Wheelock Bingham is a financial advisor at Bingham Private Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc for 10 years before joining his current firm. Bingham is a licensed insurance agent and dedicates a small portion of his time to insurance sales and implementation. Bingham Private Wealth, LLC advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary wealth management, customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation, utilizes third-party artificial intelligence tools for investment research, and incorporates options and other derivatives in client accounts.

Jessica Chen is a financial advisor at Uprise Advisers LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Ontrail, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages a carsharing business on the Turo platform. Uprise Advisers LLC provides financial planning services primarily to individual clients through an online platform, focusing on securities allocation strategies and tailored recommendations without offering investment management or custody. The firm operates on fixed pricing and features a Strategic Partner Program as well as a Trust Investment Advisory service for illiquid startup equity.

Naoya Takashita is a financial advisor at Asset Planning and Protection LLC (APP) with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Value Financial Holdings, Inc., Value Insurance Solutions, Inc., Value Agent, Inc., and Kanagawa Insurance Group, Inc. APP advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $12.9 million across about 76 client relationships. The firm combines multiple analysis techniques and uses discretionary authority to implement long-term trading strategies aligned with each client’s Investment Policy Statement.

James Collins is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with five years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Van Strum & Towne Inc, a firm operating since 1998. Van Strum & Towne primarily serves high net-worth individuals and manages accounts across a variety of entities including trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis for stock selection, capital preservation, and long-term growth, managing approximately $430 million in assets with a small advisory team.

Nadine Thibault is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. She has been with Relevé Financial Group since 2021 and previously worked at NorthRock Partners from 2014 to 2021. Relevé Financial Group manages approximately $255.6 million and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management, including a proprietary subscription-based online advisory platform alongside traditional managed-account services.

Scott Berg is a financial advisor at Insight Capital Management with over 43 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at several firms, including Resource Investment Architects, Inc. and Arkadios Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, he is a martial arts instructor serving as a sensei at Aikido of Alamo. Insight Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and educational workshops, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies to clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Kenneth Silva Ballard Jr. is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at Communitas Financial Planning PBC and has previously worked with First Affirmative Financial Network, Summit Financial, and other firms. Outside of finance, he owns and operates Chef Pro Life, a consulting and training business in the culinary field. Communitas Financial Planning PBC primarily serves institutional clients such as plan sponsors and retirement plans, focusing on socially responsible investing combined with diversification and asset-allocation strategies. The firm provides services including retirement plan consultation, participant education, third-party manager due diligence, and investment advisory program implementation.

Patrick Mc Donnal is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with Tamarind Financial Planning, based in San Mateo, CA. He has been with Tamarind since 2024 and has additional experience as an applications engineer at Indicate Technologies and as a high school athletic coach. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in automated inspection technology and coaching athletic teams. Tamarind Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans by providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio reviews, and project-based advice on a fee-only basis. The firm emphasizes customized financial plans and asset allocation using Modern Portfolio Theory and generally delegates portfolio management to selected sub-advisers.

Lucus Ubaldo is a financial advisor with Envest Advisors, LLC in San Mateo, CA. Holding a Series 65 designation, he has one year of industry experience and has previously worked with The Valoram Group LLC. He was a full-time student for eight years prior to beginning his advisory career. Envest Advisors, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, tailoring portfolios based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance. The firm employs a variety of outsourced managers and platforms while maintaining a small advisory team.

Anthony Wan is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthboost Advisors, LLC since 2016. Wan serves as a board member for Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, an organization focused on legal and civil rights for Asian Pacific Islander communities. Wealthboost Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services primarily for individual clients, small business retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based investment process using mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, and sub-advisers, and is notable for its legal qualifications and specialized services for charitable foundations and small business retirement plans.

Patricia Williams is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Silicon Private Wealth, LLC in Fremont, CA. She has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Silicon Private Wealth since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she holds insurance licenses and performs insurance reviews and variable annuity discussions for clients. 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 employs a range of investment strategies and analysis methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management services.

