Ma Tapang is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CRUX Wealth Advisors. Prior to joining CRUX, Tapang worked at Raymond James Financial for 36 years. Outside of advising, Tapang prepares income tax returns through a separate business, Maria Tapang & Associates. CRUX Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $547.7 million for a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charities, pension plans, and privately held businesses. The firm employs a process-driven investment approach with discretionary portfolio management and offers a range of analytical techniques and investment products.

Joshua Miller is an advisor at Regatta Capital Group, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience in the entertainment industry, including roles at Ventura Canyon Productions and Amazon Studios. Outside of financial advising, he has been involved with production companies since 2016. Regatta Capital Group serves a diverse clientele including individuals, institutions, and private funds, employing a long-term, fundamental-analysis investment approach with a focus on diversified portfolios and offering services such as comprehensive financial planning and digital-asset account facilitation.

Hunter Peterson is an associate financial advisor with Weaver Consulting Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Weaver Consulting Group since 2017 and previously spent one year at Vanguard Marketing Corporation and seven years with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. Peterson serves as a board member and assistant treasurer for the Huntington Beach Kiwanis, a local service organization. Weaver Consulting Group provides financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth households, and institutional retirement plans. The firm employs a holistic, client-focused asset-allocation approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, structured notes, individual securities, and third-party managers to tailor portfolios to client goals.

Brent Honea is a financial advisor with Secura Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Arkadios Capital, Crown Capital Securities, Barth Financial Advisors, and other firms. Outside of investment advising, he practices estate planning and asset protection law with Barth Calderon LLP and is involved in life insurance sales through Bentley Financial & Insurance Services. Secura Financial, LLC provides fee-based financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $320 million for about 673 clients through a team of seven advisors, employing tailored investment strategies based on fundamental and cyclical analysis.

Richard Ward is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Curated Wealth Partners, LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at Deutsche Bank and Citigroup Global Markets. Richard holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Curated Wealth Partners advises ultra-high-net-worth clients including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm specializes in holistic balance-sheet advisory, portfolio construction, and manager selection across public and private markets, offering customized portfolios and comprehensive family office services.

Marcus Crawshaw is a financial advisor at The William Allan Corporation with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2014. The William Allan Corporation provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, non-profits, trusts, and corporate accounts. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting, managing over $185 million in client assets with an approach that includes individualized account supervision, fundamental analysis, and a combination of long-term investing and selective short-term strategies.

Christopher Blassick is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fort Point Capital Partners LLC. Prior to joining Fort Point Capital Partners in 2024, he worked at Camden Capital for seven years and Salem Partners for three years. He also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Fort Point Capital Partners focuses on investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The firm emphasizes risk management through global diversification, active oversight, tax-aware techniques, and employs both discretionary separately managed accounts and private pooled fund structures.

Mia Carla Dizon is a financial advisor at Sage Rhino Capital LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Merrill from 2016 to 2022. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as treasurer for One Seed Community Garden, where she handles bookkeeping and coordinates donation letters. Sage Rhino Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $787 million in client assets and employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental, quantitative, sector, and cyclical analysis, with the use of derivatives and options-related strategies in separately managed accounts.

Axel Hsu is a financial advisor at Curated Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Parametric Portfolio Associates and several other organizations. Curated Wealth Partners advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and special purpose vehicles. The firm offers comprehensive balance-sheet advisory, portfolio construction, and manager selection services across public and private markets, along with family office services including bookkeeping and cash-flow reporting.

David Colley is a financial advisor at CRUX Wealth Advisors in Long Beach, CA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Arete Wealth Management, Raymond James Financial Services, and Waddell & Reed. Outside of advising, he is an insurance agent, providing insurance solutions and client consultations. CRUX Wealth Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a process-driven, advisor-customized approach using multiple analytical methods and generally manages client accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring.

Kenneth Lee is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at CLG LLC. His career includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investment and Cetera, among others. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in a family-owned real estate business, where he assists with property management. CLG LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering comprehensive asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies, including the use of sub-advisors, derivatives, and digital assets, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Robert Sowder is a financial advisor with CLG LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investment, Cetera Advisor Networks, LPL Financial, and H&R Block. Outside of his advisory work, he owns R.H. Sowder Enterprises, an S-Corporation structured for liability and tax purposes. CLG LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities by offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related advisory services. The firm uses a range of analytical methods and investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, third-party sub-advisors, and derivative instruments, distinguishing itself with a diversified operational and product approach.

Russell Hall is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Eclectic Associates, Inc. since 2007. He is based in Fullerton, CA, and works within an 11-advisor team at the firm. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management, integrated financial planning, and consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement-plan participants, charities, and businesses. The firm manages over $1.4 billion in client assets and employs diversified portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory with a fiduciary duty on retirement accounts.

Alexander Dardick is a financial advisor at JRS Investments and Wealth Preservation, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Trilogy Capital, Hightower Advisors, and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a Student Success Team Leader at Tutorly, an online tutoring company focused on customized learning for K-12 students. JRS Investments and Wealth Preservation, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and small businesses, employing a fundamental investment approach that incorporates macroeconomic review to create customized portfolios based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance.

Christopher Packard is a financial advisor at Womack Wealth Management, Inc. in Manhattan Beach, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank prior to joining Womack Wealth Management in 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Womack Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, wealth-planning, and institutional consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Markets Hypothesis, utilizing strategic asset allocation across various asset classes and offering family-office style wealth management and outsourced services to other advisors.

Erin Nelsen is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Asset Planning, Inc. since 2007. Asset Planning, Inc. provides personal financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and family businesses. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index/ETF exposure with selected active funds, dividend-paying equities, and individual bonds, tailoring portfolios on a client-by-client basis.

Robert Jeppson is a financial advisor at Jeppson Wealth Management, LLC in Manhattan Beach, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with nine years of industry experience. His career includes previous roles at Citigroup Global Markets and ongoing business activities as an attorney and real estate broker. Jeppson Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and employing both fundamental and technical security analysis. The firm offers a wrap fee program and works with independent managers while maintaining a platform relationship with tru Independence and custody through Schwab.

Sylvia Salguero is a financial advisor with Albitz/Miloe and Associates, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Cetera and its affiliated entities since 2001, alongside her longstanding role at Albitz/Miloe and Associates. Albitz/Miloe and Associates is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, charities, and corporate plans. The firm manages approximately $821 million in assets across 657 client relationships, offering discretionary managed accounts, variable-annuity allocation services, and quarterly advisory reporting tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Connor Campbell is a financial advisor with CLG LLC in Long Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PKS Investments and Cetera, with a seven-year tenure at CETERA Advisor Networks LLC. He serves as a board member of the 5 Ryan Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on financial assistance and fundraising. CLG LLC works with individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and investment strategies, including use of derivatives and third-party sub-advisors, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

John Sullivan is a financial advisor at Curated Wealth Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Curated Wealth Partners since 2023, following previous roles at Asana Partners, Thompson Research Group, and Merrill. Curated Wealth Partners serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and special purpose vehicles by providing holistic balance-sheet advisory, portfolio construction, and manager selection across public and private markets. The firm also offers family office services and manages substantial assets both on discretionary and non-discretionary terms.