Daoda Wang is a financial advisor with American Fundstars and holds the Series 66 designation. Wang has prior experience at China Securities Investment Co., Ltd. and China Securities Co. Ltd. IBD, spanning 9 years combined. Outside of advisory roles, Wang is involved with MW Creative and Consulting. American Fundstars serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management and advisory services. The firm employs a flexible investment approach across multiple asset classes and manages a significant portion of client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Ellen Himmel is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Regatta Capital Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Regatta Capital Group since 2016 and has operated her own tax preparation sole proprietorship since 2007. Regatta Capital Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach, utilizing diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs supplemented by individual stocks and bonds, and also manages private pooled investment vehicles.

Henry Vanbuskirk is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Benefit Financial Services Group since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, Richardson and Company, CPAs, Inc., and Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Benefit Financial Services Group serves individual investors, families, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and institutional pension consulting services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes diversified, outcome-oriented portfolios with a range of asset types, including ESG options and select private investments, while also offering ERISA fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Yekaterina Galkina is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Compak Securities and Compak Asset Management since 2006. Compak Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets for over 1,000 clients. The firm uses model-driven asset allocation strategies and offers financial planning and retirement-plan advisory services alongside investment management.

Sheryl Liu is a financial advisor at American Fundstars with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her background includes work as a self-employed professional and a role at Yifang Taiwanese Fruit Tea. She also attended the University of Southern California. American Fundstars serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management and advisory services. The firm employs a flexible, opportunistic investment approach across various asset classes and manages most client assets on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client consent for trades.

Raymond Robinson is a CFA® charterholder at Leisure Capital Management, Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA, with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Leisure Capital Management since 2002. Leisure Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, insurance companies, and retirement plan participants, focusing primarily on discretionary investment management. The firm employs a diversified, long-term investment approach that integrates Modern Portfolio Theory and the Fama-French three-factor model alongside fundamental and cyclical security analysis.

Braden Priest is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with ten years of industry experience. He has been with Benefit Financial Services Group in Irvine, CA since 2015. Benefit Financial Services Group serves a broad range of clients including individual investors, families, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers wealth management, institutional pension consulting, and tax preparation services, focusing on diversified, outcome-oriented portfolios with a variety of investment vehicles and fiduciary retirement plan services.

Christopher Rowey is a financial advisor with Benefit Financial Services Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Benefit Financial Services Group since 2016 and at Bfsg, LLC since 2007. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through its BFS Wealth Management and BFS Institutional Services divisions. The firm manages approximately $1.53 billion in discretionary assets and consults on about $18.0 billion in retirement plan assets, employing a diversified, model-based investment approach that integrates multiple analytical methods and includes options and derivative strategies.

Arrash Zare is a financial advisor at Chatterton & Associates with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at several firms including LPL Financial and Waddell & Reed, Inc. Zare is also a registered representative and insurance agent with OSAIC. Chatterton & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business advisory services. The firm employs a top-down investment approach utilizing SEI asset-allocation models, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with a focus on non-discretionary management and limited short-term trading.

Michelle Petersen is a financial advisor at Hollencrest Capital Management with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hollencrest since 2014. Hollencrest Capital Management provides wealth management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-affluent families, trusts, business owners, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and incorporates traditional equities, fixed income, alternatives, private investments, and tax-aware strategies.

Christy Charles is a CFP® with 2 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Validus Capital LLC. Prior to joining Validus Capital in 2022, she worked at Camden Capital, LLC from 2014 to 2022. Validus Capital provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, legacy planning, and family office services primarily to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, attorneys, and foundations. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis with a primarily long-term orientation, and it also acts as investment supervisor to exempt private funds and pooled vehicles.

Morgan Christen is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, where he has worked since 2016. Christen also works as an independent insurance agent, advising on accident and health, life, and variable contract insurance. Spinnaker Investment Group provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs diversified portfolios primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, combining fundamental and macro analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and client behavior, and maintains over $1 billion in assets under management.

Dale Sefarian is a financial advisor with Hollencrest Capital Management, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Hollencrest Securities, LLC since 1999. Hollencrest Capital Management provides wealth management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-affluent families, trusts, business owners, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines Modern Portfolio Theory with traditional equities, fixed income, alternatives, private investments, and tax-aware strategies, and it actively sponsors and manages private funds and direct private investment transactions.

Darren Thompson is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Ministry Partners Securities, LLC and has two years of industry experience. He serves as President and CEO of Ministry Partners Investment Company, which focuses on church financing and business lending. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Americas Christian Credit Union for eleven years. Ministry Partners Securities, LLC provides financial planning and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, churches, faith-based organizations, and qualified retirement plan participants. The firm integrates clients’ religious and ethical values into investment recommendations and primarily refers clients to third-party asset managers while offering ongoing advice and planning services.

Jordan Eden is a financial advisor at Braypark Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors LLC, Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, and Wells Fargo. Outside of advisory work, Jordan serves as president of Business Growth Innovators, a referral group focused on business development. Braypark Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of analytical methods and investment strategies including ETFs, alternative investments, and complex instruments.

Brian Goldberg is a financial advisor with Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC in Torrance, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. Goldberg has been with Banyan Tree Securities, LLC and Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC since 2013, serving as owner and principal. Banyan Tree Asset Management is a discretionary fixed-income investment adviser focused on ultra-high net worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs an active, credit-oriented investment process and manages portfolios primarily through separately managed accounts and Delaware-structured pooled investment vehicles.

Patrick Powers is a CFP®, CFA®, and PFS™ at Benefit Financial Services Group with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2016. Benefit Financial Services Group serves individual investors, families, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides wealth management, institutional pension consulting, and tax preparation services, focusing on diversified, outcome-oriented portfolios and fiduciary retirement plan management.

Travis Hawley is a ChFC® affiliated with Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, with five years of industry experience. He has worked with Mosley Wealth Management and related Mosley Insurance & Financial Services entities since 2015. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through Mosley Insurance & Financial Services. Mosley Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside integrated financial planning. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic approach to asset allocation, utilizing a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios.

John Nahas is a financial advisor with Ascentis Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including LPL Financial and Golden State Wealth Management, where he is involved as Managing Director of Business Development. Nahas also serves as co-trustee of a family trust. Ascentis Asset Management provides sub-advisory services including portfolio modeling, model construction, and signaling to other investment advisers and UMA program sponsors. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to build asset allocations and deliver custom model portfolios without directly managing client assets.

Scott Hank is a financial advisor at West Wealth Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining West Wealth Group, he has worked at Ferguson Enterprises since 2016. West Wealth Group provides investment advisory, asset management, and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $616.7 million in discretionary assets through an 18-advisor team and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, Modern Portfolio Theory, and cyclical analysis in portfolio management.