David Meyers is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Meyers Wealth Management, an independent firm he has operated since 2008 in Palo Alto, CA. Meyers Wealth Management provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, qualified retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach primarily using passively managed index funds, with customization based on clients’ tax and estate circumstances.

Michael Starr is the sole advisor at Stellar Financial Planning in Fremont, CA, with 31 years at the firm and one year of industry experience listed. He has been involved in theatrical entertainment since 1977. Stellar Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $10.37 million in discretionary assets. The firm combines bottom-up and top-down security selection with a contrarian/value approach, emphasizes client education, and maintains a small, concentrated client base.

Ran Shi is a financial advisor at Queensbury Global Advisors in Los Altos, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to founding Queensbury Global Advisors, Shi worked at Gortune Limited for five years. Queensbury Global Advisors provides discretionary asset management and distributes investment-related commentary through a subscription newsletter. The firm employs a combination of technical, macro, and fundamental analysis with quantitative ranking to manage tactical allocations across various styles, sectors, and regions.

Adaeze Ezeh is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Endowe Advisory LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Endowe Advisory, Ezeh held roles at companies including Applied Intuition, Ledabox Inc., Workboard Inc., Applied Materials, Juniper Networks, and Synaptics Inc. Ezeh is also involved with Ledabox LLC and Endowe Inc. Endowe Advisory LLC provides automated investment advisory services to individual U.S. investors through a proprietary website and mobile app, using algorithm-driven portfolio construction and model portfolios with Interactive Brokers as custodian. The firm integrates its platform with a gift-registry service to facilitate contributions and offers discretionary asset management without individualized human advice.

Vincent Siewit is a financial advisor at Small Victories Wealth with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a concurrent role as an Account Executive at Tableau Software. His dual career includes significant time spent in the technology sector. Small Victories Wealth serves individual and household clients, including some high-net-worth individuals, providing tailored investment management and a range of financial planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory framework focused on passive management combined with fundamental analysis and offers individualized investment policies along with third-party model portfolios and occasional alternative investment recommendations.

Jaywant Srivatsa is the founder and sole advisor at Future Wealth LLC, based in Los Gatos, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previous work experience at Oracle Corporation, Jobvite Inc, and On24. Outside of his advisory role, he is the CEO of WEALTH AI LLC, a company focused on AI software development for wealth advisors. Future Wealth LLC provides customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, with additional services for small businesses and educational workshops. The firm employs a Core+Satellite investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, incorporating scenario analysis, stress testing, and tail-risk management, and serves a substantial non-U.S. client base with considerations for foreign securities and currencies.

Larysa Prytula is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at ClearBridge Financial since 2017 and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2010. In addition to her advisory work, she is licensed to sell fixed life, health, and long-term care insurance. ClearBridge Financial provides fee-for-service financial planning and consulting to high-net-worth individuals and business clients, including physicians, small business owners, and retirees. The firm focuses on delivering written plans and implementation recommendations without discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation.

James Cowan is the sole advisor at Cowan Capital, an independent firm based in Foster City, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, including 18 years at Fisher Investments prior to founding Cowan Capital in 2023. Cowan Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and separate financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, non-profits, and small businesses. The firm focuses on diversified portfolios tailored to client needs, with a specialization in managing concentrated equity positions from employee stock compensation and a selective use of derivatives for defensive purposes.

Anil Godbole is a financial advisor at Kanaka Strategies with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Intel Corp since 2017 and previously at eASIC Corp from 2014 to 2017. Kanaka Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individual clients, utilizing a combination of charting, technical, and fundamental analysis across stocks, ETFs, long/short positions, and options strategies. The firm is notable for its explicit use of derivatives in separately managed accounts and its focus on clients granting discretionary trading authority.

Ronald Lee is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Invision Capital Advisor, LLC since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Lee occasionally provides independent business and financial consulting to small and medium-sized businesses and startups. Invision Capital Advisor, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, endowments, qualified retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a global asset allocation strategy combined with active stock selection and provides tailored portfolio management alongside retirement, estate, and educational planning services.

