John Lococo is a financial advisor with American Investors Company, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with American Investors Company since 2010 and also operates as a full-time independent insurance agent through First Street Wealth Advisors. American Investors Company provides advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and 401(k) investment monitoring, combining broker-dealer and SEC-registered advisor functions with multiple revenue streams from advisory and commission-based activities.

Joseph Mcginley is a financial advisor at Ellis Investment Partners, LLC in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at several companies across the entertainment and technology sectors and serves on the boards of the SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-Northern California labor union and the Hunters Point Biomonitoring Foundation. Ellis Investment Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, managing over $900 million in assets. The firm uses a dynamic asset-allocation strategy with multiple model portfolios and provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary support for retirement plans.

Stephen Brennan is a financial advisor at Alhambra Investment Management LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Alhambra since 2016 and previously worked with the San Jose Police & Fire Pension. Outside of advisory services, he operates a marketing consulting business focused on marketing communications and oversees commercial real estate investments as a partner in a real estate firm. Alhambra Investment Management serves individual, high-net-worth, charitable, and corporate clients through discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm uses a top-down macroeconomic approach combined with quantitative equity models and alternative investments, managing portfolios with a team-based approach tailored to client risk tolerances.

Craig Tompkins is a financial advisor with CSP Financial Group LLC in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Agape Investment Coaching and Rice Financial Consulting, and he also owns and operates Coalition Insurance Services, a life and health insurance business in California. CSP Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm emphasizes portfolio construction and monitoring based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employs third-party managers for model implementation, and manages held-away workplace accounts with a focus on tax-efficient asset location and rebalancing.

Henry Hien Phan is a financial advisor at Kera Capital Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Nfluence Partners, Vista Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley, and AxA Advisors. Kera Capital Partners manages over $1.3 billion and serves individual clients, foundations, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with an outcomes-oriented asset allocation approach, emphasizing data analytics and tax awareness.

Matthew Keating is a financial advisor with Saratoga Research & Investment Management. He holds a Series 65 credential and has six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Saratoga Research & Investment Management in 2019, he worked at Apple for seven years. Saratoga Research & Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and various institutional clients such as pension plans, endowments, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-only, concentrated large-cap equity strategy characterized by a four-step investment process and manages approximately $2.5 billion across roughly 2,800 clients.

Reese Rifredi is a financial advisor with Kane Investment Management, Inc. in Los Gatos, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Optimist Made, Get Smart Labs, Loyola Marymount University, and RPM Training. Kane Investment Management provides tailored investment account management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, 401(k) plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental and technical analysis to manage equity and fixed income portfolios, typically on a discretionary basis.

Lillian Swenson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Wealth Architects, LLC with three years of industry experience. She has worked at Wealth Architects since 2025, following positions at Corient Services LLC, Corient, and Western Technology Investment. Wealth Architects serves individual investors, trusts and estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive wealth management and planning. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment process with tailored strategic asset allocation and discretionary portfolio management primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual debt securities.

Kelly Roemers is a Series 65 registered advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Statheros Financial Solutions, Inc. since 2019, following a prior tenure at Pgr Solutions, LLC, which was succeeded by Statheros. Statheros Financial Solutions, Inc. provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm utilizes globally diversified, long-term strategies primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, and employs a proprietary Portfolio Builder tool to tailor allocations based on tax status, financial need, and risk tolerance.

Julianne Jeffrey is a financial advisor at Silicon Valley Capital Partners, L.P. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. She has previously worked at Ensemble Capital Management, LLC, Parallel Advisors, LLC, and SunOpta Trading. Silicon Valley Capital Partners, L.P. offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm uses a combination of top-down macroeconomic analysis and bottom-up valuation with proprietary momentum models to tailor portfolios according to clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.

Michael Bergines is a financial advisor at Prospero Wealth, LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Prospero Wealth in 2025, he worked at Armanino LLP, BTN Consulting, Addi, Inc., Conversica, and PayPal. Prospero Wealth provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers tailored investment programs using individual securities, ETFs, derivatives, and long-short strategies, along with assets-under-advisement consulting for other advisers.

Charles Mcateer III is a financial advisor at Aria Wealth Management with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services before joining Aria Wealth Management in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Life Changing Nutraceuticals Inc., where he manages the company’s finances and works with legal advisors. Aria Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset allocation approach based on fundamental and technical analysis and incorporates Modern Portfolio Theory, managing discretionary accounts and often utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisors.

Lance Pieper is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Concentrum Wealth Management. He has been with the firm since 2018. Concentrum Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm focuses on wrap-fee asset management and employs investment strategies that include derivatives and margin, distinguishing it from many similar-sized advisory teams.

Roger Gainer is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Heckman Financial & Insurance Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2011, and also serves as president of Gainer Financial & Insurance Services, an insurance agency specializing in life insurance and annuities. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in software sales through a separate business. Heckman Financial & Insurance Services provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm combines advisory services with insurance production, tax-preparation services, and estate-planning software sales, and offers educational seminars and workshops for clients and the public.

Patrick Phillips is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Architects, LLC since 2011, including two years during 2016 to 2018 in a previous capacity. Wealth Architects serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment process with tailored strategic asset allocation and provides comprehensive wealth management and planning, coordinating non-investment services through a Board of Advisors of third-party professionals.

Elizabeth Luna is a financial advisor with Aria Wealth Management and holds a Series 65 designation. She has 19 years of industry experience, including roles at Sowell Financial Services, Omni Global Group, and Concert Wealth Management. In addition to her advisory work, she serves as a board member of Grail Family Services, a nonprofit organization focused on services for children. She is also a part owner of Myriad Financial, Inc., and a California licensed notary public officer. ARIA Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth families, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset allocation approach based on fundamental and technical analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, managing discretionary accounts and engaging third-party managers and sub-advisors across multiple office locations.

Harpal Sangha is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Heckman Financial & Insurance Services, Inc. with prior experience at Cantab Asset Management Ltd. and a background that includes roles outside the financial industry. He is based in San Jose, CA. Heckman Financial & Insurance Services, Inc. advises individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services. The firm combines portfolio management with insurance brokerage and tax-preparation services and conducts educational seminars and workshops for the public.

Christopher Missirlian is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Architects, LLC since 2023 and previously spent seven years at Parkworth Wealth Management, Inc. Wealth Architects serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive wealth management alongside wealth planning and consulting. The firm’s investment process is based on modern portfolio theory and includes tailored portfolio management with documented client testimonials and a formal Board of Advisors coordination service.

Tierney Bosset is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She has been with Saratoga Research & Investment Management since 2019, following a brief tenure at Mutual Advisors, LLC. Saratoga Research & Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as various institutional clients such as pension plans, endowments, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a long-only approach focused on large-cap equities, using a structured process that combines quantitative screening with qualitative analysis and dual valuation techniques.

Charles Tran is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Architects, LLC and previously worked at Allworth Financial and Silicon Valley Wealth Advisors. Wealth Architects serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, retirement and pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive wealth management and planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and tailored strategic asset allocation, with discretionary portfolio management primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual debt securities.