Ana Blumberg Markus is the sole advisor at Beverly Hills Capital Management LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Beverly Hills Capital Management since 2012. Outside of financial advising, Ms. Blumberg is a sculptor and occasionally creates and sells artwork. Beverly Hills Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $16.9 million across around 41 client relationships. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis, employing long-term, short-term, and active trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

I’m Melissa, founder of Fidela Wealth. I hold CFP® and CIMA® designations, and I’ve spent the last 13 years guiding clients through high-stakes financial transitions with precision and care. At Fidela, I work with: -Families navigating legacy planning, education funding, long-term care, or supporting loved ones with special needs. -Business owners seeking tax efficiency, transition planning, or coordinated advice across teams. -Entertainment professionals managing income variability, loan-out entities, pension structures, and privacy concerns. My job is to bring order to complexity, no jargon, no confusion. Just clear, personalized advice and disciplined financial strategy. I don’t sell products, and I don’t take shortcuts. As a fiduciary, I work exclusively in your best interest. If you’re facing a turning point or simply want to feel more confident about your financial future, I’m here to help you move forward with clarity and integrity.

Gerard Singfield is a financial advisor at Culture Capital Partners, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Charles Schwab and The Pacific Group. In addition to his advisory role, he provides clients with life insurance options and business management services, including budgeting and bill pay support. Culture Capital Partners offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes a range of analytical methods and investment strategies across traditional and alternative assets, operating mostly on a non-discretionary basis with tailored service for a limited client base.

Richard Sirott is the sole advisor at Richard N. Sirott Accountancy Corporation, an independent firm based in Northridge, CA. He holds 29 years of industry experience and has operated his combined accounting and investment advisory practice since 1979. The firm offers customized investment management alongside accounting and tax compliance services, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other business entities. Richard N. Sirott Accountancy Corporation manages discretionary portfolios using a range of model allocations and employs both fundamental and technical analysis, maintaining accounts with independent custodians.

Mehrdad Farhat is a financial advisor with Opes Capital Group, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Opes Capital Group since 2013. Opes Capital Group provides investment advisory and financial consulting services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management and guidance on selecting other advisers. The firm employs a range of analytical methods including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, focusing on diversification and utilizing instruments such as equity index options, commodities, REITs, and insurance products.

Fred Liu is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with 12 years at Hayden Capital and 5 years of industry experience. He is based in Los Angeles, CA, and has worked exclusively with Hayden Capital since 2014. Hayden Capital is an independent, state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain institutional and non-U.S. investors. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach with concentrated portfolios and also manages a Delaware private fund for non-U.S. investors.

Matthew Ahart is the principal advisor at Archer Row Advisory with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at MUFG Union Bank and Transom Consulting Group LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing partner of Archer Row Financial LLC, providing management consulting to financial institutions, and is an executive vice president at Bank of Hawaii Corporation, focusing on risk management and regulatory projects. Archer Row Advisory offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes diversified, low-cost passive investments with flexibility for opportunistic tactical adjustments and alternative investments, managing a relatively large asset base across a small client roster and providing separate consulting services to financial institutions.

Christian Carreon is a Series 66 licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is the owner and CEO of Paradigm Shift Trading, Inc., an educational program offering mentorship in systematic trading. Carreon has held advisory roles at Create Wealth Management, LLC since 2021 and previously worked at All One Wealth, LLC, NPB Financial Group, LLC, Gold Coast Securities, Inc., and RBC Advisors. Create Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolio management using a diverse set of analytic methods and implements strategies including strategic and tactical asset allocation as well as active instruments such as options and futures.

Thomas Donnelly is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Donnelly Investments, an independent registered investment adviser, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to founding his firm, he held roles at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, AdvicePeriod, LLC, and Calamus Financial Planning. Donnelly Investments serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and related trusts, applying a selective acceptance process with a minimum relationship size of $1,000,000. The firm employs a time-horizon-based asset allocation strategy across fixed income, equity index, and concentrated equity growth portfolios, using fundamental analysis and a buy-and-hold approach. It also incorporates unique features such as client borrowing arrangements and a thematic focus on technological change.

Lindahl Lucas II is the owner and principal advisor at Avinci Wealth Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Avinci Wealth Management, he worked at Financial & Tax Architects for six years. He also owns and oversees Lucas Insurance Services, an insurance agency he started in 1989. Avinci Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including ETFs, individual equities, fixed-income models, and third-party sub-advisers, and offers additional services such as estate-planning support and tiered tax-planning in coordination with an unaffiliated provider.