Han Liu is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Banyan Lake Capital LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Banyan Lake Capital, he worked at Amazon for three years and held positions at Boosted Commerce, Universal Audio, Lair East Labs Accelerator, Columbia Business School, and DBS Bank. Banyan Lake Capital provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a goal-based, discretionary investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, Monte Carlo planning, and a range of strategies from long-term holdings to shorter-term trades, focusing on a limited clientele with performance-based fee options and educational seminars.

Kevin Gilmore is a financial advisor at Gilmore Financial Services, LLC in San Mateo, CA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Signator Investors, Inc. He is also the owner of Gilmore & Assoc. CPA's and serves on the board of directors for the charitable organization Mission Hospice & Home Care. Gilmore Financial Services provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a primarily non-discretionary approach to portfolio management and integrates affiliated accounting and tax consulting services alongside third-party fixed-income sub-advisory support.

Eyal Bilgrai is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at ABA Capital LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Sunnyvale, CA. Prior to founding ABA Capital, he worked at Sonen Capital and in management consultancy. ABA Capital provides fee-based investment management and tailored portfolio construction primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and estates. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic asset and risk-factor allocation, employing tactical shifts and incorporating a range of asset types including equities, fixed income, and private investments, with a notable focus on cross-border investing.

Tony Alarcon is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Capital, LLC in Los Gatos, CA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Legacy Wealth Capital since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed Realtor with Coldwell Banker in California and occasionally consults for private equity firms and other companies. Legacy Wealth Capital is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, pension plans, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, using an approach that emphasizes fundamental analysis, valuation, momentum, and trend techniques to manage portfolios typically composed of 20–40 positions.

I’m Sheila McGinn, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, and founder of Brightview Financial. I spent over 20 years working in the tech industry, and I know the challenges you’re facing right now. I’ve walked your same path, so I understand how frustrating it can be to take every financial step with a feeling of uncertainty. Brightview Financial Solutions serves clients in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Investment Management and Comprehensive Financial Planning are the core of our service offering. This means evaluating your unique circumstances and working with you to develop and implement a financial plan designed to help you achieve financial goals. We can help you: • Define your financial and life goals and then implement a plan for reaching them. • Stay focused on current spending goals so you can reach your long-term saving goals. • Optimize the myriad types of employer equity compensation such as ISOs, NQSOs, RSUs, and ESPPs. • Develop a long-term investment strategy that is appropriate for your timeframe and risk tolerance. • Prepare for the risks you don't anticipate.

Zhou Yu is a financial advisor at Forward Horizon Investment with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Signalfire and Stitch Fix. In addition to his advisory role, Zhou conducts technical data science and AI consulting for a seed-stage venture capital firm. Forward Horizon Investment is an independent firm that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to guide a long-term trading approach and is notable for offering performance-based fee arrangements to qualified clients.

Imran Thanvi is a financial advisor at Total Wealth Solutions with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial for over two decades before founding his independent advisory firm in 2023. Total Wealth Solutions provides fee-based investment advisory and comprehensive wealth-planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, including physicians and engineers. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with global diversification and offers tailored portfolio management that incorporates alternative investments and tax-aware strategies.

Mohan Navaratna is a financial advisor at Nine Gems Investment Management with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Equinix Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in mobile gaming development through Nine Gems LLC as a software developer. Nine Gems Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and qualified retirement plan consulting to individual investors and plan sponsors. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing portfolios on a custom discretionary basis with a focus on risk management and periodic account reviews.

Chirag Shah is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Quant Portfolio Management, with one year of industry experience. He also serves as a consultant, investor, and entrepreneur at QIG LLC, dedicating about 20% of his time to this role. Quant Portfolio Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a "Quantamental Investing" approach that combines fundamental research with quantitative models and modern portfolio theory, offering both passive and active strategies along with tailored portfolio construction and manager selection services.

Vaishali Desai is the principal advisor at Desai Wealth LLC in Campbell, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Desai Wealth, she was with Desai Group LLC for four years and worked at Genentech and eMarketingOperations. Outside of her advisory role, she teaches Pilates for compensation. Desai Wealth LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, endowments, foundations, and government entities with discretionary investment management and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios featuring individual equities, ETFs, and low-cost mutual funds, including ESG strategies, and offers uncommon ERISA retirement plan consulting and 3(38) fiduciary services among independent advisors.