Richard Eastland is a financial advisor with Harbor Road Capital Management LLC in Santa Monica, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 13 years of industry experience. Eastland has been with Harbor Road Capital Management since 2011. Harbor Road Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment selection services primarily for high-net-worth individuals and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a disciplined, largely quantitative investment approach focused on diversified equity portfolios, using proprietary selection methodologies and systematic processes.

Tom Binder is a financial advisor with Holistic-Solutions in Santa Monica, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has operated Tom Binder Fine Arts, a fine art publishing business, since 1986. He is also involved with the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Holistic-Solutions provides financial planning and investment consultation to individuals and businesses, offering educational workshops on retirement, college funding, and estate planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with strategies such as core-plus-satellite and Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient, and low-cost investment vehicles.

David Harris is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Harris & Associates in Manhattan Beach, CA, and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013. In addition to his financial advisory work, he owns Davris Training Associates, providing specialized training in oral proposals and presentation skills. He is also a member of the investment committee for the Manhattan Beach Community Church endowment fund. Harris & Associates offers investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory and active portfolio management, using diversified allocations and an Enhanced Tactical Management process to support tactical adjustments and formal portfolio reviews.

David Feinman is the principal of Silverlake Portfolio Advisors LLC, an independent firm based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 12 years of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding Silverlake Portfolio Advisors in 2015, Feinman has been active since 1990 as a composer, producer, and musician through his business Non Linear Music, creating soundtracks and popular releases for film, video, and television. Silverlake Portfolio Advisors provides customized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on market efficiency, broad diversification, and asset allocation based on modern portfolio theory and behavioral finance, with an emphasis on passive index exposure and institutional-class mutual funds.

Daniel Nagy is a CFA® charterholder with 42 years of industry experience. He is the president, CIO, and CCO of Bache Capital Management, where he has worked since 2015, and he also serves as managing member of Apexus Capital LLC. Nagy is an investment committee member of the Santa Monica Education Foundation. Bache Capital Management is a state-registered, single-advisor investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on income-oriented strategies, implementing laddered portfolios of high-quality fixed-income securities while balancing equities as appropriate, with accounts managed on a discretionary basis and customized reporting to support tax and estate planning.

Nicholas Cianci is a financial advisor at Muse Capital Management LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Susquehanna International Groups. Muse Capital Management LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios with a derivatives overlay and sponsors private pooled vehicles employing performance-based fees for qualified clients.

David Fried is the sole advisor at Fried Asset Management, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, with 29 years of industry experience. He has managed Fried Asset Management since 1996 and previously operated David Fried Enterprises, Inc. from 1995 to 2025. Fried Asset Management provides fee-based portfolio management and financial consultation to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other account types, serving a relatively small client base. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process, manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, and avoids leverage in its portfolio management.

Ming Li Ho is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been the sole advisor at AB Hhelio Associates, Inc. since 1997. AB Hhelio Associates, Inc. is an independent, single-advisor firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individual investors and trusts. The firm manages approximately $42.6 million in client assets using a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on fundamental research and broad diversification across equities and fixed income.

Jason Rounick is a CFP® and ChFC® affiliated with Westlight Wealth in Venice, CA, with three years of industry experience. He has been operating under Rounick Capital Management LLC d/b/a Westlight Wealth since 2023 and was self-employed from 2012 to 2023. Westlight Wealth offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm applies a combination of cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis across various investment strategies and incorporates proprietary cash-flow projection and Monte Carlo analysis in its financial planning approach.

Mitchell Blake is the sole advisor at Mitchell Financial Planning in Culver City, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at the RAND Corporation for 27 years and continues to perform occasional finance-related work for RAND on a limited basis. Mitchell Financial Planning provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individual clients, focusing on areas such as cash flow, tax, insurance, retirement, education funding, and estate planning. The firm operates as a fee-only, independent practice using a strategic, core-and-satellite asset allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, with recommendations delivered through standalone financial plans rather than ongoing discretionary management.

