Nicholas Yrizarry is a financial advisor at Align Wealth Advisors with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, Securities America, and Securities Service Network. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in performing arts as a guitar player. Align Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, and referrals to third-party managers. The firm builds tailored portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and typically operates on a non-discretionary basis with regular portfolio reviews.

Aria Khalili is a financial advisor with Pariax Private Wealth Management in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch prior to joining Pariax in 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an officer of Runway Motorcars, LLC, and is president of Nawk Development Inc, a real estate development company. Pariax Private Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of asset allocation strategies and combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, qualitative, and sector analysis to tailor investments to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Scott Walker is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, affiliated with Walker Financial Advisors Inc. He has been with the firm since 1986. Walker Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for affluent individual investors, including retirees, as well as trusts and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a conservative, tax-aware, balanced asset allocation strategy and also serves as a third-party administrator and advisor for governmental 457(b) plans.

Caren Ober is a financial advisor at Balancing Life Financial Planning with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Independent Financial Group from 2012 to 2019. Ober is also the owner of Caren Ober Accountancy Corp., which offers estate and tax planning, business continuity planning, and tax preparation services. Balancing Life Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm builds portfolios tailored to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, often implementing strategies through outside managers and recommended custodians.

Antoine Lena is a financial advisor at Twenty-Five Capital Partners with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services and UBS Financials. Outside of his advisory role, he oversees a family investment LLC focused on managing his family's assets. Twenty-Five Capital Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to institutional and pooled-vehicle clients, and sponsors a wrap fee program. The firm employs a core-satellite investment approach that integrates top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up security selection across public and private markets.

Thomas Graffeo Jr. is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Dove Investment Research and Management, Inc. in Irvine, CA. He has been with Dove Investment Research since 2015 and LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a landowner in Draper, UT. Dove Investment Research and Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable accounts, managing approximately $107 million across about 175 clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, estate-resolution services, and portfolio management using customized model portfolios informed by modern portfolio theory, tactical overlays, and strategic asset allocation.

Julianna Duckett is the founder and sole advisor of Duckett Wealth Management in Irvine, CA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has professional experience beginning in 2024. Prior to founding her firm, she worked briefly at Tillys and has a background in education spanning over a decade. Duckett Wealth Management is a single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, corporate retirement plans, foundations, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and offers financial planning and estate-planning coordination.

Stephen Banta is a financial advisor at Banta Asset Management LP with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Banta Asset Management since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. Banta Asset Management focuses on customized portfolio construction using exchange-traded funds, individual equities, fixed-income securities, and other instruments tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Shimon Blumenfeld is a financial advisor with Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 30 years of industry experience, including 17 years with Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc. Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC is a registered investment adviser that provides ongoing portfolio management focused on public equities for individual clients, families, trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages client accounts on a non-discretionary basis, tailoring plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerance while employing a broad range of analytical methods and maintaining a distinctive operational setup without third-party sub-advisers.

John Oneill Jr. is a financial advisor with O'Neill Financial Management, Inc. in Lake Forest, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with O'Neill Financial Management since 2016. O'Neill Financial Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer retirement plans, and other business clients. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory and buy-and-hold investment approach, focusing on broadly diversified, mainly passive mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolios managed primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Steven Mais is a financial advisor at The Chartist with 40 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with The Chartist since 1992. The Chartist provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management to individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses predefined model portfolios combined with charting and technical analysis to manage accounts, and it also publishes subscription newsletters offering buy and sell recommendations.

Tuan Ly is a financial advisor with Charles Fish Investments, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Charles Fish Investments in 2026, he worked at Cetera, Avantax Advisory Services, and Gerry Andrade & Associates Inc., where he assisted with wealth management and client support. Charles Fish Investments, Inc. provides discretionary investment management primarily focused on fixed income and municipal bonds for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and select institutions. The firm also offers sub-advisory and consulting services, emphasizing active management and a personalized approach through a small client roster and concentrated advisory team.

Michael King is a financial advisor at Baroldi Wood Mance Financial Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Baroldi Gundersen Financial Advisors LLC since 2024. Outside of advisory work, he is an accountant at Baroldi Gundersen, LLP, where he prepares and analyzes financial statements and manages tax compliance and projections. Baroldi Wood Mance Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities with a multi-disciplinary investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies. The firm combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, sector, and cyclical analysis, managing primarily non-discretionary portfolios while integrating accounting and tax services through an affiliated CPA practice.

Aaron Wallace is a financial advisor at Pruvise with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Fisher Investments, Gerry Andrade and Associates, and Carbide Capital Inc. Pruvise provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, small businesses, and institutional clients, with a focus on corporate retirement-plan advisory and individual consultation. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to implement diverse asset-allocation strategies, primarily through a client-directed, non-discretionary trading approach.

Tiago Machry is a financial advisor at Ivanoff Wealth Management Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved in the auto sales business through Family First Auto Sales since 2014. Ivanoff Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages over $141 million in discretionary assets and employs a co-advisor program and sub-advisors to execute portfolio management across various asset classes.

James Skorheim is a financial advisor at Skorheim Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved in wealth management since 2014, along with operating a CPA firm specializing in forensic accounting and litigation support. Skorheim is also a licensed attorney in California, though he does not practice law. Skorheim Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct diversified portfolios and manages approximately $71 million in discretionary assets.

Mark Aguilar is a financial advisor with ProCore Advisors, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials and bringing two years of industry experience. He has worked at ProCore Advisors since 2023 and is also a part-time boat captain for City Cruises by Hornblower. ProCore Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches with access to alternatives and automated advisory solutions.

David Wagner is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Tidecrest Wealth Management, LLC since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he is the treasurer of the Charitable CDM Girls Volleyball Foundation and participates in his wife's interior design business as treasurer. Tidecrest Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process using quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with a focus on detailed operational support for private placements.

John Mac Willie IV is a financial advisor at Boyer Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working at LPL Financial and Boyer Financial Services, beginning his advisory career in 2024. Prior to entering the financial industry, he held positions at Chick-Fil-A and Servite High School. Boyer Financial Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, foundations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with an emphasis on asset allocation, cost efficiency, tax awareness, and the use of technology tools alongside human adviser oversight.

Urmimala Dasgupta is a financial advisor at Veda Financial Investment Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Veda Financial Inc. since 2017, following prior work with Veda Value Funds. Veda Financial is an independent California-registered investment adviser offering discretionary, value-oriented portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value-investing approach with customized portfolios and focuses on active management using financial-statement analysis and valuation metrics.