Larry Gurewitz is a financial advisor at The William Allan Corporation with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with The William Allan Corporation since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a tax preparation and accounting business. The William Allan Corporation provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, non-profits, and corporate accounts, using a range of investment strategies including fundamental analysis, options, and margin borrowing. The firm tailors portfolios to client objectives, conducts regular reviews, and incorporates AI tools for operational efficiency, managing over $200 million in discretionary assets with a small team.

Paul Heising is a CFP® certificant with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor with CLG LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. His prior roles include over a decade at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. He is also president of Pegasus Wealth Management Inc., a non-investment-related business. 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 insurance solutions. The firm employs a mix of analytical approaches and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing derivatives, third-party sub-advisors, and digital assets in its strategies.

Tiarra Johnson is a financial advisor with Asset Planning, Inc in Los Alamitos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Zeiders Enterprises, Inc and Serco. Asset Planning, Inc provides personal financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, and related entities, focusing on customized portfolios that combine passive index funds, actively managed funds, dividend-paying equities, and individual bonds. The firm manages approximately $552 million in discretionary assets and emphasizes a strategic asset allocation approach with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Adam Blumenstein is a financial advisor at Mapleton Capital Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Mapleton since 1999. His prior experience includes roles at Ocean Park Capital Management, LLC and self-employment dating back to 1985. Mapleton Capital Management serves as the general partner and investment adviser to three privately offered pooled funds and provides subadvisory portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trusts. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental research to identify early inflection points in company value and employs an aggressive, relatively short-term trading style that can include short selling, options, and leverage.

Daniel Bennett is a financial advisor with Advanced Portfolio Strategies in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with APS Management Group, Inc. since 2016 and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Bennett serves as Treasurer of the Santa Monica Palisades Lodge #307, a nonprofit fraternal organization. Advanced Portfolio Strategies provides comprehensive advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, utilizing a diversified, multi-strategy approach that includes portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading techniques and offers insurance products and access to personal and business loan services.

Kenneth Naehu is a financial advisor at Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Banyan Tree since 2013, following a 12-year tenure at Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC. Banyan Tree Asset Management specializes in discretionary fixed income investment management for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, employing active, fixed-income-focused strategies that incorporate credit analysis, duration and sector positioning, and macro and spread analysis. The firm manages over $1 billion in fixed income assets with a small advisory team and operates affiliated entities including a registered broker-dealer and a fund-management affiliate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kara Boccella is a financial advisor at Serenus Wealth Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Camden Capital, LLC for ten years. Serenus Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive portfolio management alongside standalone financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a diverse analytical approach to investment management and combines direct portfolio management with the use of sub-advisors and institutional custody platforms.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sandra Field is a CFP® professional at Asset Planning, Inc. in Los Alamitos, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Asset Planning since 1998 and has an additional background with Ian D Brodie MD FRCS Inc. since 1980. Asset Planning, Inc. provides personal financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, and related entities, focusing on customized portfolio construction using a strategic asset allocation framework that combines passive and active investment strategies. The fee-only firm manages approximately $552 million in discretionary assets across about 373 client households.

Adam Werthmuller is a financial advisor at Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. and several other firms. Banyan Tree Asset Management is a discretionary fixed-income investment adviser serving ultra-high net worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm focuses on active, credit-oriented fixed income strategies and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis, often employing leverage when authorized by clients.