Peng Zhang is a financial advisor with Sagewater Wealth Management LLC in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sagewater, he has been employed at Google Inc. since 2006. Sagewater Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, value-oriented investment approach focused on long-term ownership and margin-of-safety discipline, offering performance-based fee arrangements and the use of options and derivatives for income or risk management.

Han Cho is a financial advisor with Positive Delta Asset Management LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Positive Delta since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he holds a California real estate broker license and has been involved with real estate brokerage activities. Positive Delta Asset Management provides separately managed account services to individual and institutional clients, offering a Global Alpha multi-asset ETF strategy and customized portfolio management. The firm manages client assets using quantitative models and maintains transparency through client-held custody arrangements.

Nathan Flynn is a financial advisor with Hermosa Wealth Management in Hermosa Beach, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at firms such as Fifth Third Securities, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., Keystone Group, and Crowe LLP. Hermosa Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers tailored investment programs based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizons, and conducts educational seminars and workshops for the public.

Michael Woods is a financial advisor at Beach Cities Wealth Management, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Beach Cities Wealth Management since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is also involved with Blue Cross Health Insurance in an insurance advisory capacity. Beach Cities Wealth Management serves individuals and high-net-worth clients by providing personalized asset management through tailored portfolios that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, mutual funds, and private securities. The firm uses fundamental and cyclical analysis with a combination of long-term, short-term, and trading strategies, maintaining nearly all assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Eric Johanson is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Scope Wealth Management in Santa Monica, CA since 2015. Scope Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to private clients, including individuals, businesses, families, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a core-satellite portfolio construction approach that integrates low-cost passive holdings with fundamentally selected individual positions and employs option and derivative strategies within separately managed accounts.

Katerina Minevich, CFP® and Series 65 licensed, is a financial advisor with Quantitative Financial Strategies in Los Angeles, CA. She has approximately one year of industry experience combining roles at her current firm and other financial services companies, with prior professional experience at NuORDER, Inc. from 2013 to 2022. Quantitative Financial Strategies provides fee-only investment and wealth management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, utilizing both passive and active investments alongside model portfolios and technology tools, including AI, to support discretionary portfolio management.

Samantha Powell is a financial advisor at New River Investments in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. She has been with New River Investments since 2014. New River Investments provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and certain business entities through separately managed accounts and by advising a related private fund. The firm utilizes a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and statistical analysis and employs a range of trading strategies, including the use of derivatives.

Harold Davidson is the principal of Harold Davidson & Associates, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Harold Davidson & Associates since 1973. Harold Davidson & Associates, Inc. manages approximately $358 million in discretionary assets for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting using fundamental analysis and a combination of long- and short-term strategies across various asset classes, including public securities and private real estate investments.

John O'Brien is a financial advisor at O'Brien Investment Management, LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with O'Brien Investment Management since 2016. O'Brien Investment Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, businesses, and individual retirement plan participants. The firm manages approximately $225–$275 million in regulatory assets across around 165 client relationships and specializes in managing held-away accounts such as 401(k), 403(b), and 529 plans through a third-party platform.

Somboon Wongvitavas is a financial advisor at Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been associated with Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc. since 2016. Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC is a registered investment adviser that provides ongoing portfolio management focused on public equities for individual clients, families, related trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis and employs a broad investment approach combining multiple analytical methods to build tailored plans around clients' goals and risk tolerance.

Robert Gipson is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is a managing shareholder and board member of Gipson Hoffman & Pancione, a law firm he founded, and has served as a director of Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. since 2007. Gipson also holds executive roles in business consulting and bookkeeping firms. He is a principal at Alpha Analytics Investment Group LLC, which provides advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, trustees, and corporate plans. The firm employs a globally diversified, asset-allocation driven approach emphasizing low-cost institutional funds and customized portfolio construction based on each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Zully Ruiz is a financial advisor with BlackLines Financial in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining BlackLines Financial in 2025, she worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2022 to 2025. Before entering the financial industry, she spent nine years in the hospitality sector. BlackLines Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management, retirement and pension plan services, and financial planning through its WealthBuilder and Mastery programs. The firm employs client-specific investment policy statements and long-term trading strategies, and it offers advisory-based insurance products alongside other financial services.

Nicolas Castano is a financial advisor at TRU Independence Asset Management 2, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Merit Wealth Management, Morton Wealth, UCLA Extension, and AProvideC. TRU Independence Asset Management 2, LLC serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, ERISA and pension plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, standalone financial planning, pension consulting, and third-party manager selection, utilizing a blend of active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Jose Vitela Jr. is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Silicon Beach Wealth, LLC since 2020, following roles at Vicon Capital Partners LLC dba BlueReef Capital and Core Financial Partners. Silicon Beach Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and uses borrowing and active options strategies within separately managed accounts, serving clients with customized portfolios and written financial plans.

Justin Tolton is a financial advisor at Tolton Asset Management, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has a background that includes ownership and operation of a public accounting firm since 1982. Tolton Asset Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a non-discretionary advisory model, emphasizes diversified portfolios with a tilt toward smaller-company and value exposures, and operates an affiliated CPA practice offering tax and accounting services.

Mark Minichiello is a financial advisor with QCA Capital Management Inc in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with QCA since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Director and Chief Financial Officer of Top Dog Films, Inc., an entertainment company involved in film, television, and publishing, and is also a board member and training coach for the South Bay Runners Club. 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 across multiple strategy models, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Kavi Virk is a financial advisor with Veda Financial Investment Advisory in Los Angeles, holding Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles with Eagle Strategies (NY Life), NYLife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. He volunteers as Vice-President and Board Member of the Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Los Angeles Chapter. Veda Financial provides discretionary, value-oriented portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value-investing approach with customized portfolios focused on equity and balanced strategies tailored to clients’ time horizons and liquidity needs.

Emanuel Avina is a financial advisor with Avina Financial Group, Inc. in Bellflower, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He is also involved with Avina Insurance Services, Inc., where he serves as a general agent focusing on life insurance and fixed annuities. Avina Financial Group serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a wrap fee program and focuses on mutual funds and ETFs, providing ongoing account monitoring and participant education.

Kenneth Cagnolatti is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Anchor & Oak Wealth Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Anchor & Oak, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Bank. Anchor & Oak Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual clients along with advisory and pension consulting services for employee benefit plans. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and third-party money managers to implement client strategies, applying methods such as modern portfolio theory and fundamental and technical analysis.

Victor Espino is a financial advisor with Meridian Venture Partners, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Meridian, he worked at Universal Wealth, Encompass More Asset Management LLC, and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Outside of advising, he owns and operates The Tax Council, an accounting firm. Meridian Venture Partners, Inc provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and corporate clients. The firm uses multiple methods of analysis and offers a range of strategies, including cryptocurrency exposure and specialty investments such as real estate and venture capital funds.