Colin Silla CFP ®

Founder and Principal Financial Advisor

After earning three engineering degrees from UC Davis and UC Berkeley, Colin began his career as an engineer performing consulting work for gas and electric utility providers across the United States. During that time he honed his skills in providing excellent customer service and learning to understand client needs. Looking to help bridge the gap between the technical/quantitative world of engineering and the strategic customer-focused business world, Colin re-enrolled in school for a fourth-degree, an MBA. Shortly after graduating, Colin earned his CFP®, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in pursuit of his desire to help clients plan for their financial future.

Colin brings a proven quantitative approach to each financial planning engagement. Leveraging his engineering and business acumen, he not only understands the heavy quantitative modeling required to produce optimal solutions, but he also knows that client communication and understanding of all recommendations is equally as important. He looks forward to working with each client and diving as deep into the details as each client desires.

Melanie Silla

Client Relationship Specialist

Having previously worked over ten years as a Registered Nurse, Melanie understands the importance of having an advocate in your corner keeping tabs on all steps along the way. Many of the services offered by COMEL require historical financial documents for analysis and Melanie’s background shepherding patients through complicated medical care lends itself well to her role managing the client experience with COMEL.

If you have read this far you might have put together that we are beyond grateful and fortunate to be working together running a business as a married couple raising our family. We take great pride in helping our clients and treating them like family and look forward to working with you!