Mark William Allert

Ian Kasoff is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with four years of industry experience. He is the founder of Ikigai Planning and has prior experience at Heyman Wealth Management and Kasoff Financial Planning. In addition to his financial advisory work, Kasoff operates a sole proprietorship law firm focusing on small business legal counsel. Ikigai Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities, with an emphasis on business owners and clients receiving equity compensation. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach centered on strategic asset allocation and low-cost passive funds, and it offers ongoing, client-specific financial planning along with retirement plan consulting for employers.

Allen Drake is the sole advisor at Royale Investment Advisor LLC, an independent firm based in Lake Mathews, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of experience in financial advisory services, having led Royale since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he sells life, health, and disability insurance as an agent with EMC Insurance Services. Royale Investment Advisor LLC provides asset management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers tailored portfolios and planning across various areas, including retirement, estate, charitable giving, tax and corporate structuring, and specialized analyses, managing assets largely on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on fundamental analysis and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy.

Richard Seapy is a financial advisor at Glacier Point Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Glacier Point Advisors since 2015. Glacier Point Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts to individuals, families, and various institutional and nonprofit clients. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to deliver client-specific strategies ranging from conservative income to speculative growth, including the use of long and short equity positions, options, margin, and ETFs.

Richard Schultz is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience. He has served as the principal of Schultz Financial Management Corporation since 2003. He is the sole advisor at Pacific Investment Research, an independent firm based in Orange, CA. Pacific Investment Research provides personal financial planning and portfolio management for individuals, families, trusts, estates, and certain retirement plans. The firm manages primarily discretionary accounts using a combination of fundamental credit analysis and proprietary quantitative stock-selection models, offering both core and tactical strategies with active risk management techniques.

David Barnett is the sole advisor at Barnett Financial Planning in Tustin, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds CFP certification and has operated his independent firm since 2007. Barnett Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families through hourly, project-based, and ongoing retainer engagements. The firm follows a long-term buy-and-hold approach emphasizing passive, low-cost index investments and asset allocation, with primarily non-discretionary investment management focused on client-directed implementation.

Tu Tran is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is the founder and principal of Crosspoint Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2017, and he previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2017. Tran is also affiliated with Alexander Capital, LP and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Crosspoint Financial, LLC provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm manages $138.4 million in discretionary assets and serves 264 client relationships, using a broad investment toolkit and a fiduciary advisory approach.