Thomas O’Connell is a financial advisor with HG Wealth Partners LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Horton Group Inc., Carnegie Wealth Management LLC, Hilltop Securities, and Western International Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is a limited partner in McConnell's Fine Ice Cream, an ice cream shop. HG Wealth Partners LLC manages discretionary portfolios and offers hourly financial planning for individuals, families, trusts, and select institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis tailored to client objectives and operates with discretionary authority while maintaining transparent disclosures regarding outside business activities.

Renee Cohen is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at BlackLines Financial. She previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2015 to 2024. Outside of her advisory work, Renee is also licensed as an insurance agent and sells life insurance, disability, long-term care, and annuity products. BlackLines Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management, retirement and pension plan services, and financial planning. The firm employs client-specific investment policies with long-term strategies and incorporates insurance products and third-party arrangements within its advisory services.

I Jung Hsiao is a financial advisor at Halcyon Investment Advisor with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Alpha Helix Asset Management Company Limited and Nanshan Life Insurance Company. Halcyon Investment Advisor offers fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to a range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, and pension plans, with specialized family office services for high-net-worth families. The firm employs a globally oriented investment approach combining fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis with diversified asset allocation and multi-dimensional risk management.

Steven Le is a financial advisor at SVL Investment Management with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with SVL Investment Management since 1987 and also worked at California State University for 38 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of a property management company. SVL Investment Management is a boutique, research-oriented money manager serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and corporate entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, global investment process with a long-term horizon, combining top-down economic analysis and a proprietary statistical valuation model.

Rachael Johnson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Bernard & Johnson Family Wealth Management since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she works as a fitness trainer at CrossFit Monrovia and serves as secretary on the Huntington Oaks HOA Board. Bernard & Johnson Family Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary investment management, focusing on customized, long-term strategies implemented through institutional money managers and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Robert McClure is the principal of McClure Investment Management, LLC in Glendora, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has led McClure Investment Management since 2001. McClure Investment Management provides personalized discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $64 million in discretionary assets and employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis along with modern portfolio theory, offering services such as ERISA-focused pension consulting not commonly found in single-advisor firms.

Njideka Obijiaku is a financial advisor with Shifting the Culture Wealth Partners LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Centric Capital Advisors, AFlac, Akokwa American Development Association, Primerica Advisors, and Pfs Investments Inc. Although currently a licensed insurance agent, she does not sell insurance products. Shifting the Culture Wealth Partners LLC is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual clients with financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm emphasizes passive investment management using index mutual funds and ETFs, while also incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a range of engagement options including hourly consultations and ongoing planning.

Randall Rubin is a financial advisor at Decca Private Wealth Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Barnes & Company Investment Counsel, LLC and Britehorn Securities. He is also involved with Umergence LLC, an outside business activity. Decca Private Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering personalized portfolio management and retirement plan services. The firm utilizes conventional portfolio-construction techniques and may engage independent sub-advisors and third-party platforms to manage client assets.

Joshua Garcia is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Veritas Financial Consulting LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following nine years at Garrett Investment Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he provides independent tax preparation services during tax season. Veritas Financial Consulting offers investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of passive and active investment strategies guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and provides services including retirement, estate, tax planning, and risk management.

Glen Park is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Park Capital Group, Inc. since 2012 and has also worked with LPL Financial, LLC since 2010. In addition to his advisory work, Park is a licensed real estate agent and serves as Secretary of the nonprofit organization American Dream Builders. Park Capital Group, Inc. serves individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans with services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses firm-developed model portfolios and a variety of analytical methods to tailor investment strategies, and it emphasizes participant education and seminars for plan participants.

Balamir Trunec is a financial advisor at SVL Investment Management with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Liberty Group, LLC for 14 years before joining SVL in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he owns 4CAM1 Advisory, Inc., which manages his personal income, expenses, and taxes. SVL Investment Management is a boutique, research-oriented money manager serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and corporate entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, global investment approach using top-down economic analysis, strategic asset allocation, and a proprietary statistical valuation model to construct individualized portfolios.

Tiffany Hong is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with ADES Investment Counsel, Inc. She has 11 years of experience, including roles at TRM Wealth Management AB and Robert Ades Accountancy Corporation. Based in Los Angeles, CA, she is the sole advisor at her firm. ADES Investment Counsel primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement-plan participants, trusts, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a long-term, passive-oriented investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified asset allocations implemented chiefly through index-type mutual funds and ETFs, with a strong emphasis on Dimensional Fund Advisors products.

Scott Hofman is a financial advisor at Ratio Capital with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ratio Financial Holdings since 2019, following four years at Unionbanc Investment Services. Ratio Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations. The firm integrates general financial planning topics into client engagements and typically allocates active management to third-party Sub-Advisers, using a rebalancing approach supported by a turnkey asset management platform.

Esteban Di Masi is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Atorie Advisors, LLC. Prior to this role, he worked at William Morris Endeavor for three years. He also manages a business-management and multifamily office firm specializing in services for entertainers, executives, and high-net-worth individuals. Atorie Advisors provides ongoing portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring investment programs to documented goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance. The firm employs a range of analysis methods and investment instruments while managing held-away retirement and education accounts through a third-party platform and supports client-imposed investment restrictions.

Dale Woodward is a CFP® professional at DW Financial Inc with 21 years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 1996 and has worked at DW Financial Inc since 2001. Woodward is also a licensed real estate broker. DW Financial Inc primarily serves individual clients with discretionary portfolio management, general financial planning, and integrated tax planning and return preparation. The firm uses a focused selection of no-load mutual funds and incorporates in-house accounting and tax services through a CPA co-owner.

Matthew Drehs is a financial advisor with Legacy Financial Group in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 24 years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Sagepoint Financial and H.D. Vest Advisory Services. Drehs serves as Chairman of the Finance Board and President of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Torrance, a nonprofit religious organization. Legacy Financial Group provides financial planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and estates, using model-based allocation and third-party platform solutions grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm manages approximately $20 million across three advisors and acts as a wrap fee program sponsor and portfolio manager across multiple wrap programs.

Ann Cooper is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with over 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked with Legacy Financial Group since 2015 and has prior experience at SagePoint Financial. Cooper also serves as a co-trustee on a family trust, reviewing and managing the account. Legacy Financial Group provides financial planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management for individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts and estates. The firm uses model-based allocations grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and partners with third-party platforms like SEI and Vision2020 to construct and manage portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across various wrap fee programs.

Anthony Nahra is a CFP® with over 31 years of industry experience. He has been with The Sterling Group since 2006 and Sterling Group Wealth Management, LLC since 2012. Nahra also serves as a co-trustee and attorney-in-fact for his father’s living trust. The Sterling Group is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning, emphasizing customized asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Jennifer Hartman is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of experience. She has been with Greenleaf Financial Group since 2006. Greenleaf Financial Group provides fee-only investment management and financial planning primarily for individuals and families, as well as trusts, small businesses, and not-for-profit institutions. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, long-term investment strategies, and regular portfolio monitoring, serving clients mostly on a discretionary basis with ongoing financial-planning support.

Daniel Duffy is a financial advisor at InvestLinc Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. He has previously worked with LPL Financial LLC and has been involved with 1 Track Management since 2008. InvestLinc Wealth Services provides wealth management and portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customized investment strategies and comprehensive financial planning, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across various asset classes.