Darren Crume is a financial advisor at Marathon Capital Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Granite Capital Wealth Management LLC and South Coast Investment Advisors, LLC. Crume is also a licensed real estate broker, though he does not actively use this license. Marathon Capital Management is an independent registered investment advisor serving individual clients, high net worth individuals, businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm offers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with an emphasis on diversification, index-based core holdings, and fundamental security analysis.

Susan Miller is a financial advisor with Slaten Wealth Management in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Crown Capital Securities, LP, and has been with Slaten Financial and Slaten Wealth Management since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of Ballyhoo Ice Theatre Inc., a nonprofit focused on amateur competitive figure skating. Slaten Wealth Management provides fee-based investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, offering custom portfolio management alongside third-party managed account oversight and integrating tax-related services and licensed insurance activities.

Michael Masciorini is a financial advisor at Ticino Wealth with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for nine years and Citigroup Global Markets for ten years. Ticino Wealth LLC provides wealth and investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes customized, tax-aware, risk-adjusted portfolios that combine active and passive strategies, managing accounts directly without third-party asset managers.

James Ripley is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with RAI Wealth Management and its predecessor entities since 1992 and previously worked with Gregory Advisors, Inc. from 2020 to 2026. RAI Wealth Management serves individual investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $160 million in client assets, focusing on diversified portfolios primarily made up of mutual funds and ETFs, with an emphasis on tax management and regular portfolio rebalancing.

Jeffrey Brown is a financial advisor at Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm since 2015. Bell & Brown Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary asset management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $487 million across around 500 client relationships. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term investment strategies, typically maintaining diversified portfolios of large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income, and is notable for its wrap fee program sponsorship and high assets per advisor.

Justin Cable is a financial advisor at Seaport Research Partners LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at various affiliated entities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Investment Committee and College of Business Advisory Board at the University of La Verne and is also active as a musician, performing, writing, and producing music. Seaport Research Partners LLC primarily serves institutional clients and other investment advisers by providing research and advisory services without engaging in trade execution or asset custody. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to deliver detailed investment recommendations and offers a subscription-style service model.

Scott Jones is a financial advisor at Sumnicht & Associates, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Sumnicht & Associates since 2007. He is also associated with Berry Network, Inc., where he has been involved since 1989. Sumnicht & Associates is a boutique family-wealth advisory firm serving high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, and estates. The firm uses a multidisciplinary, team-based approach and primarily implements portfolios through ETF-based allocation models managed by an affiliated adviser, focusing on a small client roster and maintaining a family office relationship with a single family.

Michael Nahass is a financial advisor at Zor Capital, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley and Terra Tech Corp before joining Zor Capital. Outside of advisory roles, Nahass is involved in real estate development and manages mixed-use commercial properties and event centers through separate business ventures. Zor Capital, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and customized asset allocation. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, typically favoring buy-and-hold strategies with periodic monitoring, and offers both standard and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Richard Cervisi is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Global Investment Solutions, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Global Investment Solutions since 2019, following a brief retirement period from 2016 to 2019. Global Investment Solutions primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary asset management, ongoing consulting, and direct management of variable annuity and variable life subaccounts. The firm utilizes proprietary, rules-based investment programs supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with asset allocations driven by trend, momentum, and sentiment indicators.

Angel Mendez is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at RAI Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining RAI Wealth Management in 2023, he worked at Gregory Advisors, Inc. and operated Angel Mendez Landscaping. RAI Wealth Management serves individual investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $160 million in client assets. The firm utilizes diversified portfolios focused on mutual funds and ETFs, employs third-party model portfolios and tax-management tools, and maintains unique referral and operational affiliations with other advisers.

Kyung Choe is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Apiis Wealth Management Corp. He has held roles at multiple firms including Allmerits Asset, LLC and Horter Investment Management, LLC. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in garment design and sales as president of DK Designtrend Inc. and manages an income property business. Apiis Wealth Management Corp. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through third-party sub-advisers, serving pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, nonprofits, and individuals. The firm uses tactical and strategic asset allocation and conducts ongoing reviews of sub-adviser performance while offering retirement plan consulting and standalone financial consulting services.

