Robert Trieu is a financial advisor at Hickok Advisory, LLC holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Hickok Advisory since 2026 and has prior experience with Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Codex Lending. He is also engaged in tax preparation through Hickok Tax and has worked as an independent licensed agent and consultant since 2014. Hickok Advisory provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical investment analysis and offers strategies ranging from long-term purchases to short-term trading, with regular account reviews and tax-loss harvesting.

Daniel Rhyasen is a financial advisor at NIM Wealth Solutions with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. for 20 years before joining NIM Wealth Solutions and its affiliated entities. NIM Wealth Solutions provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers personalized asset allocation using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, along with tax planning, insurance and annuity solutions, and estate-planning coordination through affiliated businesses.

Ranga Srinivasan is a financial advisor at Everest Private Wealth in Cupertino, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Everest Management Corp since 2007. Everest Private Wealth is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses with personalized financial planning and portfolio management. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation framework combining low-cost mutual funds and ETFs with selective active management and provides detailed reporting and a concierge service for expanded planning and transition support.

David Hicks is a CFP® professional with six years at Petersen and Hicks and three years of industry experience overall. Prior to joining Petersen and Hicks, he worked at Peak Tax and Finance and spent nine years with the Department of Veterans Affairs at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He is involved in non-CPA tax preparation and planning through Petersen and Hicks. Petersen and Hicks serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services. The firm acts as a fiduciary, tailoring advice to client objectives and risk tolerance, and refers clients to third-party managers while conducting ongoing due diligence.

Miho Hatori is a financial advisor at Asset Planning and Protection LLC (APP) with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2013 to 2022. Hatori is also involved in non-variable insurance services through multiple insurance agencies. APP is a small independent registered investment adviser serving individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and pension plan services, employing a range of analytical methods and focusing on long-term investment strategies.

David Rousselot is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at DWR Wealth Management, LLC since 2005. He engages in an unrelated family business, Rousselot & Sons, which he has maintained since 1980. DWR Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a risk-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing diversified models with mutual funds and ETFs, and is affiliated with Dunham Associates CPAs for coordinated tax and advisory services.

Stephen McCarthy is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He has led McCarthy Asset Management, Inc. since 2004 and has operated a CPA practice since 1986. McCarthy Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, and pension plans, managing approximately $378 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning, integrating tax preparation and planning through its principals’ CPA credentials.

Heather Knuff is a CFA® charterholder and principal at Knuff & Company LLC with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Knuff & Company since 2018 and previously spent 19 years at Fiduciary Trust Company. Knuff & Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, charities, endowments, and an affiliated private pooled investment vehicle. The firm uses a goals-driven asset allocation process with a focus on value-oriented and event-driven strategies, combining discretionary portfolio management through Unified Managed Accounts with private fund management.

Roger Debock is a financial advisor with Shepherd Investment Management in Palo Alto, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 17 years of industry experience. He has led Shepherd since 2026 and has operated RDB Consulting since 2015. Shepherd Investment Management provides fee-based portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses a long-term, fundamental, long-only approach focused on Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price, emphasizing global technology and adjacent sectors with high-conviction, optimized portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Soumyalakshmi Parasuraman is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation, with three years of industry experience. She has worked at Griffin Black, LLC since 2025 and previously held roles at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch, and Bank of America. Outside of her financial advisory work, her background includes entrepreneurial ventures with Ascendency Interlinks Pvt Ltd and Ennsignn Advisory Services Pvt Ltd. Griffin Black serves individuals, retirees, executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, with experience assisting Silicon Valley technology and bio-tech professionals as well as clients with cross-border or international ties. The firm offers Holistic Wealth Management, Investment Management, and ongoing financial planning, tailoring investment programs to clients’ goals and risk profiles.

Ka Ki Leung is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Beyond Financial Services. He has worked previously at Millar Financial Group and Raymond James Financial Services. Beyond Financial Services offers investment advice and financial planning to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, special needs trustees, conservatorships, and non-profit organizations. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management, requiring client approval for all recommendations, and integrates services related to special-needs planning and conservatorships.

Ryan Kolstad is a financial advisor at AP Investment Management with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Orr & Associates, Equinox, and New York Life, among others. AP Investment Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with asset management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides tailored investment strategies that utilize a variety of analytical methods and offers portfolio management for institutional clients alongside pension and retirement-plan consulting for employer plan sponsors.

Qianqian He is a financial advisor with Oceaniq Capital, LLC in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oceaniq Capital, she worked at Y LOGX Securities LLC, Vienna Asset Management, Citic Trust Co., Ltd., and Credit Suisse Group AG. Oceaniq Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and corporate cash management. The firm employs customized discretionary management combining fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across public and private investments and facilitates client access to private placements and pooled investment vehicles.

Stephanie Lee is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with East Rock Financial Services, LLC since 2008. Outside of her financial advisory role, she is also a musician, performing under her own name. East Rock Financial Services provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, with a focus on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing. The firm dedicates significant time to comprehensive financial planning and employs fixed-fee planning engagements, serving a small client roster with approximately $111 million in discretionary assets under management.

Sheri Pan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. She founded Pantheon Wealth Planning in 2013 and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. In addition to her advisory work, she acts as an agent selling fixed life, disability, and health insurance products. Pantheon Wealth Planning provides written financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, medical professionals, and business entities. The firm focuses on planning rather than asset management, offering both one-time and ongoing concierge planning services that cover retirement, tax, estate, insurance, and business planning topics.

Allyson Bakos is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Bakos Investment Management with 2 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Columbia University, the University of San Francisco, and Farmgirl Flowers. Bakos Investment Management advises individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, including high-net-worth clients, on discretionary portfolio management and investment planning. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios using asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax considerations, offering access to a wide range of mutual funds and alternative investment vehicles.

Kyle McCauley is a financial advisor with Entrust Investment Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Entrust, he was affiliated with City Center Advisors, LLC and City Center Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a farming business through Green Pastures CSA, LLC. Entrust Investment Services provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and offers services including ERISA plan management and the use of options and leveraged strategies in managed accounts.

Terrence Palazzolo is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Griffin Black, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at The Void, LLC, JLFranklin Wealth Planning, and Invest By Doing, LLC. Griffin Black, LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services primarily to individuals, retirees, executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, with specialized experience serving Silicon Valley technology and bio-tech clients as well as those with cross-border or international ties. The firm offers tailored investment programs, consolidated reporting, and employs AI tools to support advisor judgment.

Regina Legates is a financial advisor at Figtree Financial Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Legates is also a licensed insurance agent handling health, disability, life, and long-term care insurance products. Figtree Financial Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on asset allocation and a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and sector analysis. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis and offers consultative monitoring services, integrating insurance offerings alongside traditional investment management.

Kanaka Szabo Cummings is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Gates Pass Advisors, LLC since 2015. Gates Pass Advisors, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and ongoing wealth management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes financial-planning-driven asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware management, typically implementing strategies through third-party independent managers on a turn-key platform.