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 one year of industry experience. He is currently with Spearhead Advisors, LLC and has previous experience at firms including 6 3 9, iTrust Capital, Happy Money, Kingfield, and Pimco. He is the founder and consultant of Brightwork Consulting, specializing in solar financial and construction consulting. Spearhead Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting services. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis to create customized portfolios and offers limited financial planning at no additional charge.

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 at Sun Group Wealth Partners LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has practiced law through his own firm, the Law Offices of Brian Chew, PC, since 2008. Sun Group Wealth Partners LLC serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth households, business owners, corporate executives, Hollywood professionals, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, charitable giving, and pension consulting, utilizing a range of strategies such as discretionary investment management through multiple platforms and option writing.

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.

Stephen Kiernan is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience and has been with Anchor Financial Group since 1988. He previously worked at NPB Financial Group, LLC from 2012 to 2017. Kiernan holds a California life and health insurance license and is involved in insurance sales on a limited basis. Anchor Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm combines passive index and ETF exposure with selective active funds and alternative investments, managing roughly $96 million in discretionary assets for a range of clients.

Terri Grassi is a financial advisor at RAI Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at Munson, Cronick & Associates, LLP Certified Public Accountants, as well as running her own CPA practice. RAI Wealth Management serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning with a focus on diversified portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing regular rebalancing and tax-management strategies.

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.

Marianne Durham is a financial advisor at HF Advisory Group, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Silversage Advisors and Geneos Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is also an insurance agent providing recommendations on life insurance, annuities, and long-term care insurance, and collaborates with a financial education nonprofit. 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 and utilizes tools like Riskalyze and Redtail to document client objectives and risk tolerance.

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.

Steven Le is a financial advisor at SVL Investment Management with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with SVL Investment Management since 1987 and also worked at California State University for 38 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of a property management company. SVL Investment Management is a boutique, research-oriented money manager serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and corporate entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, global investment process with a long-term horizon, combining top-down economic analysis and a proprietary statistical valuation model.

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.