Linda Walker is a Certified Financial Planner® with 45 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has operated her independent advisory firm, Linda A. Walker, CFP, since 1996 and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial since 1991. Her practice includes some involvement with long-term care insurance in coordination with a colleague approved by LPL. Her firm provides financial planning and investment advice to individuals, trusts, and corporations, generally on an hourly or fixed-fee basis. The advisory work focuses on budget analysis, retirement, education, and tax projections, emphasizing asset allocation modeling with client-directed rebalancing and consultative advice rather than discretionary management or custody of client assets.

Max Pashman is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience and the principal advisor at Pashman Financial LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Nectarine, Origin Financial, Park Avenue Securities, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services. He also works as a financial planner for Nectarine Financial Inc. on a part-time basis. Pashman Financial LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients and consulting to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm primarily uses a passive, asset-allocation approach with index mutual funds and ETFs, and offers ongoing monitoring, written plans, and educational seminars.

Jeffrey Bronchick is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment adviser affiliated with Cove Street Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Hermosa Beach, California. Cove Street Capital, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a research-driven, fundamental value investment process with concentrated portfolios and offers customized advisory arrangements, including negotiated performance-based fees for eligible accounts.

Joseph Longo is a financial advisor based in Santa Monica, CA, operating under the independent firm Joseph C. Longo, Attorney At Law. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 14 years of experience in the financial industry. In addition to providing investment advisory services, he is an attorney specializing in sports, tax, litigation, and estate planning, with over 20 years in legal practice. The firm offers investment advisory services to individual clients through a referral relationship with a broker-dealer, focusing on customized asset allocation recommendations without exercising discretionary management. Day-to-day portfolio decisions and trade execution are handled by the broker-dealer, while Joseph Longo consults with clients on strategy and restrictions.

James Reeves is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Reeves, James, Townsend since 2020 and previously spent 16 years at Securities Service Network, LLC and SSN Advisory, Inc. The firm provides non-discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, maintaining a small client roster with roughly $17 million in assets under management. Investment advice is delivered on a non-discretionary basis, with a focus on fundamental analysis, client approval for trades, and regular account reviews.

Stewart Darrell is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Darrell Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he held positions at Harris Financial Advisors, Inc. and Delphi Private Advisors. Darrell Capital Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts. The firm focuses on discretionary investment management and financial planning with an emphasis on long-term asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing portfolio rebalancing.