Heather Liston is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in financial planning. She is the principal of Clarity Financial, an independent advisory firm based in San Francisco. Her prior experience includes roles at Hargrave Fiduciary Advisors and Global Retirement Partners, LLC, as well as teaching positions at UC Berkeley Extension and Hult International Business School. Clarity Financial provides financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive plans, consultations, and hourly engagements covering retirement, cash flow, estate, business planning, and equity compensation. The firm does not manage client investments directly and generally recommends passive, low-turnover portfolios implemented through client-selected custodians.

Sean Gurson is a financial advisor at Unlock Investments in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Moody's Analytics, York Solutions WEX, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he has experience in proprietary trading and data engineering. Unlock Investments provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on tailored portfolio management and managed account programs. The firm emphasizes risk-managed strategies and performance-based compensation, with a distinctive approach to transparency and operational structure for a small independent advisor.

Michael Lickiss is a financial advisor at Pacific Wealth Advisory Services LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at PKS Investments, Arkadios Wealth Advisors, Arkadios Capital, Resource Investment Architects, Inc., and Investment Architects, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in performing and recording music with The Lk Project and tutors high school students in science and math. Pacific Wealth Advisory Services LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a diverse range of investment vehicles, managing approximately $98.7 million in client assets across more than 200 accounts.

Ravi Ganjoo is the sole advisor at RG Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Danville, California. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including 22 years with his current firm. RG Capital Management provides discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients through diversified portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis. The firm employs both long- and short-term trades, occasionally using leverage and derivatives, and offers fee arrangements based on assets or performance.

Sunandan Clerk is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Dhamma Capital, an independent advisory firm based in Walnut Creek, CA, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to founding Dhamma Capital, he held positions at Regal Investment Advisors, Consilium Wealth Management, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. He is also a registered tax preparer with the California Tax Education Council, although he currently does not engage in tax preparation activities. Dhamma Capital manages approximately $70.8 million for a select client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth households, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and referrals to third-party money managers, using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Justin Wollman is an advisor at Composed Capital LLC in San Francisco, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including AllianceBernstein and Invesco Advisers, and he is the founder of Sonar Signal, Inc., a financial technology company focused on behavioral planning software. In addition, he serves as Vice President of Finance and Director at DGC Global, a sales representative firm in the semiconductor industry. Composed Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to individuals and families, as well as retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs broadly diversified, cost-conscious portfolios with an emphasis on long-term strategic asset allocation, and it offers a substantive retirement-plan consulting practice that includes fiduciary roles and participant education.

Glenn Tom is a financial advisor at Personal Best Financial LLC in Oakland, CA, with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at NCR Corporation for six years. Personal Best Financial LLC is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on technology and medical professionals as well as business owners, employing an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory that combines passive and active strategies with options for ESG customization.

Gaurav Kumar is a financial advisor at Tilden Path Capital LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at firms including SquareSpace, Veza, MongoDB, Google LLC, Amazon Web Services, and GoPro. Tilden Path Capital LLC is an independent investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients through separately managed accounts and a private pooled investment vehicle. The firm’s strategies focus on technology‑oriented small‑ and mid‑cap equities, employing bottom-up fundamental research and incorporating limited options strategies, with performance-based fee arrangements available for qualified clients.

Boris Senderzon is a CFA charterholder and Series 65 licensee with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Hilbar Capital, LLC since 2016, where he serves as the sole advisor. Hilbar Capital, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial advisory services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs both passive and active investment strategies tailored to each client’s investment policy, managing approximately $2.84 million in a limited number of accounts.

Mario Hernandez is a CFP® with 38 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of Longevity Wealth Management LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to founding Longevity Wealth Management, Hernandez spent over two decades at Gemmer Asset Management LLC. He also provides access to estate planning software through an online platform separate from his advisory practice. Longevity Wealth Management offers investment management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory programs for individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm primarily allocates client assets through third-party managers and turnkey platforms, providing coordinated financial planning and portfolio management with quarterly reviews.

