William Harvey is the sole advisor at Harvey Wealth Management LLC in Redwood City, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones and held positions in the technology sector before founding his independent advisory firm. Harvey Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations with comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts while maintaining a small client base that includes institutional-type clients.

Steven Moeller is a financial advisor at Sdmi Insurance And Financial Services in Fremont, CA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with his current firm since 2014. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance sales through SDMI Insurance Services. Sdmi Insurance and Financial Services provides financial planning and pension consulting for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on technical analysis and third-party research, offering non-discretionary advice across traditional asset classes and placing emphasis on pension consulting and participant education.

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.

Thomas Lo is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aspiriant from 2015 to 2018 and has been with Vested Financial Planning, LLC since 2018. Vested Financial Planning is a single-advisor SEC-registered investment adviser serving primarily individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines passive portfolio construction with fundamental analysis and selective use of outside managers and ETFs, focusing on discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee equity planning.

Renata Carico is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Carico Private Wealth Management, an independent firm she founded after working at several firms including LPL Financial, Stratos Wealth Partners, and Charles Schwab. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers for Grace Church of the Bay Area, assisting with church financial accounts. Carico Private Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing wealth and investment management, financial planning, and tax return preparation. The firm employs an investment approach based on asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, combining passive and active strategies, and is notable for offering performance-based fee arrangements alongside traditional advisory services.

Yen Wu is a financial advisor at 1N Capital, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Intellectus Partners, OceanIQ Capital, Robertson Stephens, Credit Suisse Securities, and Morgan Stanley. 1N Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and institutional clients, including a significant number of non-U.S. investors. The firm provides discretionary investment management and consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis alongside manager due diligence, and offers a wide range of strategies and asset allocations tailored to clients’ risk profiles and investment goals.

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.

Hasnain Karim is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Kilimanjaro Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in San Mateo, CA. He has 16 years of industry experience and has been with Kilimanjaro Capital since 2009. Kilimanjaro Capital manages discretionary investment accounts primarily for individuals using two principal strategies: a long/short strategy and a long-only strategy. The firm employs an opportunistic, value-oriented approach that includes hedging, derivatives, and short-selling in its long/short strategy, with a focus on securities trading below intrinsic value and a typical investment horizon of one to five years.

Todd Wilson is the sole advisor at Portola Creek Capital in Menlo Park, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Portola Creek Capital since 2017 and previously worked at Grow Capital Management. Portola Creek Capital provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals as well as institutional and entity clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning at no additional charge.

Kent Seymour is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Menlo Advisors LLC since 2002, based in Menlo Park, CA. Menlo Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and limited financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and liquidity needs. The firm also manages pooled investment vehicles and occasionally advises unaccredited investors on private offerings, employing a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes.

Asaph Elan is a financial advisor at Equilibrium Wealth LLC based in San Carlos, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Bank of America, as well as managing an investment advisory firm in Israel. He is also a licensed insurance agent providing term life and disability insurance. Equilibrium Wealth LLC offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a customized, primarily long-term investment approach using a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to construct diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Shawn Tydlaska is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Tessara Wealth in Burlingame, CA, and previously worked for Ballast Point Financial Planning, LLC for eight years. Tessara Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and tax planning services. The firm emphasizes passive portfolio construction using low-cost index funds and ETFs, often managing accounts non-discretionarily through Betterment while providing modular ongoing financial planning and tax-return preparation.

Charles Lee is a financial advisor at Lexington Avenue Capital Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Lexington Avenue since 2020, following seven years as a self-employed advisor. Lexington Avenue Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension-consulting services to individuals, trusts and estates, small businesses, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-fee passive mutual funds and ETFs, while incorporating behavioral finance insights and tailored recommendations based on clients’ broader life circumstances.

Daniel Binn is a financial advisor with Private Portfolios, Inc. in San Mateo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Portfolios since 2000 and Securities America, Inc. from 2000 to 2024. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales, including variable and indexed annuities. Private Portfolios, Inc. offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios through model asset allocation and individualized discretionary management, operating a sponsored wrap-fee Wealth Management Platform and providing specialized educational workshops.

Evan Hirano is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. 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, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios that may include individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, and limited options strategies.

Nicholas Winstead is a financial advisor with Changing Parameters, LLC in Los Altos, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Changing Parameters, he worked at Edelman and was self-employed, with earlier experience at Klamath Falls Gems. Changing Parameters, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and tactical allocation services to individuals, pensions, trusts, charities, and business entities, also serving as adviser to a registered investment company. The firm employs a model-driven investment process using technical and quantitative analysis, with strategies that may include active trading, derivatives, and concentrated portfolios.

William Binder is a financial advisor with BKB Financial Advisors, LLC in Menlo Park, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has operated as a self-employed advisor since 2001. Outside of financial advising, he owns a consulting engineering sole proprietorship that provides product development, business development, engineering, and project management services, though he is currently not active in this business. BKB Financial Advisors provides customized financial planning and consulting to individuals and families across life stages, focusing on retirement planning, seniors, and clients facing major life events such as loss or divorce. The firm emphasizes client education and participation, offers hourly fee-based advice without managing or custodying assets, and provides specialized services including divorce financial planning and estate-document support.

Mark Torres is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mayfield Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group and has been affiliated with Morgan Stanley and its Private Bank since 2019. Mayfield Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes diversified, passively managed portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and includes collaboration with an affiliated accounting firm for integrated advisory and tax services.

Shidi Xu is a financial advisor at Shepherd Investment Management with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for 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 provides fee-based portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm follows a long-term, fundamental investment approach with a Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price discipline, focusing on global technology and adjacent sectors, and manages portfolios with high-conviction allocations informed by proprietary research.

Michael Kinstlick is a CFA® charterholder and an advisor at Lahontan Capital LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Lahontan Capital, he worked at JUST Capital and SASB (/IFRS). He is also involved with Coppersea Distilling, a business he has been part of since 2011. Lahontan Capital is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high net-worth investors with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm combines passive and active investment vehicles and incorporates ESG considerations according to client preferences.