Robert Hearn III is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Pacific Sun Financial Corp with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Aqua Blue Pool and Spa, Inc. from 2016 to 2020. Pacific Sun Financial Corp provides discretionary portfolio management and a firm-sponsored wrap fee program serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $290 million through three licensed advisers, offering portfolios including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and private securities, with all accounts managed in-house and tailored to client objectives.

Alex Chalekian is a financial advisor with Lake Avenue Financial LLC in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lake Avenue Financial and its predecessor firms since 2014 and previously spent 17 years at LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Disrupter Labs, LLC, a real estate investment and consulting business. Lake Avenue Financial LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, as well as brokerage customers and financial institutions. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using customized asset allocation and model-based strategies, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with ongoing supervision and rebalancing.

Mana FLD offers professional financial advice that empowers you to protect and celebrate your hard earned money. We start with our clients' hopes and dreams: getting an intimate view of their values, attitudes, and feelings towards money and its connection to lifestyle. Next comes smart planning: as we work one-on-one with each client to learn your finances inside and out, resulting in deep knowledge sharing, and ongoing support capable of shifting attitudes and building wealth. The outcome is freedom through partnership: our clients are supported to grow, develop and stand strong through life’s transitions, as we build new strategies for self-awareness and personal identity. Throughout the journey, we help turn clients' dreams and goals into reality.

Ivan Illan is a financial advisor at Aligne Wealth Advisors Investment Management (AWAIM) in Los Angeles, CA, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual Financial. Illan is also a licensed insurance agent selling long-term care, disability, life, fixed annuities, and health insurance products. Aligne Wealth Advisors Investment Management manages approximately $224 million for around 200 clients, including individuals, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs discretionary investment management through four model portfolios, guided by proprietary global macroeconomic research, and emphasizes a long-term investment approach.

Scott Colton is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Colton Wealth Management since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates from Arcadia, CA. Colton Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and trusts. The firm follows a fee-only model and emphasizes a long-term, asset allocation-based approach using institutional-class mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and certificates of deposit, while also offering concurrent tax services alongside comprehensive financial planning.

Stephanie Bucko is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently a financial advisor at Mana Financial Life Design in Glendale, CA, where she has worked since 2018. Bucko also serves as Chief Information Officer and Manager of Mana Management Partners, overseeing the distribution of financial education programs through the Mana Money School. Mana Financial Life Design serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering financial life planning, discretionary investment management, employee benefit plan advisory, estate planning support, and project consulting. The firm employs a goals-based investment approach that combines long-term perspectives with active tax management and selective use of leverage and derivatives, alongside client education and engagement initiatives.

Alex Lanzkowsky is a financial advisor at Davidson Kahn Capital Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Rockefeller Capital Management and Las Vegas Sands Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO of Centennial Medical Group in Las Vegas, NV. Davidson Kahn Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and foundation clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with a long-term investment orientation and manages client assets in-house.

Ling Lu is a financial advisor at IFMGroup with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Investment & Financial Management Group since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Ling Lu serves as president of a life insurance agency in Monrovia, CA. IFMGroup provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selective active funds and manages roughly $4 million in assets across seven client accounts.

Sam Namiri is a financial advisor at Ridgewood Investments with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Ridgewood Investments since 2018, following five years at Grand Slam Asset Management and a brief period as self-employed. Ridgewood Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis and model-level portfolio construction with a long-term investment horizon, offering both traditional and private pooled investment vehicles.

Devin Weinstein is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Coast Bridge Capital and has previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Chandler Asset Management, and Ford Equity Research. Coast Bridge Capital is a state-registered investment adviser managing approximately $77.5 million in client assets. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and sub-advisory services to individuals, family offices, institutional clients, and other registered investment adviser firms, utilizing a fundamental analysis and tactical asset allocation approach.

Jens Spitta is a financial advisor at QCA Capital Management Inc in Los Angeles, CA, with 55 years of industry experience. He has been with Quincy Cass Associates, Incorporated since 1970. QCA Capital Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an actively managed, generally long-term investment approach with tailored portfolios constructed from a range of securities and alternative vehicles.

Jessica Rosenberg is a financial advisor at JDM Financial Group LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with JDM Financial Group since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she works as an insurance agent through various insurance agencies. JDM Financial Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and corporations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes an asset-allocation approach favoring mutual funds and ETFs, incorporating fundamental analysis and behavioral finance, and provides both wrap-fee and non-wrap advisory services.

Julian Scott is a financial advisor at WellAcre Global Wealth Advisors in Santa Monica, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining WellAcre, he worked at Generate Capital and McKinsey & Company, and completed an MBA program at The Wharton School. WellAcre Global Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs multiple analytical methods to create tailored asset allocation strategies and offers a wide range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Jacques Soenens is a financial advisor with Great Gable Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has served as Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Great Gable Partners, LP since 2004, where he leads the firm's alternative investment strategy. Great Gable Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages balanced portfolios focused on capital appreciation through equity and fixed-income investments, emphasizing equity selection based on free cash flow analysis, value metrics, and competitive advantage assessments.

Ryan Sitrin is a financial advisor with Sitrin Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Sitrin Capital Management since 2016, working within a six-advisor team based in Century City, CA. Sitrin Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a top-down investment approach focused on the S&P 500 to identify leading sectors and select individual equities, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its decision-making.

George Zuluaga is a financial advisor with Avina Financial Group, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Avina Financial Group since 2019 and previously at Sagepoint Financial, WiseWealth Financial Advisors, and WiseWealth Insurance and Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a sole proprietor insurance agent. Avina Financial Group serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a wrap fee program and integrates retirement plan fiduciary services and participant education into its investment approach.

Azelia Betancourt is a financial advisor at Galliott Capital Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 2016 to 2020. Betancourt is also affiliated with Insigneo Advisory Services, where she engages in portfolio creation and asset allocation. Galliott Capital Advisors is a family-office and investment advisory boutique serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers asset and portfolio management, financial planning, multi-family office services, and consulting, using a range of investment types including equities, fixed income, ETFs, options, and alternatives.

Geoffrey Bates is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bates Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. He has operated as a sole proprietor since 2011 and is also the owner of an insurance agency specializing in life and health insurance. Bates Wealth Management serves individual investors and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary asset management, ERISA 3(21) advisory services, and hourly financial planning. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, incorporating options and derivative strategies, and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with documented client goals and investment restrictions.

Peter Finkel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with six years of industry experience. He has been with Eliot Finkel Investment Counsel, LLC since 2003. Eliot Finkel Investment Counsel, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented, income-focused investment approach emphasizing fundamental research and economic analysis, and it uses borrowing within separately managed accounts, a practice uncommon among peers.

John Boyd is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with eight years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at MDRN Wealth in Venice, CA, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to founding MDRN Wealth, he worked at Charles Schwab and Fidelity Brokerage Services. He is involved with the Arizona Department of Corrections, providing financial literacy education and pro-bono planning resources to incarcerated individuals preparing for reentry. MDRN Wealth LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning services. The firm integrates fintech solutions to manage held-away accounts and employs a mix of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and diverse investment strategies, including private placements and derivatives.