Richard Lewis is a CFA charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at White Stork Asset Management LLC since 2018 and previously at Raj Vasudevan LLC from 2016 to 2018. He is based in Irvine, CA. White Stork Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, non-profit organizations, and institutions, focusing mainly on equities and U.S. Treasury securities. The firm’s bottom-up, fundamental investment approach emphasizes undervalued market leaders for long-term holding, active allocation, and risk controls at the position level, serving a client base that includes a notable share of non-U.S. investors.

West Cohan is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and currently serves at InvestLinc Wealth Services. He has worked with InvestLinc in various forms since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Cohan is the CFO and founder of Lémore, a skincare company. InvestLinc Wealth Services provides wealth management and investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities. The firm designs tailored multi-asset portfolios, incorporating fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and offers access to both traditional and alternative investments.

Michael Vaughn is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Vaughn Investment Advisors Inc. in Tustin, CA, where he has worked since 2007. He has 12 years of industry experience. Vaughn Investment Advisors Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $74.85 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and corporations, using a team-based investment process that combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection and emphasizes diversification through ETFs and ETNs.

John Cooke is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Cooke Wealth Management, LLC since 2003, where he serves as one of two advisors. Cooke Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and pension clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and financial coaching. The firm employs a long-term, allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates a Christian stewardship perspective into its planning process.

David Hutchison is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Triad Investment Management, LLC since 2013. He serves on the Investment Advisory Committee for CalOptima, a health insurance provider, where he helps oversee investment consultants and outside managers for corporate cash management. Triad Investment Management serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations and businesses. The firm focuses on fundamental security analysis and concentrated equity portfolios aimed at long-term capital growth, managing roughly $120 million across about 40 client relationships.

Keith Bong is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Sidoxia Capital Management, LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he provides accounting and tax services as a CPA, is a managing member of a private investment company, and may teach college-level finance courses. Sidoxia Capital Management offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting primarily to individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a customized investment approach combining fundamental research and quantitative methods, managing both separate accounts and private pooled vehicles.

Lantz Bell is a financial advisor at Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Bell & Brown since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for North East of the Well, a ministry focused on issues affecting women such as human trafficking, addiction, and abuse. Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary asset management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $487 million in assets. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase strategy, typically maintaining diversified portfolios of large-cap equities, investment-grade fixed income, and cash equivalents.

Mickey Payne is a financial advisor at Advisors on Call in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Wealth Management & Business Concepts, Emmaus Capital Management, and William Jordan Investments Inc. Outside of advisory services, he is president of Teleios Back Office Solutions, providing bookkeeping and consulting services to raise capital for alternative investments. Advisors on Call offers personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement and pension plans. The firm focuses on tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and ongoing risk assessment, serving both high net worth clients and institutional clients with discretionary and non-discretionary agreements.

Robertina Gama is a financial advisor at GAMA Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with GAMA Wealth Management since 2019. GAMA Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals through discretionary asset management via its wrap-fee program. The firm manages approximately $29.6 million in assets, emphasizes individualized portfolios with continuous supervision, and employs various strategies including fundamental analysis, options writing, and margin transactions.

Elias Hakimian is a financial advisor at Crystal Cove Asset Management with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial and Crystal Cove Asset Management since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he provides real estate consulting and analysis as a consultant for Coastal Realty and is a partial owner of CEEK Holdings LLC. Crystal Cove Asset Management is a California-registered firm serving individuals, foundations, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The boutique firm manages approximately $90 million across about 66 client relationships, employing customized strategies that include equities, ETFs, tactical fixed income, derivatives, and structured products.

Tami Simpson is a financial advisor with Wealth Financial Group West, Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has worked with several firms, including Gradient Advisors, LLC and Brokers International, and is also the owner of Simpson & Simpson Life Insurance Services, Inc. Wealth Financial Group West, Inc. provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and third-party manager recommendations to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm develops investment strategies based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers ongoing portfolio oversight and tailored financial plans.

Brian Walker is a financial advisor at SVL Investment Management with 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for 22 years. Walker has held a Series 63 designation and has experience as a former insurance agent earning trailer commissions. SVL Investment Management is a boutique, research-oriented firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and corporate entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, global investment approach that incorporates strategic asset allocation, monthly rebalancing, and a proprietary valuation model with a long-term horizon.

Clifford Kolson is a financial advisor with Generational Wealth Strategies in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Advantage Asset Management, Inc. since 1994. Outside of advising, Kolson is a licensed California real estate broker and also works as an insurance agent. Generational Wealth Strategies provides discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as retirement plans, non-public businesses, and charitable entities. The firm employs a structured investment approach that incorporates portfolio management, alternative exposures, and family-oriented services.

John West is a CFA® charterholder based in Newport Beach, CA, with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Flatrock Wealth Partners LLC since 2022 and previously worked at Research Affiliates, LLC for 15 years. Flatrock Wealth Partners serves high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, and businesses, managing approximately $417.6 million across about 73 client relationships. The firm focuses on household-level, long-term wealth management that incorporates a broad range of assets and typically uses ETFs, mutual funds, and individual stocks along with fundamental and technical analysis.

Michael Thibodeaux is a financial advisor with Elevate Wealth Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been working in the financial services industry since 2020, including roles at World Financial Group and Elevate Financial Partners. Elevate Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management and portfolio trading for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an active, adaptive investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and offers participation in a private fund utilizing an ETF call-option long/short strategy.

Bryan Ugalde is a financial advisor at FDP Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been associated with FDP Wealth Management, Executive Insurance Agency, FDP Insurance Services, and Valmark Securities since 2010. Outside of advising, he serves as COO of FDP Insurance Services, overseeing the operation of the insurance and advisory business. FDP Wealth Management provides investment consulting and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm delivers non-discretionary advice focused on fundamental analysis and diversification, featuring a specialized life-insurance trust analysis process known as the TOLI Expert System.

Mark Shoemaker is a financial advisor with BSIAS Advisors, LLC in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Peter P. Brown in real estate for 16 years and has been involved with Brown-Shoemaker, Investment Advisory Services, LLC since 2004 and Brown-Shoemaker, CPA's since 1979. BSIAS Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, families, trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm follows a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment philosophy with tailored asset allocations and plans to offer income tax preparation services to existing clients starting in 2025.

Shiyi Zhang is a financial advisor at Illumine Investment Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Leju USA LLC and in academic roles at the University of California and Walla Walla University. Outside of advising, Zhang has experience as an assistant manager in the retail sector. Illumine Investment Management serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and other private clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with integrated financial planning. The firm employs a quantitatively driven investment approach using proprietary multi-factor models and customizes allocations based on client objectives and risk tolerances.

Nitai Chokshi is a financial advisor at Chokshi & Queen Wealth Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Tillys Inc and Chokshi & Shah CPA. Outside of advising, he serves as an assurance partner at Nitai & Company Financial Group, providing audit and accounting services. Chokshi & Queen Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions with asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis in managing portfolios that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and derivatives, and offers both discretionary management and standalone financial plans.

Jordan Ver Hoeve is a financial advisor with Castle Capital Management in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Castle Capital Management, he worked at Ameritas Advisory Services, Equity Services Inc, and National Life Group. Outside of finance, he is also an independent artist. Castle Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services for individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct tailored allocations and implements third-party strategies for custodial and self-directed brokerage accounts.