Richard Plamondon is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Lazari Capital since 2018, following a nine-year tenure at Mutual Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in Medicare insurance products. Lazari Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and a private fund. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Matt Stadelman is a financial advisor at Navalign, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Carter Jacobs, LLC, 1080 Financial Group, OSAIC Services, Inc., and Waddell & Reed. He has been with Navalign since 2018. Navalign provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with tailored portfolio management and a broad range of financial planning services, including corporate tax planning and business transition consulting, and utilizes derivatives and leverage in its investment strategies.

Bradley Salo is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with California Capital Management since 2004 and also works with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of One Management Group, Inc., a landscape design consulting firm. California Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities, managing roughly $358 million in discretionary assets across several hundred accounts. The firm offers customized portfolio management through a wrap fee program and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and options.

Handong Yu is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Dew Point Capital since 2024. Prior to this, he held various roles including positions at StockSwap and the JACCK Foundation for the Arts. Dew Point Capital provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a custom, strategic allocation approach emphasizing long-term purchase strategies with flexibility for short-term trades under certain market conditions.

John Vance is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Vance Wealth since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and has held roles in community education and business organizations. He is a board member and part of the finance committee for the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce. Vance Wealth is a multi-advisor SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $736 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and business consulting. Its investment approach emphasizes long-term fundamental analysis, using a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and outside managers tailored to clients’ cash-flow needs and risk tolerance.

Kristina Zimmerman is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Lyndhurst Securities, Kovack Securities, and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of Glasswing Consulting, Inc., a company providing business, operational, and compliance support to broker/dealers, RIAs, and fund companies. Lazari Capital Management offers portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and a private fund. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis and manages accounts with regular monitoring and reviews.

Lianna Kzirian is a financial advisor at Pacific Global Investment Management Company holding a Series 65 designation. She has been with the firm since 2016 and has 10 years of industry experience. Pacific Global serves individual investors—including both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities through discretionary separately managed accounts and related services. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental research and a proprietary screening process, with a value-oriented or core equity style and total return fixed-income management.

Diane Vanaman is a financial advisor at Prism Advisors, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Personal Resources Investment & Strategic Management, Inc. since 2017 and Wells Fargo Advisors from 2003 to 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a notary public in California. Prism Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a wrap fee program that incorporates a range of investment strategies and multi-asset allocation.

Lucas Franco is a financial advisor with Oder Investment Management, LLC, holding 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Oder Investment Management since 2002, including its prior iteration as Oder & Stewart Investment Management, and also has a role at Whitetail Properties. Outside of finance, he is involved in wine production and sales through his operations role at Gogi Wines, Inc. Oder Investment Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, foundations, and employer plan sponsors with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory with a combination of active and passive management and global diversification, managing approximately $366.7 million across about 180 clients with a four-person advisory team.

Millu Ramirez is a CFP® professional at Highline Wealth Partners with 13 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at UWM Insurance Services, Urban Wealth Management, and Steel Peak Wealth Management. Ramirez is also licensed as a California insurance agent and offers fixed insurance products to clients. Highline Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities with investment management, financial planning, family office services, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a centralized Investment Committee to manage portfolios and provides educational workshops and comprehensive support services.

Javier Orozco is a financial advisor with Tamar Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Morgan Stanley, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade, among others. Tamar Securities, LLC advises individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations, managing approximately $1.30 billion in assets. The firm employs a combination of top-down sector and quantitative analysis alongside bottom-up security selection, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple model-portfolio programs.

Jasmine Kwok is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation. She has one year of experience in advisory services, previously working at ICONAC Business Management, City National Bank, BCG Digital Ventures, and Spin Artist Agency. Dew Point Capital is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses with fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $512 million in assets, using a strategic allocation approach that incorporates fundamental and cyclical analysis and a primarily long-term purchase strategy with periodic short-term adjustments.

Michael Milam is a financial advisor at California Financial Partners, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial since 2001 and Milam, Knecht & Co., LLP since 1994. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in marketing consulting management through Milam and Knecht Management Services, Inc. California Financial Partners provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, business entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm follows a structured planning process and uses fundamental analysis and public research when evaluating investments, but does not manage client assets or engage in discretionary portfolio management.

Leighann Miko is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Avise Financial since 2023. Prior to joining Avise, she worked at Equalis Financial LLC for nine years and has provided tax and business management services through StatusFlow since 2020. Her role at StatusFlow represents a notable non-investment activity alongside her advisory duties. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis as well as Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios.

Phillip Wildes is a financial advisor at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at several firms, including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and 49 Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is also engaged in the sales of fixed/traditional insurance products. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients using a discretionary, model-driven approach with proprietary screening and primarily no-load mutual funds.

Robert Gillard is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at California Financial Partners, Inc. since 2014 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 2013. In addition to his advisory work, he is a notary public. California Financial Partners, Inc. provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, business entities, and plans such as trusts, estates, 401(k)s, and IRAs. The firm follows a structured planning process and uses fundamental analysis and public research in its investment evaluations, focusing on advisory services without managing client assets or providing discretionary portfolio management.

Uziel Gomez is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Avise Financial in Los Angeles, CA. He has held roles at several firms, including Equalis Financial, US-LATAM Tax Group, International Private Wealth Advisors LLC, and Ballast Point Financial Planning. Prior to his financial advising career, he volunteered with California State University's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and worked in the Cinema & Television Department. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients such as high net-worth individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and business management, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios.

Mark Benavides is a financial advisor at Tamar Securities, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services for seven years. Tamar Securities, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages approximately $1.52 billion in discretionary assets through proprietary model programs that combine global value and sector analysis with qualitative and quantitative screening across multiple asset classes.

Jeffrey Petersen is a CFP® with nine years at WESCAP Group and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with the City of San Jose and San Jose University. WESCAP Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with global diversification and a value-oriented investment approach, employing a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and, for some clients, hedging and options-based strategies through third-party sub-advisers.

Kirk Mekerdichian is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at Lazari Capital Management since 2019, with prior experience at Kovack Securities, Inc. and Iron Hill Wealth Management LLC. Lazari Capital Management, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and an affiliated private fund. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative investment approaches and offers services including portfolio management, estate and retirement planning, and pension consulting.