Seong Cho is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Allmerits Asset, LLC since 2020. He previously worked with Allmerits Asset Management, LLC and has been involved with Sherwood Hall Financial Planning since 2018. In addition to his advisory roles, Cho is a CFP instructor, teaching a course since 2024. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management using third-party sub-advisers and digital platforms, serving individuals, corporations, charities, and pension plans. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation and offers specialized retirement plan consulting and standalone financial consulting services.

Joshua Axel is a financial advisor at KTF Investments, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 25 years. KTF Investments advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as defined benefit and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily through a sponsored wrap fee program. The firm customizes asset allocations and investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance, conducts regular portfolio reviews, and manages roughly $700 million in client assets with a team of four advisors.

Norikazu Yamaguchi is a financial advisor with Advanced Portfolio Strategies in Torrance, CA, holding eight years of industry experience. He has been with APS Management Group, Inc. since 2018 and is also involved with Philosophy LLC. Outside of advisory services, he owns ANGEL MARKETING, LLC, a business focused on the sale of group health benefits to businesses. Advanced Portfolio Strategies provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, managing approximately $158.7 million for around 208 clients.

Samuel Ford is a financial advisor with Advanced Portfolio Strategies in Torrance, CA, holding three years of industry experience. He also owns and operates a solo law practice and has prior experience at multiple law offices dating back to 2013. Advanced Portfolio Strategies serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a diversified, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and provides clients access to a broad range of investment vehicles along with insurance and lending products.

Lindsey Diranian is a financial advisor with Regatta Capital Group, LLC in El Segundo, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Regatta Capital Group since 2019 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Regatta Capital Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations, using a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to construct diversified portfolios and offering a range of wealth management and financial planning services.

Glen Michel is a financial advisor at Advanced Portfolio Strategies with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at APS Management Group, Inc. since 2016, following five years at MML Investors Services and over 16 years with Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory role, he sells life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance products. Advanced Portfolio Strategies is a small team managing approximately $158.7 million for about 208 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory, providing customized strategies and quarterly portfolio reviews.

James Monti is a financial advisor at The William Allan Corporation with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at The William Allan Corporation since 2018 and is also employed as a longshoreman by the Pacific Maritime Association. The William Allan Corporation provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, non-profits, and corporate accounts, utilizing fundamental analysis and a variety of investment strategies. The firm manages over $200 million in discretionary assets with a small team and incorporates AI tools for operational efficiency while tailoring portfolios to clients’ objectives.

Taylor Heininger is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Cloud Capital Management since 2022 and previously spent nine years at Bessemer Trust. He is based in El Segundo, California. Cloud Capital Management serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary investment management and standalone financial consulting services. The firm employs a team-based approach, using quantitative and qualitative analysis, model-based trading, and may recommend outside managers to construct and monitor portfolios.

Riley Van Velthuyzen is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an associate financial planner at Ocean Path Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Ocean Path Advisors, he worked at Mariner Independent and EP Wealth Advisors, and has experience at KPMG, LLP. Ocean Path Advisors is a small team providing portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes modern portfolio theory with broadly diversified, low-cost indexed investments, supplemented by margin and options strategies in select accounts.

John Bullitt is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Validus Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and StartEngine Crowdfunding, and has held positions ranging from financial advisory roles to business experience in various companies. Validus Capital LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, legacy planning, and family office services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, attorneys, and foundations. The firm manages approximately $2.54 billion in assets, constructing customized, primarily long-term portfolios using a combination of mutual funds, separately managed accounts, ETFs, individual equities, alternative investments, and fixed income.

Craig Gougis is a financial advisor at Penserra Wealth Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at National Asset Management, Inc. for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health insurance sales focusing on supplemental policies and business development related to traditional banking services. Penserra Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm serves clients using a mix of analytical approaches and implements diverse strategies including strategic asset allocation, ETFs, mutual funds, and options.

Craig Bailey Jr. is a financial advisor at Granite Investment Partners, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including NWQ Investment Management Company, Mandeville Advisors LLC, and Kotak Mahindra Inc. He also serves as an advisor to Equala Therapeutics Inc., assisting the CEO with strategic planning for a pharmaceutical manufacturing startup. Granite Investment Partners provides discretionary investment management to institutional clients, government entities, private pooled vehicles, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a bottom-up research process combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, and manages private funds as well as mutual funds and wrap program arrangements.

Taryn Lee is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor at WealthSpring with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Commonwealth Financial Network and Kms Financial Services, Inc. Lee is also involved in fixed insurance sales conducted at her branch location. WealthSpring Partners serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering investment advisory, financial planning, retirement consulting, and portfolio management. The firm employs a primarily discretionary asset-management approach that incorporates various analytical methods and proprietary model programs, with an emphasis on ongoing financial planning.

Noriko Ikeda is a financial advisor with Global Assets Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and U.S. Bancorp Advisors, among others. She is also an advisor at International Assets Investment Management, LLC. Global Assets Advisory, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charities, and businesses, managing approximately $552 million. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a team of advisors using a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with both internal and third-party management.

Jeremy Dicker is a financial advisor at One Wealth Capital Management, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including MassMutual Life and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory roles, he owns a consulting business focused on business operations such as payables, receivables, and succession planning. One Wealth Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $307 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutions. The firm employs a macro-environmental approach to tactical asset allocation, combining growth and fixed-income strategies across various investment vehicles, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with coordinated multi-phase planning services.

Daewoo Lee is a financial advisor at Allmerits Asset, LLC with six years of industry experience and holds the Series 65 credential. He has worked with Allmerits Asset since 2020 and has been involved with affiliated insurance and financial services firms since 2012. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial consulting to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset-allocation approaches and uses multiple third-party platforms while managing a substantial base of retirement-plan assets alongside discretionary client assets.

Larry Gurewitz is a financial advisor at The William Allan Corporation with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with The William Allan Corporation since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a tax preparation and accounting business. The William Allan Corporation provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, non-profits, and corporate accounts, using a range of investment strategies including fundamental analysis, options, and margin borrowing. The firm tailors portfolios to client objectives, conducts regular reviews, and incorporates AI tools for operational efficiency, managing over $200 million in discretionary assets with a small team.

Paul Heising is a CFP® certificant with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor with CLG LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. His prior roles include over a decade at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. He is also president of Pegasus Wealth Management Inc., a non-investment-related business. CLG LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and insurance solutions. The firm employs a mix of analytical approaches and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing derivatives, third-party sub-advisors, and digital assets in its strategies.

Tiarra Johnson is a financial advisor with Asset Planning, Inc in Los Alamitos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Zeiders Enterprises, Inc and Serco. Asset Planning, Inc provides personal financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, and related entities, focusing on customized portfolios that combine passive index funds, actively managed funds, dividend-paying equities, and individual bonds. The firm manages approximately $552 million in discretionary assets and emphasizes a strategic asset allocation approach with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Nicholas Loeffelman is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He has been with Citrine Capital since 2021. Prior to his advisory role, he worked in various positions including at Intelliloan and operated a crepe cart business in Columbia, MO. Citrine Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as small businesses, providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs a diversified, tax-aware investment approach within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and offers continuous portfolio oversight alongside planning support and educational workshops.