Marian Wellman is a financial advisor with International Asset Management in San Mateo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Individual Asset Management, Inc. since 2006. Outside of advising, she operates a tax preparation business focused on U.S. tax services for clients in Mexico. International Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly U.S. expatriates and non-U.S. residents with U.S. investment accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, wealth planning, and financial consulting with a global investment approach that includes attention to currency hedging and cross-border tax considerations.

Peter Trinh is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Wealth Architects, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Sand Hill Global Advisors and Michael Byrne. Wealth Architects provides comprehensive wealth management and planning services to individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic, modern portfolio theory-based investment process tailored to client needs, with discretionary portfolio management primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual debt securities.

Tyler Scott is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Wealth Architects, LLC since 2012. 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 provides comprehensive wealth management and planning using a tailored strategic asset allocation approach grounded in modern portfolio theory.

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.

Brian Ferrin is a financial advisor with MA Private Wealth, LLC in San Carlos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. He has been with MA Private Wealth since 2018 and previously retired from 2003 to 2018. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for about 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, and select entities, employing a tailored, long-term investment approach based on detailed client profiling and fundamental analysis.

Mallory Davis is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at MA Private Wealth, LLC since 2021. Prior to this, she worked at Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Albion Financial Group. MA Private Wealth is a five-advisor team managing approximately $686 million for individuals, families, trusts, estates, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, with an investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and portfolio customization based on clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity needs, and tax considerations.

David Fernelius is a CFP® professional with 36 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Vantage Wealth Management, LLC since 2010 and also worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2014. Fernelius serves as trustee of The Fernelius 1998 Living Trust, a fiduciary role he dedicates part of his time to. Vantage Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charities, corporations, and broker-dealers, managing approximately $897 million in client assets through a team of seven advisors. The firm offers personalized financial planning and asset management, focusing on customized portfolios with diversified asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs.

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.

Arti Srivastava is a financial advisor at Unique Wealth Strategies with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Unique Wealth Strategies, Arti worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. from 2019 to 2023, and held roles at Bank of America and Allstate agencies earlier in their career. Unique Wealth Strategies serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory strategies and includes the use of derivatives and leverage within managed portfolios and its proprietary wrap-fee program.

Nathan Brickley is a financial advisor at Brickley Wealth Management in San Mateo, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Brickley & Company CPA Inc. and LPL Financial, LLC. Brickley is also involved with Brickley & Company CPA Inc., which provides tax preparation and accounting services. Brickley Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach incorporating modern portfolio theory, active and passive funds, ESG screening, and manager due diligence.

Ekaterina Atanassov is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with eight years at Neumann Capital Management and four years at Atan Consulting, totaling 12 years of industry experience. She is part of a three-advisor team based in Foster City, CA. Neumann Capital Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services, emphasizing strategic asset allocation, proprietary screening, disciplined rebalancing, and tax-efficient model strategies primarily using ETFs.

Jordan Sam is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Alpha Solutions, he was affiliated with the University of California, Riverside for a total of four years. Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered, fee-only firm managing approximately $509 million in discretionary assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients including pensions, foundations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, customized wealth management, and limited financial planning across multiple asset classes.

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.

Tyler Craig is a financial advisor at Barry Investment Advisors, LLC with 11 years at the firm and three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is based in Half Moon Bay, California. Barry Investment Advisors provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a Balanced Global Value approach that combines equities, fixed income, and cash across domestic and international markets, grounded in a Graham and Dodd value discipline.

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. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with Forthright Capital Partners, LLC as an insurance agent focused on individual life insurance and fixed annuity products. Forthright Capital Advisory, LLC manages approximately $107.7 million in discretionary assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily employs passive investment management using model portfolios and outside managers tailored to individual investment policy statements, with regular quarterly account reviews and oversight.

Mitone Griffiths is a financial advisor at Vantage Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Vantage Wealth Management since 2007, also affiliated with LPL Financial LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a notary public in San Mateo, CA. Vantage Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, retirement plans, charities, corporations, and broker-dealers, providing personalized financial planning and asset management. The firm manages approximately $897 million in assets and builds customized portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, applying strategic rebalancing and tactical adjustments across multiple platforms.

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.

Robert Moses Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is a member of the team at Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors and has held roles there since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he oversees inventory management at ShopRite, a non-investment related business. Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered, fee-only firm managing approximately $509 million in discretionary assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and customized wealth planning with a focus on exchange-traded instruments and alternative assets.

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.

Karen Franco is a financial advisor with Navigation Group LLC in Redwood Shores, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has worked with LPL Financial LLC since 2006 and has been involved with Navigation Group, Inc. since 2003. Outside of her advisory roles, she is involved in operating Whispering Hills Horse Ranch. Navigation Group provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive wealth planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans, business entities, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a combination of passive index funds and actively managed mutual funds or ETFs, coordinated with tax and estate planning considerations.