David Meyers is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Meyers Wealth Management, an independent firm he has operated since 2008 in Palo Alto, CA. Meyers Wealth Management provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, qualified retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach primarily using passively managed index funds, with customization based on clients’ tax and estate circumstances.

Ran Shi is a financial advisor at Queensbury Global Advisors in Los Altos, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to founding Queensbury Global Advisors, Shi worked at Gortune Limited for five years. Queensbury Global Advisors provides discretionary asset management and distributes investment-related commentary through a subscription newsletter. The firm employs a combination of technical, macro, and fundamental analysis with quantitative ranking to manage tactical allocations across various styles, sectors, and regions.

Jaywant Srivatsa is the founder and sole advisor at Future Wealth LLC, based in Los Gatos, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previous work experience at Oracle Corporation, Jobvite Inc, and On24. Outside of his advisory role, he is the CEO of WEALTH AI LLC, a company focused on AI software development for wealth advisors. Future Wealth LLC provides customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, with additional services for small businesses and educational workshops. The firm employs a Core+Satellite investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, incorporating scenario analysis, stress testing, and tail-risk management, and serves a substantial non-U.S. client base with considerations for foreign securities and currencies.

Larysa Prytula is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at ClearBridge Financial since 2017 and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2010. In addition to her advisory work, she is licensed to sell fixed life, health, and long-term care insurance. ClearBridge Financial provides fee-for-service financial planning and consulting to high-net-worth individuals and business clients, including physicians, small business owners, and retirees. The firm focuses on delivering written plans and implementation recommendations without discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation.

Anil Godbole is a financial advisor at Kanaka Strategies with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Intel Corp since 2017 and previously at eASIC Corp from 2014 to 2017. Kanaka Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individual clients, utilizing a combination of charting, technical, and fundamental analysis across stocks, ETFs, long/short positions, and options strategies. The firm is notable for its explicit use of derivatives in separately managed accounts and its focus on clients granting discretionary trading authority.

Eyal Bilgrai is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at ABA Capital LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Sunnyvale, CA. Prior to founding ABA Capital, he worked at Sonen Capital and in management consultancy. ABA Capital provides fee-based investment management and tailored portfolio construction primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and estates. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic asset and risk-factor allocation, employing tactical shifts and incorporating a range of asset types including equities, fixed income, and private investments, with a notable focus on cross-border investing.

Tony Alarcon is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Capital, LLC in Los Gatos, CA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Legacy Wealth Capital since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed Realtor with Coldwell Banker in California and occasionally consults for private equity firms and other companies. Legacy Wealth Capital is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, pension plans, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, using an approach that emphasizes fundamental analysis, valuation, momentum, and trend techniques to manage portfolios typically composed of 20–40 positions.

Zhou Yu is a financial advisor at Forward Horizon Investment L.L.C. with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Forward Horizon Investment in 2023, Zhou worked at Grow Therapy, Signalfire, and Stitch Fix. Outside of advisory work, Zhou conducts technical data science and AI consulting for start-ups and venture capital firms. Forward Horizon Investment provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities with supplemental use of fixed income, ETFs, and TIPS. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis within a long-term trading framework and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Imran Thanvi is a financial advisor at Total Wealth Solutions with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial for over two decades before founding his independent advisory firm in 2023. Total Wealth Solutions provides fee-based investment advisory and comprehensive wealth-planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, including physicians and engineers. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with global diversification and offers tailored portfolio management that incorporates alternative investments and tax-aware strategies.

Nicholas Raffin is the principal advisor at The Raffin Group LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Los Altos Hills, CA. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has 11 years of industry experience, including four years at Merrill prior to founding his firm in 2020. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as an advisor and strategic partner to Rowzzy, an AI startup, and is an independent licensed insurance agent. The Raffin Group provides tailored portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern-portfolio approaches, favoring low-cost, diversified ETFs and mutual funds, and sponsors a wrap-fee program.

