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, LLC since 2022 and previously spent nine years at Bessemer Trust. He holds a Series 63 license. Cloud Capital serves individuals, families, and business owners by providing discretionary investment management and financial consulting. The firm employs both quantitative and qualitative analysis in its investment process and uses a range of securities and strategies, including third-party managers and sub-advisors, with regular account reviews.

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.

Martin Orton is a financial advisor at Kingsbridge Wealth Management, Inc. in Fullerton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kingsbridge Wealth Management since 2012 and Kingsbridge Trust Company since 2010. Kingsbridge Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a systematic, discretionary investment approach focused on client objectives and strategic asset allocation, offering broad global diversification and tax-aware implementation.

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 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.

Aimee Calderon is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Eclectic Associates, Inc. since 2015 and previously worked at For His Glory Community Church from 2014 to 2016. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement-plan participants, charities, and businesses. The firm manages over $1.4 billion in client assets, focusing on diversified mutual funds and ETFs using Modern Portfolio Theory, long-term holdings, and periodic rebalancing.

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 with The William Allan Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with The William Allan Corporation since 2014 and operates a separate tax preparation and accounting service under his own business. The William Allan Corporation provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, non-profits, trusts, and corporate accounts. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning with an emphasis on individualized account supervision and fundamental analysis.

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.

Daniel Bennett is a financial advisor with Advanced Portfolio Strategies in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services Inc. and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer for the Santa Monica Palisades Lodge #307, a nonprofit fraternal organization. Advanced Portfolio Strategies is a small team managing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, financial planning, and pension consulting for individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm uses a client-specific investment approach that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, offering ongoing portfolio management with quarterly reviews and access to third-party managers or private funds.

Kenneth Naehu is a financial advisor with Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC in Torrance, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Banyan Tree since 2013, serving as a managing director with overall management and supervisory responsibilities. Banyan Tree Asset Management provides discretionary fixed income investment management to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs active, fixed-income-focused strategies and manages over $1 billion in assets with a compact advisory team.

Allen Mellow is a financial advisor with KTF Investments, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 58 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 41 years before joining KTF Investments in 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executor of an estate. KTF Investments advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning and portfolio management through a wrap fee program. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance and manages approximately $700 million with a small advisory team.