Joel Van Hofwegen is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Farther since 2025 and previously held roles at Certus Wealth Management, MA Private Wealth, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a combination of digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, utilizing proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, and independent managers.

Shailesh Sachdeva is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in San Francisco, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has recently begun his advisory career, having worked at HSBC Securities and HSBC Bank USA since 2025. Prior to that, he spent four years at Silicon Valley Bank and has managed a sole proprietorship involved in short-term rental property management since 2016. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs serving individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies with client-directed and discretionary options, supported by global asset management and fund due diligence services.

Peter Johnson is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Merritt Family Trust and is president of CityBridge Laguna Honda, a nonprofit organization supporting hospital patients. 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 a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Sean Stannard Stockton is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience at Corient, following a 20-year tenure at Ensemble Capital Management, LLC. He is based in San Francisco, CA. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and uses risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Bobby Hardamon is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Francisco, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, Hardamon worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. He also has experience with the Alameda County Probation Department and nonprofit organizations including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Inc. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, with a substantial portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Eckman is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2020. He previously worked at Schultz Collins, Inc. and Golden Gate University. Eckman holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Benton Lowerison is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Citigroup, he worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors and spent two years at Yale School of Management. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary platforms and supports a broad client base including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Jeffrey Blum is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at American Funds Distributors from 2016 to 2023. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and regular rebalancing.

Andy Lin is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Cerity Partners since 2021, following prior roles at B|O|S and Rand & Associates. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and corporations. The firm provides a range of services, including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Jason Hofmann is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales, dedicating a small portion of his time to this activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a suite of advisory programs and services. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from a broad range of securities and insurance products.

James Murphy is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets in San Francisco, holding a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Citi since 2016. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional scale with in-house research, derivatives capabilities, and bespoke discretionary solutions for large clients.

Rodolfo Argosino is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a sole proprietorship focused on insurance product sales. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs supported by multiple investment strategies and serves approximately 127,000 clients across a platform of more than 400 advisors.

Nicole Kisak is a CFP® certificant with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc., where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she spent 15 years at City National Bank and City National Securities, Inc. She is based in San Francisco, CA. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, employing a multi-manager approach through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private equity and alternative strategy funds.

Catherine Conger is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, she worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and has concurrent involvement with Farm Shop. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax and retirement consulting, and access to alternative and private-market investments, using a combination of proprietary quantitative screens and third-party managers.

Peter Yoon is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2021 and previously spent seven years at Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough LLC. Based in San Francisco, he is currently affiliated with Cerity Partners, an enterprise firm. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Kegan Johnson is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Corient and previously worked at Palo Alto Wealth Advisors LLC and held positions at the Consulate General of Canada and the U.S. Department of State. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Alia Abushkheidem is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James and Anthropologie/URBN, alongside multiple periods of unemployment. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and implements solutions for both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Jason Woon is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Creative Planning since 2021, following six years at IRON Financial. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various specialized investment options and integrated retirement plan services.

Christine Gehring is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in San Francisco. Her prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Wells Fargo Bank, Fidelity Investments, and RBC Capital Markets Corporation. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and research tools to tailor recommendations based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Stephen Donahue is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously held roles at Regis Acquisition Inc. and Regis Management Company, LLC, where he worked for eighteen years. Donahue volunteers as a voting member of the investment committee for the West Point Inn Association. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and offers a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separately managed accounts.