About Us: Israilov Financial is a fee-only, fiduciary advisory firm built specifically for Millennial professionals in tech and corporate careers across California. We work with people who are earning well, navigating complex compensation (RSUs, ESPPs, stock options, 401(k)s) and want to create a comprehensive financial plan tailored around their current needs and future life aspirations. We don't have asset minimums or net worth requirements. If your financial life is getting complex and you want someone genuinely in your corner, we built this firm for you. Why We Founded the Firm Most high-earning young professionals don't qualify for traditional wealth management. They're told to wait until they have more assets. We disagreed with that. The people who need holistic, expert advice the most are often the ones being turned away. We founded Israilov Financial to serve them from day one. Who We Work With Our clients are Millennial professionals (software engineers, product managers, finance and corporate professionals) who are building wealth through their careers and want a long-term partner to help them do it right. We specialize in equity compensation, tax optimization, retirement planning, home purchase planning, and investment management. What Sets Us Apart Israilov Financial brings together a CFP® and a CFA® under one roof. Said Israilov handles financial planning, tax, and retirement strategy; Max Stamakun leads investment management and portfolio design. That combination is rare at independent firms, and it means your financial plan and investment strategy are built by specialists who work together on your behalf. We operate as a fiduciary, always. No commissions, no proprietary products, no conflicts of interest. Our only incentive is to give you advice that serves your goals. Where most firms offer annual reviews, we take a proactive approach: frequent check-ins, adaptive strategies, and education built into every engagement. We don't just manage your money; we help you understand it. Ideal Clients Gen Y / Millennials, tech and corporate professionals with equity compensation and complex financial lives. Fee Options Fee-only. Contact us for details.

Monica Kalra is a financial advisor at NRI Wealth Management, LLC in Santa Clara, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with NRI Wealth Management since 2016 and also operates as a sole proprietor. 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 comprehensive financial plans, implementing strategies based on fundamental analysis and diversified allocations with regular monitoring and rebalancing.

Joshua Williams is a financial advisor at Farm and Community Advisory with a Series 65 license. He has experience operating WH Personal Finance, a financial coaching practice focused on personal finance management, including expense tracking, savings improvement, and debt strategies. Prior to his advisory roles, he worked in various positions including at Santa Cruz Bicycles and Driscoll's Strawberry Association. Farm and Community Advisory provides portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services tailored to individuals and employee benefit plans. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary management and uses written Investment Policy Statements to guide client goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Gael Knight is a financial advisor at Knight and Company Wealth Advisors, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. In addition to his advisory role, he is a CPA and operates The Gael Knight Company Certified Public Accountants, Inc., providing a full range of accounting services including tax preparation. Knight and Company Wealth Advisors offers investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs an asset-class, passive investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios primarily composed of passively managed mutual funds and ETFs.

Karen Landry is a financial advisor with The Tilted Funds Group LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has held roles including advisor at Benefunder, a platform supporting funders and entrepreneurs, and serves as Treasurer for the Club Place Lane Home Owners Association. The Tilted Funds Group LLC provides investment consulting and portfolio allocation guidance to individuals, trusts, institutions, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a primarily non-discretionary advisory model, utilizing quantitative methods to optimize portfolios with a focus on risk control and reduced turnover.

Justin Boren is a financial advisor at Lagos Wealth Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Madison Avenue Securities and Triad Advisors, LLC. Boren is also an associate professor at Santa Clara University, where he teaches organizational strategy, communication, and quantitative research methods, and is an active published researcher. Additionally, he serves on the boards of two non-profit organizations, including as president of the Western States Communication Association. Lagos Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, sponsoring organizations, and other entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, advisory referral and monitoring services, and a Next Level IRA program. The firm manages client assets through the AssetMark platform and third-party managers, conducting regular performance reviews and client meetings.

Eleonora Tomasello is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with Corinthian Wealth Management, where she has worked since 2018, following prior roles at Arbor Point Advisors, KMS Financial Services, and other firms. Tomasello is a licensed independent insurance agent and volunteers with the Silicon Valley Financial Planning Association. Corinthian Wealth Management serves individual investors and small businesses by providing ongoing portfolio management and tailored financial planning. The firm uses both strategic and tactical asset allocation, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management including the use of third-party sub-advisors and various active trading strategies.

Henry Reed is a financial advisor at PWJohnson Wealth & Legacy, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Griffin Black, LLC, Silicon Valley Capital Partners, and AssetMark Financial, Inc. before joining PWJohnson. PWJohnson Wealth & Legacy provides fee-only financial planning and investment management to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small business retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on comprehensive planning and family legacy services.

