Madeline Valente is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2013. The firm provides advisory services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities. Bluesky Wealth Advisors manages approximately $850 million in discretionary client assets and employs a strategic asset allocation approach that emphasizes low-cost, tax-efficient investments alongside selective use of active managers.

Joshua Gatti is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He joined Morling Financial Advisors in 2025 and has prior experience in lending and credit union roles, including positions at JVM Lending, Lending Club, and Patelco Credit Union. He also worked at Santa Clara University from 2022 to 2024. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting, typically implementing portfolios using index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, listed equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Michael Lin is a financial advisor at New Insight Wealth Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years before joining New Insight Wealth Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Lin is involved in video and media production, serving as a writer, director, and producer for his own project management company. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities with asset management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a tailored, continuously monitored investment approach that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, managing portfolios across a broad range of securities.

Jackson Vickers is a financial advisor at Mirador Capital Partners in Pleasanton, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mirador Capital Partners in 2023, he worked at High Point Events and Dollarhide Financial Group and completed his education at Arizona State University. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis, managing client assets across various strategies including global allocation and tactical growth, and offers access to affiliated private funds focused on early-stage companies.

Elliot Kallen is a financial advisor with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Prosperity Financial Group since 2000 and also works with Prosperity Wealth Management and Fortune Financial Services. Kallen serves as president of Prosperity Financial Group, where he is involved in retirement planning, benefits administration, and asset management. Prosperity Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $503 million in discretionary assets for several hundred clients through a team of seven advisors. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing sub-advisory relationships and regular portfolio reviews.

Anthony Jurado is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC since 2016 and previously worked at Malakoff Wealth and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. from 2000 to 2016. Lodestar provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a tactical asset allocation approach combining passive and active investments with attention to tax consequences, serving approximately 549 clients and managing $1.34 billion in assets across five advisors.

Nicholas Cochran is a financial advisor with American Investors Company, holding a Series 63 designation and 45 years of industry experience. He has been with American Investors Company since 1992 and has also provided expert witness services in arbitration matters since 2006. American Investors Company offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, combining broker-dealer capabilities with SEC-registered advisory services.

Madeline Williams is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins, LLC since 2017. Williams is based in San Ramon, CA, and is part of the California Financial Advisors team. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing over $2 billion in client assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses, applying a comprehensive investment approach that includes asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and third-party manager due diligence tailored to client objectives.

Jason Mccoy is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC, where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at First Republic Securities Company, LLC; First Republic Investment Management, Inc.; CETERA Advisor Networks LLC; and Sageview Advisory Group. Lodestar Private Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy using a blend of passive and active investments, focusing on long-term holdings with periodic adjustments based on market conditions, and operates as a fee-only fiduciary.

Emmett Peck Jr. is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA. He has worked at both Prosperity Financial Group and Fortune Financial Services since 2016. Outside of his financial advisory role, Peck is involved with the National Ski Patrol, providing customer service and supporting on-mountain safety and emergency care. Prosperity Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities by offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $503 million in discretionary assets through a team of seven advisors and provides tailored portfolios that may include a range of securities, supported by both in-house management and third-party money managers.

Peter Ling is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, where he has worked for 27 years. He is also the principal and president of Morling & Company, an accounting and financial services firm he founded in 1985. In addition to his advisory role, Ling serves as CEO of Systems Integration Solutions, an IT staffing and recruiting firm, and co-managing partner of Commerce Solutions Inc., an IT integration and security company. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with customized asset allocations implemented through a combination of discretionary portfolios, sub-advisors, and both public index-based and alternative pooled investment vehicles.

Jacob Edwards is a financial advisor at Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Wellspring Financial Partners and has a background that includes roles outside finance, such as positions at Liquitech Fire Solutions and Frontline Wildfire Defense. Parkwoods Wealth Partners serves individuals, qualified retirement plans, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and employee financial wellness services. The firm emphasizes a long-term, asset-allocation investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and utilizes various portfolio construction tools and strategies.

Gary Muto is a financial advisor with BCN Financial, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Quest Securities, Inc., Crown Capital Securities, LP, and LPL Financial LLC. BCN Financial specializes in retirement plan advisory and financial planning services primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan participants and members of over 200 Police and Fire Department associations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on mutual funds and ETFs, combining fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis with a market-timing component, while emphasizing client reporting and transparency.

Brian Nguyen is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, where he has been since 2022, and previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Fremont Bank. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors operates as a multi-advisor team managing approximately $585 million for individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, with tactical overlays and ongoing rebalancing, delivered primarily through discretionary separately managed accounts and householded relationships.

Michael Ye is a financial advisor at New Insight Wealth Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and the Gwanju Institute of Science and Technology. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities, offering asset management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a tailored, continuously monitored investment approach that incorporates multiple analytical methods and maintains portfolio duration within a narrow range around benchmarks.

Dajin Yang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, currently serving at New Insight Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at OpenGov, Illumio, Riverbed Technology, Change Healthcare, and McKesson. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities with asset management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a tailored, continuously monitored investment approach, utilizing a variety of analytical methods and maintaining a disciplined fixed-income strategy.

Ankit Sahu is a financial advisor with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Prosperity Financial Group since 2018, following roles at Prosperity Wealth Management and a one-year sabbatical. Outside of advising, he has involvement in real estate development through Sahu Brothers LLC. Prosperity Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $503 million in discretionary assets. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services, tailoring portfolios to client goals and utilizing sub-advisory relationships and third-party money managers.

Joel Malakoff is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Malakoff Wealth since 2010. He also maintains a long-term association with LPL Financial and Malakoff & Associates, Inc. in Danville, CA. Malakoff Wealth provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, banks, business entities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm delivers written financial plans with periodic reviews, focusing on fundamental analysis and manager evaluation, and refers clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision.

Grant Ter Avanesyan is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently with Grant Private Wealth Management in Pleasanton, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Strategic Advisers Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC. Outside of financial advisory, he provides in-home supportive services, assisting clients with medical appointments, meal preparation, and other daily needs. Grant Private Wealth Management is a six-advisor firm that offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $255 million and employs tailored strategies based on clients’ goals, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis.

Audrey Glafkides is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mirador Capital Partners and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2016. Audrey also serves as Chief Operating Officer at Mirador Capital Partners and holds licenses as a fixed insurance agent and notary public. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach combines top-down fundamental analysis with technical analysis and offers a variety of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative investments.