William Hamelin is a financial advisor at Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has worked with Strategy Asset Managers since 2021 and also serves as a part-time management consultant for The Adept Group, Inc., providing onboarding support to new team members. Strategy Asset Managers serves individual, high-net-worth, ultra-high-net-worth, and institutional clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity selection, dividend-oriented and growth strategies, and quantitative methods, managing accounts on a discretionary basis and offering family office services for ultra-high-net-worth families.

David Rosenberg is a financial advisor with Nadler Financial Group, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Nadler Financial Group and Ausdal Financial Partners since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Rosenberg serves as president of a political action committee and acts as an assistant football coach at a high school. Nadler Financial Group manages over $2.18 billion for more than 1,000 clients through a team of 15 advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, tactical asset allocation, and specialized strategies such as direct indexing, serving individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plans.

Collin Saydah is a Financial Services Advisor (FSA) with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on connecting clients to the people, plans, and processes that align with their individual ambitions and financial goals. Collin works with clients to address objectives such as funding education, preparing for retirement and potential health care expenses, and developing personalized long-term financial strategies. He holds the Professional Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Washington. Collin’s approach emphasizes understanding clients’ personal perspectives and priorities to create clear and transparent financial plans aimed at helping them manage their wealth effectively.

Giovanni Cuarez is a financial advisor at Tactive Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Strategy Marketplace, LLC and ABI Business Insurance Services. Outside of advisory work, he operates a tax preparation service for individuals and small business owners and is also involved as a mortgage loan originator and insurance broker. Tactive Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, employee benefit plans, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management through a robo-advisor platform and an Advisor Advice service. The firm uses a Black-Litterman framework for tactical asset allocation and is notable for its role in serving other advisors through TAMP and sub-advisory relationships alongside its retail offerings.

Wan Lin Liao is a financial advisor at Griffinest Asia Asset Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Griffinest Asia Management, LLC since 2019 and Griffinest Asia Securities since 2012. Griffinest Asia Asset Management serves high-net-worth and qualified individual investors, as well as corporations and institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment advisory, and personal financial planning services. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives and manages approximately $10.27 million in assets across nine accounts.

Mark Delgadillo is a financial advisor with SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining SFE Investment Counsel in 2020, he worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. for seven years. SFE Investment Counsel serves a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors, offering customized investment supervisory services. The firm’s approach focuses on asset allocation, long-term holding strategies, and concentrated equity portfolios supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with fixed-income laddering.

Geert Criel is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 32 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director of a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and co-financing European movies in Los Angeles. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, with portfolios tailored using ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and digital assets.

Gregory Zedlar is a financial advisor with California Capital Management in North Hollywood, CA, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with California Capital Management since 2004. Outside of advisory work, he is a co-trustee of the G & L Zedlar Family Trust and is involved with Conceptual Thinking, LLC, which invests in startups. California Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities with a focus on customized portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $358 million in discretionary assets for a client base of several hundred accounts, offering wrap fee programs and retirement plan consulting tailored to various time horizons and risk tolerances.

Chingpao Chang is a financial advisor at East West Wealth Advisors LLC in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining East West Wealth Advisors in 2026, he worked at Cetera Investment Services and Cetera, Citigroup Global Markets, Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and J.P. Morgan Securities. East West Wealth Advisors provides discretionary separately managed account services for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, institutional investors, and other entities. The firm uses a goals-based, multi-asset investment approach overseen by an Investment Policy Committee and offers portfolio management through wrap-fee programs and custodial relationships.

Gabrielle Stapleton is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC in Pasadena, CA. She has been with Arroyo Investment Group and Capital Research & Consulting LLC since 2012. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients through a discretionary, model-driven approach using proprietary screening to maintain 15 model portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds, with regular rebalancing and quarterly reviews.

Sophia Barclay is a financial advisor at AWM Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and experience at firms including Excellent Capital, Hudson Pacific, and CBRE. She began her professional career after attending the University of Alabama. AWM Capital is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, managing approximately $1.15 billion across a multi-team staff of 24 advisors. The firm emphasizes liability-driven investing and asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and integrates comprehensive financial planning services including tax and estate planning.

Richard Plamondon is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Lazari Capital since 2018, following a nine-year tenure at Mutual Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in Medicare insurance products. Lazari Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and a private fund. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Choeng Kim is a financial advisor at Allmerits Asset, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been an independent healthcare insurance agent since 2012. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management through third-party sub-advisers and digital platforms, serving individuals, corporations, charities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation and offers retirement plan consulting and standalone financial consulting.

John Kotsimbos is a financial advisor at Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc., with over 22 years of industry experience, including five years at Peak American and 17 years as an independent advisor. He is part of an 11-advisor team based in Redondo Beach, CA. Peak American Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines technical and fundamental analysis in portfolio construction and integrates tax strategy and insurance coordination into retirement and income planning.

Bradley Salo is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with California Capital Management since 2004 and also works with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of One Management Group, Inc., a landscape design consulting firm. California Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities, managing roughly $358 million in discretionary assets across several hundred accounts. The firm offers customized portfolio management through a wrap fee program and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and options.

Harold Parker Jr. is a financial advisor with Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Nasdaq Dorsey Wright, Western International Securities, Inc., and Holly Street Wealth Advisors before joining his current firm in 2019. Strategy Asset Managers serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, ultra-high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and institutional investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity selection, dividend-oriented and growth strategies, and quantitative approaches, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments, and third-party managers as appropriate.

Handong Yu is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Dew Point Capital since 2024. Prior to this, he held various roles including positions at StockSwap and the JACCK Foundation for the Arts. Dew Point Capital provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a custom, strategic allocation approach emphasizing long-term purchase strategies with flexibility for short-term trades under certain market conditions.

Ellen Himmel is a financial advisor at Regatta Capital Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. She has been with Regatta Capital Group since 2016 and has operated a tax preparation service as a sole proprietorship since 2007. Regatta Capital Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, estates, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach and offers a variety of wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services, including digital-asset account facilitation and private fund management.

Michael Laine is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at Altruist Advisors LLC. He has previously worked at LPL Financial Corporation for 17 years. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Living Well Enterprises LLC, a sailboat charter business. Altruist Advisors serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and other entities with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with modern portfolio theory, implementing both proprietary and third-party model portfolios through its integrated technology platform.

Spencer Seid is a financial advisor at AWM Capital, LLC in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hightower Advisors, Georgetown University, and Lavine, Lofgren, Morris, Engleberg CPA. AWM Capital advises high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and private funds, providing fee-based investment management along with comprehensive financial planning services such as tax, estate, and insurance planning. The firm uses an open-architecture platform and a liability-driven investing framework to create customized portfolios utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and conducts due diligence on separately managed accounts and private placements.