Richard Mcdaniel is a financial advisor at William Blair with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Republic Bank, Regions Bank, Walmart, the University of Southern Mississippi, and Wells Fargo Bank. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Ella Plotkin Oren is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Berkeley, CA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, TPO Financial & Insurance Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored solutions through various program types and maintains a predominantly non-discretionary asset base.

Debbie Shaug is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she was with Browuer & Janachowski and spent 17 years involved with A Baby's Place, an online retail business. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolio strategies.

Regina Tsai is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. and Charles Schwab since 2017 and previously spent one year at B|O|S. The firm provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering clients tailored financial reviews and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and standard asset allocation models.

Theodore Beebe is a financial advisor at Corient with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Columbia Pacific Wealth Management and JPMorgan Chase. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses risk management tools and alternative investments to align portfolios with client objectives.

Chad Van Den Top is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, BNY Mellon, and Northern Trust. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and include point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Stephen Kepler is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthspire Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Private Ocean, Mosaic Financial Partners, and Aspirirant LLC. Wealthspire Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

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.

Konstantine Giannoutsos is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2002. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and separate broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time planning as well as ongoing discretionary management using model and customized portfolios.

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. based in San Francisco, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles 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 several program types, including client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with ongoing fund due diligence and monitoring, serving a broad range of clients with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Michael Gold is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Rafael, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 33 years of industry experience, including over 25 years managing Gold Financial & Insurance Services and 10 years with Principal Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches and teaches pickleball. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

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.

Brent Conway is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with both firms since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the Knights of Columbus #14156, a church-related nonprofit organization. Park Avenue Securities, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs.

Timothy Sweeney is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Great Lakes Advisors, LLC and Wintrust Investments, LLC. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations. The firm’s advice is based on Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools, with clients making final trading decisions.

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.

Matthew Krensky is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked 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 a range of advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers various portfolio options alongside specialized client education and integrated service platforms.

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.