Ryan Kolstad is a financial advisor at AP Investment Management with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Orr & Associates, Equinox, and New York Life, among others. 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 tailored investment strategies that utilize a variety of analytical methods and offers portfolio management for institutional clients alongside pension and retirement-plan consulting for employer plan sponsors.

Sheri Pan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. She founded Pantheon Wealth Planning in 2013 and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. In addition to her advisory work, she acts as an agent selling fixed life, disability, and health insurance products. Pantheon Wealth Planning provides written financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, medical professionals, and business entities. The firm focuses on planning rather than asset management, offering both one-time and ongoing concierge planning services that cover retirement, tax, estate, insurance, and business planning topics.

Allyson Bakos is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Bakos Investment Management with 2 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Columbia University, the University of San Francisco, and Farmgirl Flowers. Bakos Investment Management advises individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, including high-net-worth clients, on discretionary portfolio management and investment planning. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios using asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax considerations, offering access to a wide range of mutual funds and alternative investment vehicles.

Kyle McCauley is a financial advisor with Entrust Investment Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Entrust, he was affiliated with City Center Advisors, LLC and City Center Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a farming business through Green Pastures CSA, LLC. Entrust Investment Services provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and offers services including ERISA plan management and the use of options and leveraged strategies in managed accounts.

Regina Legates is a financial advisor at Figtree Financial Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Legates is also a licensed insurance agent handling health, disability, life, and long-term care insurance products. Figtree Financial Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on asset allocation and a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and sector analysis. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis and offers consultative monitoring services, integrating insurance offerings alongside traditional investment management.

Kanaka Szabo Cummings is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Gates Pass Advisors, LLC since 2015. Gates Pass Advisors, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and ongoing wealth management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes financial-planning-driven asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware management, typically implementing strategies through third-party independent managers on a turn-key platform.

David Spector is the sole advisor at Legal Advantage Investments, Inc. in Los Altos Hills, CA, with 33 years of industry experience. His practice focuses on managing discretionary investment accounts and tailoring asset allocations to client objectives. Legal Advantage Investments serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, including high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, investment recommendations, and financial and estate planning. The firm utilizes specialized strategies such as borrowing and margin, hedge strategies including short sales and options, and concentrated-position solutions like exchange funds and Qualified Opportunity Zone investments.

John Arao is a financial advisor with Mine & Arao Wealth Creation and Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management since 1999 and is also a partner in Mine & Arao, LLP, a certified public accounting firm offering tax preparation, planning, and related services. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management serves individual investors, pension plans, and businesses, primarily drawing clients from its affiliated CPA practice. The firm provides discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and tax, retirement, and estate planning, using a comprehensive asset allocation approach that integrates investment advice with tax and bookkeeping services.

Chui Wa Leung is a financial advisor at Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors and Center Pillar Wealth Management. Leung is also an independent insurance agent involved in the sales of fixed insurance products. Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, trusts, estates, pooled vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers tiered service levels ranging from core financial planning to private client services.

Ronald Petersen is a financial advisor at Petersen and Hicks in Campbell, CA, with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at First Allied Securities, Inc. and Petersen & Associates. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in non-CPA accounting and tax preparation and is a licensed insurance agent. Petersen and Hicks serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services. The firm acts as a fiduciary, tailoring advice to client objectives and risk tolerance, and utilizes third-party managers for asset management while charging flat or hourly fees.

Stanley Mok is a financial advisor with Mok Capital Management in Los Altos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013 and founded Mok Capital Management in 1997. Outside of his advisory work, Mok serves as a current city council member and former mayor of Los Altos Hills, and he participates in the town’s Parks and Recreation Committee. Mok Capital Management provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, charities, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a value-based investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios, which may include individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, options strategies, and foreign securities.

Flora Dong is a financial advisor at Arden Global Family Offices with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 17 years. Ardenwood Advisors provides wealth and investment advisory services primarily to ultra-high-net-worth families and related entities through a Family Wealth Program. The firm employs a customized, multi-asset investment approach with an emphasis on long-term, diversified allocations across U.S. and non-U.S. public and private markets, including alternative strategies and private placement opportunities.

Edwin Ryu is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with 25 years of experience, currently serving at Legacy Wealth Advisors, LLC since 1999. He previously operated as Edwin K.S. Ryu DBA Legacy Real Estate Advisors and Ryu & Company from 1984 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Ryu is a shareholder and board member of Concert Global Group and participates on its investment committee. He also holds board positions at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple, the York School of Monterey, and Pitzer College, serving in leadership roles related to facilities planning and investment committees. Legacy Wealth Advisors, LLC provides multi-family office and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutions. The firm uses a top-down investment approach combined with customized portfolios, tactical asset allocation, and integrated tax and real estate advisory services.

Hannah Farrow is a financial advisor at RightWise Wealth in Santa Clara, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining RightWise Wealth, she worked six years at Apple Inc. and was a full-time student for two years. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a rental property in Somerville, MA. RightWise Wealth is a boutique firm serving individual clients through comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, with a focus on low-cost ETFs and factor-based strategies. The firm also facilitates tax preparation services via a third-party provider and requires clients to custody assets at Charles Schwab.

Donna Williams is a financial advisor at Waverley Wealth Management LLC in Mountain View, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Waverley Wealth Management since 2013. Waverley Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $201 million across around 114 client relationships, employing both fundamental and technical analysis to construct diversified portfolios with ongoing monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Kyle Chuang is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Pantheon Wealth Planning in San Jose, CA. He previously worked at Farmers Insurance Group and Farmers Financial Solutions for 19 years. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an insurance agency under KC & Associates Insurance Agency. Pantheon Wealth Planning provides written financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, medical professionals, and business entities. The firm focuses on planning rather than asset management, offering both one-time and ongoing concierge planning services without discretionary control over client assets.

Anil Ambastha is a financial advisor at Ambastha Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background in the oil and gas industry, currently serving as a Chevron Fellow and Senior Principal Reservoir Engineer. Ambastha Financial LLC provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and small businesses. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory, employing both active and passive strategies, including the use of derivatives, to meet client objectives.

Patricia Williams is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Silicon Private Wealth, LLC in Fremont, CA. She has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Silicon Private Wealth since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she holds insurance licenses and performs insurance reviews and variable annuity discussions for clients. 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 employs a range of investment strategies and analysis methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management services.

Scott Pearring is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Seek First Inc. He has previously worked at firms including G.A. Repple & Company and Expand Financial Group, LLC. Mr. Pearring is also an insurance agent appointed with various companies to receive trail commissions but does not write new policies. Seek First Inc. is a supported advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth households with comprehensive financial planning, tax, estate, and insurance planning alongside discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $203 million in discretionary assets and employs a fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation approach, integrating third-party professionals into a bundled consulting program.

Gage Campbell is a financial advisor at Altura Wealth Advisors Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Altura, he worked at J.R. Financial and Insurance Services and Harper Investing. Altura Wealth Advisors is a SEC-registered advisory team managing approximately $169 million for around 400 individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm follows a long-term, largely passive investment approach focused on ETF- and mutual fund-based portfolios, with periodic review and rebalancing, and offers both discretionary account management and one-time financial planning engagements.