John Masegian is a financial advisor at Pruneyard Financial Group, Inc. in Cupertino, California, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been involved with Pruneyard Financial Group since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed CPA and provides tax planning and preparation services. Pruneyard Financial Group offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and small-business clients. The firm manages approximately $90.9 million in discretionary assets and utilizes a combination of technical, fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across various investment strategies. The firm uniquely sponsors its own wrap-fee program and maintains separate registration as an accountancy corporation.

Raman Bindlish is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Proflex Finance LLC. He has prior experience at Broadcom Inc and is involved in multiple business ventures, including acting as a general partner of Blockstart Ventures LP and owning Blockstart LLC, a software consultancy and training firm. Proflex Finance is an investment manager that advises and manages pooled investment vehicles and offers discretionary portfolio management for institutional and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with strategies focused on options overlays and customized income approaches involving derivatives and frequent trading.

Weiming Ho is a financial advisor at Integral Financial LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved with Integral Financial LLC since 2002 and IF Direct LLC since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he is the founder of an insurance agency and is an investor in a restaurant business. Integral Financial LLC provides portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, focusing on diversified allocations across U.S. and international equities, bonds, and cash. The firm employs a low-turnover, buy-and-hold investment approach using low-cost index funds, CDs, and U.S. Treasuries, with portfolios rebalanced annually.

Michael Goody is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sodium Advisors Inc., an independent firm based in Santa Clara, CA, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to founding Sodium Advisors, he was associated with Scharf Investments, LLC from 2014 to 2019. Sodium Advisors Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, overseeing a limited number of client accounts. The firm builds customized Investment Policy Statements and employs strategies including long-term equity positions, options, and short sales, utilizing performance-based fees with a high-water mark for qualified clients.

Richard Rifredi is a financial advisor at Los Gatos Financial LLC in Los Gatos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Get Smart Labs and as a sole proprietor. Los Gatos Financial LLC offers personalized financial planning, portfolio analysis, and ongoing coaching to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm focuses on delivering customized written financial plans without managing assets or receiving commissions, emphasizing fee transparency and client education.

Satish Soman is the sole advisor at Soman Advisors LLC in Cupertino, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he has been Vice President of ASICs at Infinera, a telecom equipment provider, since 2017. In this role, he works part-time focusing on ASIC design methodologies and processes. Soman Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, managing approximately $3 million across a limited number of accounts. The firm’s investment approach centers on derivatives strategies using broad-based index options and structured spreads, with a focus on tax-efficient growth and income tailored to client risk profiles.

Sandeep Jain is the sole advisor at Jain Capital Management LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Saratoga, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Jain owns and manages AppPerfect Corporation, a non-investment-related software business he has operated since 2003. Jain Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual and corporate clients, managing approximately $19.4 million across 17 accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with a focus on frequent options-based trading strategies.

Timothy Rogers is the sole advisor at Rogers Investment Advisors, LLC in Palo Alto, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. His firm provides investment management, pension plan consulting, financial planning, tax preparation, and administrative services. Rogers Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients such as trusts, endowments, and pension plans. The firm employs a diversified, actively managed investment approach across various asset types and offers both discretionary management and non-discretionary consulting, including specialized pension plan services.

Frederick Myers is the principal and sole advisor at Northwood Investment Partners, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Since 2018, he has also been a co-partner at Western Pacific Investments, LLC, a boutique real estate investment firm where he manages finance, tax, and accounting functions. Northwood Investment Partners manages separate discretionary accounts for individual and institutional clients, including family offices and pension funds. The firm employs a concentrated value and event-driven investment approach, focusing on fundamental analysis of undervalued securities and event opportunities such as bankruptcies and mergers.

Arvind Venkateswaran is a financial advisor at Capital V Group LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at LPL Financial, Liberty Wealth Management, and Liberty Group before focusing on his independent firm. Capital V Group LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plans, emphasizing written financial plans over discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a variety of investment approaches and performs regular plan reviews for clients with ongoing relationships.