Sharon Paratte is a CFP® professional at Traveka Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Traveka Wealth in 2023, she worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management from 2019 to 2023 and United Capital Financial Advisors from 2018 to 2019. Traveka Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, diversification, tax efficiency, and client-specific customization, managing approximately $730.8 million in assets.

Tamaki Faneuff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Catalyst Private Wealth, LLC since 2022 and previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC and UBS. Catalyst Private Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions with investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs both active and passive strategies and multiple analytical methods to tailor diversified portfolios to client goals and risk tolerances.

Perry Clifton is a financial advisor with Tactive Advisors, LLC in Santa Clara, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Strategy Marketplace LLC, ChangePath, LLC, Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC, Partnervest Advisory Services, and Heffernan. Clifton is also an insurance agent, involved in the sales of fixed, index, life, health, and property and casualty insurance products. Tactive Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, employee benefit plans, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management through a robo-advisor platform and an Advisor Advice service. The firm uses a Black-Litterman framework for blended model portfolios and operates both retail and sub-advisory services, with a notable focus on servicing other advisors and managing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Andrew Cattano III is a financial advisor at Occidental Asset Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Occidental since 2013. Prior to that, he was associated with Acc Investment Management, Inc. since 2001. Occidental Asset Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services primarily for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Vijay Patel is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Dragon Financial Group. Patel joined MA Private Wealth in 2021, where he is part of a team of five advisors. MA Private Wealth 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, using a tailored, long-term investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis and supported by third-party research and model recommendations.

Brett Sharkey is a financial advisor at Three Bridge Wealth Advisors in Los Altos, CA, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. and Sanctuary Securities, LLC. Sharkey has served as managing director and financial advisor at Three Bridge Wealth Advisors since 2009. 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 with a focus on ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and REITs, along with coordinated financial planning services including bill-pay and bookkeeping.

Andrew Howard is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at BetterWealth LLC since 2017. Prior to that, he spent 13 years with Edward Jones. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in rental property management and oversight. BetterWealth LLC provides investment advisory and integrated financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm focuses on long-term asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs, with discretionary portfolio management and specialized services such as tax-loss harvesting and limited options strategies.

Vincci Ma is a financial advisor at Kera Capital Partners with 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley for 13 years before joining Kera Capital Partners in 2022. Outside of her advisory role, Ma is the owner of Vincela, a handmade soap business. Kera Capital Partners manages assets for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform with over $1.3 billion in assets under management. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis to deliver tailored portfolios primarily using equities, fixed income, ETFs, options, and mutual funds, and acts as adviser to private pooled vehicles alongside wealth management accounts.

Shane Clark is a Series 65-licensed advisor with International Asset Management in San Mateo, CA, with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Individual Asset Management, Inc. since 2020 and Odyssey Wealth LLC since 2017, where he also serves as Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to that, he held roles at Cross Border Planning and Fresh Minds Consulting. International Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on U.S. expatriates and non-U.S. residents with U.S. investment accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth management using a global investment approach that incorporates currency hedging and cross-border tax considerations.

William Li is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC in Fremont, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morling Financial Advisors in 2021, he worked at IBM for 18 years. 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 consulting, typically implementing portfolios with index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative vehicles, while maintaining client relationships and monitoring through sub-advisors.

Shijun Liu is a financial advisor at Parker Investment Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Parker Investment Management since 2010. The firm serves individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. Parker Investment Management employs a tactical asset allocation approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by proprietary analysis and option strategies for qualified clients.

Justin Mazzon is a CFA® charterholder at Wealth Architects, LLC with six years of industry experience. Before joining Wealth Architects in 2020, he worked at American Blue Chip Investment Management and held positions at the University of California, Berkeley, College of Marin, and Crate and Barrel. Wealth Architects serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with comprehensive wealth management and planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and includes tailored portfolio management, ongoing monitoring, and the use of sub-advisors to implement specific strategies.

Keli Cole is a financial advisor at Avalon Capital Management in Menlo Park, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Avalon, she worked at Capstone Financial Group and KPMG. Avalon Capital Management serves high net worth individuals and families, offering discretionary investment management alongside cash management and fixed-income services. The firm uses a proprietary, quantitative investment process combined with external research and investment-committee review to implement dynamic global asset allocation across a multi-asset framework.

Darcy Smoot is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience and has been with Nelson Capital Management, LLC since 2014. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Menlo Park, CA. Nelson Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan asset-management services, employing a fundamental analysis approach with a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, and bonds across long- and short-term strategies.

Joshua Gatti is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He joined Morling Financial Advisors in 2025 and has prior experience in lending and credit union roles, including positions at JVM Lending, Lending Club, and Patelco Credit Union. He also worked at Santa Clara University from 2022 to 2024. 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 provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting, typically implementing portfolios using index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, listed equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Cary Allison is a financial advisor at Kera Capital Partners with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales as a licensed insurance broker. Kera Capital Partners is a registered investment adviser managing over $1.3 billion for a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis within an outcomes-oriented asset allocation framework and is noted for its active management of private pooled vehicles alongside client accounts.

Ebi Mathew is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Brickley Wealth Management. Prior to joining Brickley Wealth Management, Mathew worked at Wealth Architects, LLC and held various roles at Northwestern Mutual and Ameriprise. Brickley Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, pensions, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach combines modern portfolio theory with active and passive funds, ESG screening, and manager due diligence, serving clients through ongoing monitoring and diversified, long-term strategies.

Brendan Connaughton is a financial advisor at Catalyst Private Wealth, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Mutual Advisors, LLC and ClearPath Capital Partners LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in a media application that assists users with custom video trailer creation. Catalyst Private Wealth serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and third-party manager selection. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies, using multiple analytical methods to create diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Amy Cono is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently with Wealth Architects, LLC, where she has worked since 2024, following a nine-year tenure at Lion Street Financial. Wealth Architects serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing comprehensive wealth management along with wealth planning and consulting. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment process and offers tailored portfolio management and planning services, including tax planning, delivered on a fixed-fee or hourly basis.

Cynthia Combs is a financial advisor at Silicon Valley Capital Partners, L.P. with 3 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Silicon Valley Capital Partners since 2017, following a four-year tenure at TalentSky Inc. 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 employs a top-down macroeconomic framework combined with bottom-up valuation and proprietary momentum indicator models to tailor portfolios according to clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.