Colin Shedd is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory in San Francisco, CA. His prior experience includes six years at Citigroup and roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients participating in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, delivering recommendations through Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Monica Foy is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and experience in the financial services industry beginning in 2024. Her prior work includes roles at Humphreys Group, Intuit, H&R Block, and First Republic Bank. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a bookkeeper for an engineering consulting firm. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and provides a broad range of services including financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Cassie Khuu is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Citi Private Bank since 2010 and at Citigroup Global Markets since 2007, both based in San Francisco, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional capabilities with complex market roles and arrangements.

Austin Krewson is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Titus Wealth Management, and held roles at the University of Central Oklahoma and several private clubs. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach combining passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Keely Ford is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Ernest Packaging Solutions and taught at the middle and high school levels. Ford also has experience with My Universe, LLC and studied at the University of California, Berkeley. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $34.3 billion in assets with about 220 advisors and nearly 9,700 clients. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations, offering a range of wealth management and financial planning services using an institutional-style asset allocation framework.

Nicole Hanson is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2025. Before joining MAI, she spent eight years at Concentric Wealth Management LLC. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through affiliated entities.

Lachlan Mac Lean is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes six years at Equius Partners and one year at Nitro Software, Inc. He is currently based in Novato, California. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and offers diversified investment approaches that combine passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Tristan Bolton is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Lion Street Advisors, and Assetmark, Inc. He also provides investment advisory services through Mariner Independent Advisor Network, LLC, an independent registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions, including proprietary and third-party platforms. The firm operates under a fiduciary model, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services while utilizing multiple investment strategies and technology platforms.

Annie Gottbehuet is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses, and previously worked at TIAA-CREF for 16 years. She serves on the Finance Committee of Parks California, a nonprofit supporting the state park system. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with a variety of investment vehicles, alongside specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Diane Garcia Spiegel is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has experience in the financial industry dating back to 2015, including previous roles at Ginsburg Financial Advisors and Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a variety of program offerings.

Karena Zhu is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mariner and has previously worked at firms including Destination Wealth Management, Citi, Morgan Stanley, and HSBC Securities. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal management team and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Brett Mongeau is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Planning in Walnut Creek, CA since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Aspiriant and multiple divisions of John Hancock from 2015 to 2021. Creative Planning offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by private market investments and tailored portfolio management.

Mitchell Hickey is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Oppenheimer in San Francisco, CA, where he has worked for 11 years. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has accumulated 11 years of industry experience. 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 including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, delivering both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios.

Adam Pyle is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in San Francisco, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 14 years at First Republic Securities and First Republic Bank, followed by two years at J.P. Morgan Securities before joining First Citizens. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a client-focused process using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage portfolios across various asset classes.

Jessica Hurd Ensign is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Brouwer & Janachowski for three years and Copeland Insurance for six years. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, foundations, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation and manager selection alongside proprietary and third-party investment approaches and offers services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Xiaojie Chen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. Chen holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Charles Schwab Bank, Citi IPB U.S., Sterling Bank & Trust, and Quantum Capital Management. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments. The firm offers a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Elisha Sanchez is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with Mercer since 2016. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a range of investment vehicles and specialized programs.

Anjali Singh is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. She has a background that includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in a pet sitting business and serves as a co-leader of two scout troops in Marin County. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both brokerage and advisory services. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports a broad array of financial planning and consulting solutions.

Daniel Smyth is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner since 2026. He previously worked at North Berkeley Investment Partners for nine years and had roles at Puritan Financial. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolios with in-house research and third-party managers while providing integrated tax, accounting, and administrative family office services.

Hanna Ready is a CFP® professional at Mariner with several years of industry experience, including roles at Mariner since 2022. Prior to her financial advisory career, she was affiliated with Purdue University and Blackberry Farm. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolio strategies supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services.