Wan Lin Liao is a financial advisor at Griffinest Asia Asset Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Griffinest Asia Management, LLC since 2019 and Griffinest Asia Securities since 2012. Griffinest Asia Asset Management serves high-net-worth and qualified individual investors, as well as corporations and institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment advisory, and personal financial planning services. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives and manages approximately $10.27 million in assets across nine accounts.

Geert Criel is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 32 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director of a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and co-financing European movies in Los Angeles. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, with portfolios tailored using ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and digital assets.

Gabrielle Stapleton is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC in Pasadena, CA. She has been with Arroyo Investment Group and Capital Research & Consulting LLC since 2012. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients through a discretionary, model-driven approach using proprietary screening to maintain 15 model portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds, with regular rebalancing and quarterly reviews.

Choeng Kim is a financial advisor at Allmerits Asset, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been an independent healthcare insurance agent since 2012. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management through third-party sub-advisers and digital platforms, serving individuals, corporations, charities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation and offers retirement plan consulting and standalone financial consulting.

Harold Parker Jr. is a financial advisor with Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Nasdaq Dorsey Wright, Western International Securities, Inc., and Holly Street Wealth Advisors before joining his current firm in 2019. Strategy Asset Managers serves a diverse client base including 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 employs a combination of fundamental equity selection, dividend-oriented and growth strategies, and quantitative approaches, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments, and third-party managers as appropriate.

Brad Feldman is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. In addition to his advisory role, Feldman is an adjunct professor at California State University, where he teaches courses on entrepreneurship, project management, and innovation. He is also a co-owner of MedSense Labs, LLC, which develops a smart dental night guard with a companion mobile app to monitor and reduce bruxism. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.61 billion in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a generally long-term investment approach, offering services that include discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio monitoring.

Nicole Vong is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Pasadena Private Wealth, she held positions at GT Securities, Commonwealth Financial Network, Sterling Wealth Partners, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio monitoring.

Arrash Zare is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of experience in financial advisory and insurance services. He is currently a financial advisor with Chatterton & Associates and also serves as a registered representative and insurance agent with OSAIC. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Waddell & Reed, Inc., and Foresters Financial Services. Chatterton & Associates advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a top-down investment approach across SEI asset-allocation models, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with a majority of assets advised on a non-discretionary basis and maintains in-house tax preparation and business advisory services.

Scott Sommers is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Sommers has worked at Financial Resources Consulting Group since 2000. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customizable services focused on retirement planning, tax and cash-flow analysis, estate planning, and business succession, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.

Ying Tang is an investment adviser representative at Globalink Wealth Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with various Globalink entities since 2012. Outside of advisory services, she is also a fixed insurance product agent and accounting manager at Globalink Insurance Services. Globalink Wealth Management, LLC provides tailored advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a diverse investment approach including charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Darren Thompson is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Ministry Partners Securities, LLC and has two years of industry experience. He serves as President and CEO of Ministry Partners Investment Company, which focuses on church financing and business lending. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Americas Christian Credit Union for eleven years. Ministry Partners Securities, LLC provides financial planning and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, churches, faith-based organizations, and qualified retirement plan participants. The firm integrates clients’ religious and ethical values into investment recommendations and primarily refers clients to third-party asset managers while offering ongoing advice and planning services.

Travis Hawley is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Mosley Wealth Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2022, and is also involved with Mosley Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. outside of his advisory role. Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning at no additional fee. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic approach to asset allocation, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual bonds, and equities, supported by third-party analysis and quantitative risk-profiling tools.

Michael Liao is a financial advisor at Globalink Wealth Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at Globalink Securities, Inc. since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he provides management and marketing consulting through Investlink America, LLC, serving clients including new immigrants and import-export businesses. Globalink Wealth Management offers hourly and fixed-fee financial planning alongside discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for a diverse client base. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, and maintains affiliations with broker-dealers and licensed insurance agents to support clients with complex, cross-border financial needs.

Seong Cho is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Allmerits Asset, LLC as part of an eight-advisor team. He has worked at Allmerits Asset, LLC since 2020 and at Sherwood Hall Financial Planning since 2018, where he is also an owner and insurance agent. Since 2024, Cho has been a CFP instructor, teaching a CFP course quarterly. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial consulting to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm combines tactical and strategic asset allocation with third-party sub-advisers and platform providers, serving a broad base of individual clients and managing substantial retirement-plan assets.

Leonard Wyss is a financial advisor with B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with B.B. Graham & Company since 2016. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates A Better Tax Service, providing income tax preparation. B.B. Graham & Company offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $322 million and employs both fundamental and technical analysis to implement diverse investment strategies across equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Sharon Novell is a financial advisor with Guardian Financial Partners, LLC in Arcadia, CA, holding 2 years of experience at the firm and 20 years overall in the industry. She previously founded and operated Novell Investment Management Company, Inc. for 18 years prior to joining Guardian Financial Partners. Guardian Financial Partners provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary, client-focused approach using proprietary asset-allocation models and combines fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party manager due diligence.

K Lee is a financial advisor at Syndicated Capital, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Syndicated Capital since 2011. Syndicated Capital, Inc. provides money management and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and 401(k) plans, managing approximately $137 million on a discretionary basis. The firm offers customized advisory programs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance without imposing account minimums.

Phillip Wildes is a financial advisor at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at several firms, including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and 49 Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is also engaged in the sales of fixed/traditional insurance products. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients using a discretionary, model-driven approach with proprietary screening and primarily no-load mutual funds.

Luis Salas Ruiz is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill. He has experience working with nonprofit and educational organizations, including the Calvert House Catholic Center and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses, focusing on non-discretionary services with client-directed implementation and regular portfolio monitoring.

William Caton is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. since 1998. He is a co-manager of Moose Mountain, LLC, a family-owned business that leases land and equipment for maple syrup production. First Wilshire provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and institutional accounts, and sponsors two affiliated private funds. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focused on small- and micro-cap equities, using fundamental research and direct company engagement.