Derek Hobbs is a financial advisor at Evart, Young & Hobbs Investment Management with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 1998. Evart, Young & Hobbs Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual investors, trusts, business entities, and qualified retirement plan sponsors, as well as pension consulting services. The firm employs a research-driven investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing globally diversified, low-cost, tax-efficient ETFs and institutional mutual funds.

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.

Jesse Burns is a financial advisor with Entrust Investment Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Entrust Investment Services, Jesse worked at Ridgeline Retirement, PFS Investments Inc., and Primerica Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in the sale of investment-related and home service products through affiliated companies. Entrust Investment Services provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including other registered investment advisers, high-net-worth individuals, households, and businesses. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and offers ERISA plan services as well as public educational seminars.

Roberto Trejo is a financial advisor with Entrust Investment Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Roberto is also the managing director of Coeus Financial & Insurance Services Inc., an insurance agency where he recommends and places life and annuity products. Entrust Investment Services provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including other registered investment advisers, high-net-worth individuals, households, and businesses. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and offers unique services such as acting as a sub-advisor for other RIAs, providing ERISA 3(38) investment management, and conducting no-cost public educational seminars.

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.

David Smith is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Redwood Park Advisors, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and Morgan Stanley. Redwood Park Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a diversified, analytical investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative methods, serving a mix of individual wealth clients and institutional retirement plans.

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.

Michael Lin is a financial advisor at Arta Finance with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arta Finance Wealth Management LLC and Arta Finance Inc. in 2026, he worked at ICONIQ Capital, LLC for five years. Arta Finance provides investment services primarily to accredited investors, qualified clients, and qualified purchasers via a digital platform that offers discretionary managed products and self-directed options. The firm utilizes a proprietary algorithm incorporating machine learning and minimum-volatility methodology alongside human oversight, and offers access to public market strategies, private funds, structured products, and alternatives.

Scott Smith is a financial advisor at Silicon Private Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Dresner Investment Services, Viant Ventures One, and Viant Capital. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for PUENTE-International, a tequila and mescal producer, and for Microshares, an IT-cloud software company. Silicon Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $177.8 million in assets. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, employs multiple analysis methods, and uses a range of investment strategies including options and tactical instruments.

Rebecca Lyman is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Johnson Lyman Wealth Advisors in Los Altos, CA. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for Webcor Builders, LLP in various roles between 2012 and 2022. Johnson Lyman Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering fee-only financial planning and investment management. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs for diversified, long-term portfolios and employs tax-aware techniques alongside retirement plan advisory services.

Benjamin Pettigrew is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Redwood Park Advisors since 2020 and previously spent eight years with LPL Financial. He teaches high school students the fundamentals of money management through seminars. Redwood Park Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of analytical approaches and discretionary management and offers institutional retirement plan services alongside its smaller advisory team.

Thomas Wise is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Galileo Planning Group, Inc. in Menlo Park, CA, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to his financial advising career, he was a student for 21 years. Galileo Planning Group serves senior corporate executives, high-income professionals, and wealthy individuals, offering customized financial planning and investment counseling on a non-discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified portfolios and fundamental analysis of both marketable and non-marketable investments, while maintaining a non-discretionary, non-custodial model and personalized fee arrangements.

Peter Bradshaw is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Altura Wealth Advisors Inc., where he has worked since 2020. Prior to this, he held roles at J.R. Financial & Insurance Services and Qualified Planning. Altura Wealth Advisors is a SEC-registered team of four advisers managing approximately $169 million for around 400 individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, largely passive investment approach focused on ETF- and mutual-fund-based allocations, with discretionary account management and periodic rebalancing.

Curtis Chen is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, operating through Chen Financial Group, LLC in San Mateo, CA. He has been affiliated with LPL Financial and his own firm since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he has served as a hockey referee. Chen Financial Group serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, and companies, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial life planning, providing advice and implementation recommendations without discretionary asset management, and offers fixed or hourly fee structures.