Edson Miller is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Spring Financial Planning since 2017, following a year as a self-employed advisor. Spring Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with customized financial planning and investment consultation. The firm follows a planning-first model with a non-discretionary investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing indexed mutual funds and ETFs without taking custody of client assets.

Angela Dorsey is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and has been with Dorsey Wealth Management, LLC since 2011. She also worked at FinancialPlanning4Me, LLC in 2017. Located in Torrance, CA, she holds a Series 65 license in addition to her CFP® credential. Dorsey Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and families with comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focusing on diversification, systematic risk factors, and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, offering customized portfolios that align with clients’ objectives and financial situations.

David Hartman is a financial advisor at WRW Wealth Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been employed full time since 1986 at the CPA firm Wishnow, Ross, Warsavsky & Company, where he provides accounting and tax services. WRW Wealth Advisors offers portfolio management services to institutional clients, corporations, and high net worth individuals, utilizing a variety of investment approaches including discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and firm-developed model portfolios. The firm integrates multiple analytical methods and trading strategies and provides complimentary financial planning to clients engaged for portfolio management.

Kary Bartmasser is the principal advisor at KB Private Wealth Management Group in Sherman Oaks, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wealth Resources Group and operates an accounting firm, Bartmasser & Company CPA, providing income tax preparation and accounting services. Additionally, he is licensed as a California real estate broker. KB Private Wealth Management Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities with discretionary asset management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and asset allocation strategies to tailor portfolios to client objectives, while maintaining an affiliated accounting practice and real estate services under separate agreements.

Adam Holiber is a financial advisor at Summit Equity Management, Inc. in Santa Monica, CA, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Summit Equity Management since 2004 and MDB Capital Group, LLC since 2011. Outside of investment advisory, the firm provides business strategy and valuation consulting to U.S. corporations. Summit Equity Management serves a small client base of individuals and trusts, managing approximately $1.95 million in discretionary assets. The firm invests exclusively in publicly traded U.S. equities using a bottom-up, fundamental analysis approach focused on financial metrics such as balance sheet strength and cash flow growth.

Steven Jakowchik is a CFP® professional based in Los Angeles, California, with 7 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent advisory firm, Steven Robert Jakowchik, since 2006. In addition to advisory services, he is licensed to provide various insurance products, including life, disability, medical, dental, vision, and annuities. His firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes client involvement through non-discretionary portfolio management, using a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Michael Hartman is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of McDonald Hartman Wealth Advisors, an independent firm he joined in 2022. His prior roles include positions at Mutual Advisors, LLC, Kaye Capital Management, WealthSource Partners, LLC, and Reilly Financial Advisors LLC. McDonald Hartman Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $26.3 million in assets. The firm focuses on tailored advice based on client objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance, employing various strategies including asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis.

Javier Jimenez is a financial advisor with Firmo Investment Consulting Services in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has operated as a sole proprietor since 2011 and serves as co-pastor at New Life Christian Center, a nonprofit Assemblies of God church, where he also teaches. Firmo Investment Consulting Services provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm tailors investment programs to client objectives, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and conducts quarterly portfolio reviews.

Edward Yoon is a financial advisor at MQ Private Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked for 10 years at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in various capacities before founding his independent firm. MQ Private Wealth manages approximately $86.9 million for about 57 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, estates, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to third-party managers, employing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis.

Scott Burch is a financial advisor at Sage Investment Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sage Investment Group and Regal Investment Advisors. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent. Sage Investment Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic core-and-satellite asset allocation approach using passive index funds and ETFs combined with selective active management, with client relationships generally non-discretionary and supported by documented Investment Policy Statements and periodic reporting.

Mara Konrad is the sole advisor at MK Capital Group in Pasadena, CA, with 23 years at the firm and nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. MK Capital Group has provided asset management, financial planning, and consulting since 2003. The firm manages $28.8 million in non-discretionary assets for a small client base, including individual clients and pension and profit-sharing plans, using third-party platforms to deliver separately managed accounts and model portfolios.

Cynthia Jabr is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal advisor at Brand New Day Wealth Planning, LLC. She previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for seven years before founding her independent firm. Brand New Day Wealth Planning, LLC offers fee-only financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive and project-based engagements, as well as educational seminars. The firm provides investment recommendations based on modern portfolio theory and passive/index strategies, focusing on personalized planning without managing or taking custody of client assets.

William Duberstein is a financial advisor at Stone Oak Capital, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked as a freelance writer for The Motley Fool since 2017, providing commentary on individual stocks, sectors, and general market trends. Prior to founding Stone Oak Capital, he was involved with Happy Earth, Inc. for one year. Stone Oak Capital is an independent registered investment adviser focused on discretionary portfolio management for individual clients and qualified investors. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented approach emphasizing concentrated equity portfolios and special-situation opportunities.

Don Scholl is the principal of Don Scholl & Associates, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience and has been with his firm since 1995, also maintaining roles with OSAIC and Sagepoint Financial, Inc. He is involved in the sale of insurance products and fixed annuities in addition to his advisory work. Don Scholl & Associates provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and corporations. The firm uses a structured investment process incorporating risk tolerance assessments, asset allocation tools, and fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts across various investment vehicles.

Gregory Legorreta is the principal advisor at Loam Advisory LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and started his advisory career in 2025. Prior to entering the financial industry, he worked at Netflix and Warner Brothers Discovery. Loam Advisory provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with fundamental and cyclical analysis, offering both passive and active investment options, including socially responsible portfolios based on ESG research.

Michael Power is the principal of Power Asset Management LLC in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Power Asset Management since 2003 and is also co-founder and Chief Compliance Officer of Power Forward LLC. Power Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and sub-advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and business clients, focusing on fixed-income strategies alongside equity portfolios and active trading approaches. The firm emphasizes regular account supervision and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with at least quarterly portfolio reviews.

Arin Pezeshkian is a financial advisor at AP24 Capital with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He is also an associate attorney at Bezdik Kassab Law Group, where he provides legal services specializing in business litigation and transactions. AP24 Capital offers financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis of securities and customizes portfolio construction based on client objectives, diversification, time horizon, and tax considerations, often managing accounts on a fully discretionary basis with the use of options as part of its strategies.

Gregory Markman is a financial advisor at P. Worldwide, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with P. Worldwide since 2012. P. Worldwide, LLC provides portfolio management and investment supervisory services to high-net-worth individuals and pension/profit-sharing plans, focusing on mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, REITs, and insurance products. The firm uses fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory principles, employing both long- and short-term trading strategies with non-discretionary management and client-consulted trade executions.

Nancy Listiawan is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. She previously worked at AMI Asset Management for 11 years before founding Vera Wealth LLC in Pasadena, CA. Vera Wealth LLC serves individual clients, including some high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management alongside financial and estate-planning coordination. The firm emphasizes a passive, long-term, asset-allocation approach and offers educational seminars and workshops on general financial topics.

Karin Wise is the principal advisor at Wise Asset Management L.L.C. in Los Angeles, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LifePro Asset Management LLC and Acas LLC before founding her current firm in 2022. In addition to her advisory work, she operates Wise Management & Financial Services, providing administrative and consulting services outside of regular market hours. Wise Asset Management L.L.C. offers ongoing portfolio management for individual clients, focusing on customized Investment Policy Statements and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis. The firm manages discretionary accounts with a long-term trading approach, primarily investing in equities, fixed income, ETFs, TIPS, and commodities.