Kambiz Mahdavi is the sole advisor at K financial Services, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities from 2012 to 2017. In addition to his advisory role, Mahdavi operates an affiliated insurance practice that involves fixed insurance sales. K financial Services, LLC is a registered investment manager providing non-discretionary direct asset management, financial planning, and public seminars and workshops. The firm constructs portfolios based on client objectives and fundamental analysis, requiring prior client approval for trades, and uses third-party custodians for asset custody and trade execution.

Sanjay Tolia is a financial advisor at Kubence with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. His prior roles include positions at Marine Layer Securities and Institutional Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of Pharm, LLC, a consumer packaged goods company in the plant-based wellness sector, and Agrify Inc., a branded beverage company. Kubence is an independent firm that provides discretionary investment management to registered investment advisors as well as individual and corporate clients through a web- and mobile-based platform. The firm focuses on box-spread option strategies and separately managed portfolios of structured notes, using algorithm-driven models to generate recommendations and exercise discretionary trading authority.

Nigel Taylor is the sole advisor at Taylor & Associates in Santa Monica, CA, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has led Taylor & Associates since 2003. In addition to his advisory work, he offers fixed and variable life insurance products under a separate California license. Taylor & Associates serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses by providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and ongoing portfolio monitoring. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold allocation strategy across a range of investments and operates on a non-discretionary basis, allowing clients to maintain control over investment decisions.

Robert Ades is a financial advisor with ADES Investment Counsel, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He founded Robert Ades Accountancy Corp., a CPA firm, and serves as a trustee for various family trusts as well as the profit sharing trust of his accountancy firm. ADES Investment Counsel primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement-plan participants, trusts, pension/profit-sharing plans, and business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a long-term, passive-oriented investment strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified asset allocations implemented mainly with index funds and ETFs, including Dimensional Fund Advisors products.

Michael Femino is the sole owner and advisor at New Economy Capital Management LLC, an independent firm based in Marina Del Rey, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 2004. New Economy Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, charitable foundations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm primarily invests in publicly traded securities with a focus on long-term capital appreciation and capital preservation, employing a bottom-up stock selection process and offering customized portfolios tailored to client goals.

Keith Holt is the sole advisor at Holt Investment Advisors in Manhattan Beach, CA, with 31 years of experience operating under his firm’s name. He holds a Series 63 designation. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in Red Fir Ranch Enterprises, a business focused on the sale of Christmas trees and related items. Holt Investment Advisors is an independent sole proprietorship serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a systematic, goals-based process to establish investment policies and implements portfolios using a proprietary “Three Dimensional Diversification” approach across asset allocation, investment philosophy, and custodian.

Dafu Han is the principal advisor at Han Assets Management LLC in Venice, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Wholesome Consultancy LLC and AdColony. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with a marketing consulting business that developed portfolio-reporting software for family entities. Han Assets Management LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations, often acting as an outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO). The firm employs a top-down, multi-asset, and multi-manager approach focused on portfolio-level allocation, sub-adviser oversight, and consolidated reporting.

Daniel Cloud is a financial advisor with Cloud, Minturn & Associates, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. He has 20 years of industry experience and has been with Cloud, Minturn & Associates and CMA Insurance Services since 1986. Cloud, Minturn & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm focuses on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence on independent registered investment advisers, offering a unique intermediary service for money manager selection and monitoring.

Keith McBride is the sole advisor at Keith McBride Financial Services Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Integrity Financial Corporation from 2010 to 2019 and has maintained his own firm since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, McBride is a licensed insurance agent. Keith McBride Financial Services Inc. provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a diverse investment process incorporating various analysis methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management with regular portfolio monitoring and quarterly reviews.

David Yu is the sole advisor at Verdant Capital Management in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Verdant Capital Management since 2002. Verdant Capital Management provides retirement planning and asset management services to individual investors as well as institutional clients such as corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, technical methods, and active portfolio management, offering a range of strategies from long-term investing to short-term trading with discretionary authority over client accounts.