Jacob Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Sierra Pacific Private Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm in 2022, he worked at Rigatoni's Fresh Italian Grill and was a student for three years. Outside of his advisory role, Rodriguez serves as president of Papa Fix It, LLC, a handyman business focused on minor household repairs. Sierra Pacific Private Wealth provides wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and corporate retirement plan advisory to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—and plan sponsors. The firm offers individualized asset management with regular reviews and rebalancing, educational seminars, and a broader advisory scope including estate, charitable, and tax planning services.

Sharon Almeida is a financial advisor with Duet Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work with Private Client Services and Calton & Associates, Inc., as well as founding Cents & Sensibility, Inc. Outside of advising, she serves as treasurer for the Willow Ridge Owners Association and is vice chair for community outreach and fundraising at Tri-Valley REACH, an organization supporting independent living for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Duet Advisory Services LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $316 million in assets, employing a tailored investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and unaffiliated third-party Independent Managers.

Yu Chi Peng Lee is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Mayfield Advisors, Inc. since 2007 and is also affiliated with Irvin, Abrahamson & Co., a CPA firm. Mayfield Advisors, Inc. 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, emphasizing diversified, buy-and-hold allocations mainly through passively managed funds, and integrates advisory services with accounting through its affiliation with Irvin, Abrahamson & Co.

Scott Smith is a financial advisor at Silicon Private Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Dresner Investment Services, Viant Ventures One, and Viant Capital. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for PUENTE-International, a tequila and mescal producer, and for Microshares, an IT-cloud software company. Silicon Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $177.8 million in assets. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, employs multiple analysis methods, and uses a range of investment strategies including options and tactical instruments.

Rebecca Lyman is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Johnson Lyman Wealth Advisors in Los Altos, CA. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for Webcor Builders, LLP in various roles between 2012 and 2022. Johnson Lyman Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering fee-only financial planning and investment management. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs for diversified, long-term portfolios and employs tax-aware techniques alongside retirement plan advisory services.

Thomas Wise is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Galileo Planning Group, Inc. in Menlo Park, CA, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to his financial advising career, he was a student for 21 years. Galileo Planning Group serves senior corporate executives, high-income professionals, and wealthy individuals, offering customized financial planning and investment counseling on a non-discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified portfolios and fundamental analysis of both marketable and non-marketable investments, while maintaining a non-discretionary, non-custodial model and personalized fee arrangements.

Arthur Shaw is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 9 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with 3 Factor Indexing, LLC and also serves as CEO of RepairPal and as Lead Director on the board of the financial technology startup Insikt. 3 Factor Indexing is a registered investment adviser focusing on discretionary investment management for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and closely held businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and broad diversification using exchange-traded products, mutual funds, separately managed accounts, equities, and bonds.

Jane Beule is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Griffin Black, LLC since 2001. Griffin Black, LLC is a team of four advisors managing approximately $271 million in discretionary assets. The firm serves executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, retirees, and small-business owners, with expertise in working with Silicon Valley tech and bio-tech clients as well as those with cross-border family or business interests. Their approach includes Holistic Wealth Management, Investment Management, ongoing financial planning, and specialized analysis for RSUs and executive compensation.

Charles Wise is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Galileo Planning Group, Inc. since 2006. The firm is an independent, fee-only, non-discretionary advisory team based in Menlo Park, CA, serving primarily wealthy individuals, senior corporate executives, and high-income professionals. Galileo Planning Group provides customized financial planning and investment counseling, focusing on long-term, diversified investment analysis and fundamental evaluations of both marketable and private investments.

Marjorie Carbajal is a financial advisor at Figtree Financial Advisors, LLC in Santa Clara, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Prosperity Wealth Management, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. before joining Figtree Financial Advisors in 2019. Figtree Financial Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach that includes asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and continuous portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Brooks Nelson is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Nelson Capital Management, LLC since 2004. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan asset-management services. Nelson Capital Management’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis with a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and both long- and short-term strategies, with regular portfolio reviews and use of institutional resources.

Laura Thomas is a financial advisor at International Asset Management with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Individual Asset Management since 2016. International Asset Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individual clients, including high-net-worth and expatriate investors, as well as advisory firms and small businesses. The firm employs a global investment approach with services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and cross-border consulting.

Jawad Ehsanyar is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morling Financial Advisors in 2022, he held positions at Copenhagen Business School and Moore Afghanistan. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning, typically implementing portfolios through index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, listed equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Taras Zatvarskiy is a financial advisor at Grant Private Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Nordstrom for eight years. Grant Private Wealth Management provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to tailor strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with retirement-plan advisory services.

Svetlana Kot is a financial advisor at Rebalance LLC in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rebalance in 2023, she worked at Eqitrade Limited and has a background including roles at Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc. and Integrity Gaming Corp. Rebalance LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and decision-support services to individuals, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation framework focused on ETFs within seven model portfolios and manages approximately $1.56 billion in discretionary assets across several hundred accounts.

John Stachnick is a financial advisor at Kaizen Financial Strategies, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Waddell & Reed, Inc. He also has experience with Savannah Chanelle Vineyards and is licensed as an insurance agent. Kaizen Financial Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations by offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management. The firm employs a diverse investment approach, including fundamental and technical analysis, and uses advanced option strategies and margin within its wrap-fee managed accounts.

Nathan Dingler is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at DiversiFi Capital Inc in Los Altos, CA. He has been with DiversiFi Capital LLC (formerly Compass Capital Management) since 2015. Outside of financial advising, Dingler is active as a real estate agent and referral agent, and he manages several private investment funds and venture entities affiliated with DiversiFi. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, in addition to advising pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with an explicit social-impact investment filter and manages multiple private funds focused on frontier technology investments.

Don Garman is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mirador Capital Partners. He has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and has been with Mirador since 2015. Garman is also a partner in venture funds Tri-Valley Ventures, LLC and Tri-Valley Ventures II, LP. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach combines top-down fundamental analysis with technical analysis and employs a variety of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative vehicles.

Jung Chang is a financial advisor with Andrew Garrett, Inc. in Palo Alto, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Andrew Garrett, Inc. since 2008. Outside of advisory work, he owns a tax preparation and accounting business where he provides tax and accounting services. Andrew Garrett, Inc. manages portfolios for individuals, high net worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-rollover advice. The firm employs a multi-platform investment model using various sub-advisers and program sponsors to implement strategies tailored to client suitability profiles.

Raymond Vo is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with DiversiFi Capital Inc (formerly Compass Capital Management) since 2015. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and also advises pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and quantitative analysis, incorporates an explicit social-impact investment filter, and manages multiple private funds and special purpose vehicles focused on frontier technology investments.