In 2009 I founded Game Theory Academy, a nonprofit that teaches financial skills to teenagers through the lens of strategic decision-making. My favorite part of that work has been guiding young people to set their own goals outside of what their grownups want for them and then align their day-to-day decisions with those goals. I bring that same strategic curiosity to financial planning for you. Prior to Game Theory Academy, I was CFO of a news media organization. I hold an MBA from Yale and a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley. I am a CFP® professional, and a member of the XY Planning Network and National Association of Personal Financial Advisors. I have a lifelong interest in economics and am excited to work with you to do the heavy lifting of financial planning so you can focus on what you love to do. When I’m not creating financial plans, I’m the mother of a child with avid and ever-changing interests. I love to play guitar and sing bluegrass, roots, and old-time music, with a pop twist.

Roy Peterkofsky is the sole advisor at Peterkofsky, Roy, holding a Series 65 designation with six years at his firm and five years of prior experience at Google. He has been trading securities in his own account since 1987. Peterkofsky, Roy provides discretionary trade-direction services primarily to institutional clients and qualified high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a short-term, quantitatively driven investment approach using a proprietary AI-based method to identify market conditions, focusing on long and short positions in common stocks and ETFs without taking custody of client assets.

Michael Beardsley is an investment advisor with Internet Securities in Oakland, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Internet Securities since 1998 and at Rainmaker Securities, LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he manages the RIA division at Internet Securities. Internet Securities Technology Fund advises accredited individual and institutional investors by creating and managing series LLCs and special purpose vehicles focused on late-stage, privately held technology companies. The firm emphasizes equity research and industry analysis within targeted technology segments, structuring each series LLC to hold a single company with tailored compensation and governance terms.

Sanjay Misra is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Acumain Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Acumain Capital, he spent eleven years at BlackRock Inc. He also serves as a board member of Calfus Inc., a technology consulting and engineering services firm. Acumain Capital provides discretionary portfolio management focused on equity strategies for high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, quantitative modeling, and macroeconomic research to manage long-only and long/short equity portfolios.

Mark Rowen is the principal of Rowen Capital Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in San Francisco. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 16 years of industry experience, all with his current firm since its founding in 2010. Rowen Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, focusing on long-term capital appreciation through bottom-up fundamental analysis of stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs. The firm typically manages concentrated portfolios of 15–30 positions and accommodates client-imposed investment restrictions such as socially responsible or tax-efficient guidelines.

Perry Piazza Jr. is a financial advisor at Cogent Investment Advisors LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Blue Hall Capital, LLC and the City of San Francisco. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice president and treasurer of Bardolph Automation Inc., a company that develops software to control smart light bulbs. Cogent Investment Advisors LLC provides fee-only investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through proprietary model portfolios and custom strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance. The firm actively manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses and may employ derivatives and illiquid investments for suitable clients.

George Chang is a financial advisor at Pillar Point Wealth Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Premier Bank. Pillar Point Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that serves individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary wealth management and financial planning. The firm combines Modern Portfolio Theory with fundamental and cyclical analysis, utilizing both passive and active investment vehicles, and offers socially conscious/ESG portfolios upon request.

Oliver Richner is the sole advisor at Richner Capital LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 credential with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Richner Capital since 2009. Outside of his primary role, Richner Capital provides equity research to a third-party investment management company on an intermittent basis. Richner Capital serves pooled investment vehicles and institutional accounts as a general partner and discretionary investment manager. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focused on small- and mid-cap equities across U.S. and international markets, using long and short positions, derivatives, and leverage as part of its strategy.

Neville Richardson is a financial advisor with Alpha Private Wealth Advisors LLC in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he was involved with Ruwa Entertainment LLC for seven years. He serves as vice chair on the board of Richmond College Prep. Alpha Private Wealth Advisors offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes a range of investment strategies, including derivatives and borrowing, with a notable focus on ERISA-aware pension consulting and institutional portfolio management.

Matthew Gordon is a CFA® credentialed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the principal of Lobos Creek Investors LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2026 after previous roles at Summitry, LLC, Golub Group, and Grouse Rock, LLC. Lobos Creek Investors LLC provides discretionary asset management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fundamental equity analysis with a generally long-term investment orientation. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio management based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance.