George Zuluaga is a financial advisor with Avina Financial Group, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Avina Financial Group since 2019 and previously at Sagepoint Financial, WiseWealth Financial Advisors, and WiseWealth Insurance and Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a sole proprietor insurance agent. Avina Financial Group serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a wrap fee program and integrates retirement plan fiduciary services and participant education into its investment approach.

Michele Newland is a Series 65-licensed advisor at RPM Capital Management, LLC, with nine years of industry experience. She has been with RPM Capital Management since 2012. RPM Capital Management specializes in discretionary portfolio management focused on high-yield tax-exempt municipal bonds and select dividend-paying equities. The firm serves primarily individual clients, their affiliated trusts, foundations, and family offices, emphasizing origination and due diligence within a niche municipal bond strategy.

Ryan Thomas is a financial advisor at Thomas Investment Advisors LLC in Orange, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in the financial and accounting industries since 2018, including roles at Baker Tilly US, LLP, and Chapman University. He co-founded Thomas Investment Advisors LLC in 2025 and also has experience with Thomas & Thomas. Thomas Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and wealth management services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on long-term, fundamentally based portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual securities, while also offering separate tax and accounting services through an affiliated practice.

William Pugh is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Vela Consulting, LLC and has previously worked at Apriem Advisors and Columbia Capital Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he acts as an independent insurance agent for life, health, and disability insurance. Vela Consulting is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $47 million in assets. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, emphasizing diversification, long-term allocations, and periodic rebalancing, and offers customized portfolio management and financial planning services.

George Ayala is a financial advisor at Sackett Wealth Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance/Capstone Partners, CAK International, and The University of New Mexico. Sackett Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $181 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary investment advice focused on asset allocation across public and private securities, with a preference for passively oriented asset-class funds, and offers additional tax and consulting services through an affiliated accounting practice.

Charles Fish is the principal of Charles Fish Investments, Inc. in Irvine, California, with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Fish Investments since its founding in 1996. Charles Fish Investments, Inc. provides discretionary investment management primarily focused on fixed income, especially municipal bonds, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and select institutions. The firm also offers sub-advisory and consulting services, employing an active investment approach supported by internal research and industry relationships.

Donald Campbell is a financial advisor at Twenty-Five Capital Partners with 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, where he spent 14 and 11 years respectively. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Twenty-Five Capital Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and portfolio construction services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up security selection in a core-and-satellite framework, offering access to ETFs, mutual funds, private placements, and alternative investments.

John O'Neill III is a financial advisor at O'Neill Financial Management, Inc. in Lake Forest, CA, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with his current firm since 2016. O'Neill Financial Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer retirement plans, and business clients. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing broadly diversified, mainly passive mutual funds and ETFs, and offers additional tax preparation and accounting services through a CPA principal.

Robert Price is a CFP® professional with three years of experience, currently with Prosperity Wealth Planning LLC. His prior roles include positions at Apella Wealth and Inspired Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches high school basketball. Prosperity Wealth Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialty services such as family legacy and divorce planning. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach based on multiple analytical methods and provides educational seminars and next-generation financial education programs.

Brandon Boyd is a financial advisor with Legacy Advisory Group, Inc in Santa Ana, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC and Heritage Planning Financial Group. Outside of advisory services, Boyd is co-owner of Heritage Planning Financial Group, Inc, which provides tax preparation and accounting services. Legacy Advisory Group Inc offers discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and utilizes LPL Financial–sponsored program platforms, maintaining an Investment Committee to oversee portfolio models and implementation.

Eric Henrickson is a financial advisor at Solomon and Associates LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Solomon and Associates since 2021. Henrickson also serves as a professor at Argosy University and is president of Build America Management Company. Solomon and Associates provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses asset-allocation driven strategies and employs fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Robert Mcdonald is a financial advisor at Fairway Capital Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. Fairway Capital Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, estates, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on client approval and the use of third-party money managers.

Raymond Martin is a financial advisor at Martin Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at LifePro Asset Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Martin volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education. Martin Wealth Management, LLC offers 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 pursue long-term trading strategies tailored to client Investment Policy Statements and operates a co-advisory relationship with Matson Money.

Christopher Rhodes is a financial advisor at Pacific Specialty Investment Group, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Pacific Specialty Income Group since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Rhodes grows cactus from seed as the owner of Orange County Cactus. Pacific Specialty Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $123 million and employs a custom-built portfolio approach using equities, ETFs, closed-end funds, REITs, and fixed-income ETFs, applying macroeconomic and monetary-cycle analysis alongside fundamental and technical research.

Bryan Duckett is a financial advisor at Duckett Wealth Management in Irvine, CA, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Modern Capital Advisors, LLC and Liberty Partners Financial Services, LLC. He has been with Duckett Wealth Management since 2022. Duckett Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and other institutions. The firm uses model portfolios based on fundamental analysis and diversified exposures, offers estate-planning support, and manages client assets on a discretionary basis without imposing a minimum account size.

James Oghigian is a financial advisor at Pavion Blue Capital, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. He has been with Pavion Blue Capital since 2019. Pavion Blue Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and asset-based loan accounts. The firm employs an opportunistic, disciplined value-based investment approach focused on long-term total return and manages portfolios across multiple asset classes with a generally low turnover strategy.

Richard Lewis is a CFA charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at White Stork Asset Management LLC since 2018 and previously at Raj Vasudevan LLC from 2016 to 2018. He is based in Irvine, CA. White Stork Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, non-profit organizations, and institutions, focusing mainly on equities and U.S. Treasury securities. The firm’s bottom-up, fundamental investment approach emphasizes undervalued market leaders for long-term holding, active allocation, and risk controls at the position level, serving a client base that includes a notable share of non-U.S. investors.

West Cohan is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and currently serves at InvestLinc Wealth Services. He has worked with InvestLinc in various forms since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Cohan is the CFO and founder of Lémore, a skincare company. InvestLinc Wealth Services provides wealth management and investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities. The firm designs tailored multi-asset portfolios, incorporating fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and offers access to both traditional and alternative investments.

Michael Vaughn is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Vaughn Investment Advisors Inc. in Tustin, CA, where he has worked since 2007. He has 12 years of industry experience. Vaughn Investment Advisors Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $74.85 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and corporations, using a team-based investment process that combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection and emphasizes diversification through ETFs and ETNs.

John Cooke is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Cooke Wealth Management, LLC since 2003, where he serves as one of two advisors. Cooke Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and pension clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and financial coaching. The firm employs a long-term, allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates a Christian stewardship perspective into its planning process.