Lawrence Pizzella is a financial advisor at Aria Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Aria Wealth Management since 2017. Pizzella also serves as a Portfolio Administrator and consultant at Legacy Wealth Advisors and as a Trading Specialist at the Institute for Wealth Management. Aria Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth families, trusts, corporations, and pension plans. The firm uses an asset allocation framework informed by fundamental and technical analysis and manages discretionary accounts with access to institutional custodial services.

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.

Quynh Ho is a financial advisor at Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. Ho holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Cereus Investment Inc. and Cereus Corporation since 2010, serving as CEO and CFO respectively in non-securities related businesses including real estate brokerage, bookkeeping, tax preparation, and construction. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a risk-based, long-term investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and manages approximately $1.13 billion in assets across a team of seven advisors.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thomas Lowish is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Diversifi Capital Inc in Los Altos, CA. He has been with DiversiFi Capital LLC since 2022. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and also advises pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis in its investment process and manages multiple private funds and special purpose vehicles focused on frontier technology investments.

Eric Thurber is a financial advisor at Three Bridge Wealth Advisors in Los Altos, CA, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sanctuary Securities, llc from 2011 to 2017. Since November 2023, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the International Farmhouse Foundation. Three Bridge Wealth Advisors provides wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and select institutional entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, coordinated financial planning, and integrates third-party managers, focusing on long-term strategies and continuous account supervision.

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.