Gabriela Mechem is a financial advisor at NIM Wealth Solutions with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with several affiliated entities within the NIM organization since 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with the Bay Area Learning Center. NIM Wealth Solutions provides discretionary investment management for individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm offers personalized asset allocation using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and integrates tax planning, insurance, annuity solutions, and estate-planning coordination through affiliated entities.

Ricky Dunham is a financial advisor with DWR Wealth Management, LLC in San Jose, CA, holding the PFS™ designation and a Series 65 license. He has 21 years of experience in the financial industry and has been with DWR Wealth Management since 2005. In addition, he has served as President of Dunham Associates CPAs, Inc., an accounting firm, since 1996. DWR Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a risk-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, offering diversified portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds and ETFs tailored to various risk profiles.

Anithah Neelakanda Pillai is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at AP Investment Management in Mountain View, CA, having previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and E.K. Riley Investments, LLC. AP Investment Management offers investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a range of securities to construct individualized portfolios, employs multiple methods of analysis, and provides pension consulting and ERISA-aware retirement plan services for employer plan sponsors.

Kuldip Ambastha is a financial advisor at Ambastha Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Aspiriant from 2015 to 2018. Ambastha Financial LLC provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and small businesses, combining fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and employing both active and passive strategies. The firm manages a concentrated portfolio of roughly $6 million and is notable for its use of derivatives and educational seminars.

Houzhen Yan is a financial advisor at InsideOut Wealth Strategies, LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining InsideOut Wealth Strategies, Yan worked at World Financial Group and JPMorgan Chase. Outside of finance, Yan has experience in the restaurant industry, having worked at Cafe Lattea, Mori Kitchen, and Liang's Village. InsideOut Wealth Strategies is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary asset management and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services, employing a decision-analysis framework alongside cyclical and technical methods to manage customized portfolios.

Roberto Trejo is a financial advisor at Entrust Investment Services, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked with Client One Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Managing Director of Coeus Financial & Insurance Services Inc., an insurance agency where he recommends and places life and annuity products. Entrust Investment Services provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, and other advisers, utilizing third-party asset management and offering ERISA plan services. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and a range of investment tactics, including options and leverage, and is notable for hosting educational seminars and combining multiple service offerings in a two-advisor setup.

Ramprasad Satagopan is a financial advisor at Everest Private Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been employed at Magma Design Automation since 2003. Everest Private Wealth is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses with personalized financial planning and portfolio management. The firm utilizes a strategic asset allocation framework with a core-and-satellite approach, combining low-cost mutual funds and ETFs with selective active management to meet client objectives.

Garrison Hunter is a financial advisor with NIM Wealth Solutions in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Baker Tilly and the Defense Contract Audit Agency and is the managing member of Fulcrum Accounting, LLC, where he provides tax preparation services. Hunter also works as a licensed insurance agent with various carriers. NIM Wealth Solutions offers discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm combines personalized asset allocation with fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis and provides additional services through affiliated entities, including tax planning, insurance and annuity solutions, and estate-planning coordination.

John Conway is a financial advisor at Conway Partners with two years of industry experience. Prior to his work in financial advising, he has been operating John Conway Law since 1992. Outside of finance, he is also a restaurant owner. Conway Partners provides wealth management, financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a variety of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and insurance companies. The firm’s investment approach centers on diversified, asset-allocation portfolios using low-cost ETFs and third-party independent managers, with additional services covering retirement plan consulting and specialized financial planning.

Tracy Newquist is a financial advisor at DWR Wealth Management, LLC in San Jose, CA, with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Securities America, and Foothill Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer and Board Member of Balanced Access, a nonprofit focused on providing internet access to underserved communities. DWR Wealth Management offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a risk-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory and maintains an affiliation with Dunham Associates CPAs for coordinated tax and advisory services.

Peter Bradshaw is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Altura Wealth Advisors Inc., where he has worked since 2020. Prior to this, he held roles at J.R. Financial & Insurance Services and Qualified Planning. Altura Wealth Advisors is a SEC-registered team of four advisers managing approximately $169 million for around 400 individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, largely passive investment approach focused on ETF- and mutual-fund-based allocations, with discretionary account management and periodic rebalancing.

Salil Prasad is a financial advisor at Farm and Community Advisory in Los Gatos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Picarro and self-employment periods, and he is also a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams. Farm and Community Advisory provides portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services primarily on a non-discretionary basis, focusing on individualized investment policy statements and employing a range of analytical methods with a long-term trading approach.