Dirk Huybrechts is a financial advisor at HFM Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated HFM Advisors as a sole proprietorship since 1999. Outside his advisory role, he oversees property management for family-owned multi-family properties. HFM Advisors is a solo registered investment adviser providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing downside protection and primarily managing diversified portfolios with mutual funds, individual securities, and ETFs.

Kathleen Stapleton is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at CHOICE Financial & Insurance Services, Inc., where she has worked since 2002, including a period from 2016 to 2022 at PlanMember Securities Corporation. Stapleton also provides tax preparation services during part of the year. CHOICE Financial & Insurance Services, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm offers customized investment programs incorporating fundamental and technical analysis and also conducts educational seminars and licensed insurance activities.

Leigh Crawford is the sole advisor at Crawford Capital, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Crawford has managed his firm since 2009. Crawford Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and their personal trusts, as well as select endowments and foundations. The firm employs two directional, long-short equity strategies focused on publicly traded equities, using microeconomic and fundamental research to identify high-conviction investment ideas.

Juan Salazar is a financial advisor at Fiducia Wealth Management in Pasadena, CA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC for 10 years. Salazar also owns an insurance agency offering life, health, disability, long-term care, fixed annuities, and property and casualty insurance. Fiducia Wealth Management serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios and employs options strategies in some accounts.

Bruno Calisto Miranda is the sole advisor at BMCM Finance, an independent firm based in Glendale, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience, including over a decade at First Quadrant LP. In addition to investment management, he provides tax advice and preparation services as an enrolled agent. BMCM Finance offers discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, institutions, and pension plans, with an investment approach that includes broad asset class exposures and the use of derivatives for volatility pricing and capital efficiency. The firm also provides tax advice and commodity trading services.

Kenny Jung is a CFP® professional at FinZ Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He has worked as an independent life insurance agent since 2010 and owns FinZ Insurance Agency, dedicating a portion of his time to this business during market hours. FinZ Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and businesses. The firm employs a passive, Modern Portfolio Theory–based investment approach and offers both advisory and planning services, including pension consulting and group educational seminars.

Stephen Lamm is a financial advisor with Zen Trading LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Zen Trading since 2018 and has been self-employed since 1997. Zen Trading provides discretionary portfolio management and ongoing asset supervision primarily to high-net-worth individuals, employing a combination of technical, fundamental, and charting analysis. The firm manages a small client base with tailored investment strategies that include long- and short-term positions, options, short sales, and margin transactions.

Robert Celman is a financial advisor at Trade Therapy, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been active in the financial industry since 2024. Prior to founding Trade Therapy, he worked at Yva.ai and was self-employed for over two decades. Trade Therapy, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, also serving charitable and religious organizations, trusts, and estates on a case-by-case basis. The firm’s investment strategy focuses on technical analysis and typically uses exchange-listed equities and ETFs, with periodic rebalancing and tactical adjustments based on market conditions. Trade Therapy also publishes an educational research publication called Clarity, which is provided free to advisory clients.

Percy Bolton is the principal of Percy E. Bolton Associates, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials with 17 years of industry experience. He has led his independent firm since 1986. The firm is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing holistic financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, and non-profit sponsors of tax-exempt funds. It employs a structured seven-step planning process and uses SEI portfolio models to develop tailored investment proposals, operating on a non-discretionary basis that requires client approval for transactions.

Edwin Chiang is the principal advisor of Edwin Chiang Investment Advisor, an independent firm. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. In addition to his financial advisory role, he works full-time as a civil engineer with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, focusing on water quality compliance in engineering design. The firm offers as-needed financial planning and investment consultation to individuals and families, emphasizing passive, low-cost index funds and balanced asset allocation tailored to client risk tolerance. It operates on a fee-only, hourly basis without managing discretionary assets or accepting commissions.

