Kristen Worth is a financial advisor at Flywheel Private Wealth LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Barclay West Financial Advisors. Flywheel Private Wealth LLC provides investment management and financial advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities. The firm offers customized, risk-adjusted, and tax-aware asset allocations that combine active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Henry Reed is a financial advisor at PWJohnson Wealth & Legacy, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Griffin Black, LLC, Silicon Valley Capital Partners, and AssetMark Financial, Inc. before joining PWJohnson. PWJohnson Wealth & Legacy provides fee-only financial planning and investment management to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small business retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on comprehensive planning and family legacy services.

Gabriela Mechem is a financial advisor at NIM Wealth Solutions with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with several affiliated entities within the NIM organization since 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with the Bay Area Learning Center. NIM Wealth Solutions provides discretionary investment management for individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm offers personalized asset allocation using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and integrates tax planning, insurance, annuity solutions, and estate-planning coordination through affiliated entities.

Zhaohui Li is a financial advisor at Acela Capital Management, LLC in Los Altos, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Acela Capital Management since 2010. Acela provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth families, managing approximately $38 million in client assets. The firm’s investment approach incorporates mean reversion, value, and diversification, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside AI-supported models to construct globally diversified portfolios.

Zhaozhu Ge is a financial advisor at Acela Capital Management, LLC in Los Altos, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Acela Capital Management since 2010. Acela Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth families, managing approximately $38 million in client assets. The firm’s investment approach combines mean reversion, value, and diversification, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside AI-supported models and proprietary algorithms.

Ricky Dunham is a financial advisor with DWR Wealth Management, LLC in San Jose, CA, holding the PFS™ designation and a Series 65 license. He has 21 years of experience in the financial industry and has been with DWR Wealth Management since 2005. In addition, he has served as President of Dunham Associates CPAs, Inc., an accounting firm, since 1996. 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 uses a risk-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, offering diversified portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds and ETFs tailored to various risk profiles.

Anithah Neelakanda Pillai is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at AP Investment Management in Mountain View, CA, having previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and E.K. Riley Investments, LLC. AP Investment Management offers investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a range of securities to construct individualized portfolios, employs multiple methods of analysis, and provides pension consulting and ERISA-aware retirement plan services for employer plan sponsors.

Tu Nguyen is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Sierra Pacific Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at TS Bank, Callahan Financial Planning, CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., and Boston Private Wealth LLC. Sierra Pacific Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and corporate retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, and plan sponsors. The firm offers tailored portfolio management with continuous account supervision and supports retirement plan participation through participant education and group enrollment meetings.

Kuldip Ambastha is a financial advisor at Ambastha Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Aspiriant from 2015 to 2018. Ambastha Financial LLC provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and small businesses, combining fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and employing both active and passive strategies. The firm manages a concentrated portfolio of roughly $6 million and is notable for its use of derivatives and educational seminars.

Raul Leon is a financial advisor at BluePrint Investments and Tax Planning with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Blueprint Wealth Partners, LLC and Books & Taxes Inc. Outside of advising, he is a partner in a tech startup investment and involved in insurance sales and related bookkeeping activities. BluePrint Investments and Tax Planning is an independent, state-registered firm serving individuals, small businesses, trusts, and charities. The firm offers discretionary model portfolio management alongside financial planning that incorporates tax and cash-flow analysis, using a top-down investment process tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

David Levenson is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience at Value Monitoring, Inc., where he has worked since 2014. He is based in Menlo Park, CA. Value Monitoring, Inc. provides investment management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients through separately managed accounts and serves as sub-advisor to the H & L Insurance Fund. The firm employs proprietary quantitative technology and momentum-based models across multiple strategies, including fixed income, balanced portfolios, and high-turnover equities.

Brent Woolsey is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Red Crane Wealth Management, LLC in Palo Alto, CA since 2016. Red Crane Wealth Management offers discretionary asset management, investment consulting, and standalone financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm combines a wrap fee program with private fund advising and pooled investment vehicles, employing varied investment techniques while allowing clients to place reasonable restrictions on holdings.

Judy Chang is a financial advisor with Pacrim Advisory Services in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 43 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at WHJR Associates, Inc. and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. Judy is also president of Pacrim Benefits Management, Inc., an insurance business. Pacrim Advisory Services provides investment advisory services primarily to individual clients who are generally non–high-net-worth households. The firm adheres to fiduciary standards and offers educational seminars, with a focus on third-party conformance assessments.

Houzhen Yan is a financial advisor at InsideOut Wealth Strategies, LLC with one year of industry experience. Yan holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at JPMorgan Chase and World Financial Group. Prior to the financial sector, Yan held various roles in the food and hospitality industry. InsideOut Wealth Strategies serves individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, providing discretionary asset management and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach combining decision analysis, cyclical analysis, fundamental and technical tools, and modern portfolio theory to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Jacob Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Sierra Pacific Private Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Sierra Pacific since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Papa Fix It, LLC, a handyman business focused on minor household repairs. Sierra Pacific Private Wealth, LLC offers wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and corporate retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, and plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $245.9 million in assets and uses a disciplined investment approach that includes continuous account supervision, regular rebalancing, and periodic reviews tailored to client goals.

Ramprasad Satagopan is a financial advisor at Everest Private Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been employed at Magma Design Automation since 2003. 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 utilizes a strategic asset allocation framework with a core-and-satellite approach, combining low-cost mutual funds and ETFs with selective active management to meet client objectives.

Brandon Smith is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Flywheel Private Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2023, following roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Chase Investment Services Corp., Wamu Investments, Merrill, and Ameriprise. He serves on the investment committee and board of the Los Altos Rotary Endowment Fund, advising on investment decisions and asset allocation. Flywheel Private Wealth LLC provides investment management and financial advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities. The firm offers customized, risk-adjusted, and tax-aware asset allocations blending active and passive strategies, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets with a focus on multi-million dollar accounts.

Garrison Hunter is a financial advisor with NIM Wealth Solutions in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Baker Tilly and the Defense Contract Audit Agency and is the managing member of Fulcrum Accounting, LLC, where he provides tax preparation services. Hunter also works as a licensed insurance agent with various carriers. NIM Wealth Solutions offers discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm combines personalized asset allocation with fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis and provides additional services through affiliated entities, including tax planning, insurance and annuity solutions, and estate-planning coordination.

Yu Chi Peng Lee is a financial advisor at Mayfield Advisors, Inc. in Palo Alto, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Mayfield Advisors since 2007. Lee is also associated with the accounting firm Irvin, Abrahamson & Co., where related persons of Mayfield are employed, facilitating cross-referral between the firms. Mayfield Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and participant-directed employee retirement plans. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified, buy-and-hold allocations primarily through passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, supported by written investment policy statements and regular account reviews.

John Conway is a financial advisor at Conway Partners with two years of industry experience. Prior to his work in financial advising, he has been operating John Conway Law since 1992. Outside of finance, he is also a restaurant owner. Conway Partners provides wealth management, financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a variety of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and insurance companies. The firm’s investment approach centers on diversified, asset-allocation portfolios using low-cost ETFs and third-party independent managers, with additional services covering retirement plan consulting and specialized financial planning.