Brandon Kurz is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with DiversiFi Capital Inc since 2018, including its prior iteration as Compass Capital Management. His prior roles include positions at Mercer Advisors and Aldrich Wealth. Kurz also receives compensation for assisting clients with life insurance sign-ups during financial planning meetings. 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, and quantitative analysis with an explicit social-impact investment filter and offers specialized products, including private funds and SPVs focused on frontier technology investments.

Parvin Manuchehri is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Clarity Wealth Advisors since 2011, working at the San Jose, CA–based firm that operates as a two-advisor team. Clarity Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, often implementing strategies through proprietary or third-party model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Bradley Haupt is a financial advisor with American Investors Company, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 49 years of industry experience. He has been with American Investors Company since 2006 and also operates Allied Tax Planners, where he provides tax preparation, planning, and audit representation services. American Investors Company serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations with investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, 401(k) investment monitoring, and conducts evaluations of third-party money managers, combining broker-dealer and SEC-registered adviser activities.

Ronald Guay is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He currently works at Falcon Wealth Planning, LLC and has previously been employed at Prosperity Capital Advisors, Garrett Investment Advisors, Parsonex Advisory Services, Synchrony Financial, and GE Capital. Falcon Wealth Planning, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and a Family Office service for clients with over $5 million in assets, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Scott Allison is a financial advisor with Kera Capital Partners in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and a creative enterprise, Scott Allison Films. Kera Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional clients, managing assets across a multi-advisor platform with over $1.3 billion in assets under management. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis to build tailored portfolios using various asset classes and provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside targeted consulting.

Saul Greene is a financial advisor at Kaizen Financial Strategies, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Kaizen since 2018, following prior roles at Cyberpress and Waddell & Reed. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed as an insurance agent. Kaizen Financial Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, and offers managed accounts with advanced strategies such as options and margin.

Alison Cornwell is a financial advisor at Silicon Valley Capital Partners, L.P. in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Silicon Valley Capital Partners since 2022 and spent ten years at Rebalance prior to that. Silicon Valley Capital Partners provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.08 billion in assets and combines a top-down macroeconomic framework with bottom-up valuation and proprietary momentum indicators in its investment process.

Evan Nelson is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Nelson Capital Management, LLC since 2014. Nelson Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, written financial planning, and retirement plan asset-management services using a fundamental analysis-based investment process that includes ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks and bonds with both long- and short-term strategies.

Scott Jacobs is a financial advisor at Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at EP Wealth Advisors, DeYoe Wealth Management, Benjamin Madison Wealth Advisors, and Cetera Advisors. 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 follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based, risk-focused investment approach and manages approximately $1.13 billion in assets across a team of seven advisors.

Iris Nguyen is a financial advisor at Wealth Architects, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Wealth Architects since 2011. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive wealth management, planning, and consulting services. Wealth Architects employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment process and offers tailored portfolio management alongside planning services, including tax planning.

Steven Hoffman is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC in Sunnyvale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role since 2020, he has been a financial education instructor at Sunnyvale-Cupertino Adult School and a college planning consultant at Hife College Planning since 2013. Hoffman is also CEO of Backproject Corporation, a medical device manufacturer. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm constructs customized portfolios using various analytical approaches and also refers clients to third-party investment advisors while providing a range of consulting and insurance-related services.

Emmanuel Afolayan is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has one year of experience in the financial industry, having also worked at Apple Inc. from 2023 to 2026 and studied at Penn State University and the University of Freiburg. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans, providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a broad range of instruments and offers both standalone planning engagements and ongoing asset management relationships.

Gerald Sheridan is a financial advisor at Brookwood Investment Group with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Redwood Private Wealth and Emerald Blue Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he has worked as a life insurance agent with unaffiliated carriers since 2005. Brookwood Investment Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.06 billion for over 3,000 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services using a range of passive, active, tactical, and blended investment strategies.

Christopher Cox is a financial advisor at Portside Wealth Group, LLC in San Jose, CA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Brightside Wealth Management, Baker Tilly US, Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Allworth Financial, and Siena Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an online retail T-shirt business and is a limited partner in a professional referral group of CPAs, financial advisors, and attorneys. Portside Wealth Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and client education, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Kenneth Tavernier is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Vanderbilt Securities, LPL Financial, and Wells Fargo Advisors. He serves as president of the Almaden Valley Rotary Club, a community service organization. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach integrates strategic asset allocation with fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Miriam Santiago is a CFP® professional at Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors for six years. Sand Hill Global Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, nonprofits, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture, globally oriented investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation and combines macro analysis with bottom-up research across active and passive vehicles.

Darren Speight is a financial advisor with Diversify Advisory Services, LLC in San Jose, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. Since 2015, he has been affiliated with DFPG Investments, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed insurance products. Diversify Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, medical professionals, and small business owners. The firm employs a tactical diversification investment approach utilizing a variety of internal models and third-party platforms across multiple asset types and strategies.

Cliff Loh is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aspiriant, LLC since 2017, following two years at Stanford Investment Group, Inc. Aspiriant serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside wealth planning, family office, and specialty services. The firm emphasizes customized investment strategies and offers extended family office capabilities, including accounting, banking, and targeted consulting services.

Arthur Green is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC in Los Altos, CA. He has worked at Cognizant Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2012, including its transition into Perigon Wealth Management. Green serves on the investment committee of the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation, providing investment policy advice. Perigon Wealth Management offers customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking institutions. The firm develops portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, often utilizing independent managers or turnkey asset management programs while maintaining oversight and conducting regular account reviews.

Mark Strahs is a financial advisor at Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Sand Hill Global Advisors since 2016. Sand Hill Global Advisors provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and comprehensive financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, nonprofits, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term fundamental research approach with strategic asset allocation, using an open-architecture mix of active and passive vehicles, separately managed accounts, and other investment strategies.