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.

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.

Evan Hirano is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Mok Capital Management and has prior experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Mok Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charities, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm uses a value-oriented investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios that may include individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, and limited options strategies.

Toi Cook is a financial advisor at AP Investment Management with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Cook has held roles in media, including at KRON 4 News Station and The Cardinal Media Group. Outside of financial advising, Cook has been involved in media and sports-related ventures over the past several years. AP Investment Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with asset management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting, using a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives.

Nicholas Winstead is a financial advisor at Changing Parameters, LLC in Los Altos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Changing Parameters since 2021 and previously held roles at Edelman, among others. Changing Parameters, LLC provides discretionary tactical allocation and portfolio management services to individuals, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, as well as serving as investment adviser to an SEC-registered open-end investment company. The firm employs a model-based approach using price-trend, technical, quantitative, and momentum analysis to adjust allocations across equity, fixed income, and money market funds, and manages both separately managed accounts and an actively traded Fund that employs long and short positions, derivatives, and futures.

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 an advisor at Mayfield Advisors, Inc. in Palo Alto, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and The Vanguard Group. Mayfield Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and market efficiency, often utilizing passively managed mutual funds and ETFs.

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.

Guangming Dai is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Dai Advisors, located in Menlo Park, CA, and has seven years of industry experience. He concurrently holds a position as a Senior Principal Research Scientist at Johnson & Johnson Vision, where he designs treatment algorithms for surgical products, a role unrelated to his advisory work. DAI Advisors provides asset and portfolio management and fiduciary consulting primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, families, estates, and certain retirement plans, with a focus on alternative investments and limited public market exposure. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside proprietary DEG ratings in manager selection and due diligence, managing roughly $330 million in assets for about 285 clients.

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.

Ramon Marquez is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Galileo Planning Group, Inc. since 2007. Galileo Planning Group, Inc. is an independent, fee-only advisory firm that provides comprehensive financial planning and investment counseling primarily to wealthy individuals, senior corporate executives, and high-income professionals. The firm focuses on non-discretionary, customized services including asset allocation, retirement, estate and tax planning, and evaluations of private and venture investments.

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.

Xianzhong Zhu is a financial advisor at Five Stone Capital, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Ni Advisors Inc and Centaurus Financial, Inc. Zhu has been with Five Stone Capital for a total of 13 years across two separate periods. Five Stone Capital primarily serves as the general partner and investment adviser to a single pooled investment vehicle, the Five Stone Capital Fund, L.P. The firm employs fundamental stock analysis, manages portfolios on a discretionary basis, and provides regular performance reporting to investors.

Ying Ying Jing is a financial advisor at Oceaniq Capital, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has held positions at Credit Suisse Securities and Merrill, among other firms. Jing has been associated with various entities within the Oceaniq group since 2014. Oceaniq Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and access to private investments. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis in managing public and private assets and conducts due diligence on third-party managers.

Kirk Knight is a CFP® and PFS™ with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Knight and Company Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2009 and also serves as a CPA at Knight & Company Certified Public Accountants, Inc., where he has worked since 1985. In addition to his professional roles, he manages a small almond orchard on a part-time basis. Knight and Company Wealth Advisors provides investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a passive, asset-class investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified portfolios primarily comprised of passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers integrated accounting relationships through affiliated CPA firms.

Garth Williams is a Certified Financial Planner® with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Honu Wealth Management since 2006, following prior roles at Hanvey Financial and Raymond James Financial Services. Honu Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes low-cost, asset-allocation investment strategies grounded in academic research and offers discretionary portfolio management using equities, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs, with potential use of margin, short sales, and option-writing.

Brian Roberts is a CFA® charterholder and principal at Roberts Wealth Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Nelson Roberts Investment Advisors, LLC for 16 years before joining his current firm in 2020. Roberts Wealth Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and other investment advisers. The firm employs fundamental analysis and long-term strategies across a range of public and private investments and offers services to both individual and institutional clients, including other advisory firms.

Robert Sawyer is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is associated with 3 Factor Indexing, LLC and has worked at Synthium Capital since 2012. In addition to his advisory work, Sawyer operates as a self-employed consultant providing product marketing advice to companies. 3 Factor Indexing serves individuals, families, trusts, and closely held businesses, managing approximately $193 million across 48 clients. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach focused on asset allocation and diversification, primarily utilizing exchange-traded products, mutual funds, separately managed accounts, equities, and bonds.

Stephen Sustrick is a financial advisor at Honu Wealth Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Honu Wealth Management since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a director at PWWM Group, where he is involved in consulting related to accounting, financial planning, and business process improvement. Honu Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities with financial planning, discretionary investment management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a low-cost, asset-allocation approach grounded in academic research, tailoring portfolios to client goals and often managing accounts on a discretionary basis.