Johnnie Goodman is a financial advisor with LBG Advisor in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with LBG Advisor since 2012. In addition to his advisory work, Goodman provides consulting in retirement planning, life insurance, estate planning, and long-term care insurance. LBG Advisor offers investment advisory and financial and estate planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm manages most client assets on a non-discretionary basis and combines top-down sector rotation with bottom-up security selection across various asset types.

Leslie Rea is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving at AG Wealth Management, PLLC in Irvine, CA. Prior roles include positions at The Next Level Planning Group and The Bahnsen Group. Leslie also provides tax preparation and consulting services through AG Tax Advisors. AG Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate clients with investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm offers both ongoing portfolio management and discrete planning engagements, utilizing a variety of analytical techniques and incorporating third-party advisers for specialized solutions.

Mark Boyer is a financial advisor with Boyer Financial Services, Inc. in Newport Beach, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience, including 22 years at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Boyer serves as president of KB Edge Inc., a sports performance training facility, and is a board member of the Southern California Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Boyer Financial Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, foundations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, cost efficiency, and tax awareness, utilizing a range of investment strategies and technology tools while maintaining human oversight of investment decisions.

Ray Lombardo is a financial advisor at Clearview Investment Partners, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Clearview Investment Partners since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Clearview Investment Partners provides wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses proprietary asset-allocation models combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment decisions, managing portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers.

Craig Frolich is a financial advisor with CM First Capital Corp. in Huntington Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 46 years of industry experience. He has been with CM First Capital Corp. since 2005 and has prior affiliation with Cetera and First Allied Securities. Frolich serves as a board member of a real estate entity, SCIPIO DBA TimberOakes Shopping Center. CM First Capital Corp. offers investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management and a systematic dollar-cost-averaging program, with an emphasis on closed-end funds and a blend of fundamental and technical analysis.

Darin Bemis is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel since 2000. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Long Beach, CA. Lederer & Associates provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages concentrated equity and fixed-income portfolios using growth-at-a-reasonable-price and equity income strategies, with active fixed-income positioning and monthly investment committee reviews.

Mitchell Fisher is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Pacific Sun Financial Corp since 2016. Prior to this, he worked for B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. for nine years. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and occasionally participates in promotional work and interviews as an author. Pacific Sun Financial Corp provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages accounts internally using fundamental analysis and tailored strategies, offering a wrap fee program and a range of investment and insurance products.

Jeff Lowe is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at Emerald Blue Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Emerald Blue Advisors since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance agent, selling traditional insurance products through unaffiliated carriers. Emerald Blue Advisors serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory-based strategies, offers educational seminars, and manages approximately $69 million in assets across a three-advisor team.

Grant Flanagan is a financial advisor at Western Growers Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has worked in various roles including at Gann Global Financial and Cactus Card Game LLC. Western Growers Financial Services, Inc. provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plans, with a focus on professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees. The firm offers both fee-based advisory services and commissionable brokerage and insurance products, managing portfolios through fundamental analysis and accommodating smaller accounts than many independent managers.

Edward Thomas is a financial advisor at Onitus Capital, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Prudential Insurance Company of America, Waddell & Reed, and LPL Enterprise. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax preparation and accounting services through Hunter CPA. Onitus Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses, managing approximately $9.6 million for about 50 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a variety of asset allocation strategies and monitoring third-party managers on an ongoing basis.

Patrick Mc Cann is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Spearhead Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to that, he held roles at firms including 6 3 9, iTrust Capital, Happy Money, Kingfield, and Pimco. Outside of his advisory work, Mc Cann is the founder and consultant of Brightwork Consulting, which provides solar financial and construction consulting. Spearhead Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and consulting services for retirement plan sponsors. The firm constructs tailored portfolios based on fundamental analysis, offers limited financial planning at no extra charge, and provides retirement plan fiduciary consulting through a small, focused team.

Steven Medland is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and has been with TABR Capital Management, LLC since 2003. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Orange, California. TABR Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a technical analysis-driven investment approach that incorporates trend-following models and relative-strength screening to tailor asset allocations and manage risk across market cycles.

Griffin Graves is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Filigree Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2022. Prior to this, he worked at Congress Wealth Management LLC and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. His background also includes time at Wasserman Media Group and The University of Arizona. Filigree Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment approach, including both in-house portfolio management and third-party money managers, and offers a broad range of planning services beyond typical firm offerings.

Brian Chew is a financial advisor with Sun Group Wealth Partners LLC in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Sun Group Wealth Partners since 2018 and also maintains a law practice at the Law Offices of Brian Chew, PC, which he has operated since 2008. Sun Group Wealth Partners is a full-service wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, corporate executives, members of the Hollywood community, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and uses both discretionary portfolio management and LPL-sponsored advisory programs.

Peter Perez is a financial advisor at Nollenberger McCullough Investment Advisors LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Western International Securities, Inc. and Nollenberger Investment Management LLC. Nollenberger McCullough Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and fee-only financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm focuses on equity-based strategies and develops tailored Investment Policy Statements based on clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Kyle De Paolo is a financial advisor with DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC in 2023, he worked for Mitchell Anthony Capital Management from 2010 to 2023. DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, including ERISA plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines various analytical methods tailored to client objectives and offers performance-based fee arrangements alongside asset-based accounts.

Michael Cannivet is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Silverlight Asset Management, LLC since 2016 and previously held positions at CS Planning Corp., Palo Capital, Inc., and Fisher Investments. Silverlight Asset Management provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as partnership accounts and charitable organizations. The firm uses an equity-focused investment approach combining fundamental, technical, quantitative, and other analytic methods, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management tailored to clients’ specific goals and risk tolerances.

Megan Morrice is a financial advisor at HIP Investor, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at HIP Investor since 2016, including a prior one-year term, as well as EQIS Capital Management, Inc. and ValuesAdvisor, where she serves as Head of Operations. Morrice is also the Program Director for the Sustainable and Impact Finance Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. HIP Investor, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and customized consulting to individuals, families, family offices, foundations, corporations, and financial intermediaries. The firm uses a proprietary methodology that incorporates human, social, and environmental metrics alongside fundamental analysis to align portfolios with clients’ sustainability preferences and time horizons.

Marianne Durham is a financial advisor at HF Advisory Group, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at various firms including Silversage Advisors, Geneos Wealth Management, and Purus Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in a financial education nonprofit and provides recommendations on life insurance, annuities, and long-term care insurance as an insurance agent. HF Advisory Group, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $321.5 million in discretionary assets, employing modern portfolio theory and risk assessment tools to serve around 460 client relationships.

Matthew Lewis is a financial advisor at Western Growers Financial Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2002 and previously worked at Sentra Securities Corporation. Lewis also serves as Director of Investments for Western Growers, a nonprofit agricultural trade association, where he provides investment and financial guidance. Western Growers Financial Services, Inc. offers investment management and financial planning primarily to professionals, pre-retirees, retirees, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm combines individualized portfolio management and third-party oversight with both fee-based advisory services and commission-based brokerage and insurance offerings.