Paul Gelormini is a financial advisor with Promontory Financial Planning, LLC in Los Altos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Liberty Group, LLC, and he is the owner of Gelormini Financial, a business providing comprehensive wealth management and financial advisory services. Gelormini is also a licensed insurance agent who recommends fixed insurance products as part of his advisory work. Promontory Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary asset management, and targeted consultation services. The firm emphasizes a disciplined investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, a multi-advisor team structure, and integrated non-investment services including insurance and accounting.

Sonja Breeding is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Rebalance LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Rebalance, she worked at Homewood Capital Management, Inc. from 2008 to 2021. She holds a California insurance license but is not actively engaged in insurance sales. Rebalance LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and decision-support through its Rebalance360 program to individuals, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.56 billion in discretionary assets across several hundred accounts, employing a strategic asset allocation framework focused on ETFs and long-term rebalancing.

Saadia Ahmed is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kaizen Financial Strategies, LLC since 2018 and previously spent 12 years with Waddell & Reed, Inc. Ahmed is president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Silicon Valley Lajna, a faith-based community group. Kaizen Financial Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach including advanced options and margin strategies and operates a wrap-fee program tailored to client accounts.

Alexis Marriott is a financial advisor at Wealth Architects, LLC in Mountain View, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Architects, Alexis worked briefly at Integris Wealth Management and was involved with Boxing Strong Monterey. Wealth Architects serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing comprehensive wealth management and planning services. The firm uses a structured investment process based on modern portfolio theory, offering tailored portfolio management and planning, including tax planning, often on a discretionary basis.

Samuel Mitsui Reyes is a financial advisor at Wealth Architects, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Istituto Lorenzo De Medici, Brighton Jones, Northwestern Mutual, AlloyLabs, and Next Level Burger. Wealth Architects serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing comprehensive wealth management, planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory, utilizing tailored portfolio management and planning services, with an emphasis on discretionary account management, sub-advisory arrangements, and detailed regulatory disclosures.

Peter Ling is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, where he has worked for 27 years. He is also the principal and president of Morling & Company, an accounting and financial services firm he founded in 1985. In addition to his advisory role, Ling serves as CEO of Systems Integration Solutions, an IT staffing and recruiting firm, and co-managing partner of Commerce Solutions Inc., an IT integration and security company. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with customized asset allocations implemented through a combination of discretionary portfolios, sub-advisors, and both public index-based and alternative pooled investment vehicles.

Eric Hughes is a financial advisor with Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC in Sunnyvale, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2017 and previously at National Planning Corporation from 2013 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Rick E. Hughes Financial, focusing on fixed annuities and life insurance. Valley Wealth Strategies advises individuals, families, trusts, and organizations with customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing over $1.2 billion in assets, with a notable portion managed on a non-discretionary basis.

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.

Gary Muto is a financial advisor with BCN Financial, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at BCN Financial since 1994 and has held prior roles at Quest Securities, Inc., Crown Capital Securities, LP, and LPL Financial. BCN Financial provides retirement plan advisory and related financial planning services primarily to participants of employer-sponsored retirement plans and members of Police and Fire Department associations. The firm’s investment process focuses on mutual funds and ETFs, including unleveraged inverse ETFs, combining fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis with market timing, and delivers regular client reporting and specific non-discretionary advice.

Brian Nguyen is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, where he has been since 2022, and previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Fremont Bank. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors operates as a multi-advisor team managing approximately $585 million for individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, with tactical overlays and ongoing rebalancing, delivered primarily through discretionary separately managed accounts and householded relationships.

Diana Louie is a financial advisor at Nectarine with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. She has one year of experience as an advisor and previously worked at Google for ten years. Nectarine serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing consultative financial planning through selected advisor representatives. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation with low-cost, index-based funds and offers planning services without managing client portfolios or accepting custody.

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.

Grant Ter Avanesyan is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently with Grant Private Wealth Management in Pleasanton, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Strategic Advisers Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC. Outside of financial advisory, he provides in-home supportive services, assisting clients with medical appointments, meal preparation, and other daily needs. Grant Private Wealth Management is a six-advisor firm that offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $255 million and employs tailored strategies based on clients’ goals, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis.

Audrey Glafkides is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mirador Capital Partners and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2016. Audrey also serves as Chief Operating Officer at Mirador Capital Partners and holds licenses as a fixed insurance agent and notary public. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach combines top-down fundamental analysis with technical analysis and offers a variety of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative investments.

Alan Werba is a Certified Financial Planner® with 47 years of experience in financial services. He is a principal at Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management, LLC and has held leadership roles at several affiliated firms, including serving as president of Werba Advisory Services, Inc., which provides tax preparation and consultation services. Werba also holds insurance licenses and is a real estate broker, activities that are separate from his advisory work. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses 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.

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 two years of industry experience, currently serving at MA Private Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Albion Financial Group. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for around 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 fundamental analysis and detailed client profiling.

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.

Jack Mc Hargue is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles at RW Investment Management, Will Ellsworth Financial Advising, and Northwestern Mutual. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, typically implementing portfolios through index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, while maintaining client relationships and monitoring.