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.

Toan Tran is a financial advisor at 10 West Advisors, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has been with 10 West Advisors since 2017. 10 West Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-profit organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on niche, less-liquid opportunities such as small and distressed situations, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with position-level risk controls.

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.

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.

Jason Susdorf is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Gouda Wealth Planning, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to that, he was employed at Charles Schwab and Co., Inc. and TD Ameritrade, Inc. Jason holds a Series 63 license. Gouda Wealth Planning provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with both passive and active investments, often implementing portfolios through third-party model portfolios and Outside Managers, and supports clients in selecting and monitoring these managers.

Roberto Washington is a financial advisor at Financial International with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at H.D. Vest Investment Securities, Inc. for 20 years. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a church pastor and leads R & R International Enterprises, Inc., which provides real estate, mortgage, appraisal, and tax preparation services. Financial International offers portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual clients, combining fee-based investment management with real estate brokerage, mortgage origination, and insurance brokerage. The firm’s integration of advisory services with transaction-oriented offerings, including commission-based products, distinguishes its approach among independent advisory firms.

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.

Tiffany Hong is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with ADES Investment Counsel, Inc. She has 11 years of experience, including roles at TRM Wealth Management AB and Robert Ades Accountancy Corporation. Based in Los Angeles, CA, she is the sole advisor at her firm. ADES Investment Counsel primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement-plan participants, trusts, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a long-term, passive-oriented investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified asset allocations implemented chiefly through index-type mutual funds and ETFs, with a strong emphasis on Dimensional Fund Advisors products.

Cherie Putman is the principal of Putman Capital Management, Inc. in Torrance, CA, with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and Series 66 credentials and has a background that includes roles at 1 St Global Insurance Services, 1ST Global Advisors, and maintains a CPA practice since 1995. Outside of her advisory work, she founded Women’s Wellness and Wealth, a resource and social group focused on supporting women in healthy lifestyles and financial matters. Putman Capital Management serves individual and family clients, including high-net-worth households, providing asset management and comprehensive financial life planning with a tax focus. The firm manages accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and academic research, and combines mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities in its investment approach.

Bill Nugent is the Founder of Convey Wealth Management, a financial services firm uniquely specializing in tax-smart planning for corporate executives, high-achieving entrepreneurs, and their families. Bill's 27-year career began with one of the industry's oldest and most respected wealth management firms. There, he focused on non-profit and public sector clients and drew inspiration from mission-driven professionals who dedicated their careers to caring for others. Having led hundreds of live workshops during his career, Bill is skilled at expressing complex topics in an understandable manner. He believes in customization and focuses on each client's goals to drive the investment management process. Bill is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional as well as an IRS Enrolled Agent. He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition to providing personalized attention to his clients, he believes strongly professional mentorship and enjoys teaching financial planning at UCLA.

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.

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.