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ameriprise since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he has general oversight of Baitshop Dives LLC, an eating and drinking establishment in Oakland, CA. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services focused on clients nearing or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored, written recommendations through a centralized consulting team.

Matthew Tarantino is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with LPL Financial since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at the University of the Pacific from 2016 to 2018. Outside of advising, he serves as an assistant baseball coach at Marin Sports Academy. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services supported by model portfolios and research from internal and third-party sources.

George Chang is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 2007. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program, offering a combination of advisory, brokerage, custody, and financial planning services. The firm provides both non-discretionary investment guidance and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by a structured model portfolio approach and centralized operational resources.

Melissa Waggonner is a financial advisor at Merrill with 19 years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. She has been with Merrill since 2015 and has also worked at Bank of America, N.A. since 2025. 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. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party managers.

John Orofino is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in San Rafael, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process using firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

Paul Kommer is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has over thirty years of experience assisting clients with wealth management decisions by providing education, advice, and guidance tailored to their individual financial and personal goals. His expertise includes managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, and retirement income. Paul holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California System and holds professional designations as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Outside of his professional work, Paul enjoys basketball, reading, running, and surfing. He is also involved in coaching high school basketball and participates in fitness activities such as rowing, running, and triathlon.

Marcelo Francys Oliveira is a financial advisor with OSAIC in Lafayette, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining OSAIC in 2018, he worked at Sii from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing director of Pacific Financial Partners, where he services firm accounts and sells various insurance and investment products, and he is also the owner and CEO of an e-commerce LLC serving clients in Brazil. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated financial advisers, offering integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to multiple advisory platforms and third-party money managers. The firm’s advisers utilize firm-provided asset-allocation tools and support both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Vince Affinito is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at OSAIC since 2018, following a 24-year tenure at Signator Investors, Inc. He is also involved in insurance brokerage through his sole proprietorship, Pacific Financial Partners. OSAIC serves a diverse client base that includes individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm provides a range of integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing multiple platforms, asset-allocation tools, and third-party solutions to construct diversified investment portfolios.

Stephen Macdonald is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Nuveen Securities, TIAA, and Teachers Personal Investors Services. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients by providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Jeffrey Burke is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding the Series 66 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2002. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an investment manager and trustee for family trusts. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and investment advisory services, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management, offering proprietary research and a broad array of capital markets services.