Scott Hofman is a financial advisor at Ratio Capital with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ratio Financial Holdings since 2019, following four years at Unionbanc Investment Services. Ratio Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations. The firm integrates general financial planning topics into client engagements and typically allocates active management to third-party Sub-Advisers, using a rebalancing approach supported by a turnkey asset management platform.

Lewis Wallensky is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 57 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2017. Prior to that, he worked at National Planning Corp for 17 years and has operated his own advisory businesses since 1970. He serves as a board member for the nonprofit organization Jewish Big Brothers. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and high-net-worth households, offering a broad range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team.

Marc McClure is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with ConvexBeta Investments, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Xebec Investment Advisors and PFM Asset Management LLC. ConvexBeta Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individual investors, trusts, IRAs, and small businesses. The firm employs an active, tax-aware investment process that combines strategic allocation with quantitative screening, tax-loss harvesting, and cost management through low-cost ETFs and individual securities.

Grant Wallensky is a financial advisor with Lewis M. Wallensky Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2017 and previously at National Planning Corporation from 2011 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the California 51st Assembly District Central Committee. Lewis M. Wallensky Associates provides financial planning, consulting, and third-party money manager selection for individual clients. The firm emphasizes written financial plans and due diligence on independent advisers rather than managing portfolios internally.

Esteban Di Masi is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Atorie Advisors, LLC. Prior to this role, he worked at William Morris Endeavor for three years. He also manages a business-management and multifamily office firm specializing in services for entertainers, executives, and high-net-worth individuals. Atorie Advisors provides ongoing portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring investment programs to documented goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance. The firm employs a range of analysis methods and investment instruments while managing held-away retirement and education accounts through a third-party platform and supports client-imposed investment restrictions.

Matthew Drehs is a financial advisor with Legacy Financial Group in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 24 years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Sagepoint Financial and H.D. Vest Advisory Services. Drehs serves as Chairman of the Finance Board and President of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Torrance, a nonprofit religious organization. Legacy Financial Group provides financial planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and estates, using model-based allocation and third-party platform solutions grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm manages approximately $20 million across three advisors and acts as a wrap fee program sponsor and portfolio manager across multiple wrap programs.

David Henney is a financial advisor at Henney Wealth Management in Los Angeles, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Henney Wealth Management since 2011. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in non-variable insurance products including life, health, and fixed annuities. Henney Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and pension plans. The firm constructs portfolios primarily using ETFs and closed-end funds and provides retirement planning and Social Security claiming strategy guidance.

Ann Cooper is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with over 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked with Legacy Financial Group since 2015 and has prior experience at SagePoint Financial. Cooper also serves as a co-trustee on a family trust, reviewing and managing the account. Legacy Financial Group provides financial planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management for individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts and estates. The firm uses model-based allocations grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and partners with third-party platforms like SEI and Vision2020 to construct and manage portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across various wrap fee programs.

Anthony Nahra is a CFP® with over 31 years of industry experience. He has been with The Sterling Group since 2006 and Sterling Group Wealth Management, LLC since 2012. Nahra also serves as a co-trustee and attorney-in-fact for his father’s living trust. The Sterling Group is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning, emphasizing customized asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Larry Fernandez is a financial advisor at Victus Capital Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Victus Capital Wealth since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a general partner in a pooled investment vehicle focused on qualified opportunity zone real estate. Victus Capital Wealth serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities by providing portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across a range of strategies, managing assets both directly and through oversight of sub-advisors, with a distinctive role as sponsors of a pooled investment vehicle investing in opportunity zone real estate.

John Defonso is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Aqua Capital Advisors since 2016 and previously worked at Arxstone Partners LLC. John also serves as president of Arxstone Partners, an investment advisory business currently in a dormant state. Aqua Capital Advisors provides fee-only wealth management and financial planning primarily to individual and family clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios using diversified, low-cost ETFs and tax-aware strategies, with selective use of private funds and limited options strategies for certain high-net-worth clients.

Benjamin Cohen is a financial advisor at Marest Capital, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in real estate as a licensed agent with Levine Realtors since 2022. Prior to joining Marest Capital in 2023, Cohen held positions at SBH Real Estate and Coldwell Banker. Marest Capital advises individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm combines asset-allocation strategies with fundamental and sector analysis, offering tailored investment solutions within a wrap fee program.

Jennifer Hartman is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of experience. She has been with Greenleaf Financial Group since 2006. Greenleaf Financial Group provides fee-only investment management and financial planning primarily for individuals and families, as well as trusts, small businesses, and not-for-profit institutions. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, long-term investment strategies, and regular portfolio monitoring, serving clients mostly on a discretionary basis with ongoing financial-planning support.

Drew Cohen is a financial advisor at Davidson Kahn Capital Management, LLC with 5 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Capital Group and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner of Speedwell Research LLC, a firm that produces in-depth research reports and financial models. Davidson Kahn Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and foundation clients. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with a long-term investment approach, managing assets in-house and preparing tailored Investment Policy Statements for each client.

Russell Kartub is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Insight Investment Counsel since 2014. Insight Investment Counsel is a SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other investment advisers. The firm employs a mix of asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and mutual fund/ETF evaluation, using both long- and short-term strategies with regular account reviews and rebalancing.

Georgene Grattan is the President and CEO of Grattan Financial Strategies, Inc. with 42 years of experience in the financial industry. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at BB Graham & Co, Grattan Financial Securities, Inc., Grattan Financial Strategies, Inc., and The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, Georgene is a 50% shareholder in Grattan Enterprises, Inc., a food company producing chocolates, pastries, jams, and jellies, and she owns Gigi's Fine Chocolates as a chef and chocolatier. Grattan Financial Strategies provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and consulting services, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with a focus on fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Kevin Cifuentes is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with five years of industry experience. He has been with Veritas Financial Consulting LLC since 2021 and previously worked at Chase Bank and California State Polytechnic University. Veritas Financial Consulting LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a mix of passive and active ETFs and mutual funds based on modern portfolio theory and fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing about $86 million in assets for roughly 68 clients.

H. Steven Shrier is a financial advisor at Shrier Wealth Management, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 44 years of industry experience. He worked at Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. for 27 years before joining his current firm in 2025. He serves in a fiduciary capacity for 401(k) profit-sharing plans through Shrier Wealth Management. Shrier Wealth Management advises individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, providing asset management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and offers active management of donor-advised fund assets alongside services such as corporate structure analysis and real estate analysis.

Jason Torrey Payne is a financial advisor at Torrey-Payne Wealth Management with 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services and held a long tenure with Los Angeles Firemen's Credit Union and Cuso Financial Services. Payne holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Torrey-Payne Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities such as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios with a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, along with asset allocation and rebalancing, operating as a fiduciary and coordinating estate planning through outside professionals when requested.

Dante Sanchez is a financial advisor at EFC Wealth Management Firm LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Sanchez is also a licensed insurance agent in multiple states, supplementing his financial planning services with accident, health, life, and variable insurance products when appropriate. EFC Wealth Management Firm, LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals and plan sponsors. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offers educational seminars and a subscription coaching program, and utilizes sub-advisors to implement model strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.