Laurel Jones is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Cedar Wealth Management with six years of experience in the industry. She has worked at Cedar Wealth Management since 2020 and previously held roles at Westville and Rose Mansion, with a sabbatical in 2019. Cedar Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, globally diversified asset allocation using a variety of investment vehicles, offering both portfolio management and financial planning services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Hari Garhwal is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is a co-founder and partner at Garhwal, Chan & Williams Inc. and its affiliated family office in San Francisco, where he has worked since 1996. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Garhwal co-founded a certified public accounting firm that provides business management, consulting, estate planning, and tax preparation services, dedicating about half of his time to accounting clients. Garhwal, Chan & Williams Inc. serves a small, primarily high-net-worth client base including individuals, trusts, closely held businesses, and ERISA plans. The firm offers tailored financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with an investment approach focused on long-term, broadly diversified passive exposures across multiple risk premiums and international markets. Its affiliation with a CPA practice and a concentrated, high-net-worth client roster distinguish the firm.

Giani Kurniawan is a financial advisor at Global Key Advisors with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Global Key Advisors, Giani worked at Global Insight Advisors and held various roles related to education and entrepreneurship. Global Key Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, and family offices, primarily through separately managed accounts branded InsideTrack®. The firm uses statistically driven, multivariate analysis of unconventional data sources and proprietary tools to manage concentrated, long-only portfolios, generally avoiding macro market timing and direct cryptocurrency holdings.

Nihal Muzumdar is a financial advisor at Rubric Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a longstanding career at Adaptive Frontier Investments LLC and Intel Corporation. Rubric Advisors LLC is a small advisory firm managing approximately $28.4 million in assets for about 16 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, OCIO mandates, model portfolio licensing, and sub-advisory services. Its investment process integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory, employing ETFs, equities, options strategies, and alternative investments for qualified clients.

How Ling Khong is a financial advisor at Capstan LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Capstan since 1998. Outside of her advisory role, Ms. Khong works as a bookkeeper for Apicultura Capstan TIC, an investment property in Santa Barbara. Capstan LLC provides discretionary, separately managed portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals and businesses, offering tailored portfolios with global exposures across various asset classes. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and macroeconomic analysis, with a focus on individualized service for a small client base.

Adrianne Yamaki is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in financial services. She is currently with Strategic Wealth Capital and has previously worked at Sanctuary Wealth and Morgan Stanley in various roles. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as an officer and director for Impart Wealth/Impart Digital Media and is a council member for the Bay Area chapter of Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on media and technology choices for children and families. Strategic Wealth Capital provides financial planning, portfolio management, and investment consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and corporate clients. The firm employs a range of strategies across multiple asset classes and offers services on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Marla Landa is a financial advisor at Nomad Financial with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Before entering the financial advisory field, she worked at Asana and Yelp and has been involved with multiple finance-related firms since 2024. She maintains roles at EncorEstate Plans and Plan Forward Finance alongside her work at Nomad Financial. Nomad Financial is a fee-only private wealth management firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on tailored asset-allocation models and primarily passive investment strategies, with an emphasis on tax efficiency and integrated financial planning services.

David Smith is a CFA® charterholder based in Redwood City, CA, with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Redwood Park Advisors since 2020 and previously held positions at LPL Financial and Morgan Stanley. Redwood Park Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an analytical investment process incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and technical methods, offering diversified asset-allocation strategies and serving both individual wealth clients and institutional retirement plans.

Nicholas Bell is a financial advisor with Dunvegan Associates Inc. in Oakland, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. He has been with Dunvegan Associates since 2010. Dunvegan Associates is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and trusts. The firm uses a research-driven approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, emphasizing balance-sheet strength and dividend yield in equity selection, and considers duration and after-tax yield in fixed-income choices.

John Lee is a financial advisor at Alvarado Management Company with 17 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Tallac Corporation since 1985. Alvarado Management Company provides portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, using standard investment analysis and periodic account reviews. The firm employs a hands-on approach with discretionary management and has a unique fee structure that includes performance-based fees despite its small client base.

Michael Sall is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Warbler Advisory, Inc. since 2023 and has been involved with Warbler Labs Inc. since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Coinbase, Inc. and several other companies. Heron Finance offers internet-based investment advisory services to U.S. accredited investors and registered investment advisors through a single online platform. The firm uses an algorithmic approach to construct personalized private market portfolios, allocating across various strategies and asset classes such as private credit, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate.

Guillermo Amoretty is a financial advisor at Amoretti Capital Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Block Advisors and operated as a self-employed consultant. In addition to his advisory work, he is a principal and tax advisor at Amoretti Advisors, a CPA and tax practice. Amoretti Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small business plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, and it offers integrated tax and planning services through its affiliation with a CPA practice.

Judith Webster is a financial advisor at DT Investments I LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at DT Investments LLC since 2019 and Cypress Wealth Advisors since 2016. Webster also acts as a solicitor for Cypress Wealth Advisors under a referral agreement. DT Investments I LLC provides portfolio management and investment supervisory services to a select group of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm uses a variety of analytical methods and trading strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with regular reviews and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

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.

Daniel Fitzpatrick is a financial advisor at Elevate Capital Management, L.L.C. in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. He is also a licensed attorney and the owner of Pacific Pathways Real Estate Inc., a real estate brokerage. Fitzpatrick practiced law from 2011 to 2017. Elevate Capital Management provides portfolio management and investment planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a variety of analytical techniques and generally follows a long-term trading approach, managing assets across multiple investment types with tailored allocations that incorporate client-imposed restrictions.

Michael Kokesh is a financial advisor with Monetary Management Corporation, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His career includes leadership roles at several firms, including Ramparts Asset Management Company and Kokesh Law Group, where he also practices as an attorney. He serves on the board of ViCardia Therapeutics, Inc. Monetary Management Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual investors, focusing on equity and fixed-income strategies. The firm employs proprietary earnings-based stock-selection formulas and utilizes derivatives and hedging techniques across multiple named strategies.

Katherine Simmonds is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. She is currently with Conquis Financial LLC, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Mariner Platform Solutions, AdvicePeriod, LLC, and Stanford Investment Group, Inc. Conquis Financial LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement-plan participants. The firm employs a combination of passive and active strategies, utilizing diversification and Modern Portfolio Theory principles alongside tax-aware tactics to align portfolios with client objectives and risk tolerance.

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.

Emilie Goldman is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Tamarind Financial Planning since 2010. Tamarind Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans by providing comprehensive financial planning and portfolio advice on a fee-only basis. The firm’s approach focuses on customized financial plans and asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, typically delegating portfolio management to vetted sub-advisers.