Farid Nadjibi is the principal of Farid Consulting and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. Prior to his financial advisory career, he has been involved with Burlwood Gallery since 2006, engaging in jewelry, collectibles, decor, and building contracting. Farid Consulting is a sole-proprietorship investment advisory firm that offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement/employee benefit account services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a tailored, goals-based investment approach across a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, options, private funds, real estate investments, and digital assets.

Gary Leonard is a financial advisor based in San Francisco, CA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Montrose Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he provides consulting related to hiking activities for a local cooperative. His firm offers discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual clients, managing approximately $800,000 across about 20 accounts. The firm constructs balanced portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing strategies that include equities, fixed income, options, and hedging techniques.

Lydia Idem is a financial advisor with FM Capital Group in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. FM Capital Group provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, groups, corporations, and other business entities, offering portfolio management and handling due diligence and negotiation of private investment term sheets. The firm follows a strategic allocation approach across public securities and alternative investments and distinguishes itself by charging performance-based fees on private placements and producing educational content such as workshops and radio broadcasts.

Dave's experience in investment management and financial planning uniquely position him to serve as his client's independent trusted advisor - a personal chief financial officer that can discreetly navigate the tides affecting your financial life. ​ Professional highlights include portfolio management on Union Bank municipal investment team which earned recognition as the best in the industry by Barron's in 2008 and 2009; lead investment management responsibility at a $300M financial planning firm; and working with amazing entrepreneurs, executives, and families. ​ David's education includes a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, a Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation, and a U.C. Berkeley bachelor's degree where he conducted a study on evidenced based investment management with Haas Professor of Investments David Distad. ​ David launched PFM to continue building upon his vision of complete personal financial management: discreet and unwavering focus on how expert financial management can help a client achieve her goals. From setting and achieving goals, to preparing you for all of life's contingencies and investing for your future - David helps his client's understand what they should be doing, and then helps them get it done.

Cassandra Cummings is a financial advisor at RC Wealth Management with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with RC Wealth Management since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she provides financial literacy services through online courses and in-person events aimed at the general public. RC Wealth Management offers investment management and financial planning services, focusing on fundamental analysis and a risk-aware approach. The firm typically recommends and oversees third-party investment managers and conducts educational workshops alongside limited-scope, hourly planning engagements.

Shailesh Patel is the founder of Patel Capital Management and holds a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services. He maintains an inactive insurance license that he intends to let expire and does not sell insurance products. Patel Capital Management is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving a small number of high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides wealth management and financial planning, combining passive and active investment strategies and operating a direct-indexing program that employs institutional optimization and tax-management techniques.

Juan Polanco is a financial advisor at Optimo Capital with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Carr & Ferrell LLP before joining PacBio in 2017, where he currently works full-time as an engineer. In addition to his advisory role, he mentors startups and founders through the Founder's Institute and LoyalVC. Optimo Capital serves emerging companies, startups, and their founders, executives, and employees by providing portfolio supervision and a range of financial advisory services. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up credit and security research, offering strategic consulting and flexible fee arrangements without account minimums.

It is a myth that you need to be ultra-wealthy in order to live a life with impact. You can start living well and making an impact in your communities right HERE and right NOW. At Bridgelane Financial, our goals are to assist you in developing a financial plan to live out a life that reflects your values. Maureen Recker is CFP®, a philanthropist, a mother of two and a community educator. She graduated with a B.S. from Indiana University and an MBA from Duke University. Maureen started her career in corporate finance and institution banking. After taking some time off to raise two children, she re-entered into a career in financial planning to work with clients in a more intimate and personal level. Clients’ satisfaction gives her gratification and encourages her to further her professional development and personal growth.

As a Certified Financial Planner®, my goal is to help you take charge of your finances without the lecture—just practical advice. My approach provides the tools and know-how to handle your money like a pro—no spreadsheets required (unless you’re into that sort of thing). You’ll walk away making confident financial decisions without second-guessing yourself. You’ll get a custom financial plan made just for you by a CFP® professional—but we don’t just hand it over and wish you luck. We’ll help you actually put it into action, so it doesn’t just gather digital dust.

