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Joo Hong Kim is a financial advisor at Solomon Investment Consulting, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 25 years of industry experience. He has held roles at the Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center and the Pacific Business Exchange Golf Club. Kim holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Solomon Investment Consulting is a fee-only, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $27.8 million across about ten client relationships, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning based on valuation and fundamental analysis, with a performance-based fee option available to qualified clients.

Dominic Waechter is a financial advisor at MDW Capital Management Corp. in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Hammelman Capital Management LLC and currently maintains roles in accounting at DLD Accountancy, LLP, and in real estate brokerage and property management. In addition to his advisory work, Waechter is a licensed life insurance agent. MDW Capital Management Corp serves individual and high-net-worth clients through a single-advisor practice that oversees approximately $12.5 million in assets. The firm employs a referral and oversight model, matching clients with third-party discretionary managers and monitoring those externally managed portfolios without directly trading client accounts.

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.

Richard Cornfield is a financial advisor with Diversified Financial Management Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Diversified Financial Management Group since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of insurance company products. Diversified Financial Management Group is an independent registered investment adviser serving a broad clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and clients nearing or in retirement. The firm recommends third-party portfolio managers and emphasizes asset-allocation strategies focused on capital preservation, while integrating financial planning and offering insurance and planning solutions such as life insurance, annuities, and life settlements.

Noah Damsky is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at Marina Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Los Angeles County Employee Retirement Association, Goldman Sachs, UCLA Anderson School of Management, T. Rowe Price, and Bessemer Trust. Marina Wealth Advisors is a California-registered firm managing approximately $29.7 million for a small client base of primarily individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services, combining fundamental and cyclical analysis with both passive and active investment vehicles, and integrates tax preparation through a third-party accounting firm as part of ongoing client engagements.

Norman Wahab is a financial advisor at Quid Capital in Los Angeles, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Quid Capital since 2019, following five years at Tetrad Capital. Quid Capital provides portfolio management through separately managed accounts tailored to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, partnerships, and other business entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods, including charting, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative approaches, and may use both long-term and short-term trading strategies.