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Ryan Miyamoto is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Derive Wealth, where he has worked since 2016. Prior to this, he was with USAA Financial Advisors Inc. for six years and StashClass LLC for two years. Derive Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach using low-cost indexed funds combined with targeted sector or passive satellite holdings and offers a fixed advisory fee model without transaction commissions or performance-based fees.

Adam Klein is a financial advisor with ABK Management LLC in Encino, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with ABK Management LLC since 2015 and previously worked at Brentwood School from 2015 to 2017. ABK Management LLC provides discretionary investment management services to individuals and families, focusing on portfolio construction, risk management, and ongoing monitoring. The firm emphasizes a process that includes asset allocation based on macroeconomic and market assessments, fundamental security selection, and uses performance-based compensation arrangements for qualified clients.

Maya Pocker is a financial advisor at Scout Wealth Advisors LLC in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. She has three years of industry experience, including roles at Scout Financial, Inc. and Tzohar LaTohar. Scout Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm uses a long-term investment approach with fundamental and technical analysis to build tailored portfolios, and offers integrated financial planning services covering investment, retirement, tax, estate, and charitable planning.

Nirav Desai is the sole advisor at Qubera Wealth Management, an independent registered investment adviser based in Pasadena, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, including prior work at Conversant / ADS Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Desai manages a small portfolio of investment properties in Indiana and California. Qubera Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, investment companies, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily employing low-cost index funds and selected individual securities, with global diversification and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Juan Salazar is a financial advisor at Fiducia Wealth Management in Pasadena, CA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC for 10 years. Salazar also owns an insurance agency offering life, health, disability, long-term care, fixed annuities, and property and casualty insurance. Fiducia Wealth Management serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios and employs options strategies in some accounts.

Bruno Calisto Miranda is the sole advisor at BMCM Finance in Glendale, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Quadrant LP for eleven years before founding BMCM Finance in 2021. In addition to investment management, he provides tax advice and preparation services as an enrolled agent, dedicating significant time to both areas. BMCM Finance offers discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, institutions, and pension plans, combining this with tax preparation services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on capturing long-term risk premiums using derivatives and risk-management techniques, and it is registered as both an SEC/state investment advisor and a commodity trading advisor.