Peng Zhang is a financial advisor with Sagewater Wealth Management LLC in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sagewater, he has been employed at Google Inc. since 2006. Sagewater Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, value-oriented investment approach focused on long-term ownership and margin-of-safety discipline, offering performance-based fee arrangements and the use of options and derivatives for income or risk management.

Han Cho is a financial advisor with Positive Delta Asset Management LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Positive Delta since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he holds a California real estate broker license and has been involved with real estate brokerage activities. Positive Delta Asset Management provides separately managed account services to individual and institutional clients, offering a Global Alpha multi-asset ETF strategy and customized portfolio management. The firm manages client assets using quantitative models and maintains transparency through client-held custody arrangements.

Charles Armendarez is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Ascendant Capital Management since 2019 and previously at One Source Capital Group and Canyon Holdings. Ascendant Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm integrates modern portfolio theory with fundamental and technical analysis to construct tailored portfolios that are reviewed quarterly and may include a range of securities such as stocks, bonds, ETFs, and private securities.

Bin Hong is a financial advisor with Corrigit Capital Group in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corrigit in 2018, he worked at KPMG from 2014 to 2017 and FengXian Quant from 2011 to 2018. Corrigit Capital Group provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, cyclical monitoring, and a variety of investment instruments, serving a small client base through a team of three advisors.

Patricia Alexander is a financial advisor with Mission Street Wealth Planning in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has worked with Mission Street Wealth Planning since 2003 and also serves as a professional fiduciary advisor at Private Trust Management Group, where she acts as a private trustee and estate administrator. Mission Street Wealth Planning provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, small business owners, health care professionals, and various committees, emphasizing diversified, research-based investment strategies implemented on a non-discretionary basis.

Katerina Minevich is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license. She began her advisory career in 2026 and currently works at Quantitative Financial Strategies, a supported firm based in Los Angeles. Prior to entering financial advising, she spent nine years at NuORDER, Inc and was self-employed for four years. Quantitative Financial Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients with fee-only services including investment and wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs asset-allocation and modern portfolio theory using a combination of passive and active investments and model portfolios, managing most client relationships on a discretionary basis with support from technology such as AI tools.

Samantha Powell is a financial advisor at New River Investments in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. She has been with New River Investments since 2014. New River Investments provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and certain business entities through separately managed accounts and by advising a related private fund. The firm utilizes a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and statistical analysis and employs a range of trading strategies, including the use of derivatives.

Charles Lee is a financial advisor at The Sterling Group in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Odyssey Wealth Design and LPL Financial. The Sterling Group is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities with discretionary asset management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, and may engage third-party portfolio managers while maintaining oversight and direct client contact.

Christopher Morgan is a financial advisor at Ark Wealth Advisors, LLC, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2015 to 2020. Outside of advising, he serves on the finance committee of Friends Community Church in Brea and is involved with MDR Partners, LLC, which focuses on qualifying prospects for R&D credits. Ark Wealth Advisors is a two-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $77 million for about 185 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm combines asset allocation with multi-disciplinary analysis and uses a variety of implementation methods, including direct securities and third-party managed accounts, while integrating alternative and private real estate investments into its offerings.

Janet Gerlings is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She currently works at Mana Financial Life Design and previously spent seven years at Foothills Financial Planning, Inc. There are no notable outside activities reported. Mana Financial Life Design serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering financial life planning, discretionary investment management, employee benefit plan advisory, estate planning support, and project consulting. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining liquid, low-cost ETFs and mutual funds with active tax management, and also offers client education through seminars, workshops, and a bi-weekly newsletter.

Somboon Wongvitavas is a financial advisor at Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been associated with Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc. since 2016. Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC is a registered investment adviser that provides ongoing portfolio management focused on public equities for individual clients, families, related trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis and employs a broad investment approach combining multiple analytical methods to build tailored plans around clients' goals and risk tolerance.

Yeewa Chu is a financial advisor with Eagle Investors LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Discovery Behavioral Health and RnO Billing and Consulting. She is also involved in an S corporation, Turning Points Entities, which provides data analytics services. Eagle Investors serves individual clients through a fee-based subscription platform and one-time online advising sessions, offering both impersonal trade recommendations and personalized, non-discretionary financial advice. The firm focuses on active trading education and short-term strategies, delivering real-time trade alerts and technical analysis via a Discord platform that incorporates AI-generated analysis.

Zully Ruiz is a financial advisor with BlackLines Financial in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining BlackLines Financial in 2025, she worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2022 to 2025. Before entering the financial industry, she spent nine years in the hospitality sector. BlackLines Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management, retirement and pension plan services, and financial planning through its WealthBuilder and Mastery programs. The firm employs client-specific investment policy statements and long-term trading strategies, and it offers advisory-based insurance products alongside other financial services.

Yuan Tang is a financial advisor at Corrigit Capital Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Scottrade, and Morgan Stanley. Corrigit Capital Group provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, cyclical monitoring, and a variety of instruments including individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income.

Kavi Virk is a financial advisor with Veda Financial Investment Advisory in Los Angeles, holding Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles with Eagle Strategies (NY Life), NYLife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. He volunteers as Vice-President and Board Member of the Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Los Angeles Chapter. Veda Financial provides discretionary, value-oriented portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value-investing approach with customized portfolios focused on equity and balanced strategies tailored to clients’ time horizons and liquidity needs.

Emanuel Avina is a financial advisor with Avina Financial Group, Inc. in Bellflower, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He is also involved with Avina Insurance Services, Inc., where he serves as a general agent focusing on life insurance and fixed annuities. Avina Financial Group serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a wrap fee program and focuses on mutual funds and ETFs, providing ongoing account monitoring and participant education.

Kenneth Cagnolatti is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Anchor & Oak Wealth Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Anchor & Oak, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Bank. Anchor & Oak Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual clients along with advisory and pension consulting services for employee benefit plans. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and third-party money managers to implement client strategies, applying methods such as modern portfolio theory and fundamental and technical analysis.

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.

Eric Domingues is a financial advisor with Retirementadvice | Jka in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Jack Keeter & Associates, Inc. since 2007. In addition to advisory services, he provides bookkeeping through a tax advice business affiliated with JKA. RetirementAdvice | JKA offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages discretionary portfolios with a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and provides ongoing account supervision with periodic reviews and rebalancing.

Drew Marinelli is a financial advisor with IBN Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining IBN Advisory, he worked at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, Pacific Advisors, and Marinelli & Feldman MDS. He also has experience with Building Blocks VC and worked at Loyola Marymount University. IBN Advisory Services, Inc. provides asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses multiple internal investment teams and third-party managers to develop individualized client portfolios based on investment policy statements.