Joseph Mcginley is a financial advisor at Ellis Investment Partners, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Federated Securities Corp. and FIS Global Trading. Outside of financial advising, he serves on the boards of the SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-Northern California labor union and the Hunters Point Biomonitoring Foundation. Ellis Investment Partners provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory with a dynamic asset-allocation approach and multiple model portfolios. The firm is notable for its retirement plan practice and specialized use of Fidelity’s direct-indexing platforms and fiduciary services.

Stephen Philpott is a CFP® and financial advisor with Nelson Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2005. He has 13 years of industry experience 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 by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan asset-management services. The firm’s investment process uses fundamental analysis and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks, and bonds, with regular portfolio reviews and both long- and short-term strategies.

Judy Lee is a financial advisor at Forthright Capital with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including Prudential Insurance Company of America and New York Life Insurance Company. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with Forthright Capital Partners, LLC as an insurance agent focused on individual life insurance and fixed annuity products. Forthright Capital Advisory, LLC manages approximately $107.7 million in discretionary assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily employs passive investment management using model portfolios and outside managers tailored to individual investment policy statements, with regular quarterly account reviews and oversight.

Craig Tompkins is a financial advisor with CSP Financial Group LLC in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Agape Investment Coaching and Rice Financial Consulting, and he also owns and operates Coalition Insurance Services, a life and health insurance business in California. CSP Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm emphasizes portfolio construction and monitoring based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employs third-party managers for model implementation, and manages held-away workplace accounts with a focus on tax-efficient asset location and rebalancing.

Wa Huong is a financial advisor with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Morling Financial Advisors since 2007, following five years at Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as managing member and CEO of several real estate investment entities. Morling Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing client-specific asset allocations that combine index-based public equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments such as private equity and real estate.

Mitone Griffiths is a financial advisor at Vantage Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Vantage Wealth Management since 2007, also affiliated with LPL Financial LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a notary public in San Mateo, CA. Vantage Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, retirement plans, charities, corporations, and broker-dealers, providing personalized financial planning and asset management. The firm manages approximately $897 million in assets and builds customized portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, applying strategic rebalancing and tactical adjustments across multiple platforms.

Henry Hien Phan is a financial advisor at Kera Capital Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Nfluence Partners, Vista Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley, and AxA Advisors. Kera Capital Partners manages over $1.3 billion and serves individual clients, foundations, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with an outcomes-oriented asset allocation approach, emphasizing data analytics and tax awareness.

Lily Zhang is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Diversifi Capital Inc in Los Altos, CA. She has been with DiversiFi Capital LLC (formerly Compass Capital Management) since 2018. Prior to her advisory role, she spent seven years at the University of California, Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 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, charting, and quantitative analysis in its investment approach and serves as a private fund sponsor and adviser with a focus on frontier technology investments.

Matthew Keating is a financial advisor with Saratoga Research & Investment Management. He holds a Series 65 credential and has six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Saratoga Research & Investment Management in 2019, he worked at Apple for seven years. Saratoga Research & Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and various institutional clients such as pension plans, endowments, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-only, concentrated large-cap equity strategy characterized by a four-step investment process and manages approximately $2.5 billion across roughly 2,800 clients.

Reese Rifredi is a financial advisor with Kane Investment Management, Inc. in Los Gatos, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Optimist Made, Get Smart Labs, Loyola Marymount University, and RPM Training. Kane Investment Management provides tailored investment account management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, 401(k) plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental and technical analysis to manage equity and fixed income portfolios, typically on a discretionary basis.

Kevin Redila is a financial advisor with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his industry experience in 2024. Before joining Morling, he worked at Fremont Bank and had a brief tenure at Chabot College. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an e-commerce business focused on collectible trading cards, where he live streams and sells cards online. Morling Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm emphasizes client-specific strategic asset allocation using a mix of index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternatives, with ESG integration available upon request.

Lillian Swenson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Wealth Architects, LLC with three years of industry experience. She has worked at Wealth Architects since 2025, following positions at Corient Services LLC, Corient, and Western Technology Investment. Wealth Architects serves individual investors, trusts and estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive wealth management and planning. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment process with tailored strategic asset allocation and discretionary portfolio management primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual debt securities.

Karen Franco is a financial advisor with Navigation Group LLC in Redwood Shores, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has worked with LPL Financial LLC since 2006 and has been involved with Navigation Group, Inc. since 2003. Outside of her advisory roles, she is involved in operating Whispering Hills Horse Ranch. Navigation Group provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive wealth planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans, business entities, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a combination of passive index funds and actively managed mutual funds or ETFs, coordinated with tax and estate planning considerations.

Kelly Roemers is a Series 65 registered advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Statheros Financial Solutions, Inc. since 2019, following a prior tenure at Pgr Solutions, LLC, which was succeeded by Statheros. Statheros Financial Solutions, Inc. provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm utilizes globally diversified, long-term strategies primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, and employs a proprietary Portfolio Builder tool to tailor allocations based on tax status, financial need, and risk tolerance.

Alfred Au is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with DiversiFi Capital Inc for eight years, following prior roles at Dragon Global Services, LLC, and Dragon Financial and Investment Group, LLC. Au is also a member of the holding company Dragon Global Services, which wholly owns Dragon Financial Group. DiversiFi Capital Inc provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, while also advising pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and sponsors private funds and special purpose vehicles focused on frontier technology investments.

Erica Arroyo is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at MA Private Wealth since 2018, following four years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. 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, using a tailored, long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and detailed client profiling.

Caroline Novak is a financial advisor at Sage Rhino Capital LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Novak has been with Sage Rhino Capital since 2017, contributing to the firm’s team of nine advisors based in Menlo Park, CA. Sage Rhino Capital LLC provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $883.7 million in discretionary assets and employs a diverse investment process that includes option strategies and other derivatives within separately managed accounts and sub-advised strategies.

William Gordon is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Cypress Wealth Services, LLC and previously worked at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Business Development at The Business Advantage Group Ltd. Cypress Wealth Services manages approximately $1.34 billion on a discretionary basis for over 800 clients. The firm offers customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily to high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses.

Thomas Lowish is a CFP® professional at DiversiFi Capital Inc with four years of industry experience. He has been with DiversiFi Capital since 2022. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis in its investment approach and manages several private funds and special purpose vehicles focused on frontier technology investments.

Ross Revenaugh is a financial advisor at Avalon Capital Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Echelon Asset Management, and Windhaven Investment Management. Revenaugh has been with Avalon Capital Management since 2020. Avalon Capital Management serves high net worth individuals and families, providing discretionary investment management and cash management services across a multi-asset framework. The firm uses proprietary quantitative analysis combined with external research to implement active, global asset allocation strategies primarily through exchange-traded products.