Sarah Nierode is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. She has been with Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2019 and previously worked at Johnston & Associates Inc from 2013 to 2018. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Charles Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm conducts annual financial reviews and offers investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Colin Drake is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2026. Prior to joining Wealthspire, he worked at Marin Financial Advisors, LLC for eight years and operated Drake Wealth Management for six years. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation across multiple asset classes, with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Shilpa Andalkar is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient. Her prior experience includes roles at Ensemble Capital Management, Brio Financial Group, and Ameriprise Financial Services. She serves on the investment committee of the United Religions Initiative Foundation and is a board member of the East Bay Community Foundation. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, 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 utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Jeffrey Leong is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in San Francisco, holding the Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property in San Leandro, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains a distinctive combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Joseph Sims is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021. He previously worked for The Savant Group for 17 years. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm uses discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and combines in-house research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Yvonne Thomas is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Burlingame, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at BBVA Securities Inc., BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., and Compass Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that uses algorithm-driven model portfolios managed by PNC or third-party strategists and executed via mutual funds and ETFs. The firm’s approach features an invitation-only, employee pilot program with limited direct client interaction and a focus on strategic portfolio implementation.

Bridget Keefer is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Lincoln Investment. Keefer is also associated with the Mammini Company. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management through a variety of managed account programs.

Huy Lam is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at HighTower Advisors since 2020. Prior to joining HighTower, he worked at Schultz Collins, Inc. for 13 years. He is based in San Francisco, CA. HighTower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Matthew Acie is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. based in San Francisco, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial and RFS Partners. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting through various program structures, with a focus on recommendation-based, non-discretionary investment advice.

Michael Mink is a financial advisor at Farther with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Meritas Advisors, LLC for 15 years before joining Farther. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform as well as in-person meetings. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and uses proprietary model portfolios with algorithmic rebalancing, combining exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Richard Mcdaniel is a financial advisor at William Blair with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Republic Bank, Regions Bank, Walmart, the University of Southern Mississippi, and Wells Fargo Bank. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Ella Plotkin Oren is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Berkeley, CA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, TPO Financial & Insurance Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored solutions through various program types and maintains a predominantly non-discretionary asset base.

Debbie Shaug is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she was with Browuer & Janachowski and spent 17 years involved with A Baby's Place, an online retail business. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides a range of services such as 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 portfolio strategies.

Regina Tsai is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. and Charles Schwab since 2017 and previously spent one year at B|O|S. The firm provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering clients tailored financial reviews and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and standard asset allocation models.

Theodore Beebe is a financial advisor at Corient with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Columbia Pacific Wealth Management and JPMorgan Chase. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses risk management tools and alternative investments to align portfolios with client objectives.

Chad Van Den Top is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, BNY Mellon, and Northern Trust. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and include point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Michael Wade is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he is involved in real estate through ownership and management of a company that focuses on locating, rehabilitating, and selling distressed properties. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse clientele including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures. The firm predominantly provides non-discretionary, recommendation-based advice across its multiple advisory and brokerage channels.

Nilamber Shrestha is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2005 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley DW Inc. from 1998 to 2005. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, emphasizing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Andrew Mo is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in San Francisco, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera, East West Bank, Iconiq Capital, SVB Wealth Advisory, Alliance Bernstein, and BNY Mellon. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through several program types, including client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with ongoing fund due diligence and monitoring, serving a broad range of clients with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Hareesh Sivashanker is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he held roles at Fisher Investments, HD Vest Advisory Services, HD Vest Investment Services, and The Vanguard Group. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors, employing an active, multi-strategy investment process that combines quantitative modeling with fundamental analysis. The firm manages portfolios across multiple asset classes using proprietary tools and works with third-party sub-advisors to customize client portfolios.