Lindy Chan is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at Vibrance Wealth Management LLC and its predecessor entities since 2019 and held roles at Centric Advisors, Sierra Pacific Financial Advisor, and Wells Fargo. In addition to her advisory work, she is a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers commissionable insurance products to clients. Vibrance Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm combines pension-plan consulting with individual portfolio management and uses a range of investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, with the option to delegate to sub-advisers.

Alex Quan is the sole advisor at SkySphere LLC in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with SkySphere since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Quan serves as president and board member of Atzen Inc., a San Jose-based skincare company unrelated to investment management. SkySphere LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to pooled and institutional clients as well as individual investors. The firm uses a combination of proprietary quantitative models and fundamental analysis across various strategies, offering tailored portfolio management that includes growth equity, balanced equity/bond, income, and direct bond ladders.

Vaibhav Goel is a financial advisor at Simple Money Advisors LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at DoorDash, Google, and Lyft. Simple Money Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering both one-time and ongoing financial planning. The firm uses various investment methods, including fundamental and quantitative analysis, and offers a subscription-based account aggregation and planning platform developed by its affiliate, Simple Money, Inc.

Robert Arne is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Carpe Diem Financial Life Planning, an independent firm based in Ben Lomond, CA. Prior to founding Carpe Diem, he worked with DWR Wealth Management and Dunham Associates CPAs. Outside of advising, he serves as an adjunct professor in the Financial Planning Program at Golden Gate University and is president of Carpe Diem Tax Services SLV, providing accounting and tax services. Carpe Diem Financial Life Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses, offering comprehensive financial planning, educational workshops, and nondiscretionary portfolio management that combines Modern Portfolio Theory with Austrian Economic Theory. The firm emphasizes long-term, globally diversified, and tax-efficient portfolios, with investment decisions requiring client pre-approval and regular reviews.

Chao Wen Huang is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) with 12 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Candor Financial, LLC, an independent firm based in Santa Clara, CA, where he has worked since 2010. Candor Financial serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, and charitable organizations, with a significant portion of its client base consisting of high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a fee-only comprehensive financial planning approach and combines passive and active investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the CAPM framework.

Michael Zaplitny is a CFP® professional based in San Jose, CA, with 29 years of experience at Fireside Financial Planning, Inc., which he founded in 1997. He also operates Fireside Tax Consulting Inc., where he provides tax preparation and related services. Fireside Financial Planning, Inc. is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, small businesses, and institutional clients with both financial planning and portfolio management. The firm’s approach integrates a range of analyses and generally focuses on long-term investments in mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs, while also offering services to corporate pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable institutions.

Ying Chen is a financial advisor with Wolfe Signal Capital LLC in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. She is also a Senior Analyst with Aurum Equity Partners, a position she will hold until the end of September 2025. Wolfe Signal Capital LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, using a blend of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative models to tailor portfolios according to client risk tolerance and objectives. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and fixed-fee financial plans, with a distinctive investable universe that includes venture capital funds and private placements.

Akio Kurata is an advisor at Equity X Investments, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked with affiliated entities Equity X, Inc. and Equity X, Ltd. In addition to his advisory work, Kurata is CEO of Equity X, Inc., a data analytics and market analysis firm. Equity X Investments, LLC is an independent investment adviser serving individuals and businesses with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm also offers subscription-based AI market research and deal-flow introductions, combining analytical methods such as fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Parthiv Sangani is a financial advisor at Beacon Park Capital, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at GoDaddy from 2013 to 2019. Beacon Park Capital is a small, independent advisory firm serving individuals, family offices, trusts, and estates through separately managed accounts. The firm offers a concentrated Long Term Growth strategy and a Tailored Strategy, with a focus on discretionary portfolio management and performance-based compensation for certain clients.

John Kessler is a CFP® with 37 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with American Investors Company and owns Kessler Financial Services, where he provides financial planning and private fiduciary services. In addition to his advisory work, Kessler is president of Kessler-Gates Real Estate Services, Inc., a commercial real estate firm. American Investors Company offers investment advisory, financial planning, and asset supervisory services to individuals and institutional clients. The firm combines advisory and brokerage activities within a multi-advisor structure and manages approximately $578 million in client assets.

