Nancy Challenger is the principal of Challenger Wealth Management with 40 years of industry experience. She has worked at Challenger Wealth Management since 2002 and previously at Royal Alliance Associates for 27 years. Nancy holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and provides long-term care and term insurance sales upon request. Challenger Wealth Management advises individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension, profit-sharing, and charitable accounts. The firm offers discretionary asset management, third-party sub-adviser programs, and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing customized asset allocations and a long-term investment approach across various securities.

Chia Liang Lian is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Crosslight Global Investment Partners, LLC with nine years of industry experience, including a prior role at Western Asset Management. After a two-year sabbatical, Lian joined Crosslight Global in 2026. Crosslight Global Investment Partners is a boutique advisory firm serving employer plan sponsors, RIAs, and individual clients with retirement plan consulting, private wealth management, sub‑advisory portfolio management, and project-based engagements such as litigation support. The firm uses a multi-asset, risk-managed investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.

Iris Aillaud is a financial advisor with Sagent Wealth Management, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing six years of industry experience. Her work history includes positions at Sagent Capital, HomeMaker, Whirlpool, UBS Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley. Sagent Wealth Management provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, businesses, non-profits, and family offices. The firm combines investment management with financial, retirement, and estate planning, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through proprietary models, customized portfolios, and third-party managers.

After spending 16 years working for global wealth management firms, I joined Mike Silane as a partner at 21 West Wealth Management in 2020. Our clients are all affluent individuals who have come into substantial wealth—sometimes suddenly, unexpectedly, or without a clear strategy for managing it. Many are business owners, inheritors, or those navigating major financial transitions, such as divorce. Our role is to help them protect, grow, and ultimately share their wealth in a way that aligns with their long-term goals and values. We approach our work with a deep sense of duty, care, and respect, treating our clients like family. Our culture is built on trust and long-term relationships, ensuring that we are there to support and guide you at every stage. Through advanced financial planning and disciplined investment strategies, we provide prudent, thoughtful guidance designed to create lasting financial security and peace of mind.

Jordan Bromley is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Prosperity Wealth Planning LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera, True Wealth Advisory Group, and Merrill Lynch. Prosperity Wealth Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporations and business entities, providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, family legacy planning, and specialized divorce-planning services. The firm employs a long-term trading approach using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and offers educational seminars, workshops, and a Next Generation Preparation program.

Daniel Mcclory is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license with 27 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Sutter Capital Partners, LLC in Irvine, CA, where he has worked since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Mcclory serves on the advisory board for the charitable foundation of GameAbove Sports BIG3 Detroit Franchise Corp. Sutter Capital Partners provides investment management and advisory services while operating a sales-and-marketing practice representing third-party investment managers. The firm conducts manager selection and due diligence, offering generally non-discretionary investment advisory work, as well as financial planning and consulting on an as-needed basis.

Bradley Stephenson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Stephenson and Company, Inc. since 2016 and previously worked at Global Investment Solutions, LLC. The firm serves individuals, including high net worth clients, retirement plans, and other entities, offering fee-only investment management and financial planning. It employs strategic asset allocation across various securities and utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis in portfolio management.

Daniell Alvarez is a financial advisor at Castle Capital Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Castle Capital Management, Alvarez held positions at Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities. Castle Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services for individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, utilizing third-party strategies and a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to create tailored investment allocations.

Charles Fish is the principal of Charles Fish Investments, Inc. in Irvine, California, with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Fish Investments since its founding in 1996. Charles Fish Investments, Inc. provides discretionary investment management primarily focused on fixed income, especially municipal bonds, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and select institutions. The firm also offers sub-advisory and consulting services, employing an active investment approach supported by internal research and industry relationships.

Jerome Slusiewicz is a financial advisor with Pacific Financial Planners, LLC in Laguna Niguel, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Western International Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing prior to his current role. He also conducts financial education workshops and seminars. Pacific Financial Planners provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a purpose-based investing process and combines RIA asset management with licensed insurance brokerage activities, offering educational workshops and managing assets on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

John O'Neill III is a financial advisor at O'Neill Financial Management, Inc. in Lake Forest, CA, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with his current firm since 2016. O'Neill Financial Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer retirement plans, and business clients. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing broadly diversified, mainly passive mutual funds and ETFs, and offers additional tax preparation and accounting services through a CPA principal.

Robert Price is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently with Prosperity Wealth Planning LLC. His prior roles include positions at Apella Wealth and Inspired Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches high school basketball. Prosperity Wealth Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporations, providing portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized services such as family legacy and divorce planning. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach grounded in fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, with offerings that include educational seminars and a program for next-generation financial education.

Raymond Clark is a CFP® professional at The Clark Group Asset Management with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2005, serving as its president. The Clark Group Asset Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a documented financial analysis process to tailor portfolios across various asset classes, utilizing both fundamental and technical research, and incorporates strategies such as shorting and option use.

Brandon Boyd is a financial advisor at Legacy Advisory Group, Inc. in Santa Ana, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Crown Capital Securities, and Heritage Planning Financial Group, where he is also co-owner of a tax preparation and accounting practice. Legacy Advisory Group, Inc. provides portfolio management and advisory services to individual, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a model-informed investment process overseen by an internal committee and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through a range of program-based services.

Eric Henrickson is a financial advisor at Solomon and Associates LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Solomon and Associates since 2021. Henrickson also serves as a professor at Argosy University and is president of Build America Management Company. Solomon and Associates provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses asset-allocation driven strategies and employs fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Raymond Martin is a financial advisor at Martin Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at LifePro Asset Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Martin volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education. Martin Wealth Management, LLC offers financial planning and advisory services primarily to individual clients with a minimum account size of $100,000. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis to pursue long-term trading strategies tailored to client Investment Policy Statements and operates a co-advisory relationship with Matson Money.

Bryan Duckett is a financial advisor at Duckett Wealth Management in Irvine, CA, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Modern Capital Advisors, LLC and Liberty Partners Financial Services, LLC. He has been with Duckett Wealth Management since 2022. Duckett Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and other institutions. The firm uses model portfolios based on fundamental analysis and diversified exposures, offers estate-planning support, and manages client assets on a discretionary basis without imposing a minimum account size.

Richard Lewis is a CFA charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at White Stork Asset Management LLC since 2018 and previously at Raj Vasudevan LLC from 2016 to 2018. He is based in Irvine, CA. White Stork Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, non-profit organizations, and institutions, focusing mainly on equities and U.S. Treasury securities. The firm’s bottom-up, fundamental investment approach emphasizes undervalued market leaders for long-term holding, active allocation, and risk controls at the position level, serving a client base that includes a notable share of non-U.S. investors.

Michael Vaughn is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Vaughn Investment Advisors Inc. in Tustin, CA, where he has worked since 2007. He has 12 years of industry experience. Vaughn Investment Advisors Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $74.85 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and corporations, using a team-based investment process that combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection and emphasizes diversification through ETFs and ETNs.

John Cooke is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Cooke Wealth Management, LLC since 2003, where he serves as one of two advisors. Cooke Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and pension clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and financial coaching. The firm employs a long-term, allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates a Christian stewardship perspective into its planning process.