Karly Bokosky is a financial advisor at Sachi Financial Planning with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in education for several years, including positions at Capo Unified School District and Placentia Yorba Linda School District. Sachi Financial Planning serves individual, high-net-worth, and business clients by providing investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning services. The firm combines passive and active portfolio management, offers estate plan preparation using a third-party AI-assisted service, and conducts educational seminars for groups.

Larry Michaels is a financial advisor with Legacy Advisory Group, Inc in Santa Ana, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Crown Capital Securities, LP for 12 years and has been involved with Accounting & Legal Network since 2010. Legacy Advisory Group, Inc provides portfolio management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, pension, and profit-sharing plans, utilizing a model-informed investment process overseen by an internal committee. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and manages its own wrap-fee program, integrating multiple investment strategies.

Bryan Reynoso is a financial advisor at CS Tomasi Wealth Management with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC and CS Tomasi Wealth Management since 2024. Prior to his financial career, Reynoso held positions in various industries including moving services and staffing. CS Tomasi Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and tax preparation services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach that combines fundamental analysis with rotational timing techniques to manage portfolios custodied at LPL Financial.

Pierre Ngo is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Advanced Financial Strategies, Inc. since 2000 and Capital Synergy Partners, Inc. since 2010. Ngo is also president and owner of Advanced Financial Strategies & Insurance Services and holds ownership stakes in other business entities related to real estate where his firm is located. Advanced Financial Strategies Inc. serves highly compensated executives, affluent business owners, and high-net-worth individuals and families by offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary asset management, estate planning, and risk-management services. The firm integrates strategic asset allocation with both passive and active investment approaches and employs technology platforms for portfolio management and documentation support.

Kevin Weaver is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Sidoxia Capital Management, LLC since 2014. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. Sidoxia Capital Management provides investment advice primarily to individual investors, including high-net-worth and accredited clients, as well as select institutional entities. The firm employs Fusion strategies combining ETFs, equities, and fixed income with an emphasis on tax-aware, longer-term management and discretionary portfolio oversight.

Steve Rumsey is a financial advisor with Optimus Advisory Group in Dickson, TN, holding a Series 63 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Optimus Advisory Group since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of life, fixed and term, health, and fixed annuities through various insurance companies. Optimus Advisory Group serves individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities with financial planning and investment management. The firm uses a combination of strategic asset allocation, market analysis, and proprietary algorithms to manage tactical ETF and mutual fund portfolios and also offers model portfolio services and investment signals to other advisors.

Nicholas Bautista is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Clearview Wealth Management since 2018 and previously worked at Bare Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network. Bautista is also the founder and CEO of a nonprofit organization that promotes free play soccer for adolescents. Clearview Wealth Management serves individual clients, trustees, and retirement plan sponsors by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a variety of investment vehicles and analysis tools to tailor plans and portfolios, and also offers tax preparation services exclusively to its clients.

Jessica Roks is a CFP® certificant with 14 years of industry experience currently advising clients at JDM Financial Group LLC. She has previously worked at Empirical Wealth Management, Creative Planning, Tippett Moorhead & Haden, and M Holdings Securities, Inc. JDM Financial Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and other financial institutions by offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes an asset-allocation approach using mutual funds and ETFs and integrates fundamental and behavioral finance analyses in its market evaluations.

Colette Sadlier is a financial advisor at Advanced Financial Strategies Inc. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her background includes roles in media and education at organizations such as CNBC, CBS News, and Pepperdine University. Advanced Financial Strategies Inc. serves highly compensated executives, affluent business owners, high-net-worth individuals and families, trusts, estates, and qualifying retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation combining passive exposures with active management and tactical adjustments, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary asset management, estate and business planning, and risk management services.