Scott Shagrin is a financial advisor with Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC, holding a CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 42 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. He has been with Beverly Hills Private Wealth since 2022. Beverly Hills Private Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using asset-allocation frameworks and a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analyses, employing a range of strategies across public and private securities.

Payton Thompson is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Dew Point Capital, Thompson held roles at Pepperdine University, JRK Property Holdings, and NorthStar Ski Resort. He also has experience as a member of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. Dew Point Capital is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement income planning, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $512 million in client assets and employs a strategic allocation approach that incorporates fundamental and cyclical analysis with a long-term purchase strategy and occasional short-term adjustments.

Benjamin Simonds is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC since 2011. He holds a Series 66 license and is based in Westlake Village, CA. Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach utilizes diversified model portfolios based on modern portfolio theory, with strategies reviewed quarterly and tailored cash reserve targets for certain accounts.

Steven Weinberger is a financial advisor with HCR Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at HCR Wealth Advisors since 1999 and has been associated with Investment Security Corporation since 2002. HCR Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to implement portfolios on a discretionary basis and manages nearly $2 billion in client assets across ten advisors.

Crystal Oculee is a financial advisor with Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has worked with Parson Latimer & Judge, LLC and has served as CFO of an affiliated insurance agency. Oculee is also an author and public speaker focusing on financial planning and retirement goals for women. Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $454 million. The firm combines proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and a mix of passive ETFs and actively managed mutual funds, with an emphasis on risk management and diversification.

Aryan Golzar Shabestary is a financial advisor at Navalign, LLC with a Series 65 designation and over a decade of experience in consulting and financial services. Prior to joining Navalign and BNY in 2025, he worked at F.G. Consulting from 2014 to 2025. Navalign, LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $655.6 million for about 677 clients, employing a range of strategies that include margin borrowing and options trading within separately managed accounts.

Justin Mccurdy is a financial advisor at Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Manhattan West since 2017, previously working at AdvicePeriod, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of a summer basketball camp program called ProSkills. Manhattan West Asset Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a Digital Asset Advisory Program. The firm employs a fiduciary, client-tailored approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various investment strategies, managing over $1 billion in assets.

Kevin Sacre is a financial advisor with Atlantic Investments a Registered Investment Advisor, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Atlantic Investments since 2015 and Atlantic Financial Services, Inc. since 2017. Outside of financial services, Sacre owns Sacre Images, a photography business established in 2010. Atlantic Investments serves individuals and high-net-worth clients by providing personalized financial planning and coordinating implementation through third-party money managers. The firm does not manage client assets directly but offers services including retirement planning, cash-flow and tax reviews, estate planning modules, and referrals to other professionals.

Ravi Davis is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hippocratic Financial Advisors in Westlake Village, CA. He previously worked at Advanced Practice Advisors for three years and has been involved with Hippocratic Insurance Services since 2014 as a partner, handling client property and casualty, disability, and fixed life insurance. He also owns a consulting firm specializing in computer and information technology. Hippocratic Financial Advisors provides fee-only wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes a long-term, goals-based investment approach with customized portfolios and offers a proprietary student-loan analysis and management service.

Brent Donovan is a financial advisor at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. and Hightower Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of MAD Donovan Inc. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and various institutions. The firm offers bundled business-management services alongside customized asset allocation and acts as a multi-family office liaison, providing both investment recommendations and due diligence on third-party managers.

Kevin Kiely is a financial advisor at Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. His prior work experience includes positions at Deloitte and Berry Global, as well as a period studying at Southern Methodist University. Checchi Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and a variety of institutional and pooled clients. The firm uses quantitatively driven investment strategies employing proprietary models, ETFs, and tax-optimization techniques across globally diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios.

Zev Fried is a financial advisor at JSF Financial, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation since 2010, alongside his tenure at JSF Financial beginning in 2008. Fried is also president of AJLH Inc., a pass-through entity established for commission management. JSF Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and businesses. The firm employs dynamic asset allocation, model portfolios, and quantitative analysis to customize investment strategies and manages approximately $1.73 billion in client assets.

Riley Maher is a financial advisor at Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He held a position at Penta Investment Counsel LLC from 2003 until 2026 before joining his current firm. Maher holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Elwood & Goetz provides fee-only investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to affluent and emerging-affluent individuals, families, trusts, estates, business owners, and sponsors of corporate retirement plans. The firm emphasizes Modern Portfolio Theory, global diversification, and predominantly passive implementation using index funds and ETFs, combining this approach with institutional retirement-plan fiduciary services and operational practices such as account aggregation through held-away platforms.

Christian Sessing is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at AMI Asset Management Corp since 2005. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and works from the firm's Los Angeles office as part of a nine-advisor team. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and private pooled funds. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research approach across multiple equity and fixed-income strategies and is notable for its role as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled vehicles.

Barbara Abundiz is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Horizon Wealth Management. She has previously worked at The Heymont Group and Heymont & Company, Inc., and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2008. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with BABS MICHAEL, LLC, a non-investment-related business entity. Horizon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, fiduciary investment management using diversified portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan advisory services.

Justin Van Orden is a financial advisor at Prism Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Gingold & Company and EFE, Inc. Prism Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with services including asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and legacy asset management. The firm combines fundamental and sector analysis with strategic asset allocation across traditional and alternative investments, and it sponsors its own wrap fee program that allows the use of margin in managed accounts.

Nick Nejad is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC since 2023 and previously held roles at KCS Wealth Advisory and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management. Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using asset-allocation frameworks and a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analyses, employing strategies across public and private securities.

Lameck Lukanga is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Life Line Wealth Management LLC. He has held roles at affiliated entities including Life Line Holdings, Inc. and Life Line Financial Group since 2011. Lukanga is also a member manager of Life Line Financial Group, a firm providing tax preparation, business management, and accounting services. Life Line Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and privately held small businesses. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with a buy-and-hold strategy, focusing on asset allocation through primarily passive ETFs and customized portfolios managed mostly on a discretionary basis.

Daniel Itzhaki is a financial advisor with Tamar Securities, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has been with Tamar Securities since 2020 and previously worked at Moorpark College and LI Investments, LLC. He also has experience in education, having worked at California State University, Northridge and Yeshiva University High School. Tamar Securities, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $1.52 billion in discretionary assets and serves about 4,198 clients through a multi-advisor team of 17, utilizing proprietary model programs that combine global value and sector analysis with qualitative and quantitative screening.

Aaron Morris is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Partners with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Charlesworth & Rugg, Inc, DFPG Investments Inc, and United Planners' Financial Services. He serves as Vice Chair of the San Fernando Community Health Center and is a board member of the Community OUTreach Alliance. Highline Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, family office services, corporate retirement plan consulting, and other financial advisory services, with portfolio decisions centralized through an Investment Committee.