Peyton Mcelyea is a financial advisor at Dirigo Investment Advisors, LLC in Santa Monica, CA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Dirigo Investment Advisors since 2016. Dirigo Investment Advisors is a small, independent registered advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations and endowments. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing a range of strategies from long- and short-term purchases to more active trading, and incorporates complex instruments such as derivatives and warrants to tailor portfolios according to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Ernest Wennerberg is a financial advisor at Paradigm Asset Management, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Paradigm Asset Management since 1996. Wennerberg is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California with a focus on tax planning and preparation. Paradigm Asset Management is an independent firm serving individuals as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation investment approach using primarily no-load or load-waived mutual funds, with limited use of individual securities and third-party real estate referrals.

Pavan Nagpal is the sole advisor at Sila Value Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Manhattan Beach, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience, including 17 years with Sila Value Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he teaches at a community college. Sila Value Advisors manages investment portfolios for individual clients, focusing on personalized portfolio management with direct advisor oversight. The firm serves a small client base, which allows for close communication and monitoring.

William Hoeffer Jr. is a CFP® professional with over 43 years of experience in financial advising. He has been the principal of William C. Hoeffer, Jr. Inc. since 1989 and has held positions at The Leaders Group Inc., Western International Securities, Inc., and Financial West Group. His background includes insurance sales and pension consulting alongside investment advisement. William C. Hoeffer, Jr. Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on non-securities advice such as insurance, taxation, and estate planning. The firm delivers advisory work through individualized written plans or consultations and offers retirement plan consulting while employing fundamental analysis and multiple investment strategies without discretionary asset management.

Mei Lee Ney is an advisor at Richard Ney & Associates Asset Management, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm, a long-established investment management company, since 1973. Richard Ney & Associates provides fee-only discretionary portfolio management and financial advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selected focused stocks or funds, managing approximately $181.5 million for about 62 clients.

Gregory Taylor is a financial advisor with Taylor Strategic Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Edward Jones for six years before founding his current firm. Outside of his advisory work, Taylor serves as president of the South Bay Business Networking Group and is a board member of Kiwanis International, where he participates in scholarship and community enhancement decisions. Taylor Strategic Wealth Management provides comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, including corporate and institutional clients. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that integrates asset allocation, fundamental, technical, sector, and cyclical analysis across a variety of securities.

Ron Nussbaum is the sole advisor at Maverick Value, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Maverick Value since 2014. Maverick Value is an independent registered investment adviser providing discretionary investment management primarily for individual clients and also serves pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented strategy with concentrated portfolios and manages client accounts under a limited power of attorney.

Erica James is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mana Financial Life Design. Her prior roles include positions at Signify Wealth LLC, Creative Planning, LLC, SBSB Financial Advisors, and The Wolf Group. Outside of her advisory work, she has experience as a property manager. Mana Financial Life Design provides financial life planning, discretionary investment management, employee benefit plan advisory, and estate planning support to individual, high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm incorporates a long-term investment approach with active tax management and client education through seminars, workshops, and a bi-weekly newsletter.

Nikolai Chuvakhin is a financial advisor with Fort Ross Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Pepperdine University for 25 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Managing Partner at Tagora Capital LLP, a consulting firm based in the United Kingdom. Fort Ross Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to private investment companies and high-net-worth individuals, employing a quantitative market-timing strategy that involves equity, fixed-income, volatility, and select commodity markets. The firm manages highly customized, hedge-fund style strategies with concentrated long and short positions and occasional use of options.

Ryan Fisher is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently with Pacific Sun Financial Corp since 2017. He also serves as president of a law firm specializing in contract review, business advising, and estate planning, and is a partner in a racing event company that organizes race events and festivals. Pacific Sun Financial Corp. provides discretionary portfolio management and a wrap fee program for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $290 million through three licensed advisers, offering portfolios that include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and select private securities, with all accounts managed internally and tailored to client objectives.

Guo Liu is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stone Steps Financial, LLC with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stone Steps Financial in 2022, Guo worked for Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. for ten years. Stone Steps Financial is a fee-only advisory firm that provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive, asset-class-based investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs to build tax-efficient, low-turnover portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Michael Puryear is a financial advisor at Westwood Wealth Management in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Westwood Wealth Management since 2017 and previously worked at GSG Capital Advisors from 2014 to 2017. Westwood Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm customizes strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance, using fundamental and technical analysis across various instruments, and manages roughly $339 million in discretionary assets with a small advisory team.

Robert Terrell is a financial advisor at R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2022, with prior experience at Karlin Asset Management from 2008 to 2025. R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel, Inc. provides customized, discretionary investment management and consultative services to individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, pensions, and foundations. The firm emphasizes in-depth research on individual stocks, prefers long holding periods with growth companies, and tailors portfolios to client needs, managing approximately $169 million in assets with a small, concentrated client roster.

Madeline Darcy is a financial advisor at Bennett Selby Investments, L.P. with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bennett Selby Investments, she worked at CA iBank, Kaya Ventures, CircleUp Growth Partners, Victress Capital, Harvard University, and Oliver Wyman. She serves as a venture specialist for CA iBank, evaluating venture capital fund investments and direct investments as part of the SSBCI program. Bennett Selby Investments provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension consulting and ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary services for qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach with concentrated equity holdings and selective use of options strategies within separately managed accounts.

Richard Hunter is a financial advisor at Trinity Asset Management Co. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Trinity Asset Management Co. since 2006. Trinity Asset Management Corporation provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, cyclical, and qualitative analysis along with a mix of passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Shimon Blumenfeld is a financial advisor with Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 30 years of industry experience, including 17 years with Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc. Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC is a registered investment adviser that provides ongoing portfolio management focused on public equities for individual clients, families, trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages client accounts on a non-discretionary basis, tailoring plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerance while employing a broad range of analytical methods and maintaining a distinctive operational setup without third-party sub-advisers.

Andrew Hass is a financial advisor at RF&L Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with RF&L Wealth Management since 2015 and holds a Series 65 credential. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in BREAKING EIGHTY, LLC, an investment-related business formed in 2010. RF&L Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm’s approach emphasizes diversified, passively managed or evidence-based mutual funds and ETFs, utilizing quantitative tools and third-party solutions to support portfolio management and financial planning.

Eric Toya is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Navigoe, LLC since 2013. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Navigoe serves high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and retirement plans, offering fee-only wealth management, financial planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes a structured onboarding process and employs a strategic asset allocation approach primarily using mutual funds and ETFs.

Zoe Bollinger is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Bollinger Capital Management since 2018 and previously worked at WET from 2016 to 2018. Bollinger Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs proprietary quantitative and technical analysis methodologies, offering both direct portfolio management and investment modeling services to other advisors and clients.

Andrea Spatz is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Lewis M. Wallensky Associates in Los Angeles, CA. She has worked with LPL Financial since 2017 and was previously with National Planning Corp from 2000 to 2017. Outside her advisory role, she is involved with the LPL business entity Wallensky Spatz & Associates. Lewis M. Wallensky Associates provides financial planning and consulting services to individual clients, focusing on comprehensive written plans and targeted advice across retirement, estate, tax, insurance, and cash-flow topics. The firm emphasizes a consultative process and oversight of third-party money managers rather than direct portfolio management.