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.

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 in Ladera Ranch, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 3 years of industry experience. Prior to joining DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth in 2023, he spent 13 years at Mitchell Anthony Capital Management. DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm’s investment process emphasizes ongoing supervision, rebalancing, and strategic asset allocation using a combination of analytical methods, and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

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.

Nicole Plumlee is a financial advisor with RBA Wealth Management, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at RBA Wealth Management since 2017 and previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. RBA Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities with wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within an asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering portfolios of individual equities, bonds, and ETFs through goal-based planning and regular rebalancing.

Jack Jentz is a financial advisor at Elevate Wealth Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 65 credential. He has been with Elevate Wealth Advisors since 2025 and is also associated with Elevate Financial Partners, LLC. Jentz has a background as a student at UC Santa Barbara and has experience volunteering at the Indianapolis Community Center. Elevate Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management, portfolio trading, and rebalancing services for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on an active, adaptive investment approach based primarily on fundamental analysis. The firm manages separate accounts and offers access to private investment vehicles, including a pooled private fund employing an ETF call-option long/short strategy.

Jason Prattes is a financial advisor at Prattes Wealth Partners with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC from 2010 to 2019 before founding Jason A. Prattes Financial Inc. in 2018. Prattes Wealth Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, family offices, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis in its investment process and acts as sponsor and manager of private funds, a role uncommon for similarly sized supported advisors.

Carl Fernandez is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with three years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Pruvise and has prior work experience at Great Pacific Securities and Independent Trading. PruVise is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, pooled investment vehicles, and charities. The firm provides asset management and financial planning services using fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and Monte Carlo analysis, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Yvonne Oneill is a financial advisor with O’Neill Financial Management, Inc. in Lake Forest, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at O’Neill Financial Management since 2016 and serves on the board and finance and audit committee of The Wooden Floor, a nonprofit organization. Additionally, she is a council member at St. Kilian Catholic Church. 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 strategy grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing mainly passive mutual funds and ETFs, and offers tax and accounting services through a CPA principal under separate agreements.

Jeremy Portnoff is a Fee-Only financial planner with offices in Mission Viejo, CA and Metuchen, NJ and serving clients across the country. PortSalus Wealth Management provides comprehensive and objective financial planning, investment management, for pre-retirees within 5-10 years of and through retirement helping clients organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Jeremy Portnoff is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.

Ava Pompay is a CFP® professional with experience at Prosperity Wealth Planning LLC since 2024. Prior to her advisory role, she completed work and study roles including at California State University and Target. Prosperity Wealth Planning LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, family legacy planning, educational seminars, and divorce-planning services. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach using multiple analysis methods and offers unique programs such as Next Generation Preparation and client education workshops.

Howard Ye is a financial advisor at Sky Vision Wealth Management Corp. in Irvine, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at GT Securities, Inc., Singpoli Wealth Management LLC, and Key West Investments LLC. Ye serves as Vice President and Board Member of a homeowners association in Hacienda Heights. Sky Vision Wealth Management Corp. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individual clients. The firm employs a diverse investment process using various analytical techniques and asset classes, managing approximately $101 million for around 82 clients through a three-advisor team.

Brendan Kennedy is a financial advisor at Western Growers Financial Services, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill. Western Growers Financial Services provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, with a focus on professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees. The firm combines advisory services with broker-dealer and insurance offerings, managing portfolios through fundamental analysis and accommodating smaller accounts.

Emily Hermeno is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Prosperity Road, LLC since 2015 and previously held positions at Financial Advocates LLP, Financial Advocates, LLC, and Goldman Sachs Wealth Services. In addition to her advisory role, she also serves as a manager at a CPA firm. Prosperity Road provides wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis investment approach, utilizing no-load mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income to build diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.