Anthony Danaher is a financial advisor with Guild Investment Management, Inc. He holds 19 years of industry experience and has been with Guild since 1990. He also has a role at Farther Finance Advisors beginning in 2024. Guild Investment Management serves individual investors, personal trusts, pension plans, and institutional clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses a top-down macro analysis combined with bottom-up security selection and actively manages exposures across countries, sectors, and asset classes, including the use of derivatives and crypto-related exchange-traded products.

Nitin Thakkar is a financial advisor at R Tech Advisors, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with R Tech Advisors since 2008. R Tech Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning, investment portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, privately held businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm delivers customized, non-discretionary advice and offers fiduciary services, estate planning, and business consulting, with a focus on client education and periodic account monitoring.

Neeka Miremadi is a financial advisor at Attainable Wealth with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Attainable Wealth, she worked at Urban Wealth Management and contributed to the CSUN VITA Clinic. Attainable Wealth offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and some businesses. The firm employs a core passive investment approach utilizing index mutual funds and ETFs with factor tilts and partners with third-party money managers to implement client portfolios.

Miles Rader is an advisor at Willner & Heller LLC with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MAP Strategic Wealth Advisors and UBS Financial Services. Outside of finance, his background includes working in the restaurant industry and a role at California Lutheran University. Willner & Heller LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering ongoing retirement plan consulting and tailored portfolios that include individual securities and funds. The firm’s approach includes fundamental and fund analysis, with services that extend to margin borrowing and securities pledging in separately managed accounts.

Cynthia Aragon is a financial advisor with Brentview Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Cavu Securities LLC and Altegris Investments. Outside of her advisory role, she operates her own law practice, providing compliance consulting and legal advice to investment companies and corporate clients. Brentview Investment Management serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management with a focus on dividend growth strategies across U.S. and international markets. The firm is employee-owned, certified as a Minority Business Enterprise, and participates extensively as a sub-advisor in various wrap and managed account platforms.

Jeffrey Richter is a financial advisor at Ares Financial Consulting LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Ares since 2016, with prior experience at Pacific Coast Fiduciary, LLC. He is also licensed as an insurance broker, providing life, disability, long-term care, and health insurance to clients. Ares Financial Consulting serves individuals, families, small businesses, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using a long-term, diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

Mary Kusnic is a financial advisor at Victus Capital Wealth with 27 years of industry experience. She has held her current role since 2012 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Kusnic serves on the Board of Directors for the Century City Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit organization. Victus Capital Wealth provides portfolio management and retirement plan consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach, combining long-term and trading strategies with options, margin, short sales, and private equity allocations when appropriate.

Laura Robayo is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Silver Oak Wealth Advisors Services, LLC since 2018. Her prior work includes roles at Save-On Insurance Service Inc and running a daycare business, Bubbles N Colors. Silver Oak Wealth Advisors Services, LLC provides integrated wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a Family CFO process with both passive and active investment strategies, focusing on clients undergoing significant financial transitions and incorporating behavioral and psychological considerations in its approach.

David Zuckerman is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Zuckerman Capital Management, LLC since 2008. He is licensed as an independent insurance agent in California and occasionally writes fixed insurance policies, though this activity comprises less than 5% of his work hours. Zuckerman Capital Management serves individual investors—including high-net-worth clients—along with trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a diversified investment approach blending modern portfolio theory with established investment principles, utilizing actively managed mutual funds and ETFs on an institutional platform with access to specialized third-party managers.

Gillian Goldman is a financial advisor at Stonebridge Capital Management Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2012, with prior experience at Harold Davidson & Associates from 2016 to 2023. Stonebridge Capital Management provides fee-based investment supervisory services to individuals, families, and institutions, offering customized portfolio management and specialized investment strategies. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental analysis approach and assigns a senior portfolio manager to each client for ongoing oversight.

Aleksandar Kelly is a financial advisor at Life UnLocked Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at L & A Holdings LLC, Jaguar Land Rover Santa Monica, and Culver City Honda. Outside of his advisory role, Kelly is the CEO of L & A Holdings LLC, a consulting business that provides services to families with children who have developmental disabilities. Life UnLocked Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and other business entities with financial planning, investment monitoring, and recommendations. The firm employs a value and dividend-focused investment strategy aimed at income replacement and longer-term appreciation, supported by structured onboarding and ongoing client education.

Travis Henry is a financial advisor with Factory Capital LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cresset Asset Management, True Capital Management, and Morgan Stanley. Factory Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and OCIO-style investment management to institutional and other clients. The firm emphasizes portfolio construction through allocations to third-party managers and outsourced solutions, employing both active and passive strategies across a range of asset classes.

Jeff Fang is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Aqua Capital Advisors since 2009 and previously worked at Merrill from 2002 to 2009. The firm provides fee-only wealth management and financial planning primarily to individual and family clients, including both high-net-worth and non‑HNW households. Aqua Capital Advisors constructs customized portfolios using diversified, low-cost ETFs and tax-aware strategies, and for select high-net-worth clients, it may include private funds and limited option strategies.

Brad Tonoff is a financial advisor at Penmar Wealth Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked with New York Life Insurance Company and Health Platforms Inc. Tonoff is also the CEO of BJT Solutions Inc., an insurance and marketing consultancy based in Santa Monica. Penmar Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services tailored to client goals, utilizing a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies. The firm is operated by two advisors and manages discretionary assets for a small number of clients.

Michael Lambrakis is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ares Financial Consulting LLC and previously worked at Mariner Platform Solutions and AdvicePeriod, LLC. Ares Financial Consulting serves individuals, families, small businesses, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, and customized investment policy statements, and offers educational seminars, workshops, and integrated business-focused services.

Ariel Hartounian is a financial advisor at Acap Asset Management, Inc. in Studio City, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Acap Asset Management, he worked at Portfolio Management LLC for one year and was a student for nine years. Acap Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, tax planning and preparation, and personalized bookkeeping, using a process that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Christopher Hoshyarsar is a financial advisor at Kennedy Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also serves as an insurance agent through Kennedy Financial & Insurance Services, Inc., where he dedicates approximately half of his time. His prior work includes roles at Weslend Wholesale, Mega Capital Funding, and Chime Charter School. 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 offers services such as cash-flow and tax planning, insurance and estate reviews, and educational seminars, while typically not charging direct asset-based fees or managing client portfolios in-house.

John Mcnally is a financial advisor with Alpha Analytics Investment Group LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Alpha Analytics since 1999 and also serves as Vice President of Corporate Management Group, Inc., a bookkeeping service. Additionally, he holds the roles of Secretary and Treasurer at PJC and Associates, Inc., an investment holding company. Alpha Analytics provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trustees, and corporate plans. The firm employs a globally diversified, asset-allocation driven approach using primarily publicly traded mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio construction guided by written Investment Policy Statements tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

John Leach is a ChFC® with 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Calabasas Advisory Group, LLC dba JL Wealth Management since 2017 and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2017. Calabasas Advisory Group, LLC dba JL Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $249.5 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing a variety of investment products and a mix of fundamental, technical, and asset-allocation strategies.

Alan Goodstein is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been a principal at Goodstein Wealth Management LLC since 2016 and serves as a director at large on the board of the nonprofit New Horizons, Inc. Goodstein Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory firm managing approximately $114 million in discretionary assets, serving individuals and businesses with customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment policies and fundamental analysis, offering both limited-scope and fully discretionary fiduciary services for ERISA retirement plans.