K Lee is a financial advisor at Syndicated Capital, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Syndicated Capital since 2011. Syndicated Capital, Inc. provides money management and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and 401(k) plans, managing approximately $137 million on a discretionary basis. The firm offers customized advisory programs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance without imposing account minimums.

Phillip Wildes is a financial advisor at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at several firms, including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and 49 Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is also engaged in the sales of fixed/traditional insurance products. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients using a discretionary, model-driven approach with proprietary screening and primarily no-load mutual funds.

Luis Salas Ruiz is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill. He has experience working with nonprofit and educational organizations, including the Calvert House Catholic Center and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses, focusing on non-discretionary services with client-directed implementation and regular portfolio monitoring.

Robert Gillard is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at California Financial Partners, Inc. since 2014 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 2013. In addition to his advisory work, he is a notary public. California Financial Partners, Inc. provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, business entities, and plans such as trusts, estates, 401(k)s, and IRAs. The firm follows a structured planning process and uses fundamental analysis and public research in its investment evaluations, focusing on advisory services without managing client assets or providing discretionary portfolio management.

Uziel Gomez is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Avise Financial in Los Angeles, CA. He has held roles at several firms, including Equalis Financial, US-LATAM Tax Group, International Private Wealth Advisors LLC, and Ballast Point Financial Planning. Prior to his financial advising career, he volunteered with California State University's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and worked in the Cinema & Television Department. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients such as high net-worth individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and business management, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios.

Jeffrey Petersen is a CFP® with nine years at WESCAP Group and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with the City of San Jose and San Jose University. WESCAP Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with global diversification and a value-oriented investment approach, employing a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and, for some clients, hedging and options-based strategies through third-party sub-advisers.

Kirk Mekerdichian is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at Lazari Capital Management since 2019, with prior experience at Kovack Securities, Inc. and Iron Hill Wealth Management LLC. Lazari Capital Management, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and an affiliated private fund. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative investment approaches and offers services including portfolio management, estate and retirement planning, and pension consulting.

William Caton is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. since 1998. He is a co-manager of Moose Mountain, LLC, a family-owned business that leases land and equipment for maple syrup production. First Wilshire provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and institutional accounts, and sponsors two affiliated private funds. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focused on small- and micro-cap equities, using fundamental research and direct company engagement.

Edward Levi is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with 46 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Lazari Capital Management since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Oak Shore Partners, LLC and Beverly Hills Wealth Management. Lazari Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and a private fund. The firm uses a comprehensive investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis across a broad range of instruments.

Hsinyeh Hsieh is a financial advisor at Globalink Wealth Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Globalink Securities, Reign Universal Financial & Insurance Agency, and Transpacific Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as CEO of Reign Universal Financial & Insurance Agency and is a fixed insurance agent at Transpacific Financial. Globalink Wealth Management provides hourly and fixed-fee financial planning along with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes multiple investment analyses and strategies and offers both in-house and third-party management options.

Chris Varjabedian is a financial advisor at Lake Avenue Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He is also the President and CEO of VAR Accounting Group, an accounting firm based in Woodland Hills, CA, where he has held a leadership role since 2018. Prior to joining Lake Avenue Financial, Varjabedian worked at Pomerantz, Kavinoky & Co. and Hcvt. Lake Avenue Financial provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and referrals to third-party advisers for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and brokerage customers. The firm offers a subscription education and coaching product called Lake Avenue Academy and works with broker-dealer and financial institution clients, utilizing a multi-method research approach and a range of investment strategies, including traditional discretionary management and a web-based automated rebalancing program.

James Dang is a financial advisor at Logic Wealth Management, LLC in Pasadena, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience in real estate and furniture retail, including roles at Sophis Real Estate, Inc., COMPASS, Keller Williams, and New Line Furniture, LLC. Logic Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $164.7 million for about 215 clients, including individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, participant account management for held-away retirement and HSA accounts, and financial planning, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios to individual investment policy statements.

Jeffrey Eisfelder is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience and is currently with SFE Investment Counsel Inc., where he has worked since 2025. His previous roles include positions at First Foundation Advisors, RBC Securities, Emerald Asset Advisors, Emerald Allocation Strategies, and Lido Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a youth travel baseball organization, GBG Southeast, which he oversees in the Southeast region. SFE Investment Counsel provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on asset allocation and long-term, opportunistic total-return strategies, managing concentrated portfolios based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with fixed-income laddering.

Boris Geyzer is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at JSF Financial, LLC and Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation. He has been with JSF Financial since 2000 and with Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation since 2010. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is involved as a homecare provider for a disabled relative. JSF Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.97 billion across about 791 client relationships, using a combination of bespoke portfolio management, model asset-allocation strategies, and third-party managers.

Samuel Croucher is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with California Financial Partners, Inc., where he has worked since 2021, and also has experience with LPL Financial. California Financial Partners, Inc. provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, business entities, and pension plans. The firm follows a structured planning process and uses fundamental analysis and public research sources when evaluating investments, without managing client assets or engaging in discretionary portfolio management.

David Chong is a financial advisor at Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Citigroup Global Markets and Morgan Stanley. Strategy Asset Managers serves individual, high-net-worth, ultra-high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and institutional investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity selection, dividend-oriented and growth strategies, and quantitative market approaches, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Jean Calache is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at JSF Financial, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He previously worked at NewEdge Securities Inc and spent one year at the University of California Los Angeles. JSF Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and businesses. The firm employs dynamic asset allocation, model portfolios, and quantitative analysis, managing approximately $1.73 billion in client assets.

Jon Kmett is a financial advisor with SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. He holds the Series 63 designation and has 37 years of industry experience, including 19 years with SFE Investment Counsel. SFE Investment Counsel serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients by providing individualized investment supervisory services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and a total-return approach, managing portfolios with concentrated equity positions and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside fixed-income laddering.

Russtin Siadatian is a financial advisor at Signature Resources Capital Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and is also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, providing specialized divorce planning and analysis. Additionally, he engages in business consulting and insurance sales through his other activities. Signature Resources Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, and sponsors employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing a Global Target Risk strategy focused on diversification and customization of portfolios.

Stephanie Hagan is a financial advisor at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC with four years of industry experience. She has been with Arroyo Investment Group since 2013. Arroyo Investment Group, LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a proprietary screening process to select funds for 15 model portfolios, primarily investing in no-load mutual funds and adjusting portfolios semiannually.