Robert Ades is a financial advisor with ADES Investment Counsel, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He founded Robert Ades Accountancy Corp., a CPA firm, and serves as a trustee for various family trusts as well as the profit sharing trust of his accountancy firm. ADES Investment Counsel primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement-plan participants, trusts, pension/profit-sharing plans, and business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a long-term, passive-oriented investment strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified asset allocations implemented mainly with index funds and ETFs, including Dimensional Fund Advisors products.

Kavi Virk is a financial advisor at Veda Financial Investment Advisory in Los Angeles, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked with Eagle Strategies, NYLife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co, and UBS. Outside of his advisory role, Virk serves as Vice-President of the Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Los Angeles Chapter. Veda Financial provides discretionary, value-oriented portfolio management and general financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value-investing approach focused on equity and balanced strategies tailored to client needs.

Kenneth Cagnolatti is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Anchor & Oak Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles, having previously worked for Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Bank. From 2017 to 2019, he was associated with the Chicago Zoological Society. Anchor & Oak Wealth Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management, modular and comprehensive financial planning, and qualified retirement plan consulting. The firm serves a broad range of clients using firm-developed model portfolios and third-party money managers, applying techniques such as technical and fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Victor Espino is a financial advisor with Meridian Venture Partners, Inc in Los Angeles, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Meridian, he worked at firms including Universal Wealth and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Espino owns an accounting firm, The Tax Council, and is involved as a silent partner in Muladhara Venture, a business engaged in credit card processing systems and ATM placement. Meridian Venture Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities by providing portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing a variety of investment strategies ranging from long-term allocations to short-term trading and alternative investments such as cryptocurrency.

Christopher Haydel is a financial advisor at Equanimity Financial Partners with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Arete Wealth Management LLC and co-founded Haydel, Biel & Associates, where he serves as president and managing principal. He is also a manager of Zoic Management Investors, an investment-related business. Equanimity Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm constructs individualized portfolios using a range of securities and employs fundamental and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Yinyi Chen is a financial advisor with Castle Group Investment Counsel, Inc. in Arcadia, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 33 years of industry experience. Chen has worked with Castle Group since 2002 and has also been affiliated with Fortune Securities, Inc. since 1995. Outside of advisory work, Chen serves as a real estate agent at Golden Orange Realty Inc. Castle Group Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm employs investment strategies that incorporate fundamental and technical analysis, along with a cyclical approach, tailoring portfolios based on client interviews and risk assessments.

Joshua Colton is a CFP® professional with six years of experience, currently serving at Colton Wealth Management in Arcadia, CA. He has previously worked at Lucas, Horsfall, Murphy & Pindroh, LLP and has been involved with Colton Wealth Management since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches Financial Planning as an adjunct online instructor at Brigham Young University - Idaho and serves as secretary and founding board member of the Wealth Management Professional Association, a 501(c)(3) charity supporting students preparing for licensing exams. Colton Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and trusts. The firm follows a long-term buy-and-hold investment approach focused on asset allocation, using institutional-class mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and certificates of deposit, and offers integrated tax services alongside comprehensive financial planning.

Sean Richardson is a financial advisor with Allstreet Capital LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Allstreet Capital since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a FINRA arbitrator. Allstreet Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, focusing on comprehensive wrap-fee portfolio management with an emphasis on asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and various trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Eric Hatfield is a financial advisor with Hatfield Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. in Burbank, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, with 23 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Santa Monica/Palisades Masonic Lodge #307 and as board member and chair of the Grand Lodge of California Freemasons Investment Committee. Hatfield Insurance & Financial Services provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, and employer retirement plans. The firm primarily offers model allocation portfolios composed of mutual funds, conducts quarterly reviews, and may engage independent money managers, typically operating on a non-discretionary basis while also providing insurance products through its licensed representatives.

