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Samuel Sharples is a financial advisor at Solid State Wealth Advisory Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC for 11 years and Waddell & Reed for one year. Solid State Wealth Advisory Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting with investment strategies tailored to clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, utilizing a variety of analytical methods and may appoint sub-advisors to manage client accounts.

Justin Klein is a financial advisor with Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Klein Pavlis & Peasley since 2003. Klein Pavlis & Peasley provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, combining model-based asset allocation with estate-planning education and management of held-away accounts. The firm also offers fee-based publications and public educational programming alongside its investment services.

Harmon Kong is a Certified Financial Planner® with 28 years of industry experience at Apriem Advisors, where he has worked since 1998. He is also an independent insurance agent for Apriem Insurance Services, advising on insurance matters and managing renewals. Apriem Advisors serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, 501(c)(3) non-profits, and plan participants by providing wealth management, customized portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and charitable investment services.

Nickolaos Sigas is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and is affiliated with a firm that employs over 4,600 advisors. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, charities, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs, operating through a combination of advisory and brokerage solutions.

Nelson Wu is a financial advisor at Open Square Capital, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Open Square Capital since 2015, with prior experience at Open Insights Capital from 2022 to 2025. Open Square Capital provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals through separately managed accounts and serves as the general partner and manager of a private investment limited partnership. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach that focuses on concentrated holdings and combines private fund sponsorship with pooled-vehicle management within a solo-practitioner structure.

Gary Miller is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Trusted Financial Advisors, an independent firm located in Laguna Niguel, CA, and previously worked at Noble Wealth Management, Inc. from 2016 to 2021. Trusted Financial Advisors serves primarily individuals and families, managing approximately $61 million in assets across 46 client relationships. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using a bottom-up fundamental investment approach that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis.