Edi Alvarez is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at AIKAPA since 2014. He is also the CEO of Dual Enterprises, a publishing business he founded in 1990 that produces niche books for smaller audiences. AIKAPA provides comprehensive wealth and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, with a client base that includes executives and business owners. The firm emphasizes financial plans as the foundation of its investment advice and offers both managed and guided planning models, incorporating diversified portfolios and ongoing education through seminars and a published blog.

Randall Huyser is a financial advisor with Full Compass Investment Advisors in Novato, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Full Compass Investment Advisors since 2012. Full Compass Investment Advisors provides personalized investment management and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, typically through separately managed discretionary accounts. The firm uses a multi-disciplinary investment process combining fundamental research with quantitative and qualitative analysis to construct tailored portfolios across various strategies.

Kimun Lee is the sole advisor at Lee, Kimun with six years of industry experience. He has extensive prior experience dating back to 1980 under the business name Resources Consolidated. Lee serves as a director or trustee on multiple investment fund boards, including Firsthand Technology Value Fund and FundX Investment Trust. Lee, Kimun is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management to approximately 55 clients with about $38 million in assets under management. The firm employs a fundamental analysis investment process with discretionary authority over trading and broker selection, offering a broad range of investment instruments and accommodating a variety of client types.

Laura Chernov is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. She is the founder of Balanced Financial Advisors and has previously worked at WealthSource Partners, Goldman Sachs PFM, and United Capital. She also serves as a Managing Director and investment adviser representative at Wealth Source. Balanced Financial Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, using model allocations based on Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis and advises clients on a range of investment types, including ETFs, REITs, annuities, and private placements.

Joseph Gallagher is a financial advisor at Pacific Crest Asset Management LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Dorsey Capital Management and Kimun Lee. Pacific Crest Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and prepares Investment Policy Statements tailored to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerances. The firm employs a mix of analytic techniques and implements long-term purchase strategies across equities, fixed income, and ETFs, managing client assets internally without third-party managers.

Steven Toomey is a financial advisor at Wholeness Financial in Richmond, California, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has held positions at several companies including Snout, Inc., where he serves as CFO, focusing on wellness payment plans for veterinary clinics. Wholeness Financial is an independent California-registered investment adviser offering financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes personalized financial plans translated into customized investment policy statements, with a discretionary management approach involving diverse asset classes and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Alvaro Illan Fernandez is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at TrigoFi, an independent firm based in Emeryville, CA. Prior to founding TrigoFi, he worked at A&M Investment Management LLC for five years and took a two-year career break. He also provides non-investment-related consulting services to FTI Consulting, focusing on financial fraud expert reports and supply chain risk mitigation. Trigofi offers integrated wealth management to a very small client base, combining investment management and financial planning into a single service. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and passive, index-based portfolios tailored through bespoke Investment Policies, primarily using low-cost ETFs with a long-term, low-turnover approach.

Max Strasburg is the sole portfolio manager at Strasburg Asset Management Company LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at View Ridge Capital Management, LP from 2015 to 2020 and is also associated with SAMCO LLC. Strasburg Asset Management Company LLC is an independent, state-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, opportunistic strategy focused on common equity in developed markets, managing concentrated portfolios with a disciplined fundamental research approach.

Daniel Edwards is the sole advisor at Dan Edwards Investment Advisory Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Corte Madera, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of experience in the industry. Prior to founding his firm in 2017, he was self-employed for 11 years. Dan Edwards Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and limited consultation primarily to individual clients and couples, typically with a minimum investable amount of $100,000. The firm focuses on retirement-income planning through diversified portfolios mainly composed of Vanguard no-load mutual funds, offering personalized service including mailed quarterly summaries and optional research-based consultations.

Colin Probert is the principal advisor at Probert Investment Advisers, LLC, an independent firm based in Tiburon, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 2014. Outside of advising, he owns and manages residential real estate units. Probert Investment Advisers, LLC provides ongoing portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on services such as Investment Policy Statement preparation, asset allocation, and regular portfolio monitoring. The firm employs a long-term trading approach guided by modern portfolio theory and operates as a solo practice with a billing model based on hourly fees rather than asset percentages.

