Raymond Gibson is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Walnut Creek, CA, where he has worked since 1999. He has 39 years of industry experience and previously worked with Axa Advisors, LLC for 21 years. Equitable Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs, utilizing a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and both proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

Denise Erdem is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a notary public in Clayton, CA. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm offering investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and provides a range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party databases.

Chris Held is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Walnut Creek, CA, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, as well as Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Investments. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of advisers and advanced operational tools.

Louisa Sakkis is a financial advisor at Stifel with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Stifel Nicolaus since 2011. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach utilizes a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, focusing on forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to guide asset allocation and planning.

Simon Knight is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Edward Jones, based in Alamo, CA, and has one year of industry experience. He worked for Easter Seals Northern California/Catalight for ten years prior to joining Edward Jones. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

James Carbonell is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at City National Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Investments, PNC Wealth Management, and J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons. Outside of his advisory work, Carbonell is involved in youth lacrosse organizations as a coach and board member. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs with tailored investment strategies implemented through both in-house and third-party managers, supported by extensive capital markets and asset management resources.

Christopher West is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing, where he has worked since 2016. His prior experience includes three years at Merrill. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients, managing approximately $671 billion in assets with a broad range of brokerage and advisory solutions.

Alan Bynum is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James since 1999 and also has roles with Borman Financial and California Pacific Medical Center. Outside of advisory duties, he is involved in managing Borman Wealth Management and serves as a trustee and executor for client trusts under specific conditions. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning using analytical tools and supports municipal and public-finance work through a unique affiliation with a municipal advisor.

Mark Kinsella is a financial advisor at Merrill with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, PNC Bank, and JPMorgan Chase. 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 offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Daniel Baldwin is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 29 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Baldwin holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He serves as a board officer for the JV Bubby Baldwin Service and Conservation Foundation, a veteran organization based in Lafayette, California. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs to individuals and institutions, focusing on 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 that incorporate market simulations and long-term return estimates.

Sylvana Youssef is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bank of America and various banking and consulting positions. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting, with final decision-making authority retained by clients.

Kevin Zimmer is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Concord, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2008 and previously spent five years at Ifmg Securities, Inc. Zimmer spends time managing his LPL business through Zimmer Financial Group. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

Kim Albano is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and UBS. Prior to her current role, she was also involved with LeadHer and Door Dash. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee solutions, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Justin Pribilovics is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Wells Fargo Advisors in Orinda, CA. He has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Pacific Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a 25% ownership stake in Quin Oaks Investment Group LLC, where he is actively involved. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients by providing investment and fee-based financial planning services, offering a broad range of planning options tailored to clients who meet certain net-worth thresholds. The firm combines proprietary research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations delivered through meetings and written summaries, with flexible implementation options.

Tyler O'campo is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having six years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 2019 and previously worked at AXA-Advisors, LLC, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Moraga Country Club, and Saint Mary's College of California. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party managers.

Paul Watkins is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2025. Prior to this position, he served as a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2023 to 2025. In his professional capacity, Paul focuses on building confident financial plans for his clients through personalized conversations and education on various financial options. Paul completed his MBA with an emphasis in Finance at Saint Mary's College of California, enhancing his skills in financial consulting. He holds a California Insurance License. Originally from Walnut Creek, CA, Paul and his family enjoy spending weekends exploring outdoor parks. His personal interests include camping, family activities, social events, hiking, parenthood, and skiing.

Amy Wasser is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Raymond James Financial since 2022, following a 23-year tenure at Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Wasser is also involved with SilverTree Collective and is a member of Wasser Wealth Management, LLC, through which she works as a financial advisor. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a broad client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides tailored financial planning and investment consulting using analytical tools to support client goals and offers specialized programs such as wrap-fee advisory services and municipal and public finance consulting.

Sara Holland is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 before joining Wells Fargo Advisors in 2022. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients by providing a broad range of investment and fee-based financial planning services, including specialized planning for business-owner transitions, sports and entertainment, special needs, and divorce. Advisors use Wells Fargo’s research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations, with implementation options available through various brokerage and advisory programs.

Christopher Thompson is a financial advisor at Stifel with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Thompson has co-authored a children’s book with his daughter and is involved as an advisor and co-founder of YouthDraft, an app for youth sports assessments and drafting, as well as advising a sports equipment business started by his son. Stifel serves a broad client base including individuals, institutional clients, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Lacey Brook is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Orinda, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James and Associates from 2015 to 2022 before joining Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual 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 uses a structured financial planning process incorporating proprietary tools and market simulations.