Greg Garabedian is the principal advisor at Garabedian Wealth Management Group in Pasadena, CA, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at LPL Financial, LLC since 2002. His other business activities include selling fixed insurance products and life, health, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities. Garabedian Wealth Management Group serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business clients, providing comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and specialist consulting services. The firm manages client assets on a discretionary basis using quantitative models and offers a range of model portfolios primarily constructed with individual equities, including derivatives and options strategies, within separately managed accounts.

Witt Mcdee is a financial advisor with Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and more than 31 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc. and E-W Investments, Inc., alongside operating Witt McDee EA Tax & Business Service, Inc. since 2010. Integrity Investment Portfolios primarily serves individual clients, their families, and related trusts, offering non-discretionary portfolio management focused on public equities through a diversified analytic approach involving multiple methodologies and long-term trading strategies.

Rick Emmett is a financial advisor at InvestLinc Wealth Services with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been associated with InvestLinc entities since 1979 in various capacities. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Emmett manages projects and provides consulting services through MFO Resource, Inc., a management consulting and administration company. 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 implementation and a range of financial planning services, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Jorden Bastien is a financial advisor at LifeSteps Financial with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with LifeSteps Financial, formerly Foothill Financial Advisors, since 2012. LifeSteps Financial is a team-based registered investment adviser with seven advisors managing approximately $443 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and retirement plan participants, offering investment advisory and financial planning services alongside bill payment and reconciliation and a short-term cash management program for high-net-worth clients.

Yun Chen is a financial advisor at Logic Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. Chen holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Logic Wealth Management since 2018, with additional experience at C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. and Mavlon Tech, Inc. Chen has also been affiliated with Pasadena City College for over two decades. Logic Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $164.7 million for around 215 clients, including individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management and financial planning.

Braden Griffiths is a Series 65 licensed advisor at AWM Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining AWM Capital, he was involved with Paradigm TX-OK, LLC and has experience at Baker University. Outside of his advisory role, he is associated with Run DFW, LLC, a professional basketball team. AWM Capital is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm manages approximately $1.15 billion across 418 clients, offering financial planning, retirement advice, business consulting, and asset management through an open-architecture platform with a focus on liability-driven investing and asset allocation.

Daniel Nandor is a CFP® professional with Eclectic Associates, Inc. in Fullerton, CA. He has been with Eclectic Associates since 2022, accumulating three years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he worked at Euro Soccer Trips from 2019 to 2021. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management, integrated financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement-plan participants, charities, and businesses. The firm manages over $1.4 billion in client assets through an 11-advisor team and focuses on diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, applying Modern Portfolio Theory and long-term strategies.

Bruce Traub is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment adviser representative at 724 Capital, LLC since 2023. He has also been associated with Ministry Partners Securities LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory roles, Traub leads a Kingdom Advisors study group focused on educating financial professionals about applying biblical principles to their business. 724 Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employee benefit plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytic approaches and investment strategies, including discretionary account management and third-party money manager allocations, with regular portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Eric Bergquist is a Series 65 licensed advisor with LifeSteps Financial, bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with LifeSteps Financial since 2015, including its predecessor firm Foothill Financial Advisors, Inc. LifeSteps Financial is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $443 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and retirement plan participants, offering a blend of investment advisory, financial planning, and specialized services such as bill payment and short-term cash management programs.

Charles Coleman is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Dorsey, Wright and Associates, LLC and Holly Street Wealth Advisors. Pasadena Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, pension plans, and various business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and other services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction with flexibility for shorter-term trading and includes a range of asset classes such as ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, fixed income, digital assets, and alternative strategies.

Tobin Wills is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Optima Capital LLC. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, Signator Investors, and Zahorik Financial and Insurance Services. Outside of finance, he is a certified flight instructor specializing in military and tactical aviation. Optima Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and model portfolios, and employs analytical methods such as modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis.

Kevin Kurimoto is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of industry experience. He is a co-owner and Chief Investment Officer at K2 Financial Inc., where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes 11 years at Legend Equities Corporation and nine years at Lincoln Investment. Outside of his advisory role, Kurimoto serves as Treasurer and board member of the Glendora Public Library Friends Foundation, where he reviews investment recommendations for the foundation’s endowment. K2 Financial provides wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term and tailored to each client, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers.

Clarissa Hartono is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Eclectic Associates, Inc. in Fullerton, CA. Her work history includes roles at Eclectic Associates since 2021 and a position at Injoy Life Resources in 2021. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser managing over $1.4 billion in client assets across an 11-advisor team. The firm provides discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, trusts, retirement-plan participants, charities, and businesses, typically employing diversified mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Grover Mc Carthy is a financial advisor at Stonemark Wealth Management in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Equitable Advisors, Whittier Trust Company, and Amazon Prime Now. Stonemark Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, incorporating option strategies and selective use of leveraged ETFs to tailor portfolios according to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Nathan Chong is a financial advisor at AWM Capital, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Cooper McManus and attended St. Mary’s College. AWM Capital is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, managing approximately $1.15 billion across 418 clients. The firm utilizes a liability-driven investing approach and offers financial planning, retirement advice, business consulting, and asset management through a diverse range of investment vehicles and affiliated private funds.

Manuel Aguilera is a financial advisor at Stonemark Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at HSBC, Deutsche Bank, and Pepperdine University. Stonemark Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $610 million using customized model portfolios that combine fundamental and technical analysis, and employs strategies including options and selective use of leveraged ETFs.

Alexander Hagstrom is a CFA® charterholder and a financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Strategy Asset Managers, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Holly Street Wealth Advisors, LLC and Fundamental Capital Management LLC. Strategy Asset Managers, LLC manages approximately $741.5 million on a discretionary basis, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional sponsors. The firm employs four primary equity strategies and utilizes a blend of individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, and alternatives, supported by fundamental research and third-party data.

Gregory Welborn is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with First Financial Consulting since 1996. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm delivers customizable services focused on retirement planning, tax and cash-flow analysis, education funding, estate planning, charitable giving, and business succession, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.

Travis McShane is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Eclectic Associates, Inc. since 2013. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving roughly 1,200 client relationships, including individuals, trusts, charities, retirement-plan participants, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning, typically utilizing diversified mutual funds and ETFs based on Modern Portfolio Theory, long-term holdings, and periodic rebalancing.

Feliks Zlochistyy is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. since 2006. First Wilshire provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and institutional accounts, and sponsors two affiliated private funds. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach focused on small- and micro-cap U.S. and foreign equities, utilizing fundamental research and direct company contacts.