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.

Stephen Scherer is a financial advisor with Private Financial Counseling in Los Angeles, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He has been a partner and president of Scherer & Bradford, a law firm, since 1992. Scherer has worked at PFC Capital Group, Inc. since 1981. Private Financial Counseling provides discretionary wealth management and portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth families, as well as trusts, retirement-plan participants, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines proprietary quantitative selection methods with fundamental and third-party research to manage portfolios over medium- to long-term horizons.

Vick Khoboyan is a financial advisor at Harold Davidson & Associates, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at several firms, including F/M Investment LLC, Gries Financial Partners, Oakhurst Capital Management, and First Western Capital Management. Harold Davidson & Associates provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $390.5 million across about 237 client relationships and offers individualized advisory services that include fundamental analysis, ongoing portfolio monitoring, and cash management.

Leonid Medved is a financial advisor at Valley Financial Management, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank Leumi USA and Leumi Investment Services Inc. Medved serves on the investment committee of the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, where he helps oversee the school's endowment investments. Valley Financial Management operates through its Valley Digital Investor platform, providing discretionary portfolio management and automated model ETF portfolios to individual and high-net-worth clients via an online, mobile-based service. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Valley National Bank and offers portfolios that range from conservative income to aggressive growth, with automatic rebalancing based on client profiles and market conditions.

Eric Hatfield is a financial advisor with Hatfield Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. in Burbank, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, with 23 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Santa Monica/Palisades Masonic Lodge #307 and as board member and chair of the Grand Lodge of California Freemasons Investment Committee. Hatfield Insurance & Financial Services provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, and employer retirement plans. The firm primarily offers model allocation portfolios composed of mutual funds, conducts quarterly reviews, and may engage independent money managers, typically operating on a non-discretionary basis while also providing insurance products through its licensed representatives.

Marla Vickrey is a financial advisor with Hofer & Associates Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hofer & Associates since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a licensed insurance agent. Hofer & Associates Wealth Management serves individuals, high net worth clients, charitable organizations, and small businesses, managing approximately $216 million in client assets. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using a variety of investment strategies and model portfolios tailored to different risk tolerances.

Nathaniel Cohen is a financial advisor at Marest Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Marest Capital, he was a student or unemployed for ten years. Marest Capital, LLC advises individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm manages approximately $240 million for 67 clients, employing a combination of asset-allocation, fundamental, qualitative, cyclical, and sector analysis to tailor investment strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Christopher Girbes Pierce is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Five Oceans Advisors in Santa Monica, CA. His prior roles include positions at Advice Period LLC and Enlightened Wealth Management LLC. Five Oceans Advisors serves individuals, trusts, family entities, charitable organizations, and business clients, focusing on taxable investors and those with complex estate and tax planning needs. The firm emphasizes evidence-based investment strategies, tax efficiency, and integrated wealth advisory services, incorporating active and alternative managers as appropriate.

Nicholas Butler is a financial advisor at Butler Financial Services, Ltd. in Westlake Village, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Butler Financial Services since 2016 and also serves in a tax preparation role as an enrolled agent. Butler is involved in tax return preparation in addition to his advisory duties. Butler Financial Services provides financial planning and asset management primarily for individual clients, specializing in retirement planning. The firm integrates tax preparation, real estate, and loan origination services with its investment approach, which emphasizes asset allocation and modern portfolio theory supported by computer models and continuous account monitoring.

Cheyun Xia is a financial advisor at Sagewater Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sagewater, Xia worked at Google Inc for ten years. Sagewater Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, value-oriented investment strategy focused on purchasing high-quality businesses at a discount and holding them long term, and it utilizes options and derivatives for risk management and income generation.

Craig Schauer is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Schauer Investment Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2016. He has nine years of industry experience and over 30 years as a CPA through his accounting practice, Craig Schauer CPA. Outside of financial advising, he is a partner in the Hollywood Rivera Car Wash in Redondo Beach, CA. Schauer Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term trading, managing client accounts directly without outsourcing to third-party managers.

Vanessa Moore is a financial advisor at Zephyr Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Zephyr Investment Management since 2014, alongside prior roles at FSC Securities Corporation. Moore is also president of VM Financial, a consulting S Corporation. Zephyr Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a proprietary Business Cycle Asset Management framework that integrates cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies, managing approximately $421 million in advisory assets across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Nayivi has been in the industry for over 13 years. She holds a Certified Financial Planner™ designation and is a member of the UCLA Alumni Association and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA). In Westlake, she was a founding member of Women 2 Women, a group focused on meaningful connections for personal and professional growth. Her areas of expertise include retirement planning and long-term investment management. She enjoys seeing clients make sound financial decisions and enjoying the fruits of their labor. Nayivi received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from the University of California Los Angeles and an MBA in Financial Planning from the California Lutheran University. For the past 8 years, she lives in Mission Hills, CA with her husband and daughter.

Christopher Eichler is a financial advisor with Bainbridge Investment Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Bainbridge Investment Advisors and S.L. Reed & Company since 2004. Bainbridge Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to individuals and trusts, managing approximately $34 million in assets with a focus on domestic large-cap equity portfolios. The firm employs a balance-sheet-focused, value-oriented approach and utilizes selective leverage strategies not commonly used by peers.

Matthew Davis is a CFP® with 14 years of experience and has been with Financial Planning for Generations, Inc. since 2011. He holds a Series 65 license and also works as a Licensed Professional Fiduciary. Financial Planning for Generations, Inc. provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals, families, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using a core-and-satellite approach, focusing on passive index and ETF core holdings combined with selective active funds, and delivers advice through consultations and written evaluations without exercising trading or custody authority.

James Morton is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Doheny Asset Management, L.L.C. with five years of industry experience. He was previously a managing member at Maeya Capital, LLC, which is currently being wound down. Doheny Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth investors, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across several defined strategies, managing roughly $185 million in assets with a small advisory team.

Alexander Anderson Jr. is a financial advisor at Heyman Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has worked in the industry since 2008, with prior experience at Envision Capital Management for 12 years and independent ticket brokerage for three years. Heyman Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies guided by modern portfolio theory, employing model portfolios and accommodating client-imposed investment restrictions.

Richard Winters is a financial advisor at Winters Financial Group, Inc. in Westlake Village, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Mutual Securities and The Leaders Group, Inc. Winters Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm primarily follows a non-discretionary approach, offering portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with an emphasis on asset allocation recommendations and client approval prior to transactions.

Robert Nii is a financial advisor with Borris Nii & Company in Beverly Hills, CA, holding the PFS™ designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Greenbrier Diversified, Inc. since 2007 and has been with Borris Nii & Company since 1989. Borris Nii & Company provides business and family wealth management along with investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, including many clients in the entertainment industry. The firm offers a family office–style service that integrates investment oversight with bookkeeping, tax preparation, insurance claims processing, and audit defense, acting as an outsourced family office and coordinating with third-party providers while maintaining discretionary trading authority for managed accounts.