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.

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 seven years of industry experience. He has been with HighTower Advisors since 2020 and previously worked at Schultz Collins, Inc. for 13 years. Based in San Francisco, CA, he provides advisory services through a prominent enterprise firm. HighTower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Matthew Acie is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, RFS Partners, Eqis, and Incapital LLC. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is a dual-registered SEC investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through wrap and unified managed account programs, and brokerage and insurance product distribution.

Michael Mink is a financial advisor at Farther with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Meritas Advisors, LLC for 15 years. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, using bespoke allocations and proprietary algorithmic model portfolios, with a focus on ETFs, 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.

Stephen Kepler is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthspire Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Private Ocean, Mosaic Financial Partners, and Aspirirant LLC. Wealthspire Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Michael Wade is a financial advisor at Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors and served with the Eastex Fire Department for four years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and managing member of Ire One LLC, a company involved in locating, rehabilitating, and selling distressed real estate properties. Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC provides retirement-plan investment advice and managed account services to participants in employer-sponsored plans, utilizing third-party models and techniques to deliver personalized asset allocations and retirement income forecasts. The firm manages approximately $30.9 billion in discretionary assets and offers features such as discretionary rebalancing and income-focused portfolio options within an integrated financial services platform.

Nilamber Shrestha is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Oakland, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2005. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with various investment strategies to meet client objectives.

Andrew Mo is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera, East West Bank, Iconiq Capital, SVB Wealth Advisory, Alliance Bernstein, and BNY Mellon. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs for individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through client-directed and discretionary platforms. The firm’s investment approach incorporates a range of model risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with global fund due diligence and monitoring.

Michael Gold is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Rafael, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 33 years of industry experience, including over 25 years managing Gold Financial & Insurance Services and 10 years with Principal Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches and teaches pickleball. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.