Ian Hildreth is a financial advisor at Altos Financial Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has served as Chief Technology Officer of AWPRX, a pharmacy benefits management company, since 2011. In this role, he manages software and provides business consultation. Altos Financial Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management using a macro-driven investment approach and offers additional investment-related research and planning services on an hourly basis.

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 industry experience. 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, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios primarily of stocks, bonds, and ETFs with periodic rebalancing aligned to client objectives.

Keh Shiou Leu is a financial advisor at InsideOut Wealth Strategies, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and operated his own financial management and consulting practice. InsideOut Wealth Strategies, LLC provides discretionary asset management and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small business plan sponsors. The firm combines multiple analytical methods, including fundamental and technical analysis and decision analysis, to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerances.

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.

Nathaniel Sarkar is a Branch Leader at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing branch operations and supporting clients in achieving their financial goals. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Nathaniel worked at Morgan Stanley as a Business Service Officer from 2022 to 2023. He also gained experience as a Registered Associate at Wells Fargo Advisors between 2017 and 2022. Nathaniel holds a California Insurance License, which supports his work in the financial services industry. His professional approach centers on assisting clients in striving toward their financial objectives.

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 in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Shepherd, Xu worked at 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 is a state-registered investment manager providing fee-based discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental, growth-at-a-reasonable-price equity approach focused on durable technology trends and adjacent sectors, with flexible account minimums and a high-conviction, unconstrained portfolio construction.

Kai Leung Cheung is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Pension Maxima Investment Advisory, Inc. and previously held roles at Sand Hill Real Estate and Investment, Inc. and Manphil Mortgage & Realty. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a mortgage loan originator and realtor/broker, as well as an insurance agent. Pension Maxima serves pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plan sponsors along with individual clients, focusing on plan-level advisory services including pension consulting, financial planning, and model portfolio management. The firm emphasizes developing written investment policy statements and selecting mutual fund lineups, while providing participant education and ongoing monitoring of managers and portfolios.

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.

Mark Flowers is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Private Portfolios, Inc. in San Mateo, CA. He has worked with Private Portfolios, Inc. since 2012 and previously with Securities America, Inc. He participates in a collaborative networking group focused on financial issues related to divorce and leads regional divorce workshops offering general financial planning guidance. He also operates a sole proprietorship providing financial analyses and consulting services for clients undergoing divorce. Private Portfolios, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities, with a focus on diversified portfolio management using tailored asset allocation strategies. The firm offers discretionary account management through a sponsored wrap-fee Wealth Management Platform and operates educational workshops, including a structured divorce workshop integrating financial, legal, and therapeutic modules.

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.

Thomas Vaughan is a financial advisor at Retirement Capital Strategies, Inc. in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Retirement Capital Strategies since 2016 and maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial LLC since 2015. Retirement Capital Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing financial and retirement planning alongside discretionary investment management. The firm employs a passive, index-based approach using primarily ETFs across multiple risk levels and offers specialized services including management of variable annuity sub-accounts, 529 college-savings plans, and employer-sponsored retirement plan investments.

Mark Kalinowsky is a financial advisor at Kalinowsky Asset Management in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pollock Investment Advisory Corp., doing business as KAMcorp, since 2014. Kalinowsky Asset Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach centered on passive index mutual funds and ETFs, offering comprehensive planning services and regular portfolio monitoring.

David Blackwood is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Whitespace Financial, LLC. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Whitespace Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an adjunct faculty member at De Anza College, is president of the San Francisco Council of the Navy League of the United States, and participates in several financial planning certification boards. Whitespace Financial manages approximately $52 million for individual and retirement-plan clients, offering asset management, 401(k) and pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, providing individualized portfolios that are reviewed quarterly and often managed on a non-discretionary basis.