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.

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.

Ethan Pepper is a fee-only, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, an Enrolled Agent, and a Registered Life Planner™. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from San Jose State University. Ethan started Orchard City Wealth Management, LLC after years of working for investment advisory firms that focused on helping older generations achieve their financial goals. He grew weary of financial service models that excluded individuals still establishing their wealth because they didn’t meet the minimum assets requirements to become a client. The notion that only established wealthy people use financial advisors didn’t sit well with Ethan. He wanted to help mid-career professionals thrive in their financial lives, too. Ethan services individuals and families who are establishing wealth and want a guide for their financial decisions to help them build and protect their money. He also continues to work with ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. With over a decade of tax preparation experience, he completes his clients' wealth management with the necessary tax strategy and planning services for real-time savings and future income generation.

Flora Dong is a financial advisor at Arden Global Family Offices with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Ardenwood Advisors, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services primarily to ultra-high-net-worth families, family offices, trusts, estates, and certain institutional clients. The firm offers customized investment portfolios across a range of asset classes and delivers holistic family office administrative services alongside private fund and co-investment opportunities.

Brian Tayan is a financial advisor at Tayan Capital Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at UBS Financial Services before founding his current firm in 2006. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Tayan serves as a Research Associate at Stanford University, a position he has held since 2006. Tayan Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and acts as the general partner and investment adviser to a private fund, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW individual investors. The firm employs an opportunistic, value-oriented investment approach focused on capital preservation and long-term holding periods.

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.

Anthony Caruso is a financial advisor with Caruso Family Financial Advisors (CFFA) LLC in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has held positions at several firms, including Wealthforge Securities, Lightpath Capital, and The Taylor Advisory Group. Caruso serves as CEO and Chief Compliance Officer of CFFA. Caruso Family Financial Advisors provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth households, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs diverse analytical methods and strategies and manages approximately $24.5 million in assets for a client base of around 50 clients.

Hannah Farrow is a financial advisor at RightWise Wealth in Santa Clara, CA, with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Apple Inc for six years before entering the financial advisory field. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a rental property in Sommerville, MA. RightWise Wealth serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management guided by Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm emphasizes a structured planning process and utilizes ETFs, mutual funds, and factor-based strategies to implement client portfolios.

Maria Yates is a financial advisor at Rice Financial Consulting, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry Company and a children’s pre-school. Rice Financial Consulting provides manager-supervisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm refers clients to third-party advisers and focuses on long-term investment strategies without discretionary trading, overseeing approximately $287 million in primarily non-discretionary assets.

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.

Kai Chen is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He is a principal and managing member at Oceaniq Capital, LLC, where he has worked for 13 years. His prior experience includes roles at Credit Suisse Securities and FNEX Capital. Oceaniq Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a customized, discretionary investment approach using fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across public securities, options, and private investments.

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.

Scott Pearring is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Seek First Inc., where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at Expand Financial Group, LLC, G.A. Repple & Company, and David Bennett - Financial Firm. Mr. Pearring is also an insurance agent appointed with various insurance companies to receive trail commissions but does not write new policies. Seek First Inc. serves individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals, by offering discretionary portfolio management combined with a consulting program that integrates financial, tax, estate, and insurance planning. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to develop strategic, buy-and-hold asset allocations tailored to client objectives and risk profiles.

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.

Maksat Stamakunov is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Israilov Financial and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Britannia Global Markets and Dolfin Financial UK, with two sabbaticals during his career. Israilov Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and non-discretionary investment advisory services, focusing on a fee-only model that uses low-cost index funds and ETFs combined with tailored portfolio recommendations. The firm operates with a small team of two principals and emphasizes personalized service without custody of client assets or commission-based compensation.

Philip Nisonger is a financial advisor at Safe Money Inc. with 51 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at HD Vest Investment Services and HD Vest Insurance Agency Inc. Nisonger is also the owner and sole proprietor of Anomalous Business Systems Inc., a tax preparation and accounting service. Safe Money Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on building individualized Investment Policy Statements and monitoring accounts regularly. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with a long-term trading horizon.

Peter Johnson is a financial advisor with PWJohnson Wealth & Legacy, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at PWJohnson Wealth Management and OneAscent Financial Services LLC before joining his current firm in 2020. Outside of advising, Mr. Johnson serves as President of AdvisorPress, Inc., a publisher focused on personal financial planning information and public financial literacy events. PWJohnson Wealth & Legacy provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small business retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, adaptive investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, operating mainly on a non-discretionary basis with an emphasis on tailored, ongoing planning and family legacy facilitation.

Dick Blakeley is the sole advisor at The Blakeley Group Inc in Santa Clara, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 47 years of industry experience. He has led The Blakeley Group since 2009. The Blakeley Group provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, developing personalized investment policy statements through detailed interviews. The firm manages approximately $96 million in client assets and employs a range of investment methods including charting, technical and fundamental analysis, cyclical analysis, and Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor long- and short-term strategies according to client objectives.