Eric Hickok is the principal of Hickok Advisory, LLC and holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with five years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Wells Fargo and has been involved in various business activities including tax preparation and legal services through Hickok Tax and Hickok Tax Law. He also maintains an active real estate license. Hickok Advisory, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm tailors investment strategies to client objectives, offering both long-term and short-term approaches with regular account reviews for allocation and tax opportunities.

Douglas Andrey is a financial advisor based in San Jose, CA, with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and serves as the sole advisor at his independent firm. Prior to founding his advisory practice, he worked at Kaplan for 12 years and OrthoFX for three years. In addition to his advisory role, he is head of operations at OmniIndex.io, a data analytics tool focused on unstructured data. His firm provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individual clients, constructing customized portfolios primarily using stocks, ETFs, and bonds. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a generally long-term investment strategy, with weekly account reviews and flexibility for shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Kevin Martin is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Oak Peak Financial, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2015. Prior to founding Oak Peak Financial, he worked at InSpeed Networks for three years. In addition to his advisory role, Martin is an IRS Enrolled Agent and provides tax preparation services as a separate engagement. Oak Peak Financial serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement-plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm follows a fiduciary standard and employs a diversified, tax-efficient investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, typically using low-cost index funds and ETFs alongside select individual securities and fixed income.

Financial Planning for What Matters Most Your financial plan should reflect what matters most to you. I begin every client relationship by understanding your values and goals. Together, we review where your money is going and identify opportunities for saving, investing, and living the life you envision. We then integrate relevant planning areas such as investment analysis, retirement planning, tax strategies, education funding, risk management, and estate planning. Financial planning can often feel overwhelming, so I organize the process into clear, manageable steps and strive to make complex concepts understandable. We begin with your most urgent priorities and incorporate additional tasks as we make progress, building momentum together. With a background in engineering and technical project management, I bring a structured, creative, and thoughtful approach to every conversation, ensuring each step is purposeful and aligned with your goals. Whether you're seeking comprehensive or hourly planning, our work is tailored to the topics that matter most to you. My process stays grounded in your values, so each step supports your unique goals and priorities. As a fiduciary, I always put your interests first, offering honest guidance and clear, transparent fees. Whether you want hands-on support or prefer to implement your plan yourself, I'll provide a complete and actionable roadmap for your financial journey. My practice is built on trust, transparency, and a deep commitment to my clients' success. Nothing is more rewarding to me than seeing clients become thoughtful stewards of their wealth, gaining clarity and confidence, and building a future rooted in what matters most.

Carol Gosho is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. She has been the principal advisor at Gosho Financial Group since 2011. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, trusts, estates, donor-advised funds, and retirement plan participants by providing fee-based investment advisory services and non-discretionary financial planning. Gosho Financial Group employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage custom discretionary portfolios and offers educational seminars and plan-level consulting as part of its pension services.

Mark Liu is a financial advisor at Ardent Capital with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Ardent Capital since 2005 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Ardent Capital provides discretionary portfolio management for affluent individuals, corporations, and trusts, overseeing investments in brokerage and IRA accounts under limited power of attorney. The firm emphasizes asset allocation across various asset classes with a focus on long-term holdings and uses third-party research to inform investment decisions.

Jie Shen is the sole advisor at Jie Shen, CFA, with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFA designation and works full-time at Google as the North America Operation Lead, managing customer support and relationships. His firm provides investment advice and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients with a minimum asset size of $500,000. The firm focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation across equities and fixed income, employs periodic rebalancing and tactical adjustments, and conducts client reviews at least quarterly. It also offers investment education seminars to help clients understand investment principles and risks.

I specialize in helping families make better financial decisions related to stock options and RSUs. I know we’re saving enough for retirement in 401k’s, but my wife and I still have serious conversations about how to use her company stock to help live the life we want. Our issues require significant financial planning that firms focused on AUM can't help with. In my free time, I coach my three kids sports teams, play softball, golf, ski in Incline Village, and work on the NYTimes Crossword puzzle with my wife, Jessica. If you ever see me out and about, I’m the guy wearing something UCLA, Chargers, Padres, or Warriors. Listen to Aaron's podcast here: https://mindmoneyspectrum.buzzsprout.com/

William Pitney is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at FocusYou in Redwood City, CA. He has been with FocusYou since 2010 and also operates as an independent insurance agent, providing clients with life, disability, long-term care, business overhead expense insurance, and annuities when appropriate. FocusYou offers ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation centered approach primarily through third-party managers and passive, buy-and-hold strategies, with a focus on non-discretionary portfolio supervision and routine client education.

Kenneth Symons is a CFP® professional with over two years of experience at KRS Tax & Investments Inc., an independent firm based in San Jose, CA. He has been with the firm since 2015, serving as its sole advisor. KRS Tax & Investments Inc. provides portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on asset allocation, selection, and ongoing monitoring. The firm employs a long-term investment approach guided by customized Investment Policy Statements and utilizes a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, real estate funds, annuities, and select international securities.

