Jiaxin Wan is a financial advisor at Actuarial Direct LLC with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Their work history includes roles at Actuarial Management Corporation, the University of Rochester Simon Business School, and UC Irvine. Actuarial Direct LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and institutions, focusing on ETFs and applying quantitative techniques such as mean-variance optimization and the Black–Litterman model. The firm manages all assets in-house, reviews client accounts weekly, and coordinates trades to execute simultaneously across accounts.

Tyler Graffeo is a financial advisor with Dove Investment Research and Management, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at LPL Financial and Apple, as well as time as a full-time student. Dove Investment Research and Management serves individual, high-net-worth, and charitable clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and estate resolution assistance. The firm customizes advice and implements portfolios using proprietary models and modern portfolio theory, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Mark Bonds is a financial advisor with Crystal Cove Asset Management in Newport Beach, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and Lyft. Outside of advising, he is a 50% owner and principal of Crystal Cove Realty Advisors, LLC, where he contributes financial support and management assistance. Crystal Cove Asset Management advises individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and institutions with a focus on discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, employing both long- and short-term strategies that include tactical fixed income, ETFs, options, and structured products, with an in-house approach to derivatives and options trading.

James Peebles is a financial advisor at Financial Security Solutions, Corp. in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial Security Solutions Corp. since 2005 and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 1989, and has operated Peebles Financial Services since 1976. Outside of advisory work, he provides income tax preparation and insurance sales through his sole proprietorship. Financial Security Solutions Corp. offers asset management primarily through third-party managers, financial planning, and collaborative monitoring services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm typically employs a non-discretionary advisory model, using model portfolios and outside managers, with financial planning and consulting provided on an hourly or flat-fee basis.

John Wolfe is a financial advisor at RBA Wealth Management, LLC in Newport Beach, CA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has over 12 years of industry experience, including 11 years at Northern Trust and recent roles at RBA Wealth Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. RBA Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goal-based planning approach with portfolios built on fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within an asset-allocation framework.

Mark Zielinski is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Architects LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Balboa Wealth Partners, and SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC. He also operates Zielinski & Associates, a consulting and recruiting business. Fiduciary Architects is a California-registered investment adviser serving individual clients, trusts, estates, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, cyclical, and economic analysis to implement tailored investment strategies and typically manages a small client roster.

Daryl Hable is a financial advisor at Wealth Advisory Lab LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 65 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at American Trust Investment Services, Inc., WestPark Capital, Inc., and Rushmore Group. He is also involved in business ventures such as Hable Life Settlements LLC and Hable Planning & Consulting LLC. Wealth Advisory Lab LLC provides non-discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory with third-party model allocations tailored to each client’s risk profile, tax situation, and goals, requiring client authorization before any trades are executed.

Phillip Vigil is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Osage Pacific Advisors, Inc. since 2016 and is also the managing member of Specialty Income Advisors, LLC, a hedge fund money manager. Osage Pacific Advisors provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plan participants, businesses, and private funds. The firm emphasizes overall asset allocation combined with fundamental, cyclical, charting, and technical analysis, generally favoring longer-term holdings while occasionally using options, short sales, or margin.

Markus Boyer is a financial advisor at Boyer Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working in athlete management and solar energy prior to joining the firm. His career includes roles at various financial and consulting organizations as well as academic affiliations. Boyer Financial Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, cost efficiency, and tax awareness, using a range of investment strategies and technology tools while maintaining human oversight of investment decisions.

Rajeev Sharan is a financial advisor at Yayati Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is the majority owner of Yayati Inc., the holding company for Yayati Asset Management, and also works for Yayati LLC, the firm’s technology subsidiary. His prior experience includes roles at AssetMark and Hightree Advisors. Yayati Asset Management provides quantitative portfolio management to institutional clients and individual investors, utilizing a model-driven approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and option pricing techniques. The firm offers custom strategies and options-based overlay solutions, incorporating derivatives and leverage in certain strategies.

Timothy Crane is a financial advisor at Crane Investments Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Crane Investments since 2023. Outside of advising, he has experience in self-employment and retail operations, including working at a Shell Station. Crane Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to manage portfolios, maintaining a conservative approach to cash management and offering a broad range of planning services.

Scott Parent is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pacific Specialty Investment Group, LLC since 2015 and previously held roles at Parent Investment Management, LLC, Innovative Capital Management, LLC, and F500 Advisory Services, Inc. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. Pacific Specialty Investment Group, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $123 million across about 100 client accounts, employing a customized, active investment approach that integrates macroeconomic analysis and a combination of fundamental and technical research.

Bryan Ward is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at ProCore Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Ward Aguilar Financial and Partnervest Advisory Services LLC. He is also active as a property and casualty insurance agent and holds a health insurance agent role on a limited basis. ProCore Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, combining automated advisory platforms with access to alternatives and privately placed investments. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and manages discretionary assets totaling approximately $143.7 million.

Max Mc Grail is a Series 65-licensed advisor with MMM Capital Ventures, where he has been working since 2025. He is also the founder and CEO of Sunset Beach Collective LLC, a lifestyle brand focused on clothing and merchandise. His prior career includes roles at the Auto Club of Southern California and several other positions across different industries. MMM Capital Ventures is a small advisory firm serving primarily individual retail investors and custodial accounts for minors. The firm employs an active, market-timing approach that uses technical analysis, sentiment measures, and market news, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with sophisticated strategies including options and leveraged ETFs.

Reva Sanchez is a financial advisor at Osage Pacific Advisors, Inc. in Laguna Hills, CA, with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Osage Pacific Advisors since 2018. Prior to this, she spent 15 years at River Rock Real Estate. Osage Pacific Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, businesses, and private funds. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation and customized, diversified portfolios, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis while accommodating client restrictions when requested.

Matthew Mc Kinney is a financial advisor at Moler Capital Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and serves as treasurer for Grace Community Church Boy Scout Troop 121. Moler Capital Management is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $204 million across fewer than 100 client relationships. The firm provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and select businesses, using a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with broadly diversified mutual funds and ETFs, mainly from Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Jessica Krusey is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Ehrlich Financial Group, where she has worked since 2023. Her previous roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services and Federated investment Counseling. Outside of her advisory work, she engages in insurance sales on a limited basis. Ehrlich Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and insurance consulting. The firm employs diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally stocks, bonds, and options, supported by fundamental, cyclical, and charting analysis alongside proprietary quantitative algorithms.

Haynes Kendall Jr. is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC and Capital Financial Consultants Group, Inc. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license and has 41 years of industry experience. Kendall has served as an independent insurance agent since 1994. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and third-party managers.

Trent Kolden is a financial advisor at Tidecrest Wealth Management, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at WestPark Capital and Marriott. Tidecrest Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach integrates quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis and includes both public and private securities, with an emphasis on private placements and alternative investments.

Dane May is a financial advisor at DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Mitchell Anthony Capital Management, Panasonic Avionics, and JP Morgan Chase & Co. May also provides financial consulting services to the Achievement Network, a nonprofit organization. DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis, with a focus on ongoing supervision and strategic asset allocation.