Martin Attiq is a Series 65-registered advisor with experience at Mont AI, Astra, and SigFig Wealth Management, totaling several years in the financial industry. He is currently the sole advisor at Mont AI, a firm based in San Francisco, CA. Mont AI provides discretionary investment management to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, through an AI-driven mobile platform that uses direct indexing of the S&P 500 and custom tax-loss harvesting. The firm offers portfolio management and rebalancing through a conversational chatbot that collects client preferences and risk profiles to tailor investment strategies.

Sumeet Ganju is a financial advisor at InverseWealth LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation. Prior to joining InverseWealth, he worked in various roles including positions at Draft.co dba Contentfly Inc and Mixmax. InverseWealth LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses proprietary quantitative investment models and typically implements portfolios with ETFs, employing trend-following rules and active management strategies.

Amie Shapiro is a financial advisor at Lula Financial in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with five years of industry experience. Prior to her advisory role, she worked at Sephora and Starbucks Coffee Company for a combined total of over 20 years. Outside of advising, she is involved in hospitality and retail sales ventures. Lula Financial provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, using a fee structure that includes fixed, hourly, and subscription arrangements. The firm emphasizes passive investment strategies with index funds and ETFs and operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

John Goldberg is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has led Goldberg Advisers, LLC since 1999. Goldberg is based in Piedmont, CA, and works as part of a four-advisor team at Capital Trust Advisors. Capital Trust Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities including trusts, estates, pension, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning, managing portfolios across equity, fixed-income, and balanced strategies using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Stephanie Fisher is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Shum Financial Group, Inc. in Alameda, CA, with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Jack Brain & Associates for 15 years before joining Shum Financial Group. Shum Financial Group serves individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations with fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs fundamental analysis and documented investment policies to guide investment decisions and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Phillip Rice is a financial advisor at Insight Capital Management with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Insight Capital Management since 2012. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, foundations, and other entities, managing approximately $330 million across about 374 client relationships. Insight Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and educational workshops, tailoring investment recommendations to clients’ goals and risk tolerance using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Milo Hanke is a CFP® with 42 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is a principal at Hanke & Apolonio Wealth Advisors LLC in San Francisco, where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he operated as a sole proprietor and was affiliated with LPL Financial for over two decades. Hanke & Apolonio Wealth Advisors LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing investment advisory and financial planning services, managing approximately $145 million in assets. The firm uses fundamental analysis and tailored strategies documented in each client’s investment policy, conducts regular account reviews, and offers educational seminars and life coaching services to clients.

Peter Verbica is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Silicon Private Wealth, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Viant Capital, LLC, All American Cowboy Funds Management, LLC, and Bank of America/Merrill, where he worked for eight years. Outside of financial advisory, Verbica is a licensed California real estate broker, founder of a private family LLC, an author, and involved in several entrepreneurial and nonprofit activities, including serving on the San Jose Symphony Foundation board and chairing the Santa Cruz County Republican Central Committee. He is also a candidate for U.S. Congress in California’s 19th district. Silicon Private Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $177.8 million in assets. The firm employs multiple analysis methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, advising across a broad range of investments and occasionally referring clients to third-party advisers.

Practicing financial planning since 2008, I came to this profession out of a desire to help others and work in a meaningful profession where I impact lives positively. A graduate of Smith College, I worked in consulting and marketing earlier in my career, which brings a broad perspective to my clients' financial lives. As a partner at Tamarind Financial Planning, I focus on George Kinder's Life Planning techniques, delving deeper into what clients want to get out of their time on this earth so we can direct their finances towards that end. Having lived in France, India, and the UK, I specialize in helping those with cross-border situations navigate complex financial journeys. I love the outdoors, yoga, Pilates, reading, and meditation. Married to an academic working in Climate Finance involves inevitable travel, and with our two children now pursuing studies and work, we are embracing life as fresh empty nesters! I welcome the opportunity to hear your story and help you plan your future.