Gary Muto is a financial advisor with BCN Financial, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at BCN Financial since 1994 and has held prior roles at Quest Securities, Inc., Crown Capital Securities, LP, and LPL Financial. BCN Financial provides retirement plan advisory and related financial planning services primarily to participants of employer-sponsored retirement plans and members of Police and Fire Department associations. The firm’s investment process focuses on mutual funds and ETFs, including unleveraged inverse ETFs, combining fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis with market timing, and delivers regular client reporting and specific non-discretionary advice.

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.

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.

Jared La Blue is a financial advisor with Diversifi Capital Inc in Los Altos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Compass Capital Management Group, Diversifi Capital LLC, theTaxGuySF, and Dragon Financial Group. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as managing pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and quantitative analysis within a structured investment process and manages multiple private funds and SPVs focused on frontier technology investments.

Jonathan Riley is a financial advisor with Riley Friedman Asset Management in Los Altos, CA, holding 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Riley Friedman Asset Management since 2011, working as one of two managing members. Riley Friedman Asset Management provides ongoing portfolio management and basic financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on capital preservation, transparency, liquidity, and diversification.

Jack Mc Hargue is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles at RW Investment Management, Will Ellsworth Financial Advising, and Northwestern Mutual. 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 offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, typically implementing portfolios through index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, while maintaining client relationships and monitoring.

Michael King is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at SitusAMC and Alan King and Company. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning, typically using index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, listed equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, while maintaining client relationships and portfolio monitoring.

Andrew Haupt is a financial advisor with American Investors Company in Dublin, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with American Investors Company since 2013 and is also involved with Allied Tax Planners, where he prepares federal and state income tax returns and provides tax consultation services. American Investors Company delivers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, combining advisory and broker-dealer functions with a range of asset management and consulting offerings.

Mark Branson is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Petersen Flynn & Dinsmore Inc. since 2006. He is based in Palo Alto, CA. Cornerstone Capital, Inc. manages approximately $1.26 billion primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and institutions through separately managed equity and fixed-income accounts. The firm employs a capital preservation investment philosophy that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, maintaining relatively concentrated but diversified portfolios.

Stephen Philpott is a CFP® and financial advisor with Nelson Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2005. He has 13 years of industry experience and is based in Menlo Park, CA. Nelson Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan asset-management services. The firm’s investment process uses fundamental analysis and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks, and bonds, with regular portfolio reviews and both long- and short-term strategies.

Judy Lee is a financial advisor at Forthright Capital with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including Prudential Insurance Company of America and New York Life Insurance Company. Lee is also involved with Forthright Capital Partners, LLC as an insurance agent soliciting individual life insurance and fixed annuity products. Forthright Capital Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $107.7 million in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using primarily passive investment management and model-based portfolios tailored to individual client investment policies.

Wa Huong is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has been with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing several real estate investment entities. 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 offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, typically employing index-based strategies along with a range of alternative investments, and provides fiduciary services for participant-directed retirement plans.

Lily Zhang is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Diversifi Capital Inc in Los Altos, CA. She has been with DiversiFi Capital LLC (formerly Compass Capital Management) since 2018. Prior to her advisory role, she spent seven years at the University of California, Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $671 million in assets. The firm combines fundamental, technical, charting, and quantitative analysis in its investment approach and serves as a private fund sponsor and adviser with a focus on frontier technology investments.

Kevin Redila is an advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Fremont Bank and Chabot College. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an e-commerce business selling collectible trading cards through live streaming. 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, utilizing tailored asset allocations implemented through diversified portfolios and alternative investment vehicles, with ESG integration available upon client request.

Zaineb Sohail is a financial advisor at Kaizen Financial Strategies, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kaizen Financial Strategies since 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she is also involved with Ivy Admissions. Kaizen Financial Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio management primarily through its wrap-fee program. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, sector, and qualitative analysis alongside various investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and borrowing within managed accounts.

Jamshid Kekobad is a financial advisor with Grant Private Wealth Management in Pleasanton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Point Digital Finance and Strategic Advisers, Inc., as well as experience with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Grant Private Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, integrating various analytical methods, and it offers public educational seminars and workshops focused on general investment topics.

Alfred Au is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with DiversiFi Capital Inc for eight years, following prior roles at Dragon Global Services, LLC, and Dragon Financial and Investment Group, LLC. Au is also a member of the holding company Dragon Global Services, which wholly owns Dragon Financial Group. DiversiFi Capital Inc provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, while also advising pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and sponsors private funds and special purpose vehicles focused on frontier technology investments.

Bradford Dinsmore is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Capital, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Petersen, Flynn & Dinsmore, Inc. since 1995. Cornerstone Capital, Inc. provides investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and institutional clients through separately managed equity and fixed-income accounts. The firm follows a capital preservation philosophy that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing approximately $1.26 billion with a small team and maintaining a relatively concentrated yet diversified portfolio approach.

Caroline Novak is a financial advisor at Sage Rhino Capital LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Sage Rhino Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $787 million in client assets, utilizing a range of securities and strategies including derivatives and options to align portfolios with client objectives.