Phillip Swenson is a CFP® with eight 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 Raymond James Financial Services and Millar Financial Group before joining Mercer. Mercer Global Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, offering globally diversified portfolios with multi-factor tilts, tax management, and a range of implementation options.

Danny Tan is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank NA. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary models. The firm employs multiple risk profiles and collaborates with HSBC Global Asset Management and other affiliated providers for strategic asset allocation, fund due diligence, and portfolio monitoring.

Matthew Traub is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Mariner, where he has been since 2022, following roles at Affinity Capital Advisors and financial positions at Lyft and Uber. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm combines in-house research with external allocations and offers integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Kelly Trevethan is a financial advisor at Mariner with 40 years of industry experience and holds a Series 63 designation. Prior to joining Mariner in 2020, Trevethan worked at firms including United Capital Financial Advisers, CETERA Advisor Networks, and Girard Securities. Outside of advising, Trevethan is a passive investor in a Napa Valley winery and serves on the board of the Olympic Club Foundation, a nonprofit supporting at-risk youth in the San Francisco Bay area. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm offers discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

John Mckenna is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The On Investment Management Company, Embarcadero Financial Group, The O.N. Equity Sales Company, and Ohio National Financial Services. Outside of advising, he serves as a strategic advisor to Mitre Medical Inc. and is a member of the Board of Directors at Berkeley Country Club. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and planning services, utilizing both proprietary and external strategies, and is notable for its scale and focus on investment company clients.

Ralph Sklar is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1995 and operates Silver Transitions Financial & Insurance Solutions since 2008. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as an advocate for Children’s Hospital Oakland and serves on the boards of the Telegraph Area Business Improvement District and the Oakland Rotary Endowment. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations delivered through various program types, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis under an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Ludovic Thomasson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ensemble Capital Management, LLC for 10 years before joining Corient Services LLC and Corient in 2024. Thomasson is based in San Francisco, CA. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates both in-house strategies and third-party solutions, with continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Michael Navone is a financial advisor with Corient who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2024, he worked at Ensemble Capital Management for six years and held roles at Sage Advisory and a brief period of unemployment. 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 continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Marcia Smith is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2008. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various segments, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers a broad range of investment advisory programs, combining multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive in-house research and execution capabilities.

Brooks Slate is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2019. Prior to joining Cresset, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets across a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach that combines active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due diligence program and a range of advisory and family office services.

Daniel Langon is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2023 and previously held roles at First Republic Securities Company, LLC and First Republic Investment Management, Inc. Before his financial career, he was involved in the construction industry and attended the University of Oregon. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer engaged in securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Stephanie Cooper is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. Prior to that, she worked at Adam Financial Associates, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. She is also the founder of an online apparel company, allSZN Apparel, LLC. 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, supported by a range of supplemental portfolio management options and integrated retirement plan services.

Ian White is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC based in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Capital Management in 2026, he worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and held roles related to research and administration. Ian serves as a board member of SEED Lafayette, a special education enrichment development foundation. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering a broad range of services including securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking.

Ulku Dogan is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Rock & Co LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors prior to her current role. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth clients, including families, family offices, charities, and corporations, providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers integrated services through affiliated entities and emphasizes access to alternative and private investments within a comprehensive wealth, trust, and insurance platform.

Yiyin Xia is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019, following prior roles at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and various positions including at the University of Southern California. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm leverages a broad range of proprietary and third-party research, strategic and tactical allocation models, and a variety of fee arrangements, supported by the resources of the broader Goldman Sachs organization.

Regan Smith is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Adero Partners, LLC and Vista Wealth Management. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework combining various active and passive strategies.

Bennett Flynn is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined IEQ Capital in 2026 and has no prior industry experience. His background includes roles with the Idaho Falls Chukars and Rogers Blue Jays, as well as education at the University of Notre Dame and Davidson College. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach integrates macro and manager research with access to alternative investments through an integrated private-investment platform.

Stanley Toy is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities for 14 years before joining Citigroup in 2026. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive compliance and oversight mechanisms, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Robert Welch is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at BTR Capital Management for seven years. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active managers guided by quantitative and fundamental research.

Barbara Dugan is a financial advisor at Farther with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Alpha Cubed Investments, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of her financial career, she has operated Barbara Dugan Yoga and Wellness since 2000, providing private and small group yoga instruction. Farther offers discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform supplemented by in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory–based investment approach with algorithmic rebalancing and uses a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income, while incorporating AI tools under internal review.