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Jeremy L. Lau serves as the CEO of Prudent Investors. He frequently speaks on investment management and financial planning to professional fiduciaries and trust and estate attorneys around the country. Jeremy regularly advises fiduciaries on managing their clients’ assets and financial planning needs and also works with estate litigators as a financial expert witness. Before Prudent Investors he worked in senior roles in the investment banking industry in Tokyo and Hong Kong. He graduated in Accounting from Brigham Young University and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designations.
Ted Ong specializes in retirement, fiduciary, and estate planning. He is a nationally recognized expert on the Uniform Prudent Investor Act and has been an investment professional since 1983. He teaches the online Management of the Investment Portfolio class offered by California State University at Fullerton’s Trustee Certification Curriculum and has taught numerous fiduciary investment classes. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford and an MBA from Brigham Young University.
Jared Ong oversees portfolio management, trading and technology. He previously worked at the Capital Group as a business systems analyst where he was integral in improving the trade operations group’s equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange trade processes. A graduate from Brigham Young University, Jared holds a Bachelors in Music and has obtained his CFP® certification. In his spare time, he enjoys composing and arranging music.
Nguyen Vu is Vice President of Client Experience at Prudent Investors, where he contributes to how the firm operates, connects with clients, and expresses its visual language across all touchpoints. With a background in design and global business, Vu brings a thoughtful, systems-minded approach to improving the client experience—both behind the scenes and at the front of the relationship.
Before joining Prudent, Vu held creative roles with Oakley, Restoration Hardware, and Lenard Toys. He later pivoted into international business development while living in Beijing, working across infrastructure, energy, and real estate throughout Asia and Europe.
Originally from Maine, Vu has lived and worked across Miami, Southern California, and Asia. His career has spanned retail, design, global trade, and fiduciary finance—giving him a unique perspective on service, communication, and trust.
Kellie Collier leads Prudent Investor’s digital marketing efforts. Prior to joining Prudent Investors, Kellie spent the majority of her career in the healthcare industry, managing the strategic and tactical marketing of a national pharmacy.
She holds a Bachelors of Science in Business from the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth. When Kellie is not curating content for Prudent Investors, she can be found spending quality time with her two young boys and husband in Massachusetts.
Mark “Bear” Yamasaki serves Prudent Investors as the Director of Operations. Prior to joining the Prudent team, he worked in Customer Operations for a growing multinational SaaS company. He focused on areas like customer success, support service, project management, retention and business development. In his previous company he played a significant role in improving the customer experience and achieving operational excellence. Mark holds a B.S. in Business Management from Loyola Marymount University.
In his free time he enjoys the challenge of coaching youth soccer and basketball, where he hones his skills in patience and herding cats (the two-legged kind). He loves spending time with his family. His three kids keep him busy and have dramatically improved his Uber score.
His wife, a Veterinarian, makes sure there are always furry kids running around the house, making Mark both an expert in customer relations and pet hair removal.
Kelly serves Prudent Investors as the Operations Assistant to the Customer Operations Team. Prior to joining Prudent Investors, she worked in marketing and project management across a multitude of industries, most recently in Estate Planning. Kelly also serves as a Notary Public.
Kelly holds a B.A from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN and a MBA from Pepperdine University. In her free time, she enjoys cheering on her two college student athletes as well as spending time as an “empty-nester” with her husband and rescue dog Addie.