Michael Mc Laughlin is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Defined Financial Planning, Mosaic Financial & Exodus Energy, and Accuvest. He has also held teaching positions at Gonzaga University, De La Salle High School, Saint Marys School, and Saint Isidore School. Private Advisor Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes technology platforms to implement a range of investment strategies, often through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Michele McMahon is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at William Blair since 2018. Prior to joining William Blair, she worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, Michele is involved as a referee for youth basketball and volleyball games with the Catholic Youth Organization and operates a scoreboard at University of San Francisco athletic events. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven strategies across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Matthew Hoskins is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2025, he spent 16 years with Charles Schwab Bank and has been associated with Charles Schwab since 2007. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm’s investment guidance is based on Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and research tools, with recommendations tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Caldwell is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2017 and previously worked for Investment Advisers Inc. from 2014 to 2017. He is based in San Francisco, CA, and holds the Series 63 designation. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines internal investment teams, relationship managers, and governance committees to deliver customized portfolio solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, financial planning, and family office services.

Thomas Dolby is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He has worked previously at City National Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, and several other financial firms. Dolby holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in San Francisco, CA. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and point-in-time wealth management consultations primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools, with trade execution requiring client authorization.

Penny Righthand is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Oakland, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 38 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1987. Outside of her advisory work, she is writing a romance novel. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers tailored advice across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a focus on defined contribution and benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

Blake Mcginley is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently with Cerity Partners LLC since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at CETERA Advisor Networks LLC and AssetMark Financial Inc. among others. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm’s approach combines tailored asset allocation with quantitative screening and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial and tax planning, retirement consulting, and access to alternative investments.

Darren Ting is a financial advisor at Farther with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at firms including J.P. Morgan, Merrill, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and First Citizens Bank. Farther provides 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 uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with proprietary models and algorithmic rebalancing, incorporating ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and AI tools subject to internal review.

Tyson Beem is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Media Wealth and has been involved with Gelfand, Rennert, & Feldman since 1998, where he serves as CEO in a business management capacity. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies with access to private and registered pooled vehicles.

Ann Wang is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC based in San Francisco, CA. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of her advisory work, she is an owner of a small rental property business. 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 a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Kevin Dorwin is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked for 17 years at Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough LLC. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, corporations, and institutional investors, offering customized portfolios with a focus on diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Stacey Velez is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. She currently works at Creative Planning and has previously been employed at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors and Geneva Investment Management of Chicago. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.

Peter Lyon is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 43 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Hightower Advisors since 2008 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 1994 to 2008. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Joseph Kuo is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Farther and Financial Life Focus, LLC, and previously held roles at Family Wealth Consultants, Abundance Wealth Planning, and Griffin Black, Inc. He is also an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University and founded Abundance Life Planning, where he coaches and teaches workshops. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke or algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Adrian Fadrhonc is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2023, he worked at Ashfield Capital Partners LLC for ten years. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including 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, with an emphasis on customized, diversified portfolios and private market programs for qualified clients.

William Carlen Jones is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has prior experience at Mathew Blurton-Jones and roles at the University of California, Irvine and Santa Barbara. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a representative for a pension education platform, Pension 101. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through managed account programs and financial planning. The firm utilizes a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and implements model-based portfolios, incorporating market-timing and momentum-based strategies in some programs.

John Bellamy is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of experience in financial advisory. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and WEALTH ENHANCEMENT GROUP since 2022, following seven years at Ginsburg Financial Advisors. Bellamy serves as president and board member of Bullpen Club, Inc., a nonprofit supporting the Miramonte High School baseball program. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Ashley Burneka is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2012 and holds a Series 66 designation. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services along with back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Aileen Braga is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Investment Management, and Saratoga Research & Investment Management. Cresset Asset Management, LLC manages approximately $71.9 billion in client assets across a diverse client base, offering services that include portfolio management, wealth planning, private fund advisory, and family office services. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and multiple affiliated entities.

Ridhima Chadha is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase, J.P. Morgan Securities, HSBC Securities, and Indusind Bank. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services to clients enrolled in its program, relying on Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools. The firm handles trades with client authorization and serves a large client base using a platform that combines proprietary research and third-party money management.