Marcos Palma Garcia is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Edward Jones, Northwestern Mutual, New York Life, and Wells Fargo Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Palma Gardening LLC, a landscaping company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm offering investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and provides both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Areeya Vesvoranan is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with three years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and a bakery and cafe, as well as teaching positions at Florida International University and Miami Palmetto Senior High School. Outside of finance, she is involved with Thai Tamarind Restaurant in Belmont, CA, where she assists with customer service duties. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of planning options that cover retirement, education, risk management, and specialty areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs analysis. The firm uses proprietary research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations, with implementation options through brokerage or advisory programs.

Russ Bizhko is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Lafayette, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. since 2014. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors through its Institutional Consulting Services program. The firm combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applies an ESG eligibility framework in its investment recommendations.

David Kramer is a financial advisor at Cetera with 48 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Cetera Advisors LLC since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as chairman of finance for a condominium homeowners association. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Kathleen Ortiz is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Sagepoint Financial. Ortiz has been with Raymond James since 2018. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, institutional clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering financial planning and advisory services supported by a broad range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

Kurt Miyamura is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2009. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with various model portfolios and research resources.

Damon Becker is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has been associated with LPL Financial since 2003 and leads Becker Financial Group, which he founded in 2004. Becker serves on the investment committee for Hillcrest Orchard, a family business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations through a national network of advisors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary management with access to model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and various investment strategies.

Miguel O’Hara is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience, including prior roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities. He has been with Charles Schwab since 2020. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a blend of non-discretionary advisory relationships and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by multi-asset model portfolios and due diligence from the Schwab Center for Financial Research.

Joseph A. Senna is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2008. Senna holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients by offering brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management through a wide range of products and proprietary research.

Xiao Meng Qi is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She specializes in family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. Her approach to financial advising integrates asset allocation from a top-down perspective and meticulous selection of stocks and bonds from the bottom up. She emphasizes sector rotation to rebalance portfolios in alignment with clients’ goals and expectations. Ms. Qi holds a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and an educational background that includes a Master’s Degree from Claremont Graduate School, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of California, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Fudan University in Shanghai, China. She values a personalized, one-on-one approach to developing financial strategies tailored to help clients pursue their long-term goals. In addition to her professional work, Ms. Qi participates actively in community volunteer organizations. Her personal interests include cooking, gardening, hiking, music, photography, and traveling.

Mark Baca is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding the ChFC® designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has an extensive career history including long-term roles at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and American River Wealth Management. Baca also operates The Baca Group, an insurance services business. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a nationwide SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management options, financial planning, and consulting services.

Adam Walker is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for ten years and is a 50% owner of HuBro LLC, a family property management business. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, participant education, and plan benchmarking. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with both discretionary and non-discretionary services tailored to plan objectives and risk tolerances.

Eric McCormick is Vice President and Branch Leader at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2005. In this position, he focuses on supporting clients and associates by helping them work towards their definition of success. Prior to joining Fidelity, Eric served as Sales Director at TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc from 1996 to 2005 and was an Institutional Bond Trader at Gruntal & Co, Inc. from 1995 to 1996. Eric holds a California Insurance License and brings extensive experience in financial services, sales leadership, and institutional trading. Outside of his professional responsibilities, he enjoys biking, hiking, skiing, reading, spending time with family, and caring for pets.

Jimi Sidhu is a financial advisor with Merrill in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. since 2018, and previously spent one year at Jutland Chertock and eight years at TEE IT UP!. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Chadwick Bolick is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley and its Private Bank since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is a minority partner in The Porter Club LLC, a travel advisory business based in San Francisco focused on creating client itineraries. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals and institutions, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s approach includes structured planning tools and models developed by its Global Investment Committee, serving a broad range of clients with diverse financial products and programs.

Coburn Brassey is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The Pinza Group, The Sink, Up Software Solutions, and Ameritech Windows. He studied at The University of Colorado Boulder from 2020 to 2024. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools and models to support client financial goals.

Blake Winters is a financial advisor with Fidelity in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fidelity Investments, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Financial Dimensions Group, Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott, and The Vanguard Group. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC, where Winters is affiliated, provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including an IRS-qualified Charitable Gift Fund and registered investment companies. The firm employs a blend of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to deliver model portfolios across a wide investable universe of mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Alan Shimizu is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill and Bank of America since 2019 and previously spent over two decades at Sierra Nursery Sales. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Treasurer of SYM Ventures LLC, a family-held limited liability company. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Linda Standen is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill before joining UBS in 2018. Standen serves as an advisory board member for the Salvation Army of Alameda County. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and investment advisory services, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management offerings tailored by a network of financial advisors using proprietary research and model-based asset allocations.

Basil Barouki is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing since 2020 and previously spent seven years with Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement in a community fitness app business, LFG FITNESS, LLC, and owns Spice Rags LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm offering investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and employs over 14,000 advisors, providing a range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute.