Thomas Berry is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Campbell, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial since 2004 and is also associated with Pacific Benefits Advisors and Pacific Wealth Advisors, LLC. Berry's activities include involvement with group health, life, disability, and pension plan insurance through Pacific Benefits Advisors. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team, combining large-scale advisory operations with insurance and credit products through affiliated agencies.

Ryan Taleghani is a financial advisor at Peninsula Equity Capital with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a partner in a real estate business and operates an online retail store. Peninsula Equity Capital is a state-registered investment adviser serving primarily institutional clients and pooled vehicles. The firm focuses on equity-centered portfolios using a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis to identify undervalued businesses, with an investment approach that includes concentrated equity positions and the use of derivatives for hedging and trading within separately managed accounts.

Thien Nguyen is a financial advisor at TaxVet with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining TaxVet, he worked at First Command Advisory Services and related entities, and served six years in the U.S. Navy. Outside of his advisory role, Nguyen provides tax preparation services, acts as a certified notary, and volunteers as a bilingual tutor for the Santa Clara County Library System, helping improve English skills for Vietnamese-speaking adults and children. TaxVet serves individuals, families, small trusts, small businesses, veterans, and active-duty servicemembers by providing financial planning, tax planning, and investment analysis with a primarily passive investment approach. The firm offers fixed-fee planning and tax services without taking custody of client assets, supporting client self-implementation of trades and supplementing advice through educational seminars and third-party planning tools.

Leon Shirman is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Emerald Hills Capital, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Redwood City, CA. He has 14 years of industry experience and has led Emerald Hills Capital since 2011. Emerald Hills Capital provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $16 million in assets and specializes in fundamental, long-term equity investments focused on small- to mid-cap companies, while also managing a private pooled investment vehicle.

Donald Hejna is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the principal at Stantum, LLC, an independent advisory firm, and has held roles at Microsoft Corporation as a principal data science manager and at Accenture, LLP. He also serves as a teaching assistant and facilitator at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Outside of his advisory work, Hejna is the managing partner of Virentem Ventures, LLC, a software and technology company. Stantum provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and other entities, employing a quantitative, risk-focused approach that incorporates Monte Carlo simulations, optimization techniques, and machine-learning methods. The firm offers a combination of traditional advisory services and specialized analytical projects, including securities ratings and bespoke valuation models.

Joel Meyer is the principal and sole advisor at Meyer Financial Advisors, Inc. in Los Altos, CA. He holds the CFA® designation and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to founding Meyer Financial Advisors, he worked at Administrative Software Applications, Inc. for 14 years. Since 2021, he has also served as CEO of Meyer Financial Counselors, LLC, providing financial planning for divorcing couples and business consulting. Meyer Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independent, single-advisor firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with financial planning, portfolio management, and investment consultation. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios and offers periodic educational seminars and family-office style services.

Stephen Lajala is the principal advisor at Lajala & Associates in San Jose, CA, with 8 years of industry experience. He has operated Lajala & Associates since 1983. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in a CPA firm. Lajala & Associates provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm combines portfolio management with public accountancy and income-tax preparation services, utilizing a strategic asset-allocation approach focused on no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Xu Tian is the principal of Tian Capital LLC, an independent investment management firm based in Mountain View, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, having founded and managed Tian Capital since 2016. Tian Capital LLC is a fee-only firm that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm employs fundamentally driven, equity-focused strategies including value, growth, and event-driven approaches, and is noted for its use of leverage and derivative instruments within separately managed accounts.

Brandon Amaral is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial planning. He is the principal advisor at Amaral Financial Planning in San Jose, CA. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Ballast Point Financial Planning, Wade Financial Advisory, and Ameriprise Financial Services. In addition to financial planning, he offers tax preparation, IRS representation, and limited notarization services. Amaral Financial Planning serves individuals, families, and trusts with fee-only financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm focuses on long-term, passive investing based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides tailored investment strategies through custodial platforms such as Betterment and Charles Schwab.

Brenda Friederich is a CFP® and Series 66-certified financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Abundit Wealth, an independent registered investment adviser based in San Jose, CA, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Mariner Independent Advisor Network and Rnp Advisory Services. Friederich is also a licensed insurance agent in California. Abundit Wealth serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm follows a long-term, systematic investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing broadly diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and partners with a third-party asset manager for portfolio implementation and reporting.

Sa Lvatore Guardino is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with The Guardino Financial Group since 2012 and is also associated with C2 Financial Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a mortgage broker and insurance agency producer. The Guardino Financial Group provides financial planning and advisory services to individuals and families, including high net worth clients, focusing on cash flow, retirement, tax, estate, and insurance needs. The firm recommends no-load or low-load mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing long-term, buy-and-hold strategies with global diversification and low-cost passive funds, and operates on an hourly fee basis rather than a percentage of assets.

Xiuya Li is a financial advisor at Dao Trading & Advisory Inc. with three years of industry experience. Li holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked as a software engineer at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. since 2002. Dao Trading & Advisory Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on macroeconomic analysis and asset allocation, with discretionary account management and an emphasis on educational seminars and market trend training.

Arvind Chopra is a financial advisor at Sagepointe Advisors LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and concurrently works as a Senior Principal Engineer at Cadence Design Systems. Sagepointe Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, and business clients, providing discretionary portfolio management tailored to client objectives and risk profiles. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and trading strategies, including the use of sophisticated instruments such as futures and structured notes, and it is notable for its work with corporate clients in addition to individual investors.

Jerry Nightingale is the sole advisor at Nightingale Financial Advisory in Fremont, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Nightingale Financial Advisory since 2000. The firm provides discretionary investment management to individual clients and nonprofit organizations, managing approximately $36.8 million in assets. Its investment approach focuses on capital preservation and disciplined risk management, employing qualitative and quantitative filters with a contrarian tilt that allows for concentrated industry positions while maintaining diversification and fixed-income allocations.

Lavina Nagar is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Maya Advisors, Inc., an independent firm based in Menlo Park, CA, since 2008. Maya Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, offering investment and portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services for donor-advised funds through Schwab Charitable. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term fundamental analysis, utilizing low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and provides a notable client-managed program for self-directed investors.

Boris Suvorov is the sole advisor at Three Main Points LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Los Gatos, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of experience in the industry. Prior to founding Three Main Points LLC, he operated a software outsourcing business under Bovas LLC. In addition to his advisory work, Suvorov continues to provide software engineering consulting outside of trading hours. Three Main Points LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and corporate clients, managing approximately $14.4 million in assets. The firm employs a tailored approach combining long- and short-term trading, option strategies, and AI-supported research, and features a notable international client base as well as performance-fee arrangements uncommon among similar independent advisors.

Chitra Staley is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with 21 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at TPW Finance LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Mountain View, CA. Her prior experience includes roles at Tuscon ESG LLC and Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. TPW Finance LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm focuses on personalized portfolio management using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes, maintaining a small client base and requiring client authorization for discretionary trading.

Michael Hudick is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial planning, currently serving as principal of MiGH Financial Planner, LLC, an independent firm based in Los Gatos, CA. He has operated his sole proprietorship practice since 2007 and founded MiGH Financial Planner, LLC in 2016. MiGH Financial Planner provides investment management and financial planning services to individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and certain retirement plans. The firm employs a model portfolio approach focused on ETFs for equity exposure and a detailed fixed-income strategy, emphasizing buy-and-hold diversification and utilizing specialized screening tools for bond and closed-end fund selection.

Qian Wang is the sole advisor at JW Golden Gate Investment, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm, with 29 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Banc of America Investment Services, Quick & Reilly, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a software programmer and provides health assistance through IHSS. JW Golden Gate Investment, LLC offers portfolio management services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis to manage discretionary accounts on a long-term basis, focusing on mutual funds, equities, and ETFs.

We Yu Chou is a financial advisor at New Assets Investment Advisors LLC in Milpitas, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with New Assets Investment Advisors since its founding in 2013. New Assets Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations and corporate/business clients. The firm emphasizes individualized multi-asset allocation, periodic portfolio rebalancing, and due diligence on real estate alternatives, while also offering educational seminars and Chinese-language outreach.