Kevin Riggs Apolinar is a financial advisor at Behavior Shift with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Edward Jones and currently serves as a Personal Financial Counselor for Magellan Federal. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part-owner of Good Finds Company, a retail business that sells curated merchandise at local market events. Behavior Shift provides investment management and financial planning services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, using a fee-only structure. The firm combines Modern Portfolio Theory with behavioral finance concepts and offers faith-based investment options, serving a client base that includes non-U.S. residents.

Dan Hassey is the sole advisor at Dan Hassey Investment Advisory in Banning, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at McIntosh Capital Advisors, Inc. from 2015 to 2023 before founding his independent advisory firm. Dan Hassey Investment Advisory provides discretionary investment management services exclusively to individual clients, focusing on retirees and those nearing retirement. The firm emphasizes safety and income through portfolios primarily composed of dividend-paying stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds, and employs a combination of top-down economic analysis, bottom-up valuation, detailed dividend assessment, and option strategies to manage income and risk.

Andrew Kotyuk is a financial advisor at Alpha Wealth Management, LLC in Hemet, CA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Alpha Wealth Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Kotyuk is the owner of SoCal Propane, LLC, a propane retail company, and serves as CEO of several land development and consulting businesses. Alpha Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and pension/profit-sharing plans, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to construct and monitor portfolios that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, and it uses margin borrowing and options strategies in separately managed accounts.

Sean Lehmann is a financial advisor at The Sullivan Group with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Capital Investment Management, LLC, doing business as The Sullivan Group, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he provides professional pilot services on an occasional basis. The Sullivan Group is a California-licensed investment advisory firm serving approximately 96 clients with about $100 million in discretionary assets under management. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, customized financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, constructing long-term portfolios tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance using various analytical approaches across multiple asset classes.

Scott Buchanan is a financial advisor with Royal American Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Royal American Financial Advisors since 2005 and also works with Royal American Insurance Services, LLC, where he sells insurance products alongside his advisory services. Royal American Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, qualified accounts, high-net-worth investors, and business owners, managing approximately $99.4 million across 182 client relationships. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach using ETFs and no-load mutual funds, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and disciplined rebalancing, and offers investor education and coaching programs as well as access to insurance products through its affiliated agency.

Ian Weeks is a CFP® and ChFC® with 16 years of industry experience. He currently works at Stirling Financial Group and has held previous roles at LPL Financial, Pruco Securities, and Northwestern Mutual. Stirling Financial Group is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm manages client accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using asset-allocation models combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and sponsors its own wrap fee program alongside LPL Financial’s services.

Ryan Buchanan is a financial advisor with Royal American Financial Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked with California State Parks for seven years and has been involved in education for over a decade. He is also licensed to sell insurance products through Royal American Insurance. Royal American Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, qualified accounts, high-net-worth investors, and business owners, managing approximately $99.4 million across about 182 client relationships. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach using ETFs and no-load mutual funds, emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, and offers investor education and coaching programs alongside traditional portfolio management and financial planning services.

Allison Peterson is a financial advisor at The Sullivan Group with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2011. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a Senior Administrative Assistant for the City of Dana Point’s Planning Department. The Sullivan Group is a California-licensed investment advisory firm managing approximately $100 million in discretionary assets for about 96 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a range of investment analyses and vehicles tailored to client objectives.

Evan Loomis is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Level Financial Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at First Financial Consulting and operated his own practice, Loomis Financial Consulting, before joining his current firm. Level Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, non-profits, and small-business retirement plans by offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and 401(k) advisory services. The firm employs a diversified asset-allocation approach and offers unique services such as direct indexing for tax-loss harvesting and participant education workshops.

Daniel Goodman is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 15 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including DEG Financial Services and Futurity First Insurance Group. His current tenure at Sequent Planning spans multiple periods since 2021. Sequent Planning, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits with asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs a structured risk framework and offers a combination of firm-developed models, third-party managers, and customized allocations.

Portia Jackson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with three years of industry experience. She joined Facet in 2023 and previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Jackson Ventures Inc. for a combined nine years. Facet serves individual members across a broad range of wealth levels by offering tiered, subscription-based financial planning and implementation services. The firm employs a holistic planning approach called Total Financial Life Resources (TFLR) and emphasizes technology-driven, discretionary investment management primarily using ETFs.

Logan Sadler is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with AlphaStar Capital Management and has held roles at Legacy Roots Wealth Management, BD Financial Group, and Ruggieri Financial & Insurance Services Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Ruggieri Financial & Insurance Services Inc., focusing part-time on insurance products. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients by offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm utilizes a combination of model portfolios and advisor-directed strategies that include a diverse range of investment vehicles and employs third-party technology to support portfolio construction and ERISA-related plan services.

Reese Kitchen is a financial advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at BD Financial Group and held positions at Target and Petco. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs model portfolios and advisor-directed strategies utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party portfolio technology.

Damon Friedman is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2021 and previously spent five years with an independent financial group. Outside of advising, he is a co-owner of Caliber Pacific Construction, a general contracting business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Lisa Lee is an investment advisor representative at TLG Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Leaders Group Inc. and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Lee is also the owner of Elite Global Lending Inc., where she provides residential and commercial mortgage services. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring, employing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, and offers a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Victoria Blackwell Rivas is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 66 and Series 63 registrations and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth since 2021 and has held roles at San Diego State University and TD Ameritrade Institutional since 2018. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Sergey Lyubyatinskiy is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Equitable Advisors and AXA Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in fixed insurance and annuity business as an agent. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, employing a range of investment strategies from traditional asset allocation to legacy market-timing and momentum-based methods.

Eldon Gutierrez is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for five years and spent nine years with Enterprise Holdings before entering the financial services sector. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm’s approach utilizes algorithmic risk assessment and delegated portfolio management with mutual funds and ETFs.

Tiffany Dugas is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Empower Advisory Group. Her prior roles include positions at Valic Financial Advisors and Charles Schwab. She also owns mineral rights inherited from her family, which may generate royalty payments. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Jadie Driscoll is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic in 2025, she worked at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and Raymond James and Associates. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed portfolio models with discretionary management and optional tax and ESG overlay services.