Kenneth Naehu is a financial advisor at Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Banyan Tree since 2013 and previously worked at Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC for 12 years. Banyan Tree Asset Management provides discretionary fixed income investment management to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, employing active strategies that include credit analysis, duration and sector positioning, and macro analysis. The firm manages over $1 billion in fixed income assets with a specialized team and uses a unique affiliated entity structure.

Allen Mellow is a financial advisor with KTF Investments, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 58 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 41 years before joining KTF Investments in 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executor of an estate. KTF Investments advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning and portfolio management through a wrap fee program. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance and manages approximately $700 million with a small advisory team.

Russell Murdock is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Eclectic Associates, Inc., where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent 23 years at Seabreeze Capital Management, LLC. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement-plan participants, charities, and businesses. The firm manages over $1.4 billion across approximately 1,200 client relationships, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning with a focus on diversified mutual funds and ETFs, long-term holdings, and a fiduciary standard for retirement accounts.

Tyler Logan is a financial advisor at The Investment House LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at The Investment House since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he was employed at PayJunction and has experience related to UCSB and Sinjin Volleyball Camp. The Investment House LLC provides discretionary portfolio management for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, managing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and private pooled funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and sector selection to implement client-specific investment policies across various strategies.

Roberto Romero Leon is a financial advisor at Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gideon Strategic Partners, Local Tax, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. He is also engaged in insurance sales through Mosley Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. Mosley Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic approach to asset allocation and incorporates various investment vehicles alongside third-party analysis and quantitative risk profiling.

Christian Luke Fermin is a financial advisor at CLG, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cetera, and CETERA Advisor Networks. Fermin has also been involved with Gods Vision Inc and Cornerstone Church for ten years. CLG, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of analytical methods and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, incorporating derivatives, third-party sub-advisors, and held-away account management tools.

Vance Albitz is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisory representative and vice president at Albitz/Miloe and Associates, Inc. He has worked at Cetera-affiliated firms since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and president of the nonprofit organization Sports 4 Mankind. Albitz/Miloe and Associates is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $821 million in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, charities, and corporate plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary services utilizing a range of investment vehicles and maintains regular client contact with an advisory team that includes credentialed planners and analysts.

K Lee is a financial advisor at Syndicated Capital, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Lee’s work history includes 28 years in various schools. Syndicated Capital, Inc. provides money management and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and 401(k) plans. The firm manages portfolios on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases and offers customized advisory programs without account minimums.

Pamela Eckenrode is a financial advisor with CLG LLC in Long Beach, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cetera, and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and has been with CLG, LLC since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she is a partner and part owner of a family holding company, CLG Holding Company LLC. CLG, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related advisory services. The firm employs various analytical methods and provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with access to insurance solutions and a range of investment tools including derivatives and digital assets.

Wayne Park is a financial advisor at Allmerits Asset, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms including Think Wealth, LLC and Kayan Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is a marketing executive involved in personal and commercial insurance sales through Cal-Kor Insurance Service. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management using third-party sub-advisers and digital platforms, serving individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes tactical and strategic asset allocation and offers ERISA non-fiduciary retirement plan consulting and hourly-priced financial consulting engagements.

Patrick Maxwell is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Leisure Capital Management, Inc. since 2014, contributing to the firm’s advisory services for eight years in his current role. Leisure Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, insurance companies, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Fama-French three-factor model, employing fundamental and cyclical analysis across multiple asset classes.

Jess Sansone is a financial advisor with KTF Investments, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining KTF Investments, Jess worked at UBS Financial Services for two years. Outside of advising, Jess serves as a board member and shareholder of several private companies in the frozen dessert industry, where they provide financial and operational guidance. KTF Investments advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as defined benefit and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning and portfolio management services primarily through a sponsored wrap fee program. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance and manages roughly $700 million in client assets with a small advisory team.

James Waite is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Check Capital Management since 2007, following a decade at Charles Schwab. Check Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement cash-flow planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm follows a long-term, fundamentals-based investment philosophy influenced by a Warren Buffett style approach and manages the Blue Chip Investor Fund alongside various distinct portfolio programs.

Kurt Ehmann is a financial advisor with CLG LLC in Long Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cetera, and CLG Wealth Management, and is involved in business development through John D Cartwright and Associates. CLG, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing third-party sub-advisors and advanced investment strategies including derivatives and digital assets.

Robert Vargas is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Ministry Partners Securities, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones, ADP Inc., and Paychex, Inc. He has an interest in payment solutions, as noted by his association with Ultimate Payment Solutions. Ministry Partners Securities, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, churches, faith-based organizations, and qualified retirement plan participants. The firm integrates clients’ religious or ethical values into tailored financial planning and refers most accounts to third-party asset managers while providing ongoing advice and planning services.

Nicholas Ozer is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with Regatta Capital Group, LLC, where he has worked for 11 years. He has 13 years of industry experience in financial advising. Regatta Capital Group is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutional investors, and various entities. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to portfolio management, offering wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and digital-asset account facilitation, alongside managing private pooled investment vehicles.

Dianne Shumway is a financial advisor at Secure Investment Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of advising, Shumway manages a divorce financial consulting business assisting clients with asset division during divorce. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s investment approach is quantitative and factor-based, emphasizing long-term, diversified allocations through low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and direct indexing.

Robert Hill is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Check Capital Management since 2008. Check Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities, managing assets through separately managed accounts, asset-allocation and retirement cash-flow planning, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a fundamentals-based investment approach focused on intrinsic business value and longer holding periods, and manages the Blue Chip Investor Fund.

Carl Montgomery is a financial advisor at Astravia Family Wealth Office LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Astravia in 2026, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for 10 years and Morgan Stanley for one year. Astravia Family Wealth Office LLC provides portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and third-party money manager referrals for individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs an investment approach that combines asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis, using a range of investment vehicles and focusing on retirement plan consulting and third-party manager solutions.

Claudia Song is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Allmerits Asset, LLC, bringing two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Apiis Financial and Mass Mutual. In addition to her advisory role, she is active as an insurance agent and field manager at Allmerits Financial and Insurance Services. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management using 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 alongside standalone financial consulting.