Vanessa Stimac is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameritas-related entities since 2006 and previously at Equitable Advisors from 2001 to 2006. Stimac is also the owner of VS Financial Planning, providing financial planning and brokerage services alongside her advisory role. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and platforms, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by both in-house and third-party managers.

Robindronath Chatterjee is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Head-Royce School. He is involved in pension education through the Pension 101 platform. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to model portfolios, utilizing a range of investment strategies including legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Vicken Ekmekjian is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in San Francisco, where he has worked for 17 years. He holds a Series 63 license. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process involving internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios, utilizing both proprietary and external strategies, and manages approximately $67.8 billion in assets with a comparatively high assets-under-management per advisor ratio.

Jeffrey Sferra is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has worked since 2024, and previously held roles at Charles Schwab, Fidelity Investments, and Edward Jones. Outside of his financial advisory work, he co-owns a rental townhouse in Walnut Creek, California. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain referrals from Charles Schwab & Co. The firm’s approach combines asset-allocation models and internal research tools to deliver tailored recommendations, with investment decisions executed only with client authorization.

Sunita Patel is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently works at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. and has previously held roles at Wellington Management Advisers, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, using a multi-manager approach known as the Capital System. The firm emphasizes fundamental research and long-term investment horizons, implementing portfolios through separately managed accounts, affiliated funds, and alternative strategy vehicles.

Steven Hendrix is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in San Francisco. He has over 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Capital Group Companies and First Republic Bank. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-manager approach grounded in fundamental research and typically allocates assets among separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and alternative strategies.

Vincent Lemoine is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He currently works at RBC Rochdale, LLC, having previously been employed by La Francaise Asset Management. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and various institutional clients. The firm uses an active, multi-strategy investment approach that blends quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to build portfolios across equities, fixed income, real assets, and alternative investments.

Jarrett Bare is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, Mercer Advisors, Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, and Lofty. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and private funds. The firm focuses on separately managed accounts and family-office services, employing a centralized investment process that includes independent managers and access to alternative investments through platforms like iCapital.

Alexander Eisenberg is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember Securities and self-employed since 2000. Eisenberg is also licensed as an insurance agent, involved in fixed insurance products. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services including seminars and personalized retirement planning.

James Morris is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to joining IEQ Capital, he held positions at CITIGROUP and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines centralized macro and manager research with allocations to liquid and private alternative investments, serving clients generally with net worth at or above $10 million.

Anthony Lindner is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Robertson Stephens Advisors, Addepar, and 10x Group. He is based in San Francisco, CA. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services, organized around a Private Advisor model with a consolidated investment platform.

Sherman Salangad is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough LLC for 16 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2021. Cerity Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs a client-specific investment framework that integrates proprietary quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Cyrrus Wyant Fassihi is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at EPIQ Capital Group, LLC. Fassihi’s background also includes roles at the University of Oregon and Hearthstone Assisted Living. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on centralized macroeconomic research and tailored Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a combination of liquid strategies, third-party Independent Managers, and private alternative investments.

Jeffrey Needham is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 14 years of industry experience. His career has been primarily with HSBC-affiliated entities since 2016. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary offerings. The firm’s investment approach integrates strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by global asset management and ongoing fund due diligence, with a notable portion of assets managed in client-directed, non-discretionary portfolios.

Edward Broome is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in San Mateo, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2013 and is also associated with LSPN Pro, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Ryan Moore is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in San Francisco, CA. His career includes prior roles at Wealthspire Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and AXA Advisors. Before entering the financial industry, he held various positions including work at Hungry Howies and MassMutual. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofits, and endowments. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a variety of investment vehicles and offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Steve Ching is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and First Republic Investment Management. Cresset Asset Management, LLC manages approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and private fund management across multiple asset classes.

Colin Shedd is a CFA® charterholder with Series 66 registration and eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has been since 2025, following prior roles at Citigroup, Bank of America, and Merrill. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients by providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm relies on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools, offering tailored recommendations without discretionary trading authority.

Rebecca Mc Court is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Stone Point Capital. Her background includes four years at Boston College prior to entering the financial industry. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, trusts, foundations, endowments, donor-advised funds, and private funds. The firm combines centralized macro and manager research with allocations to liquid and private alternative investments, managing approximately $35.4 billion and focusing on separately managed accounts and family-office services.

Daniel Nowak is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at IEQ Capital since 2019 and previously held roles at First Republic Investment Management, Ernst & Young, Arcis Golf, and Washington University in St. Louis. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is guided by centralized macroeconomic research and client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a mix of liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternative investments.