Andre Coulombe is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Coulombe and Sons Wealth Management, an independent firm based in Woodland Hills, CA. Prior to founding his current firm, he has been affiliated with St. Bernard Financial Services and Foresters Equity Services. Coulombe also serves as a Special Assistant to the Commanding General in the California State Guard. Coulombe and Sons Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and business clients. The firm delivers non-discretionary asset management and ERISA 3(21) plan advisory services, tailoring strategies to clients’ goals and conducting at least quarterly account reviews.

Kip Konwiser is the sole advisor at FlipWithLou&Kip LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Oberon Securities LLC and Ba Securities, LLC. He also co-owns Konwiser Brothers Media, a film production and distribution company. FlipWithLou&Kip LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through separately managed accounts and a wrap fee program, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and personal service entities. The firm focuses on financial literacy for young professionals in entertainment and sports and emphasizes asset allocation and risk management in its investment approach.

Martin Rosenzveig is the principal of Martin W. Rosenzveig & Co., LLC, an independent firm based in Beverly Hills, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at National Planning Corporation and LPL Financial, as well as founding a previous iteration of his firm. His firm provides wealth management, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $22.7 million for a small client base and uses a long-term, asset-allocation focused approach supported by fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis. It also offers ERISA fiduciary services and pension consulting, including investment policy statement design and participant education under a 3(21)-style advisory framework.

Nicholas Rich is a financial advisor at Frew Street Capital with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. Prior to founding Frew Street Capital Management LLC in 2021, he worked at Rich Family Bypass Trust and Source Logistics Los Angeles LLC. Frew Street Capital is an independent firm that manages discretionary portfolios for a small group of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, active asset allocation approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and may utilize third-party sub-advisers, mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, REITs, and, where appropriate, direct indexing and cryptocurrency exposure.

Allan Von Halle is the sole advisor at Von Halle, Allan, an independent firm based in Sherman Oaks, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Etonien and Robert Half. In addition to his advisory role, he provides accounting consulting services to businesses, focusing on financial statements, tax accounting, and related areas. Von Halle, Allan offers combined financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes individualized planning and a research-driven approach to managing equity and fixed income investments, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Carl Large is the sole advisor at Carl W. Large, An Accountancy Corporation in North Hollywood, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Carl has been associated with his firm since 1991 and also has a long-standing affiliation with MCA/Universal dating back to 1980. The firm operates as an accountancy corporation offering investment supervisory services, financial planning, tax preparation, and periodic investment research. It serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, employing a strategic asset allocation approach that combines passive index funds and ETFs with selective active management.

Bradford Creger is the president of BFF Wealth Management, Inc. in Glendale, CA, with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Centaurus Financial, Inc. and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of a tax planning and preparation firm, directs participant education for a fiduciary administration company, and performs standup comedy. BFF Wealth Management, Inc. provides fee-based financial planning, consulting, and educational workshops to individuals and institutions such as entertainers, athletes, pension plans, foundations, and businesses. The firm produces comprehensive written plans based on detailed interviews and analyses and does not manage or monitor investment accounts or accept custody of client assets.

Scott Shlecter is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been principal of Shlecter Wealth Management, LLC since 2013, where he provides financial consulting. Pasadena Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, and various business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction, and manages over $1.2 billion in assets across multiple offices.

Brett Cicinelli is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Confluence Capital Advisors, LLC in Woodland Hills, CA. He has been with Confluence since 2016 and also teaches a course on Alternative Investing Strategies at UCLA Extension. Confluence Capital Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers specialized services including divorce-related financial planning, financial forensics, and business valuation, employing a broad investment approach that includes both traditional and complex strategies.

David Ward is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Brookside Strategy and Consulting, an independent advisory firm based in Burbank, CA. Prior to founding Brookside Studios LLC, he held roles at Cetera Advisor Networks, Sovran Advisors, MassMutual, Lincoln Financial Advisors, and US Trust/Bank of America. Outside of his advisory work, Ward is involved in education and community service, including instructing CFA candidates, fundraising for the YMCA of the Foothills, and serving in leadership roles with the Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Brookside Strategy and Consulting serves a select group of individual clients, business owners, and institutional entities, providing discretionary asset management along with ongoing financial planning and business consulting. The firm’s approach combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and sector analysis to build customized portfolios and emphasizes business-owner planning and exit strategies.