Michael Pablo is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Agile Financial Planning, LLC, an independent firm based in San Francisco, CA. Agile Financial Planning serves individuals, families, and small business owners by offering modular and comprehensive financial planning alongside discretionary asset management. The firm manages approximately $11.1 million for about 30 clients, employing diversified portfolios primarily composed of exchange-traded funds, and emphasizes low-cost investments tailored to clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.

Catherine Curtis is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial planning. She is the sole advisor at Curtis Financial Planning, an independent firm she has led since 2013 in Oakland, CA. Curtis Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, and small-business owners, with a focus on the financial planning needs of women. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process using diversified portfolios and operates as a fiduciary, offering educational seminars and maintaining a business continuity agreement with another fee-only advisory firm.

Brian Wu is a financial advisor with Elemental Capital Partners LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Elemental Capital Partners since 2008, with a brief tenure at Octavia Investments LLC from 2015 to 2016. Elemental Capital Partners provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, employing a proprietary Ascend Portfolio Strategy that focuses on a highly aggressive, concentrated growth approach primarily in the technology sector. The firm’s strategy incorporates fundamental and technical analysis and allows for short-term trading, short sales, option writing, and the use of margin in non-retirement accounts.

Harish Prabandham is a financial advisor at Rubric Advisors LLC with a Series 65 designation and experience at Radiant Global Investors and Axa Investment Managers. He has been with Rubric Advisors since 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors of the St. Francis Foundation and volunteers with the UC Berkeley SkyDeck program. He also engages in consulting activities related to technology and finance. Rubric Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and retirement-plan advisory services primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, while also offering personalized advisory services and a Digital Advisor platform. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to manage client portfolios and is affiliated with an accounting and consulting business that offers additional financial services.

Lionel Shaw is a financial advisor with Caritas Investment Advisors LLC in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Caritas since 2016 and previously was with Summit Financial Group Inc. and Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. from 2012 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Shaw is a licensed residential real estate agent involved in representing buyers and sellers in residential real estate transactions. Caritas Investment Advisors is a state-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to individuals, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm employs a low-cost, passively managed ETF strategy combined with diversified asset allocation and tactical elements such as covered-call writing to manage volatility and align investments with client objectives.

Janet Campbell is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She has been the sole advisor at Abunda Financial, LLC since 2001. Janet holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Abunda Financial, LLC is a private, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, endowments, qualified retirement plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm focuses on long-term investment strategies with an emphasis on independent security analysis and tax-efficient portfolio management, primarily overseeing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

William Kan is a financial advisor at Candent Capital, LLC in San Francisco, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Candent Capital since 2012. Candent Capital serves individuals—particularly mid- and late-career professionals preparing for retirement or life transitions—as well as high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary offering integrated wealth management, discrete financial consulting, and educational seminars, following a planning-centric process with an emphasis on long-term, diversified, tax-efficient investment strategies.

Alicia Ivancovich is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. She founded and has operated Financially Healthy, LLC since 2011. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers with the nonprofit Advisers Give Back, providing free personal financial advice by phone to individuals in need. Financially Healthy, LLC is an independent investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies and manages approximately $57 million for about 60 clients, focusing on individualized, ongoing oversight.

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.

Tan Phan is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at TAN Wealth Management in San Francisco, CA. He previously worked seven years at PRUCO Securities, LLC and Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of financial advising, he is involved as a home care provider. TAN Wealth Management offers wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes a detailed discovery process to tailor recommendations and partners with a third-party manager for non-discretionary asset management, while also providing educational seminars and graduate-level financial planning instruction.

Donald Bussmann is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Velmark Capital Management LLC in San Francisco, CA. He has operated the firm since 2008, initially as a sole proprietor focused on research, development, and proprietary trading, and incorporated it as an LLC in 2016. Mr. Bussmann holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Velmark Capital Management LLC is a boutique investment manager providing customized, active discretionary management of bespoke separately managed accounts and tailored financial and markets advisory services for individuals, families, and institutions. The firm combines systematic and discretionary analysis to manage liquid long, short, and spread positions across various asset classes and emphasizes individualized, tax-aware portfolio construction with distinctive operational practices.