Norman Wahab is the sole advisor at Quid Capital in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He worked at Tetrad Capital for five years before founding Quid Capital in 2019. Quid Capital offers investment management and separately managed account services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, partnerships, and other business entities. The firm constructs tailored, discretionary portfolios using a variety of analytical methods and trading strategies, serving a diverse client base that includes both smaller clients and larger institutional accounts.

Jordan Miotto is the sole advisor at Miotto, Jordan Philip in Anaheim, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the financial advisory industry for one year. Prior to founding his firm, he worked in various roles at Accurate Circuit Engineering, Target Corporation, and Champion Power Equipment. Miotto, Jordan Philip offers one-time financial planning and portfolio review services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm delivers written reports with asset-allocation and investment recommendations based on a top-down approach, focusing on strategic asset allocation using broadly diversified, liquid instruments. Services are non-discretionary, with clients responsible for implementing recommendations. The firm charges a flat fee and does not accept commissions or third-party compensation.

Aleksandr Dyo is a financial advisor at Smart Portfolio with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms, including Profectus Wealth Management and RGL Group Insurance and Financial Services, where he is a principal. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing and investing in qualified opportunity zone real estate assets and serves in leadership roles at several related business entities. Smart Portfolio primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and pension or profit-sharing plans, offering fee-based discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan investment services. The firm focuses on customized, rules-based, risk-adjusted strategies across various asset classes and integrates plan-level investment management with plan design through affiliated consulting and insurance services.

Nicholas Arellano is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the Managing Partner and CEO of YLP Financial, LLC, as well as Managing Partner and CEO of Your Legacy Partners, LLC, which provides M&A advisory and consulting services to privately owned businesses. He also leads Kospow Partners, an entity that works within the search fund community to facilitate minority co-investments in private equity-type deals. YLP Financial, LLC is an independent advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management and investment policy development that integrates fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis. The firm employs long-term strategies alongside options trading and focuses on a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and private placements.

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.

Loc Tran is the sole advisor at JHL Investment Firm Inc in Westminster, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with eight years of industry experience. He has managed JHL Investment Firm since 2018 and is also involved in insurance sales as the CEO of Tran Insurance Agency and an agent at Lords Insurance Agency, businesses he has been part of since 2011 and 2016 respectively. Loc Tran additionally works as a seasonal tax preparer. JHL Investment Firm Inc provides non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients. The firm’s investment approach centers on fundamental analysis and tailored strategies aligned with client goals and risk tolerance, with client approval required before executing trades.

Gary Hughes is the principal advisor at Hughes Wealth Management Incorporated in Hermosa Beach, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 33 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2022, he worked at Concorde Asset Management, LLC and Concorde Investment Services, LLC for nine years. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed independent insurance agent. Hughes Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and access to alternative investments and private placements for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis to implement investment strategies and may engage sub-advisers, managing accounts mostly on a non-discretionary basis.

David Ross is a Certified Financial Planner® with over 20 years of industry experience. He has led Ross Financial Group since 2011 and previously worked as a business consultant. Outside of his advisory role, he acts as a business consultant for a long-term client and operates as an insurance broker. Ross Financial Group provides tailored investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and institutions, including trusts, estates, foundations, charities, and corporations. The firm offers a proprietary “Tides Portfolio” strategy focused on low-turnover, concentrated mid-cap index ETF holdings, with an objective to outperform the Dow Industrial Average over time.

Quan Le is a financial advisor at Rockside Investments LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Valero Energy Corporation for 32 years. Rockside Investments LLC is an independent advisory firm serving a small group of individual and institutional clients, including qualified retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a model-based, primarily long-term value investing approach with discretionary portfolio management and offers specialized pension consulting and performance-based fee arrangements.

Kamal Ramani is a CFP® professional with one year of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of REA Investments, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. In addition to his advisory role, Ramani is a CPA who operates Blue Lotus Services, providing tax preparation, and serves as CFO of Raw Brands Inc., an apparel wholesaler. REA Investments, LLC is a discretionary investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm constructs customized portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, utilizing a range of analytical techniques and conservative cash management strategies.

John Nuckel is the sole advisor at John Nuckel LLC in Hermosa Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2020, he spent nine years at Coastal Investment Advisors and Coastal Equities, Inc. John Nuckel LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, tailoring portfolios around insurance products, equities, and ETFs. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with charting, fundamental and technical analysis to implement long-term trading and model allocations based on documented risk tolerance.

Albert Yeo is the principal of A Yeo Capital Management LLC and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at BDO Private Bank, Merrill, and UBS Financial Services. A Yeo Capital Management LLC is a small, independent investment manager providing discretionary asset management and advisory services to retirement plans, corporations, charities, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses fundamental security analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct portfolios aligned with client risk profiles, and it offers pension consulting and plan-support services, including ERISA-focused guidance and educational meetings.

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.

Juerg Ciceri is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, operating through his firm, JC Financial Planning & Investments, LLC, since 2006. He holds a Series 63 license and serves clients from Long Beach, CA. Ciceri is also the owner and general partner of a Swiss investment holding company, Golden State Holding GmbH. JC Financial Planning & Investments provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on individualized advice, continuous account supervision, and diversified asset allocation, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with flexible financial planning arrangements.

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.

David Pedersen is a financial advisor with Hermosa Advisors in Hermosa Beach, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has been with Hermosa Advisors since 2019 and previously worked at Guess Inc. He also serves as a part-time adjunct instructor at the University of California, Los Angeles Extension. Hermosa Advisors is a single-advisor independent firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with customized financial planning and advisory services. The firm follows a fiduciary, client-driven process and employs fundamental analysis to recommend diversified portfolios but does not provide discretionary portfolio management or trade execution.

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.

Mario Nieto is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Desert Capital Management Group, Inc, with five years of industry experience. He has been with Desert Capital since 2020 and previously worked at GMI Sourcing, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Desert Capital Management Group is a small advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $5.39 million in assets across 127 client relationships. The firm provides individualized, primarily non-discretionary asset and portfolio management services across a range of public and private investments and operates under a level-fee fiduciary framework without accepting discretionary authority or proxy voting.