Frank Elmer is the principal advisor at Frank Elmer Investment Strategies LLC in Los Altos, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 23 years of industry experience. Since 2010, he has led his independent firm, providing investment advice and portfolio management. Frank Elmer Investment Strategies offers discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and family trusts. The firm focuses on constructing portfolios primarily of mutual funds and ETFs, using both fundamental and technical analysis tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Sri Palasamudram is the sole advisor at DisruptiveSecularGrowth Corporation, an independent firm based in Mountain View, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience. Prior to founding DisruptiveSecularGrowth in 2019, he worked at mobiDEOS Inc. for 15 years and has been involved in startups since 2000. He also spends time advising startups weekly to stay current with technology and market trends. DisruptiveSecularGrowth provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, and closely held businesses. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and option strategies, including covered options and cash-covered puts, with a focus on risk-adjusted returns. It serves a material non-U.S. client base and offers both traditional asset-based and performance-based fee structures, reflecting its founder-led, technology-oriented approach.

Dong Zhang is the sole advisor at Evla Hills Equity Services LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Saratoga, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 20 years of industry experience, having led Evla Hills since its founding in 2006. Evla Hills Equity Services LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, small businesses, non-profit organizations, retirement accounts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an opportunistic, fundamentals-first investment approach with concentrated equity portfolios and custom asset allocation, and it operates a private fund alongside advisory services for other pooled vehicles, including institutional clients.

German Gentile is a financial advisor at London House Capital with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Birkbeck Capital, Sowell Financial Services, LLC, and Concert Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns G&) Global Trading, a wine distribution business. London House Capital is a solo registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers a range of investment strategies such as short-term trading, short sales, margin transactions, and options writing, typically managing portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Sean Akiyama is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 26 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Infinity 8 Investments, LLC, where he has worked since 2010. Infinity 8 Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals and institutional clients, including retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs an active asset-allocation approach based on a business-cycle model and offers a wrap-fee program that integrates advisory, execution, and custodial services.

Raymond Chung is the sole advisor at Emerald Waves Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Cupertino, CA. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has 15 years of industry experience. He has led Emerald Waves Investments since 2010. Emerald Waves Investments provides fee-based investment advisory services and integrated financial planning, offering discretionary portfolio management for individuals, institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation framework centered on an active long/short strategy, tailoring portfolio allocations to each client’s objectives and constraints.

Ryan Dearkland is a financial advisor with Viridian Way LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including Relentless Enterprises Inc and Violet Creek LLC, and is also a partner in a business management company. Viridian Way LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, with tailored strategies for business owners that encompass profit distribution, cash-flow projections, and exit planning. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory in a long-term trading approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Christopher Lazaro is a financial advisor at Tandem Private Wealth, LLC in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience in advisory services and has prior roles at Skyview Pinnacle, Inc. and various licensed positions in real estate, mortgage loan marketing, and insurance. Outside of advisory work, Lazaro is a licensed real estate broker and operates his own real estate company. Tandem Private Wealth provides asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory to create diversified portfolios aligned with client risk profiles, offering discretionary management and standalone planning services.

Hengfu Hsu is the sole advisor at Analytic Investment Management LLC in Cupertino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Analytic Investment Management since 2007 and previously at Xunuo USA Holdings, Inc. from 2017 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Hsu is a licensed California insurance agent and provides insurance services separately from his investment business. Analytic Investment Management LLC offers fee-based wealth management and discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a proprietary, algorithm-driven investment approach focused on risk management and active trading across various securities, maintaining a concentrated client base with strict personal-trading policies and no custody of client assets.

Ian Hildreth is a financial advisor at Altos Financial Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has served as Chief Technology Officer of AWPRX, a pharmacy benefits management company, since 2011. In this role, he manages software and provides business consultation. Altos Financial Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management using a macro-driven investment approach and offers additional investment-related research and planning services on an hourly basis.

Stephen Rice is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Rice Financial Consulting, Inc. since 2003. Rice serves on the board and as treasurer of the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization supporting local police equipment and training. Rice Financial Consulting, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a referral and manager-selection model, overseeing approximately $230.7 million for about 336 clients through a five-adviser team, and emphasizes long-term strategies within a fiduciary framework while working primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Evan Hirano is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mok Capital Management since 2015 and at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2017. Mok Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, living trusts, charities, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios primarily of stocks, bonds, and ETFs with periodic rebalancing aligned to client objectives.

Keh Shiou Leu is a financial advisor at InsideOut Wealth Strategies, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and operated his own financial management and consulting practice. InsideOut Wealth Strategies, LLC provides discretionary asset management and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small business plan sponsors. The firm combines multiple analytical methods, including fundamental and technical analysis and decision analysis, to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Nicholas Winstead is a financial advisor at Changing Parameters, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Edelman and as a self-employed advisor. Changing Parameters, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and tactical allocation services to individuals, pensions, trusts, charities, and business entities, also serving as investment adviser to a registered open-end management investment company. The firm employs a model-driven investment process incorporating price trend, technical, quantitative, and momentum analysis, and may use active trading strategies including derivatives and concentrated portfolios.

Mark Torres is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mayfield Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and The Vanguard Group, bringing experience from both private banking and investment management. Mayfield Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on diversified, passive investments and integrates advisory services with accounting support through its affiliation with a CPA firm.

Shidi Xu is a financial advisor at Shepherd Investment Management in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Shepherd, Xu worked at BlackRock Investment Management, LLC for eight years. Xu is also the founder and managing partner of Shepherd Capital LLC, a non-operating entity. Shepherd Investment Management is a state-registered investment manager providing fee-based discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental, growth-at-a-reasonable-price equity approach focused on durable technology trends and adjacent sectors, with flexible account minimums and a high-conviction, unconstrained portfolio construction.

Laddi Jhuty is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at NRI Wealth Management, LLC in Santa Clara, CA. He has been with the firm since 2012 and is also involved with NRI Life Insurance, LLC as an insurance agent. NRI Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and ERISA 3(38) plan services, utilizing diversified strategies and regular portfolio monitoring.

Thomas Vaughan is a financial advisor at Retirement Capital Strategies, Inc. in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Retirement Capital Strategies since 2016 and maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial LLC since 2015. Retirement Capital Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing financial and retirement planning alongside discretionary investment management. The firm employs a passive, index-based approach using primarily ETFs across multiple risk levels and offers specialized services including management of variable annuity sub-accounts, 529 college-savings plans, and employer-sponsored retirement plan investments.

David Blackwood is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Whitespace Financial, LLC. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Whitespace Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an adjunct faculty member at De Anza College, is president of the San Francisco Council of the Navy League of the United States, and participates in several financial planning certification boards. Whitespace Financial manages approximately $52 million for individual and retirement-plan clients, offering asset management, 401(k) and pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, providing individualized portfolios that are reviewed quarterly and often managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jeffrey Wu is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Red Crane Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. Red Crane Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, investment consulting, and standalone financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of asset allocation, sector allocation, long- and short-term trading techniques, and derivative strategies, and sponsors both a wrap fee program and a private pooled investment fund.