Nicholas Butler is a financial advisor at Butler Financial Services, Ltd. in Westlake Village, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Butler Financial Services since 2016 and also serves in a tax preparation role as an enrolled agent. Butler is involved in tax return preparation in addition to his advisory duties. Butler Financial Services provides financial planning and asset management primarily for individual clients, specializing in retirement planning. The firm integrates tax preparation, real estate, and loan origination services with its investment approach, which emphasizes asset allocation and modern portfolio theory supported by computer models and continuous account monitoring.

Craig Schauer is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Schauer Investment Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2016. He has nine years of industry experience and over 30 years as a CPA through his accounting practice, Craig Schauer CPA. Outside of financial advising, he is a partner in the Hollywood Rivera Car Wash in Redondo Beach, CA. Schauer Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term trading, managing client accounts directly without outsourcing to third-party managers.

Vanessa Moore is a financial advisor at Zephyr Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Zephyr Investment Management since 2014, alongside prior roles at FSC Securities Corporation. Moore is also president of VM Financial, a consulting S Corporation. Zephyr Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a proprietary Business Cycle Asset Management framework that integrates cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies, managing approximately $421 million in advisory assets across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Katia Kin is a financial advisor with Inflection Advisors in Camarillo, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. She has worked with Inflection Advisors and its affiliated firm, Inflection Retirement Services, where she provides pension and qualified plan advisory services for businesses. Prior to her advisory roles, she was involved with the Cancer Support Community Valley Ventura Santa Barbara. Inflection Advisors offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and business clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes low-cost, passive index ETFs and mutual funds, long-term buy-and-hold strategies, and periodic portfolio rebalancing.

Nayivi has been in the industry for over 13 years. She holds a Certified Financial Planner™ designation and is a member of the UCLA Alumni Association and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA). In Westlake, she was a founding member of Women 2 Women, a group focused on meaningful connections for personal and professional growth. Her areas of expertise include retirement planning and long-term investment management. She enjoys seeing clients make sound financial decisions and enjoying the fruits of their labor. Nayivi received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from the University of California Los Angeles and an MBA in Financial Planning from the California Lutheran University. For the past 8 years, she lives in Mission Hills, CA with her husband and daughter.

Richard Winters is a financial advisor at Winters Financial Group, Inc. in Westlake Village, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Mutual Securities and The Leaders Group, Inc. Winters Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm primarily follows a non-discretionary approach, offering portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with an emphasis on asset allocation recommendations and client approval prior to transactions.

Keith Gray is a financial advisor at Total Wealth Services, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC for 11 years. Total Wealth Services, LLC serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a manager- and style-agnostic approach, allocating assets to independent subadvisors and tailoring portfolios to client circumstances.

Janika Domingo is a financial advisor at Manchester Financial Inc with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Manchester Financial since 2020 and previously held roles at Urban Wealth Management and California State University, Northridge. Manchester Financial provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses individualized client profiles and multiple asset-allocation models to manage investments across various asset classes, employing both long- and short-term strategies where appropriate.

Ayodeji Egbeyemi is a financial advisor with Redwood Wealth Management, LLC in Santa Monica, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Redwood Wealth Management since 2018 and previously held roles with Farmers Insurance and the Los Angeles Clippers. Redwood Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporations, and other entities. The firm tailors investment policies based on client questionnaires and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering access to a broad range of investments including proprietary Special Purpose Vehicles.

Michelle Gruber is a financial advisor at Alteri Wealth with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. Gruber is also involved in client acquisition, investment management, and relationship management roles at both Alteri Wealth and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Alteri Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to affluent individuals, families, and institutional clients, including business owners, athletes, physicians, entrepreneurs, and entertainment industry executives. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach and manages approximately $566 million in assets.

Jon Rehurek is a CFP® certificant with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC since 2015. Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and other pooled vehicles. The firm’s investment process uses diversified model allocations and modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio services across various model groups and individual-security strategies.

Michael Sanchez is a financial advisor with Integrity Financial Corporation in Malibu, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lido Advisors, LLC and Banyan Tree Securities, LLC. He serves as a director and corporate secretary for the Father Bill Moore Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit supporting artists and community arts programs. Integrity Financial Corporation serves individuals, families, family offices, business owners, corporate retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing investment and wealth management, financial and legacy planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory framework with a mix of indexed and actively managed funds, and it offers access to alternative strategies and private funds for qualified clients.

Grace Kreifels is a financial advisor at Hill Investment Group in Santa Monica, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors from 2016 to 2024 and joined Hill Investment Group and Quasar Distributors, LLC in 2024. Kreifels also serves as Lead Advisor at Hill Investment Group Partners, LLC, focusing on managing relationships and team resources. Hill Investment Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and institutions, including ERISA retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, rules-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and proprietary strategies such as boxed-options liquidity and management of held-away accounts.

Caroline Zimmer is a financial advisor at Angeles Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates Inc. Caroline’s background includes four years at the University of Southern California. Angeles Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management, financial planning, and limited philanthropy consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm typically acts as a manager-of-managers, allocating client capital to model portfolios and third-party managers while incorporating alternative investments through private funds and fund-of-fund structures.

Gorge Salcedo is a financial advisor at Tamar Securities, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for seven years at Candu Plumbing & Rooter. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a private fitness gym. Tamar Securities provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, managing approximately $1.52 billion in assets through a multi-advisor team of 17.

Nick Garris is a financial advisor at TriaGen Wealth Management LLC with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2008 to 2020 before joining TriaGen in 2020. TriaGen Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tailored, suitability-based investment process and utilizes a range of strategies and instruments, including third-party money managers, model portfolios, and options trading, while integrating operational AI tools for client service and back-office functions.

Jeffrey Garagliano is a financial advisor at Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 1998. Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs diversified model allocations based on modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and held-away account services.

Tracy Shemano is a financial advisor at Quantum Financial Advisors, LLC in Santa Monica, CA, with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Abacus Wealth Partners for four years and operated Shemano Home for ten years. Quantum Financial Advisors serves individuals, high net worth families, trusts and estates, employer retirement plans, and other business entities with comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses an asset-class, rules-based investment process with a focus on mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, offering both Total Market and Sustainable strategies that incorporate factor tilts and institutional-class investment options.

Kristina Zimmerman is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Lyndhurst Securities, Kovack Securities, and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of Glasswing Consulting, Inc., a company providing business, operational, and compliance support to broker/dealers, RIAs, and fund companies. Lazari Capital Management offers portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and a private fund. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis and manages accounts with regular monitoring and reviews.

Rebecca Shaw is a financial advisor at Serenus Wealth Advisors, LLC in Santa Monica, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Certuity, LLC, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., General Dynamics Mission Systems, and JP Morgan Chase & Co. Serenus Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, quantitative models, and third-party manager due diligence, focusing on asset allocation and risk alignment.