Out of college, I spent a handful of years teaching high school - in New Orleans for 3 years and Spain for 1. When I left the classroom, it was important to maintain the educator's mindset in my next chapter which landed me in the financial advising space. 8 years and 2 firms later, I found my home at Upbeat Wealth where I've been fortunate enough to partner with Mike Turi. We share a strong commitment to a client-centered and in-depth planning process. And we simply love the work we get to do! While the milestones may not be unique, how you approach them will be. You’re advancing through your career, facing a liquidity event, trying to make sense of where all the dollars are going, growing your family, and upsizing your home (along with trying to find the most enjoyment in your day-to-day). A trusted partner can ensure you’re balancing today’s realities with your dreams of tomorrow. Our process integrates money and life so we have better financial conversations. Real conversations. Because life isn’t all about dollars and cents. By uncovering your values and providing education, we can help you create a decision-making framework that ensures your resources are spent purposefully through life’s most beautiful and humbling transitions.

Greg Garabedian is the principal advisor at Garabedian Wealth Management Group in Pasadena, CA, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at LPL Financial, LLC since 2002. His other business activities include selling fixed insurance products and life, health, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities. Garabedian Wealth Management Group serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business clients, providing comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and specialist consulting services. The firm manages client assets on a discretionary basis using quantitative models and offers a range of model portfolios primarily constructed with individual equities, including derivatives and options strategies, within separately managed accounts.

Yun Chen is a financial advisor at Logic Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. Chen holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Logic Wealth Management since 2018, with additional experience at C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. and Mavlon Tech, Inc. Chen has also been affiliated with Pasadena City College for over two decades. Logic Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $164.7 million for around 215 clients, including individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management and financial planning.

Charles Coleman is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Dorsey, Wright and Associates, LLC and Holly Street Wealth Advisors. Coleman has been with Pasadena Private Wealth since 2021. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and due diligence on third-party managers, with approximately $1.61 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Christian Johnson is a financial advisor with California Financial Partners, Inc. based in Glendale, CA. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license, and has 14 years of industry experience. Johnson has been affiliated with both LPL Financial and California Financial Partners since 2011. He is also involved in CASL Financial, Inc., a non-investment related business. California Financial Partners provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, business entities, and retirement plans, focusing on comprehensive financial areas including cash flow, retirement, tax, insurance, and estate planning. The firm does not manage client assets or provide discretionary portfolio management and employs a structured planning process utilizing fundamental analysis and public research sources.

Tobin Wills is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Optima Capital LLC. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, Signator Investors, and Zahorik Financial and Insurance Services. Outside of finance, he is a certified flight instructor specializing in military and tactical aviation. Optima Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and model portfolios, and employs analytical methods such as modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis.

Kevin Kurimoto is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of industry experience. He is a co-owner and Chief Investment Officer at K2 Financial Inc., where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes 11 years at Legend Equities Corporation and nine years at Lincoln Investment. Outside of his advisory role, Kurimoto serves as Treasurer and board member of the Glendora Public Library Friends Foundation, where he reviews investment recommendations for the foundation’s endowment. K2 Financial provides wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term and tailored to each client, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers.

Grover Mc Carthy is a financial advisor at Stonemark Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Equitable Advisors and Whittier Trust Company. Stonemark Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs customized model portfolios that combine fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing option strategies and selective ETFs to tailor asset allocation according to client objectives.

Manuel Aguilera is a financial advisor at Stonemark Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at HSBC, Deutsche Bank, and Pepperdine University. Stonemark Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $610 million using customized model portfolios that combine fundamental and technical analysis, and employs strategies including options and selective use of leveraged ETFs.

Emily Xing is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license. She is currently with Dew Point Capital and has been in the financial industry for one year. Prior to this, she was the Managing Director at Calistone Capital LLC, a hedge fund general partner, where she managed fund operations. Outside of her advisory role, she holds a California real estate broker license. Dew Point Capital provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a custom, strategic allocation approach based on fundamental and cyclical analysis, offering a range of investment instruments and monitoring accounts at least annually.

Alexander Hagstrom is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. He has nine years of industry experience, working at his current firm since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Holly Street Wealth Advisors, LLC and Fundamental Capital Management LLC. Strategy Asset Managers serves individual, high-net-worth, ultra-high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and institutional investment management. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental equity selection with quantitative strategies and uses a range of investment vehicles, including ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments, and third-party managers.