Joseph Malhas is a financial advisor at Private Financial Counseling in Los Angeles, CA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at firms including NinePointTwo Capital, Freeman Spogli & Co., Merrill, BOFA Securities, Ares Management, and UCLA. He is the founder and principal of NinePointTwo Capital, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Private Financial Counseling provides discretionary wealth and portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth families, offering customized investment strategies across various asset classes. The firm’s approach integrates quantitative models with fundamental and third-party research, managing portfolios with a medium- to long-term focus and incorporating a diverse set of investment tools tailored to client objectives.

Tammy Trenta is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Family Financial. Her prior roles include positions at Creative Planning and Running Point Capital Advisors. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in tax and accounting services through FF Business Management LLC and is an author affiliated with the Institute for Financial Empowerment. Family Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses a primarily long-term investment approach with portfolios constructed from ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and digital currency, and incorporates borrowing and derivatives strategies that are relatively uncommon among peers.

Gregory Alessandra is a financial advisor with Alessandra Capital Management, LLC in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisors LLC, and First Allied Advisory Services, as well as managing his independent firm since 1999. Alessandra Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolios using model strategies, tactical asset allocation, and various investment vehicles, alongside financial planning services delivered through written plans, projects, or consulting engagements.

Brian Thomas is a financial advisor at AG Asset Advisory, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with AG Asset Advisory since 2012. AG Asset Advisory provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, may use options strategies, and manages approximately $409 million for a small client base.

Amir Navab is a financial advisor at Great Gable Wealth Management, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, RBC Capital Markets, and City National Bank. Outside of financial services, he serves on the Finance/Audit Committee of Valley Community Healthcare, a nonprofit providing free healthcare to low-income families. Great Gable Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages balanced portfolios focused on capital appreciation through a combination of equity and fixed-income investments, employing value-based metrics and competitive advantage assessments.

Michelle Miller is a financial advisor at DeLarme Wealth Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. before returning to DeLarme Wealth Management. DeLarme Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting for individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a risk-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, and other asset classes, along with documented use of derivatives and options strategies.

Alfred Walsh is a financial advisor at Malaga Cove Capital, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Malaga Cove Capital since 2008. The firm provides discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. Malaga Cove Capital focuses on capital growth through a primarily equity-focused, long-term buy-and-hold strategy supplemented by active management and periodic rebalancing.

Tina Herrera is a financial advisor at Sharper & Granite LLC in El Segundo, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with Sharper & Granite since 2014. Sharper & Granite provides comprehensive portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $318 million on a discretionary basis. The firm utilizes a top-down asset allocation approach focused on low-cost, tax-efficient index ETFs and no-load index mutual funds, employing statistical methods to estimate efficient frontier allocations.

Mark Kennedy is a financial advisor with Kennedy Wealth Management, LLC in Calabasas, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Kennedy Wealth Management since 2008 and has operated Kennedy Financial & Insurance Services, Inc. since 1993, where he serves as president and insurance agent. Kennedy spends a significant portion of his professional time managing his insurance services business. Kennedy Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and consulting primarily to individual clients, acting as a referral intermediary to registered third-party money managers. The firm develops customized recommendations documented in Investment Policy Statements and focuses on cash-flow, tax, insurance, and estate planning without directly managing client assets.

Sean Miot is a financial advisor with Park Capital Group, Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Park Capital Group in 2022, he worked at LPL Financial and Cowen Prime Services, and he serves as a board member for Liquid Lung Dx, participating in corporate strategy discussions. Park Capital Group, Inc. serves individual and pension/profit-sharing clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis methods and offers participant education seminars alongside discretionary management of held-away participant accounts through a third-party platform.

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.

Amy Marshall is a financial advisor at S&F Investment Advisors with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. She has been with S&F Investment Advisors since 1988. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a bookkeeping service unrelated to investments. S&F Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and business entities through model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and income strategies. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis, event-driven strategies involving listed options, and offers performance-based fees for certain accounts.

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.

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.

Roger Fox is the sole advisor at S&F Investment Advisors in Encino, CA, with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at S&F Investment Advisors since 1995 and previously operated Fox Accountancy from 1984 to 2021. S&F Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and business entities through model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and income strategies. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis and event-driven strategies incorporating listed options, margin, and short sales alongside traditional asset allocations.

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.