Stephen Garrett is the principal of Steve Garrett and Associates, Inc., an independent firm based in Glendora, CA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 51 years of industry experience, including 30 years at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in consulting, training, and public speaking on leadership and sales through Rainmaker Consulting Network and has authored investment-related materials since 2008. Steve Garrett and Associates, Inc. provides investment management and advisory services to institutional clients, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation across various securities, and offers services including retirement plan consulting, estate and philanthropic planning, and expert witness work.

Roberto Washington is a financial advisor at Financial International with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked for H.D. Vest Investment Securities, Inc. for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a church pastor and is the chief executive officer of R & R International Enterprises, Inc., which provides real estate, mortgage, and tax preparation services. Financial International serves individual clients with portfolio management and related advisory services, combining fee-based investment management with insurance brokerage, real estate brokerage, and mortgage loan origination. The firm’s integrated approach offers clients access to both advisory and transaction-oriented services, including commission-based insurance and mortgage products.

David Murphy is the principal of Murphy Investment Advisors, Inc., an independent firm based in Pasadena, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. He founded Murphy Investment Advisors in 2016 and has been leading the firm since its inception. Murphy Investment Advisors provides discretionary asset management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, overseeing approximately $92 million for around 34 clients. The firm uses a fundamental analysis approach with both long- and short-term strategies tailored to client objectives, and it offers no-fee educational seminars on money-management topics.

Hungkwang Wu is the sole advisor at Bright Light Capital Advisor, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 37 years of industry experience. The firm, founded in 2011 and based in Arcadia, CA, provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services. Bright Light Capital Advisor primarily manages pooled or institutional assets using a methodology that combines charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm employs both long- and short-term trading techniques, including short sales, margin, and options strategies.

Thomas Moreland is a financial advisor with Sherwood Oak Knoll, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Gold Coast Securities, Inc. and Moreland Capital for 17 years and spent four years at Rocky Mountain Hardware before joining Sherwood Oak Knoll in 2020. Sherwood Oak Knoll, LLC is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of analytical methods and both long-term and short-term trading strategies, focusing on a very small client base and preparing customized Investment Policy Statements for each client.

Ellis Balsam is a financial advisor with Carter & Balsam Advisers in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Carter & Balsam Advisers, formerly John R Carter Corporation, since 2010 and also serves as president of Carter & Balsam CPAs, a certified public accounting firm he has led since 2001. Carter & Balsam Advisers provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, and corporations, managing approximately $15 million for a select client base. The firm uses fundamental and cyclical analysis, combining long- and short-term trading strategies, and maintains a close integration with the CPA practice owned by the same principal.

Michael Martinez is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at LLG Wealth Management since 2017. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for six years. Outside of financial advising, he owns and operates Document Protection Service, a document scanning and online storage business. LLG Wealth Management provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio principles and offers educational seminars in addition to personalized planning.

Martin Johnson Jr. is a financial advisor at Johnson's Capital Partners Corporation with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Colorado Financial Services Corporation and Johnson's Global Advisors. Since 1989, he has also owned Johnson's Financial Group, an administrative business unrelated to financial services. Johnson’s Capital Partners Corporation provides investment management services using passive, index-based strategies to create globally diversified portfolios for a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management, rebalancing, and monitoring of third-party money managers to align with client objectives.

Jin Vieth is a financial advisor at Organik Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Organik Capital since 2022. Outside of financial advising, Vieth is the Chief Financial Officer of V Spa LLC, a day spa business he has been involved with since 2012. Organik Capital LLC provides financial planning, investment consultation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs an active, valuation-oriented investment approach focused on high-quality businesses, while also utilizing passive index allocations and various hedging techniques, with customized portfolios and discretionary trading authority.

Anthony Montenegro is a financial advisor at The Blackmont Group in Fullerton, CA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including CFD Investments and D.A. Davidson & Co. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate investing, which accounts for a small portion of his time. The Blackmont Group is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering both active and passive strategies to build diversified portfolios and providing financial planning through ongoing or project-based engagements.