Ralph Linzmeier Jr. is a financial advisor with Moran Tice Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His career includes significant tenure at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Moran Tice Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for accredited, high-net-worth, and institutional investors, combining private fund advisory with separately managed accounts. The firm focuses on long/short equity strategies with an emphasis on precious-metals equities and employs research-supported trading across public and private instruments.

Craig Kennedy is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Martin Wealth Management since 2013 and is also a general partner in Seacliff Financial & Insurance Services Inc., a full-time insurance business. Martin Wealth Management provides financial planning and advisory services primarily to individual clients with a minimum account size of $100,000. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis to support long-term trading strategies and collaborates with third-party managers through a co-advisory relationship with Matson Money.

Jack Keeter is a financial advisor with RetirementAdvice | JKA in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial from 1999 to 2011 and Keeter Payne Capital Management in 2014. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a trustee of the Keeter Family Trust and provides bookkeeping and tax-related services through Tax Advice | JKA. RetirementAdvice | JKA offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and incorporates various investment vehicles while providing continuous, individualized account supervision.

Jason Owyang is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Lanes Wealth Management LLC since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, Centaurus Financial, and Morgan Stanley. Lanes Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary asset management and portfolio supervision primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on value-oriented, long-term equity selection combined with tactical and strategic asset allocation. The firm manages approximately $73 million for a limited client base and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Michael Banta is a financial advisor at Banta Asset Management LP with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Banta Asset Management since 2007. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors, as well as trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, providing discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consulting. Banta Asset Management typically uses exchange-traded funds in client portfolios and emphasizes customized portfolio construction based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Mark Chandik is a ChFC® designated advisor with FDP Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA, bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has held roles at ValMark Advisers, Inc., FDP Insurance Services, Inc., and Valmark Securities, Inc. Additionally, Chandik is the author of *10 Financial Strategies for the Smart Investor* and serves as president of The Grand Monarch HOA, a condominium association in Dana Point, CA. FDP Wealth Management provides investment consulting and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, as well as corporate and institutional clients. The firm offers non-discretionary advice using fundamental analysis and diversification-focused asset allocation, and it features a specialized life-insurance trust analysis process called the TOLI Expert System.

Harinne Kim is a financial advisor with Apiis Wealth Management Corp. and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 19 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ameritas Investment Company, LLC, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and Espy Asset Management LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she serves as vice president of Apiis Financial Inc. and president of Harik Insurance Agency, both of which involve insurance-related activities. Apiis Wealth Management Corp. provides discretionary portfolio management through third-party sub-advisers and offers retirement plan consulting and standalone financial consulting services. The firm serves corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and high-net-worth individuals, employing tactical and strategic asset allocation while delegating trading discretion to sub-advisers.

Travis Ivanoff is a financial advisor at Ivanoff Wealth Management Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Tucker Asset Management LLC and Ivanoff Wealth Management since 2017. Outside of advisory services, he is president of Travis Ivanoff Insurance Services Inc., where he sells insurance products. Ivanoff Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other registered investment advisors. The firm primarily uses third-party sub-advisors and co-advisors to manage portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Mark Banta is a financial advisor at Banta Asset Management LP with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Banta Asset Management since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Banta Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting, typically implementing portfolios primarily through exchange-traded funds while advising on individual equities, fixed-income securities, municipal bonds, and other instruments.

Connor Heimer is a financial advisor at Castle Capital Management with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Ameritas Advisory Services, Ameritas Investment Company, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Heimer assists individuals with Medicare-related health insurance products. Castle Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services for individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct tailored allocations, employing both discretionary management and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and private placements.

Terry Anderson is a Certified Financial Planner® with 44 years of industry experience. He is currently with Laguna Financial Advisory, where he has worked since 2011, and previously spent 24 years at Grove Point Investments, LLC. Anderson also serves as a FINRA arbitrator. Laguna Financial Advisory serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $82 million in assets. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis to build customized portfolios and provides comprehensive financial planning across tax, retirement, estate, and insurance topics.

Anh Tran is a financial advisor at Charles Fish Investments, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Fish Investments since 2014. Charles Fish Investments, Inc. provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and select institutions, focusing on active fixed-income strategies with an emphasis on the municipal bond market. The firm also offers sub-advisory services and non-discretionary consulting upon request.

Ross Herman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He serves as CEO of HIP Investor, Inc. and is the Managing Member of HIP Investor Ratings LLC, a firm that produces and licenses investment ratings and research. Herman’s career includes roles at Sonoma Private Wealth LLC and long-term involvement with HIP Investor entities. HIP Investor, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, families, family offices, foundations, corporations, and registered investment advisers. The firm combines fundamental security analysis with a proprietary impact framework that integrates human, social, and environmental metrics alongside financial factors, offering discretionary management, custom consulting, and separately managed accounts.

Daniel Thomas is the principal of Thomas Investment Advisors LLC in Orange, CA, holding the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS™) designation with one year of experience at his current firm. He has managed a certified public accounting practice, Thomas & Thomas, since 1987 and serves as a trustee for the Group Insurance Trust of the California Society of CPAs. Thomas Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment and wealth management services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing long-term investment strategies using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasional individual securities. The firm operates alongside a tax and accounting practice under common control, with Thomas using his CPA and PFS credentials to coordinate investment advice with tax and planning considerations.

Juliette Cooke is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising. She is a principal at Cooke Wealth Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2014. Cooke Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and pension clients, managing approximately $136.9 million across about 114 accounts. The firm employs a long-term, allocation-driven investment strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates financial planning with a Christian stewardship perspective.

Eric Figarsky is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Clearview Wealth Management since 2018 and previously spent nine years at Commonwealth Financial Network. Figarsky also engages in fixed insurance sales under the name Clearview Financial Planning Group. Clearview Wealth Management serves individual clients, trustees, and retirement plan sponsors with financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and vehicles, offers tax preparation services to existing clients, and uses both discretionary management and third-party managers as part of its approach.

Robert Kargenian is a financial advisor at TABR Capital Management, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TABR Capital Management since 2003. TABR Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a technical analysis approach with trend-following models and relative-strength screening to guide asset allocation and manage downside risk, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles through a combination of core and tactical exposures.

Nancy Challenger is the principal of Challenger Wealth Management with 40 years of industry experience. She has worked at Challenger Wealth Management since 2002 and previously at Royal Alliance Associates for 27 years. Nancy holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and provides long-term care and term insurance sales upon request. Challenger Wealth Management advises individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension, profit-sharing, and charitable accounts. The firm offers discretionary asset management, third-party sub-adviser programs, and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing customized asset allocations and a long-term investment approach across various securities.

Chia Liang Lian is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Crosslight Global Investment Partners, LLC with nine years of industry experience, including a prior role at Western Asset Management. After a two-year sabbatical, Lian joined Crosslight Global in 2026. Crosslight Global Investment Partners is a boutique advisory firm serving employer plan sponsors, RIAs, and individual clients with retirement plan consulting, private wealth management, sub‑advisory portfolio management, and project-based engagements such as litigation support. The firm uses a multi-asset, risk-managed investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.

Iris Aillaud is a financial advisor with Sagent Wealth Management, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing six years of industry experience. Her work history includes positions at Sagent Capital, HomeMaker, Whirlpool, UBS Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley. Sagent Wealth Management provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, businesses, non-profits, and family offices. The firm combines investment management with financial, retirement, and estate planning, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through proprietary models, customized portfolios, and third-party managers.