Wei Shao is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Consonance Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked exclusively at Consonance Wealth Management since 2016. Outside of advisory services, she is a licensed insurance agent in California and devotes part of her time to selling insurance products. Consonance Wealth Management serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and small businesses by providing discretionary investment management and financial consultation. The firm focuses on diversified, low-cost, tax-aware portfolios with integrated retirement and financial planning offered at no additional fee.

Olga Mavrody is a financial advisor at OLMA Advisors with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in tax planning and compliance through her firm, Olga Mavrody, Inc. (DBA Olma Tax), where she serves as president. OLMA Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and business clients. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using diversified portfolios of index mutual funds and ETFs, integrating its services with a related tax practice and family management company for coordinated tax and business planning.

Junyu Guo is a financial advisor at JY Capital Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at eHEALTH, INC. and Fehr & Peers. JY Capital Management provides fee-based investment advisory services with a focus on customized portfolio management for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using a broad range of instruments, including options, short sales, and margin, tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Jen I Cheng is the sole advisor at Cheng, Jen I and holds the Series 65 designation. He has over 30 years of business experience, including 26 years at Dynavista Inc. and managing his own advisory and property management activities since 2021. He is involved in the property management of his own rental properties. Cheng, Jen I provides investment advice focused on real estate investment vehicles, particularly third-party Delaware Statutory Trusts offered under Regulation D. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients by delivering research and due diligence without managing assets or providing discretionary authority.

Taylor Ames is a financial advisor at Arena Advisors LLC in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor Inc. prior to founding Arena Advisors. Outside of finance, Taylor is a fitness instructor at F45 Training, a group fitness organization. Arena Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes ETFs and integrates fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis, including long-term trading and options strategies.

Preston Dodd is a financial advisor at Mission Capital Advisors Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Credit Suisse Securities, AllianceBernstein, Oxford Economics USA, and Gordian Investments. In addition to his advisory work, he operates a consulting business that provides non-discretionary management and strategy guidance separate from his firm’s investment services. Mission Capital Advisors primarily serves institutional and pooled accounts such as foundations, endowments, and charitable organizations, while also advising businesses and individual clients. The firm’s approach focuses on macroeconomic analysis and diversified asset allocation, with customized investment policy development and ongoing monitoring, charging fees based on hourly and flat consulting rather than assets under management.

Cynthia Gaertner Bridges is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at Kuleana Wealth Advisors since 2010. She holds a Series 65 license and operates out of Los Altos, CA. Kuleana Wealth Advisors provides integrated financial planning and investment management to individual investors, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes goal-based planning and portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and private investments, with a notable focus on non-discretionary accounts and client education through workshops.

Jonathan Whitcraft is the sole advisor at Whitcraft Capital Management in Mountain View, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has managed Whitcraft Capital since its founding in 1997. Whitcraft Capital Management is an independent advisory firm offering discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and custodial accounts. The firm employs an active growth portfolio strategy using proprietary computer screens alongside fundamental and technical analysis, managing accounts on a fully discretionary basis with an emphasis on risk management and diversified investment instruments.

Todd Smith is a financial advisor at Silicon Valley Wealth Management Solutions, Inc. in San Jose, CA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with his current firm since 2012. In addition to advisory services, he works as an insurance agent, assisting clients with life and health insurance as well as annuities. Silicon Valley Wealth Management Solutions is an independent registered investment adviser that provides asset management, pension consulting, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm focuses on non-discretionary portfolio supervision and pension consulting, serving a broad client base including high-net-worth individuals and plan sponsors.

Lee Scundi is the principal of Scundi Investment Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Mountain View, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his own firm in 2009, he worked with Niemann Capital and Quasar Distributors. Outside of his financial advisory role, he holds a General Building Class B license and conducts limited construction project work on a part-time basis. Scundi Investment Management provides discretionary investment management for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs an asset-mix approach using model portfolios and incorporates macroeconomic data, fundamental and technical analysis, and volatility measures in managing client accounts.