Steve Ethridge

Guardian Investment Management (GIM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Tiburon, California. The firm was founded by Robert M. Tomasello and Donald L. Hansen in 1976 as a partnership. GIM provides investment management services to individuals, trusts, charitable foundations, retirement plans, estates, and corporations.

Stewart & Patten Co. LLC (Stewart & Patten) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Lafayette, California. The firm was founded by John (Jack) Stewart and Ronald Patten in 1965. In 1998, they became a Limited Liability Company (LLC) within the State of California. Stewart & Patten provides independent and unbiased investment management. Although most of their clients are individuals, some clients are trusts, charitable foundations, retirement plans, estates, or corporations.

BTR Capital Management, Inc. (BTR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Oakland, California. The firm was founded in 1989 by Lewis Katcher and Stephen Yeatman when they acquired Sutro Capital Management. They were acquired by Wealth Enhancement Group LLC in 2022. BTR provides experienced, professional, discretionary asset management for individuals, foundations, conservatorships, IRAs and retirement plans.

SKBA Capital Management LLC (SKBA) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Andrew Bischel in 1989. SKBA manages assets for individuals, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, state or municipal government entities, mutual funds and insurance companies.