Raymond Bramer is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 52 years of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in antique sales and manages farmland in Iowa, in addition to serving as a trustee for a family brokerage trust. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a variety of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple program models and third-party platforms to construct and oversee client portfolios.

Jason Johnson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, with prior roles at LPL Financial, Mariner Independent Advisor Network, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model and utilizes both proprietary and third-party investment platforms and strategies.

Peter Foster is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Santa Rosa, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, Foster is involved in term life insurance sales with multiple carriers and manages a vacation timeshare rental business. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account-level services.

Thomas Casey is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Santa Rosa, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 11 years of industry experience and operates his own firms, Casey Barrett Financial & Insurance Services and Rhythmic Financial & Insurance Solutions, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various program types and manages a predominantly non-discretionary asset base within an integrated New York Life structure.

Dylan Evans is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked with Kobrin Financial Services since 2020 and serves as a director involved in insurance sales there. Outside of financial services, he participates as a community collaborator with Guayaki, a beverage distributor, engaging in social functions and events. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios with various investment strategies and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Richard Jacobson is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with United Planners Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner. He has been with United Planners since 2016 and also operates Jacobson Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in real estate through Seminary Properties LLC. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise supporting a diverse client base with advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs a largely non-discretionary management approach and is structured as a limited partnership with many advisors as partners.

Steven Peterson is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. Prior to joining Mariner in 2026, he held roles at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, Adero Partners, LLC, UBS, and Cynthia Nowicki Moore, CFP. Outside of finance, he worked for two years at Percival Brewing Company. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for firms of its scale.

Paul Knoblich is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 40 years of industry experience. He is currently with Independent Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2022, following seven years at NPB Financial Group LLC. Knoblich has over four decades of experience in insurance sales and holds an officer/director position in an insurance business outside of his work at Independent Financial Group. Independent Financial Group, LLC serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional plans, offering financial planning and portfolio management through various platforms and third-party managers. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with active and passive investment strategies, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser.

Jonathan Bartfeld is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior work experience at West Coast Financial LLC and several ventures related to vineyards and bullion. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and quantitative screening, and offers services ranging from portfolio management and financial planning to retirement plan consulting and access to alternative investments.

Howard Gorbach is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Cotati, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2015 and has operated H.R. Gorbach Financial Services, Inc. since 2002. His outside business activities include the sales and service of fixed and group insurance products across various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and active-duty military personnel outside the U.S. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Nicolas Haralambidis is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life), holding a Series 66 designation and based in Santa Rosa, California. He began his advisory career in 2025 and has prior experience working at Oregon State University’s Impact Studio and as a board member at Novato High School. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Kelly Soria is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Censia Wealth Advisors. She has held roles at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and Foothill Securities, Inc. Soria is a co-owner of Censia Wealth Advisors, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Monique Pearl is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, LPL Enterprise, JPMorgan Securities LLC, and Edward Jones. She is also involved in the sales and service of life, annuities, disability, long-term care, health, and group benefits. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Zachary Bressick is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Santa Rosa, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and has concurrent experience with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2014. Bressick serves as a board member for the nonprofit organization The Zones and is involved with the Leadership Santa Rosa Alumni Association. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional investors, and plan sponsors. The firm offers multiple advisory program types and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jackson Rabuck is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at West Coast Financial, LLC for eight years. He is also a member and general partner of West Coast Financial, LLC, which manages several private real estate funds maintained as outside business activities. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on customized, diversified portfolios and private market programs for qualified clients.

Cheyenne Walker is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently advising at NewEdge Advisors. Her prior experience includes roles at Hanson McClain Advisors and Securities America. She is also a licensed independent life and variable contracts insurance agent in California. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, combining in-house and third-party manager solutions supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Paul Carpenter is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. He previously worked at Client Centered Financial and has a background including roles at Apple Inc. and various academic positions. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Stephen Higgins is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Santa Rosa, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes six years at JPMorgan Chase Bank. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a significant focus on non-discretionary assets and advisory services related to insurance and annuity products.

Wyatt Knippen is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, specializing in goals-based wealth management, customized investment strategies, and dedicated client service. He works closely with the Negrete & Associates team to develop tailored approaches that align with the unique circumstances and objectives of each client. Wyatt serves as a key client contact, focusing on building long-term relationships and remaining attentive to clients' evolving priorities, while leveraging the resources of Bank of America’s Retirement and Benefit Plan Services Group. Before joining Merrill Lynch in 2017, Wyatt spent 13 years as an insurance broker, gaining experience in client relations and financial planning. His areas of expertise include divorce transition planning, defined benefit and contribution plan services, employee financial health, managing new wealth, and personal retirement planning. He holds professional designations such as CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Wyatt earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from California State University-Sonoma and an MBA from Saint Mary’s College of California. Raised in Napa Valley, he enjoys outdoor activities such as camping, fishing, gardening, and hunting. In his personal time, Wyatt cultivates his garden, tending to fruit trees, tomatoes, and melons.

Joseph Loveless is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding a Series 66 designation and based in Napa, CA. He has been with Charles Schwab and its related entities since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Magnit Global and various other positions before entering the financial advisory field. 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 combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to affiliated discretionary separately managed accounts and offers integrated brokerage, custody, and advisory services.