Michael Ye is a financial advisor at New Insight Wealth Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise and the Gwanju Institute of Science and Technology before joining his current firm. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, offering discretionary asset management, employer retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process and uses a broad range of instruments to tailor portfolio advice with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Dajin Yang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, currently serving as an advisor at New Insight Wealth Advisors with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at OpenGov, Illumio, Riverbed Technology, Change Healthcare, and McKesson. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management, employer retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process that includes fundamental, quantitative, technical, sector, and cyclical analysis, utilizing a broad range of instruments tailored to client objectives.

Ankit Sahu is a financial advisor with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Prosperity Financial Group since 2018, following roles at Prosperity Wealth Management and a one-year sabbatical. Outside of advising, he has involvement in real estate development through Sahu Brothers LLC. Prosperity Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $503 million in discretionary assets. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services, tailoring portfolios to client goals and utilizing sub-advisory relationships and third-party money managers.

Joel Malakoff is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Malakoff Wealth since 2010. He also maintains a long-term association with LPL Financial and Malakoff & Associates, Inc. in Danville, CA. Malakoff Wealth provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, banks, business entities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm delivers written financial plans with periodic reviews, focusing on fundamental analysis and manager evaluation, and refers clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision.

Grant Ter Avanesyan is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently with Grant Private Wealth Management in Pleasanton, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Strategic Advisers Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC. Outside of financial advisory, he provides in-home supportive services, assisting clients with medical appointments, meal preparation, and other daily needs. Grant Private Wealth Management is a six-advisor firm that offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $255 million and employs tailored strategies based on clients’ goals, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis.

Audrey Glafkides is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mirador Capital Partners and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2016. Audrey also serves as Chief Operating Officer at Mirador Capital Partners and holds licenses as a fixed insurance agent and notary public. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach combines top-down fundamental analysis with technical analysis and offers a variety of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative investments.

Raymond Tan is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with California Financial Advisors since 1998. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $2 billion in assets and employs a team-based approach emphasizing asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence of third-party money managers.

Paula Rose is a financial advisor with American Investors Company in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. She has been with American Investors Company since 2002 and has operated her own advisory business since 1997. Additionally, she is licensed as a life insurance agent. American Investors Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and seminars, operating both as a registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered adviser.

Sean Maloon is a financial advisor at California Financial Advisors with a Series 65 designation. He has been with the firm since 2022, with prior experience at Indus Growth Fund and involvement in activities outside finance, including work with Friday Night Lights and California Polytechnic University. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses with investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting. The firm focuses on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and third-party manager due diligence, managing approximately $2 billion in assets with a team of 11 advisors.

Andrew Haupt is a financial advisor with American Investors Company in Dublin, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with American Investors Company since 2013 and is also involved with Allied Tax Planners, where he prepares federal and state income tax returns and provides tax consultation services. American Investors Company delivers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, combining advisory and broker-dealer functions with a range of asset management and consulting offerings.

Richard Cohn is a financial advisor at American Investors Company with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at American Investors Company since 2002, with a 12-year tenure at Crestmont Advisors, LLC in between. American Investors Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, delivering a range of asset management and financial planning options while maintaining multiple revenue streams from advisory fees and commissions.

Mark Pitre is a CFP® with 37 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins LLC, doing business as California Financial Advisors, for 28 years. He is also licensed as an insurance agent and occasionally engages in insurance sales and servicing. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages over $2 billion in assets, employs a team approach, and emphasizes asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and third-party manager due diligence.

Zaineb Sohail is a financial advisor at Kaizen Financial Strategies, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kaizen Financial Strategies since 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she is also involved with Ivy Admissions. Kaizen Financial Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio management primarily through its wrap-fee program. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, sector, and qualitative analysis alongside various investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and borrowing within managed accounts.

Jamshid Kekobad is a financial advisor with Grant Private Wealth Management in Pleasanton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Point Digital Finance and Strategic Advisers, Inc., as well as experience with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Grant Private Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, integrating various analytical methods, and it offers public educational seminars and workshops focused on general investment topics.

Michael Maloon is a financial advisor with California Financial Advisors in San Ramon, CA, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations. He has 39 years of industry experience, including 28 years at Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins LLC dba CFA. He also serves as a non-investment related insurance agent for Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. and Jackson National Life Insurance Company. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $2 billion in client assets and employs a team-based approach emphasizing asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence of third-party money managers.

Robert Valentine is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with RPG Investment Advisory, LLC since 2014. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, managing approximately $1.04 billion in client assets. RPG uses firm-developed model portfolios and employs both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Jared Harper is a financial advisor with Malakoff Wealth in Danville, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and has also been involved with Metis Technology Solutions since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he provides administrative support to Malakoff Wealth. Malakoff Wealth offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, banks, business entities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and manager evaluation, providing advice through hourly, fixed-fee, or retainer arrangements while referring clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision.

Christopher Connolly is a financial advisor at Mirador Capital Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Stonecastle Land and Home Financial and Service Champions. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates CJC Lending Corp., a mortgage brokerage business. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning coordination. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and offers a range of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative investments.

Joseph Garcia is a financial advisor at Mirador Capital Partners with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America prior to joining Mirador in 2019. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, estate-planning coordination, and plan-sponsor retirement consulting. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and offers a variety of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative vehicles.

Michelle Higgins is a financial advisor at California Financial Advisors in San Ramon, CA, with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at The Wall Street Journal since 2019. Higgins is also a business owner involved in book sales, authoring several titles including *Stocks, Bonds & Soccer Moms* and *College Poor No More*, with proceeds from the latter donated to college scholarships. She is a member of the Investopedia Council as of 2024. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing over $2 billion in client assets and offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that includes asset allocation and third-party manager due diligence, tailoring strategies to client objectives and tax considerations.