I am a seasoned technology professional and an entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley. I have experience starting and running a software company that was venture-funded and subsequently acquired by a public company. During my high-tech career, I got intrigued by money matters such as savings, investments, insurance, taxes in order to achieve my family's financial goals. Out of curiosity, I spent time reading and researching various aspects of personal finance. I realized that there are a growing number of financial options available with increasing complexity in these choices. My passion towards financial planning ultimately resulted in pursuing formal education in financial planning, subsequently completing the CFP Board requirements to be a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Professional. I launched Encover Personal Finance in 2018, primarily to help technology professionals achieve their financial life goals based on my own experience. I believe in serving clients honestly and transparently in a conflict-free manner. https://www.encoverpersonalfinance.com/about

Anandi Krishnamurthy is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Akrish Financial Advisory, an independent firm based in Cupertino, CA. Her prior experience includes roles as a self-employed advisor and at Wade Financial Advisory. Akrish Financial Advisory provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm develops customized, tax-aware, low-cost portfolios using a Core + Satellite investment approach and offers services on fixed, project, or hourly fee arrangements without managing client assets or providing discretionary portfolio management.

Ajay Agrawal is the principal of Ajay Agrawal, a state-registered investment management firm based in Fremont, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience, including roles at Envestnet Asset Management and SagePoint Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Agrawal serves as Managing Director of Taj Funds, a private investment fund focused on hard money lending and startup funding. His firm provides discretionary investment management and qualified retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The investment approach combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis through tactical allocation strategies and custom portfolio management across a broad range of instruments.

Kautilya Palaypu is a financial advisor at Cow Capital Inc with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has held roles at Masala Capital Inc and serves as a director and independent consultant for several private companies, including a gold bullion distribution firm. Cow Capital provides portfolio management, wealth management, financial planning, and self-directed retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a range of analytical methods and offers advice on both traditional securities and alternative assets, including tokenized and non-conventional investments.

Brooks Sackett is the president of Chief Capital Management, Inc., an independent firm based in San Jose, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 28 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Sackett is a licensed insurance agent in California and Washington and has been involved in insurance brokerage since 1984. Chief Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services and hourly financial planning consultations to individual clients. The firm employs fiduciary-investing principles and uses Morningstar data to select no-load, lower-expense mutual funds within a fundamental, long-term investment strategy.

Faith is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and the founder of Chrysadia Financial. Our clients: We serve high achieving mid-career women in Tech with equity compensation. Whether you are too busy to manage your complex finances, feel overwhelmed by decisions about your equity compensation or wondering if your finances align with your goals, we’re available to assist as a trusted advisor. We offer expert guidance to optimize your complex finances and navigate the milestones and multi-faceted decisions stemming from your RSUs, Stock Options, ESPP and company stock. We help you: • Strategize for and optimize equity compensation. • Leverage your compensation to achieve your financial goals; whether it’s buying a home, taking a sabbatical or financial independence. • Understand, maximize and utilize employee benefits. • We manage your investments to align with your financial goals. Why Partner with Us? • Collaborative Process: Together we collaborate to optimize your complex finances. • Emphasis on you: Emphasis is on you, the future you envision, helping attain it! • We’ve walked in your shoes: As seasoned high achieving professionals in a dynamic landscape. Managing a demanding career, a busy personal life and navigating key equity compensation milestones. Want to find out more about our services, approach and how we can work together? Schedule an Introductory Call at: https://chrysadiafinancial.com/contact/#meeting Faith’s professional and educational background: Prior to Launching Chrysadia Financial Faith counseled high net-worth families with cross-border lifestyles and finances. As a former spouse to a technology professional, she brings personal experience to helping clients navigate decisions regarding equity compensation and the myriad of other employee benefits specific to the Tech industry. Previously, Faith provided consulting and research services to pension plans, foundations and endowments for 19 years as an investment professional and employee benefits consultant. Faith has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and has BSc. Degrees Information Systems and Business Administration. In addition to being a CFP® professional, she is a member of the Financial Planning Association, through which she volunteers as a pro-bono financial planner. Having lived on four continents and worked on three, Faith likes to travel in her free time – sampling new cuisines along the way.

Alireza Asayesh is the sole advisor at Sea Breeze Analytics in San Carlos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2012 and also works as an integrated circuit electronic consultant outside of the investment field. Sea Breeze Analytics provides personalized investment management services to individuals and small businesses, combining fundamental, quantitative, and statistical analysis to implement strategic asset allocation and portfolio diversification on a discretionary basis. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser and serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients.

Zhaokun Yang is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation, with eight years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Plutus Wealth Management and has prior experience at M Holdings Securities and FW Group, LLC. Outside of financial services, he is involved in operating Chinese restaurants through FW Group, LLC. Plutus Wealth Management is an independent firm managing approximately $12.2 million for about 20 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, corporate entities, pension plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of investment strategies that include long- and short-term trading, options, and private placements.

Anand Sethuraman is a financial advisor at Investcraft Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Verb Surgical Inc. and Apple Inc. prior to his current role. Investcraft Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management focused on equity-oriented strategies for individuals, small businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis, actively uses equity derivatives and other higher-risk trading techniques, and manages a small client roster with assets under $10 million.

James Hanson is the sole advisor at James P. Hanson Accountancy Corporation in San Jose, CA, holding the PFS™ and Series 63 designations with 31 years of industry experience. He has managed his own firm since 1975 and has worked with Independent Financial Group since 2011. His firm combines accounting and tax preparation services with financial planning and investment advisory. James P. Hanson Accountancy Corporation provides investment advice primarily through consultations integrated with its tax and accounting practice. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering tailored recommendations that typically include publicly traded no-load mutual funds and stocks.