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.

Caxton Rhodes is the sole advisor at Rhodes Consulting Group LLC, an independent firm based in Orinda, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. Since founding Rhodes Consulting Group in 2006, he has focused on providing personalized investment counseling and portfolio management. Rhodes Consulting Group LLC is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, accredited investors, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a client-oriented, long-term, global investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios emphasizing cost efficiency and tax considerations.

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 20 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently the sole advisor at Balanced Financial Advisors, an independent firm she has led since 2024. Her previous roles include positions at WealthSource Partners, Goldman Sachs PFM, United Capital, and Stancorp Investment Advisers. Balanced Financial Advisors serves a limited number of individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a model-driven investment approach centered on ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and offers specialized consulting for individuals with disabilities.

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.

Valerie Gospodarek is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of experience in financial advising. She is the principal of VG Financial Consulting, LLC, an independent firm she has led since 2017. Her prior roles include positions at Schmerling Financial Group, Garrison Murphy Wealth Management, and VR Advisors. VG Financial Consulting serves individuals, families, and financial professionals, particularly executives with stock-based compensation who may not meet traditional wealth management asset thresholds. The firm focuses on financial organizing, comprehensive planning, and implementation coaching without managing client assets, offering specialized services such as stock option modeling and cost-basis research.

Steven Toomey is the sole advisor at Wholeness Financial in Richmond, California, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Investments, Morgan Stanley, and various entrepreneurial ventures. Outside of his advisory practice, he serves as CFO of Snout, Inc., a company providing wellness payment plans for veterinary clinic customers. Wholeness Financial is a California-registered investment adviser offering integrated financial planning and investment management services 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 discretionary portfolio management focused on asset allocation, automatic rebalancing, and a diversified mix of investment vehicles.

Thomas Lloyd Butler is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at TL-B Capital Management in San Francisco, CA, with two years of experience. He is also the Vice-President of Grand Jean Capital, where he has worked since 2010. TL-B Capital Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management focused on mutual funds, equities, and ETFs, using cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis across both long-term and short-term trading strategies.

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.

Dana Nelson is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal at Truetide Wealth, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2018. Prior to founding Truetide Wealth, he was associated with Bell Investment Advisors, Inc. for over two decades, where he currently provides consulting to other investment adviser representatives. Truetide Wealth offers tailored investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines passive and active strategies based on client goals and risk tolerance, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with regular portfolio reviews.

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.

William Ramsdell is the principal advisor at Ramsdell Capital Management, LLC in San Francisco, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been involved with Ramsdell Capital Management since 1999 and has operated the Ramsdell Group since 1990. Outside of his advisory work, he also owns and operates Ramsdell Insurance Solutions, an insurance sales and service business separate from his investment activities. Ramsdell Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and asset allocation advice to individuals, trusts, corporate entities, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes a top-down fundamental analysis with tactical trading at the margins, primarily utilizing ETF-heavy portfolios and offering limited insurance brokerage through an affiliated business.

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.

We work with people who want a long-term partnership where together we create a plan that uses your money and resources to live a fulfilling life that aligns with your deepest values while creating positive change in the world. We focus on who you are and what it is you want for yourself and loved ones. My passion is making financial planning an approachable and enjoyable experience. I became a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ to help people find solutions for their financial needs but soon realized that traditional financial planning was designed for a male head of household with a certain amount of wealth. Since I am most passionate about equality for women and the LGBTQ community, I realized that I needed additional skills to make financial planning meet our specific needs. So, I became a certified coach which allows me and my clients to go deeper to explore and clarify their individual values and goals. Once we’ve figured out what their ideal life looks like and what is really important to them, we can create a financial plan designed for them. Anyone who knows me knows of my deep love of pastries. I started my career as a pastry chef, fully embracing my creativity, a love of science and math, and delight in creating delicious concoctions. I loved this career, until one day I had an epiphany: My love of numbers and baking science acumen could be used in better ways to help the world. Turns out I like baking more as a hobby than as a career. No more petit fours! I returned to college as a women studies major determined to help women realize their potential and gain equality. Upon self-reflection I realized that I had a lot of passion but lacked any real skills to make the change in the world that I sought to make. Around this time my grandfather died, and I started helping my grandmother with her finances. We sought out information and together we came up with a financial plan for her new life alone. Helping my grandmother become financially independent was exactly the type of impact I wanted to have on other women’s lives. My career path was born.

Samundra Timilsina is a financial advisor with C Suite Investment LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Personal Adviser Inc. Timilsina serves as the managing member and Chief Compliance Officer of C Suite Investment LLC and also works as an insurance agent. C Suite Investment LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services, specializing in non-discretionary management and advising on held-away retirement assets such as 401(k) accounts and HSAs.

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.