Stuart Friedman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Riley Friedman Asset Management in Los Altos, CA, bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Riley Friedman Asset Management since 2011 and Denaris Advisors, LLC since 2013. Riley Friedman Asset Management provides ongoing portfolio management and integrated basic financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on capital preservation, transparency, liquidity, and diversification.

Clara Basile is a financial advisor at Avalon Capital Management with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. She is part of a three-advisor team based in Menlo Park, CA. Clara has been associated with Avalon Capital Management since 1992. Avalon Capital Management serves individual clients and families, primarily high net worth individuals, offering discretionary investment management along with cash and fixed-income services. The firm utilizes a proprietary, quantitative investment process combined with external research and committee review to implement active, dynamic global asset allocation across multi-asset portfolios.

Sylvia Chin is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and has been with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC since 2009. She holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Fremont, CA. 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 with index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative vehicles, while maintaining client relationships and monitoring through sub-advisors.

Christopher Lococo is a financial advisor at American Investors Company with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at First Street Wealth Advisors/John E. Lococo since 2018 and at American Investors Company since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he served at Fremont Aikido for 16 years. American Investors Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, financial planning, and retirement advice, operating with a combined broker-dealer and SEC-registered adviser structure.

Aaron Brickley is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Brickley Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he was affiliated with LPL Financial for six years. Brickley Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers for individuals, trusts, pension and profit sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach that combines modern portfolio theory, active and passive funds, ESG screening, and manager due diligence.

Gary De Mera is a financial advisor with RB Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at APW Capital, Inc. and Fsc Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Co-Trustee managing the Desmond Family Trust and owns Bay Valley Properties, a real estate referral and management business. RB Capital Management, LLC serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on fee-based investment management with an emphasis on hedged strategies and managed fixed-income portfolios, integrating personalized financial planning and active portfolio monitoring.

Bugra Bakan is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Occidental Asset Management, LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Shield Wealth Management, TD Ameritrade Investment Management, TD Ameritrade, Inc., and RBC Capital Markets. Occidental Asset Management advises high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients through separately managed accounts, providing wealth management, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a range of analysis and trading tools and operates with a 12-advisor team across six offices.

Denise Farkas is a financial advisor at Sage Rhino Capital LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sage Rhino since 2017, following five years at Merrill. Sage Rhino Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $787 million in client assets and employs a range of strategies including fundamental and quantitative analysis, with the use of derivatives and options-related strategies in separately managed accounts.

Manjeshwar Bhat is a financial advisor with Kane Investment Management, Inc. in Los Gatos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Kane Investment Management since 2009. 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 uses a combination of charting, fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios, typically on a discretionary basis, and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Kimberly Helm is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Quantum Financial Advisors, LLC since 2022 and previously was with Abacus Wealth Partners from 2018 to 2022. Outside of advisory work, she serves as a teaching assistant at the University of Pennsylvania, managing student assignments and providing academic support. Quantum Financial Advisors serves individuals, high net worth families, trusts and estates, employer retirement plans, and other business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a rules-based, asset-class investment process favoring mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, offering both Total Market and Sustainable strategies with access to institutional-class funds and complex instruments for sophisticated clients.

Carlo Panaccione is a financial advisor with Navigation Group LLC in Redwood City, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Navigation Group since 1999 and affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 1998. He has also engaged in paid speaking on practice management and tools in the past. Navigation Group provides wealth planning, investment management, consulting, and advisory referral services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, investment companies, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive and actively managed funds, integrates investment management with coordinated wealth planning, and manages over $1 billion in client assets.

Brandon Kurz is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at DiversiFi Capital Inc in Los Altos, CA. He has worked at Mercer Advisors and Aldrich Wealth LP, among other firms. Kurz also receives compensation for assisting clients with life insurance enrollment during financial planning meetings and for real estate purchase support. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as managing pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and offers specialized products including private funds focused on frontier technology investments.

Maika Heck is a financial advisor at Vantage Wealth Management, LLC in San Mateo, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of experience. Prior to joining Vantage, she worked briefly at David Alan Hospitality Group and was a student for nine years. Vantage Wealth Management is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized asset-allocation strategies utilizing mutual funds and ETFs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning services.

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.

Martin Miller is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2018. Outside of advising, he serves as CEO of Fly Big Blue, LLC, an aviation holding company. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for about 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and select entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies.

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.

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.

Kevin Tanner is a financial advisor with Saratoga Research & Investment Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Saratoga Research & Investment Management since 1995. Saratoga Research & Investment Management is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm managing approximately $2.5 billion for over 2,500 clients. The firm focuses on discretionary, long-only large-cap equity strategies and serves high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, registered investment companies, and pooled vehicles, offering model portfolios and sub-advisory services.

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.