Dina Metry is a CFP® professional currently with Farther, a firm where she has worked since 2025. Prior to joining Farther, she was with Fortress Wealth Management from 2017 and worked at California State University, Northridge for one year. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a digital platform and in-person meetings. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing proprietary models, algorithmic rebalancing, and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Michael Prodromou is a CFP® and CFA® affiliated with Creative Planning, where he has worked since 2026. He has seven years of industry experience, including prior roles at Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management and Wetherby Asset Management, as well as four years at Cisco Systems. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors and 151 offices. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, alongside a range of institutional and retirement plan services.

Anne Golden is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Capital Management with 43 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including First Republic and Republic Securities Co. LLC. Rockefeller Capital Management is an enterprise firm with 157 advisors, providing wealth and investment management services.

Michael Blacksburg is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with three years of industry experience. He also serves as principal attorney at Blacksburg Law, a legal practice he has maintained for over 25 years, and has been involved with Continuity Family Business Consulting since 2020. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach.

Peter Hooker is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he has a partial ownership interest in a vacation ranch in Livermore, California. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and market roles that distinguish it from peers.

Marco Ottonello is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC based in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Modern Family Finance, Rame, and eBay Classifieds Group. 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 tailored asset allocation and manager selection, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities.

Elisabeth Sorensen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2010. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Duc Nguyen is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 designations and has worked at CIBC Private Wealth since 2023, following seven years at Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. and ongoing work with Eagle Fund Distributors, Inc. since 2010. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers portfolio management, financial and estate planning, manager selection, and Family Office services, employing a process that integrates internal teams and external managers to create customized investment solutions.

Alexander Joseph is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2006 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a co-trustee for several family trusts. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Yi Zhou is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in San Francisco. Zhou has held roles at several firms, including Aspiriant, LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A. He maintains active insurance licenses related to accident and health, life, and variable annuity products. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, and institutional clients with comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other investment vehicles.

Kristin Nicholson is a CFP®, CFA® with 20 years of industry experience. She currently works at Rockefeller Financial LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management, joining in 2023, after a 19-year tenure at First Republic Investment Management. Nicholson serves as a mentor and board member for SHE-CAN Global, a nonprofit organization supporting young women from post-conflict countries. 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, and consulting through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, and it operates as a registered broker-dealer providing a range of investment and placement services.

Adam Lawlor is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in San Francisco, CA, holding the CFA® designation and Series 66 license. He has 20 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Citi Private Bank and Legato Capital Management LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a woodworking business, designing and selling cutting boards through local farmers markets and an online platform. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a structured investment approach with multiple risk-profile models and blends strategic and tactical asset allocation, serving clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Timur Zeinapur is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and First Republic Investment Management. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach using both active and passive strategies, supported by structured due diligence and private fund management.

Becky Chen is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. for 15 years before joining Rockefeller Capital Management and Rockefeller Financial LLC in 2025. Outside of finance, she owns a photography business and is involved as an event coordinator for a local arts advocacy organization supporting women artists. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Rita Abraldes is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and maintains roles at Canvas Financial and Boom Planning, where she engages in financial planning and client communications. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans, offering fee-based asset management and fiduciary advice through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Brian Murphy is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. He serves on the board of directors of the Hibernian Newman Club of San Francisco, a local charity. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services with a range of investment management programs, consulting, and retirement services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment vehicles.

Jeffrey Tong is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2017. Prior to that, he spent a year at PricewaterhouseCoopers and was associated with the University of San Francisco for six years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with large institutional scale, providing bespoke discretionary solutions and maintaining in-house research and security-pricing functions.

Alexis Howard is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Mariner Wealth Advisors. Prior to joining Mariner, Alexis worked at Savant Investment Group and has been involved with Financially Brave, LLC since 2019, a personal finance education business focused on teaching beginners about saving, debt elimination, and passive stock market investing. At Financially Brave, Alexis engages in speaking, coaching, and content creation related to personal finance. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by an internal team and external managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for an enterprise of its size.

Andrew Fisher is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2020 and previously spent 15 years at Worldview Wealth Advisors. Fisher is based in San Francisco, CA, and holds a Series 63 license. Cerity Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, offering a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments. Cerity emphasizes diversified asset allocation and utilizes both proprietary quantitative screening and third-party managers.

Barry Kaiman is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Vanguard. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm advises on a range of investments while leaving final trading decisions to clients and generally does not exercise discretionary trading authority.