Adam Scott is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at WellAcre Wealth Management LLC since 2020, following a decade at Westside Investment Management, LLC and concurrent experience with LPL Financial LLC from 2009 to 2020. WellAcre Global Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses, managing approximately $101 million across about 82 accounts. The firm offers a broad range of services including asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing multiple analysis techniques and investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Zachary Shrier is a financial advisor with Shrier Wealth Management, LLC in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 22 years before joining his current firm in 2025. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent. Shrier Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and actively manages donor-advised fund assets alongside a broader range of advisory services beyond typical wealth management.

Donald Bizub is a financial advisor at HG Wealth Partners LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Hamilton Grant LLC and Western International Securities, Inc. Bizub is also involved in life, health, and annuity insurance sales as a licensed insurance agent. HG Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving a limited number of individual clients, families, trusts, and certain institutional or corporate accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning, with investment decisions based on fundamental analysis and periodic account reviews.

Andi Kim is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as Chief Investment Officer at Positive Delta Asset Management LLC and a partner at AK Financial Holdings since 2011. Prior to this, Kim has been involved with Gb Positivedelta Asset Management since 2005 and Think Wealth, LLC since 2020. Outside of Positive Delta, Kim dedicates significant time to AK Financial Holdings, a CFTC-registered commodity pool operator. Positive Delta Asset Management LLC provides separately managed accounts to individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $28.8 million across about 69 accounts. The firm offers a Global Alpha multi-asset ETF portfolio and customized management strategies, employing quantitative models and risk monitoring to manage diversified exposures.

Kevin Bidenkap is a CFP® and ChFC® with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Tortuga Wealth Management since 2010 and is also affiliated with LPL Financial. He serves as a for-profit board member of Quick Class, Inc. Tortuga Wealth Management advises individuals and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $223 million in discretionary assets and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across a range of investment strategies, delivering services primarily through LPL Financial–sponsored programs and its own wrap fee offering.

Jiyao Xu is a financial advisor at X and Y Advisors, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. Xu holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Blend Financial, Inc. dba Origin Financial, Confidence Wealth Management, LLC, and as a self-employed advisor. X and Y Advisors, Inc. is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning alongside tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll accounting, business consulting, and investment management. The firm primarily uses passive, low-cost portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides financial planning on both project-based and ongoing terms.

Kyongjin Lee is a financial advisor at Mainstream Capital Management with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advising, he serves as a general partner in a retail shoe business and is a major in the United States Army National Guard. Mainstream Capital Management provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual and corporate clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs fundamental security analysis and tactical asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment strategies such as leveraged ETFs and a long/short absolute-return program.

Alfred Mcintosh is a CFP® and Series 63 licensed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with McIntosh Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1996. McIntosh Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and small businesses. The firm uses a primarily passive investment approach with ETFs and no-load mutual funds, complemented by selected active securities, managing approximately $45.3 million in assets across about 90 client relationships.

Kaine Nicholas is a financial advisor with Shifting the Culture Wealth Partners LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch and Prudential, among others. Outside of advising, he teaches financial literacy to youth through the nonprofit Wall Street Wizards Academy and is involved in sales of photovoltaic technology and life insurance. Shifting the Culture Wealth Partners is a fee-only firm offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a primarily passive, asset-class investment approach combined with fundamental and technical analysis, implementing portfolios through third-party Sub-Advisors and the Altruist platform.

Melanie Tanaka is a CFP® professional with 35 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Legacy Financial Group in Torrance, CA. She has worked at Legacy Financial Group since 2001 and held positions at SagePoint Financial and OSAIC. Outside her advisory role, she is involved in selling life and long-term care insurance and provides notary services. Legacy Financial Group offers financial planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm employs a model-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing third-party platforms and acting as a wrap fee program sponsor across multiple programs.

Siddarth Sharma is a financial advisor at Polestar Capital LLC based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has recently entered the industry, with prior experience at Spring Health, Deliverr, and roles in education and nonprofit sectors. Polestar Capital LLC serves as the general partner and investment adviser to private pooled investment vehicles and manages separately managed accounts for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, trusts, endowments, and pension plans. The firm employs a value-driven, contrarian equity approach focused on company fundamentals and uses both long-term and short-term strategies, including options and leverage.

Brett Niven is a financial advisor at Beach Cities Wealth Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Beach Cities Wealth Management since 2011 and Bvcn Advisory Services, LLC since 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is the managing member of KOTA Commercial Assets, LLC, a firm managing commercial investment properties in Southern California. Beach Cities Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on personalized asset management with tailored portfolios that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, mutual funds, and private securities. The firm emphasizes ongoing account supervision and employs a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis with various investment strategies, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Richard Dinel is the sole advisor at R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1992. R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel provides customized, discretionary investment management and consultative services to individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, pensions, and foundations. The firm focuses on in-depth research of individual common stocks, emphasizing long holding periods and growth companies aligned with economic themes, and manages a concentrated client roster that includes charitable organizations and pension/profit-sharing plans.

Ashley Mc Guinness is a financial advisor at PointOne Family Office with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at William Blair, Bank of America, and Merrill. PointOne Family Office provides portfolio management and family-office style investment services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing a multi-method analytical approach and offering a broad range of investment options. The firm emphasizes regular portfolio monitoring and fiduciary duties while also evaluating and allocating assets to third-party advisers.

Damion Smith is a financial advisor at Great Gable Wealth Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Smith holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Great Gable Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages balanced portfolios focused on capital appreciation through equity and fixed-income allocations, using value-based analysis and competitive advantage assessments.

Shufan Cao is a CFP® certificant with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Silver Oak Wealth Advisors Services, LLC since 2018. Prior to this, Cao worked at Silver Oak Wealth Advisors, LLC from 2005 to 2017. The firm serves individuals, family trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing integrated wealth management, financial planning, transition planning, and discretionary investment management. Silver Oak Wealth Advisors Services employs a holistic “Family CFO” model that combines investment planning with tax, estate, cashflow, and risk management, using both passive and active strategies alongside third-party managers and consultants.

Efren Bolisay is a financial advisor at Sitrin Capital Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Sitrin Capital since 2016. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities, managing approximately $351 million across about 236 client relationships. Sitrin employs a top-down investment process that emphasizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with portfolios primarily composed of individual equities and selective use of fixed income and ETFs.

Richard Cabanes is a financial advisor with CleverAlpha holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Piper Sandler, First Empire Securities, and Velocity Clearing LLC. Cabanes is also the CEO of CleverAlpha Asset Management, an SEC-registered investment advisor. CleverAlpha offers discretionary investment management primarily through a digital platform that includes a standard algorithmic service and a premium AI-based tax optimization tier. The firm serves individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients using quantitative models and ETFs, with an emphasis on algorithmic monitoring and automated rebalancing.

Jason Wenk is a financial advisor at Graetz Wealth with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Graetz Wealth since 2022. Prior to this, he held roles at Altruist Corp, where he serves as CEO overseeing product development, and at Retirement Wealth Advisors, among others. Outside of advising, he is involved in software development as CEO of Altruist Corp and owns interests in family holdings investing in a West Michigan recreation business. Graetz Wealth provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines passive index exposures with tactical adjustments and uses both fundamental and technical analysis as part of its investment process.

Robert Cooke is a financial advisor at Broxton Capital Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Hudson Cooper Asset Management and Broxton Capital Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with San Juan Incubators, which assists development-stage companies. Broxton Capital Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, independent managers, other advisors, and institutions, offering portfolio management through direct and co-advisory arrangements. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis combined with proprietary models across a diverse range of strategies, including income-focused management and shorter-term trading.