Gillette Edmunds is the sole advisor and principal at Rockridge Money Management LLC, an independent firm based in Oakland, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 16 years of industry experience, having led Rockridge Money Management since its founding in 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Edmunds is an author of fiction novels, which he writes and publishes independently. Rockridge Money Management provides discretionary asset management and individualized portfolio supervision primarily for a small number of individual clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, focusing on dividend-paying stocks and constructing diversified portfolios that may include mutual funds, equities, and special situations, with trades executed on an individual account basis.

Michael Boulton is a financial advisor at Financial Solutions in Mill Valley, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 22 years at the firm and 2 years of industry experience. Financial Solutions is a single-advisor independent practice managing approximately $32.4 million across 13 high-net-worth clients. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement planning, using a disciplined investment approach that combines charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with periodic rebalancing. Financial Solutions typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis and offers both hourly and fixed-fee planning.

Harry Oxley is the sole advisor at Double Bay Management & Planning in San Francisco, holding the CFA® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has been with Double Bay Management & Planning since 1998. Double Bay Management & Planning is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on comprehensive financial planning and pension consulting, with investment strategies guided by asset allocation and client-specific objectives, primarily utilizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs. Its notable concentration on retirement and plan advisory work includes pension consulting services and management of pooled vehicles and private fund interests.

Paul Bonapart is a financial advisor with Financial Security Planning Services, Inc. in Corte Madera, CA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 36 years of industry experience. His career includes over three decades at Commonwealth Financial Network and ownership of Financial Security Planning Services, Inc. Since 2025, he has also been affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services. The firm provides personal financial planning and advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and related entities, offering services such as financial inventory, investment and insurance analysis, and retirement and estate planning on an a-la-carte basis. Recommendations are developed through client interviews and research, with implementation often conducted via affiliated broker-dealer or insurance channels.

Allen Latta is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is the managing director of Campton Private Equity Advisors in San Francisco and serves as an independent contractor attorney for Futterman, Dupree, Dodd, Croley, Maier LLP. Latta has prior experience at LightPath Capital Inc and has been with Campton Private Equity Advisors since 2006. Campton Private Equity Advisors provides non-discretionary private equity advisory services to high net worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on customized private equity programs and offers education and consulting services to other financial and professional organizations.

Christine Remedios is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial planning. She has been the sole advisor at Remedios Financial Planning since 2015, operating an independent, fee-only practice in San Francisco, CA. Remedios Financial Planning offers hourly and project-based financial planning and investment consultation to individual clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies, providing non-discretionary recommendations without managing assets directly, and conducts public educational workshops including topics on socially responsible investing.

Barbara Gault is a Certified Financial Planner® with nine years of industry experience. She has been operating her independent firm, Barbara S. Gault, since 2003 in Sausalito, CA. Her firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients, as well as family groups and small business owners. The investment approach starts with a detailed financial plan to determine risk tolerance and asset allocation, followed by implementation using no-load, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, employing Morningstar research and annual rebalancing.

Jack Chang is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience. He is the owner of TaiBay Wealth Management LLC, where he has worked since 2021, and previously held roles at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. and Questar Capital Corporation. In addition to his advisory work, he owns JLC Financial Services, assisting clients with life, long-term care, and disability insurance for estate and protection planning. TaiBay Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory in managing diversified portfolios and serves a significant non-U.S. client base.

Frank Pare is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of industry experience. He is president of PF Wealth Management Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2006, and he also provides consulting services related to insurance needs through Ohio National Life Insurance Company. PF Wealth Management Group serves individuals, non-profit organizations, group retirement plans, and business owners seeking exit planning. The firm offers investment management, comprehensive financial planning, estate-planning support via digital platforms, and life and long-term-care insurance brokerage services.

I specialize in growing families that work in the medical and technology industries. My wife has worked as a physician since 2013, so I'm familiar with the challenges that those in the industry face. Geographically, we are located in the Bay Area, so my practice has naturally become split between medical professionals as well as those working at tech companies, with a significant portion coming from Google.