Annaamalaii Palani is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) since 2020. Her prior work includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co., First Republic PWM, and Fisher Investments. She is also appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Wade is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he is involved in real estate through ownership and management of a company that focuses on locating, rehabilitating, and selling distressed properties. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse clientele including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures. The firm predominantly provides non-discretionary, recommendation-based advice across its multiple advisory and brokerage channels.

Lin Kong is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Oracle Corporation, ServiceMax, Inc., and General Electric. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary program choices.

Nilamber Shrestha is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2005 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley DW Inc. from 1998 to 2005. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, emphasizing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Andrew Mo is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 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. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary models. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with manager due diligence and ongoing monitoring, utilizing both affiliated and third-party providers.

Hareesh Sivashanker is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he held roles at Fisher Investments, HD Vest Advisory Services, HD Vest Investment Services, and The Vanguard Group. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors, employing an active, multi-strategy investment process that combines quantitative modeling with fundamental analysis. The firm manages portfolios across multiple asset classes using proprietary tools and works with third-party sub-advisors to customize client portfolios.

Brendan Casey is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Nasdaq, AlphaSights, and Socorro Asset Management, among others. Brendan also has experience outside finance, including a position at Cain & Abel's Bar and Grill. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines centralized macroeconomic research with diversified portfolio construction using liquid strategies, independent managers, and private alternative investments.

Gregory Forbes is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience at Citadel and EPIQ Capital Group, LLC, with a total of six years in the industry prior to joining IEQ Capital in 2025. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a centralized investment process with a focus on alternative investments and offers specialized services including private placement life insurance sub-advisory and digital asset exposure.

Poul Erik Olsen is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Rim Securities since 2003. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a multi-strategy approach that combines quantitative screening, statistical modeling, and fundamental analysis. The firm manages approximately $73 billion in assets and sponsors the City National Rochdale mutual and interval funds.

David Coles is a financial advisor at Farther with 18 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Triad Advisors, Inc., Wealth Management & Business Concepts, and OSAIC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Coastal Yachting LLC, which involves bookkeeping and maintenance for a sailing yacht. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform offering discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and non-discretionary recommendations for private investment funds. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

John Adrian Dioli is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fortress Investment Group and the San Francisco Giants. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and nonprofit organizations. The firm utilizes centralized macroeconomic research and client-specific Investment Policy Statements to construct portfolios, offering a range of liquid strategies, third-party managers, and private alternative investments.

Thomas Glamuzina is a financial advisor with IEQ Capital, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Securities Company, First Republic Investment Management, and Dynasty Wealth Management. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, donor-advised funds, and private funds. The firm’s investment approach includes centralized macro and manager research, use of independent managers, and allocation to liquid and private alternative investments, supported by an integrated private-investment ecosystem.

Matthew Krensky is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Regis Acquisition Inc. and Regis Management Company, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

David Holmes is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Holmes is a 25% partner in a rental real estate business. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides a range of investment programs and advisory services utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, with a notable emphasis on maintaining custody of client assets while operating integrated broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Jennifer Weir is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in San Francisco, CA, with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020, following two years at Schultz Collins, Inc. and a two-year break from the industry. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach involves manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles.

Erik Ralston is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and First Republic Investment Management. Cresset Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach combining active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and management of private funds across multiple asset classes.

Duy Tieu is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with nine years of industry experience. He has been with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2016 and previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets from 2012 to 2016. Based in San Francisco, CA, he operates within a firm of 173 advisors. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a structured investment process involving internal teams and committees to create customized portfolio solutions and is notable for its higher assets under management per advisor and its involvement with investment company clients.

Jessa Shirman is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Citigroup since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she works as a driver for ride-sharing services in San Francisco. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies using internal standards and oversight committees and supports a wide range of investment products, including alternatives and digital assets.

Alexander Brugger is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He has held roles at IEQ Capital since 2019 and previously worked at First Republic Investment Management and First Republic Securities Company. Brugger holds a Series 66 designation. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm emphasizes a macroeconomic research-driven investment process and offers a range of services including discretionary SMA management, family-office support, OCIO engagements, and access to digital assets through Fidelity Digital Asset Services.

Vernon Ng is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2011. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and is notable for its large institutional scale and unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.