Mitchell Kraus is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Capital Intelligence Advisors, Inc. since 2004. He also has a longstanding affiliation with LPL Financial, LLC dating back to 2003. Kraus conducts seminars on financial planning and related topics for businesses and associations. Capital Intelligence Advisors provides financial planning services to individuals, families, small businesses, and institutional clients, focusing on written financial plans and ongoing planning engagements rather than discretionary portfolio management. The firm does not take custody of client assets and offers clients the option to implement recommendations through affiliated brokerage and insurance channels.

Brian Beckman is a financial advisor at Hermosa Wealth Management in Torrance, CA, with five years of industry experience. He has been with Hermosa Inc. since 2020 and has operated Beckman Consulting Inc. since 2010. Hermosa Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $24.5 million in client assets and offers goal-driven advisory services that incorporate fundamental and technical analysis, periodic reviews, and rebalancing, along with educational seminars and workshops for the public.

Charles Salembier is a financial advisor at The Sterling Group with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with The Sterling Group since 1999, including its wealth management division since 2012. The Sterling Group is a team-based investment advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, fiduciaries, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, emphasizing customized asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing portfolio monitoring tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

David Ono is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bates Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. He previously worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors and Modern Capital Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a Life & Health Insurance Agent. Bates Wealth Management offers discretionary asset management, ERISA 3(21) plan advisory services, and hourly financial planning to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis and incorporates options and derivative strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with tailored investment approaches.

David Adefeso is a financial advisor with The Pacific Group in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 license and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Axa Advisors, LLC and Pacific Advisory Capital Group, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in technology development through ownership of Sootchy, Inc. and has appeared as himself on a reality television show. The Pacific Group provides investment advisory services to individual, pension, and corporate clients with a focus on customized portfolio construction using various analytical methods. The firm manages discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, sponsors a wrap-fee program, and offers access to an automated investing platform while maintaining affiliated insurance and consulting entities.

Gil Pocker is a financial advisor at Scout Wealth Advisors LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has experience working at Scout Financial and GE Matrix. Scout Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored, fiduciary approach with long-term positioning and continuous portfolio monitoring, using ETFs, equities, and mutual funds.

Jeffrey Weston is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank before joining LPL Financial and founding Tortuga Wealth Management, where he provides independent investment advisory services. Weston also serves as a board member of the Kaena Foundation, a nonprofit organization. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with in-house research, model portfolios, and a variety of investment and service options tailored to client needs.

Mark Tonoff is an advisor with Penmar Wealth Management LLC in Santa Monica, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 18 years of experience through his role as president and insurance agent at Tonoff Financial Services, Inc., and has been with Penmar Wealth Management since 2025. Penmar Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services tailored to client goals, employing a variety of analytical methods and permitting client-imposed investment restrictions. The firm serves a small client base and maintains affiliated insurance businesses alongside its advisory services.

Donald Hall is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Hall Capital, LLC since 2010 and previously worked at Arcturus Management, LLC. Hall Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, endowments, and foundations. The firm manages approximately $164 million through a two-advisor team, employing a fundamental analysis approach that includes the use of leverage, options, and short selling within individualized portfolios.

Andrew Eddy is a CFP® and ChFC® with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Eddy Financial, LLC in Santa Monica, CA, where he has worked since 2017 after three years at Lincoln Investment. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the volunteer head of his local homeowners association. Eddy Financial serves individual investors, trusts, small businesses, and employer retirement plans with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm constructs individualized portfolios using a range of securities and may incorporate third-party money managers and institutional fund vehicles as part of its investment approach.

Brian Clay is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Clay Northam Wealth Management. He has worked at the firm since 2011 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Clay is involved in managing fixed insurance products including long-term life and health insurance. Clay Northam Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, and select institutional clients. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach with an emphasis on diversification and tactical asset allocation, managing over $300 million in assets across approximately 390 client relationships.

Jacob Weston is a financial advisor with Aligne Wealth Advisors Investment Management (AWAIM) in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and MassMutual Investors Services. Aligne Wealth Advisors Investment Management offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and private fund management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a global macroeconomic-driven investment approach, using model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, and manages a private global macro opportunities fund with a performance-based fee structure.

Anthony Glomski is a financial advisor at AG Asset Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at AG Asset Advisory since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in life and long-term care insurance. AG Asset Advisory provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth advisory consulting, pension consulting, and pooled-investment consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, plans, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $440 million across about 35 client relationships and employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, including the use of derivatives and third-party money managers in client accounts.

Alexander Notaro is a financial advisor with Valley Financial Management, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Leumi Investment Services Inc. and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC. Outside of advising, he is a member of Notaro Holdings LLC, which invests in mutual funds and ETFs with the intent to eventually acquire real estate. Valley Financial Management operates as Valley Digital Investor, providing discretionary portfolio management and automated ETF model portfolios to individual and high-net-worth clients through an online platform. The firm requires clients to maintain accounts at Valley National Bank and manages portfolios based on client profiles, offering a range of investment strategies from conservative income to aggressive growth.

Christopher Matthews is a financial advisor with Blackfield Capital Management LLC in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with FNEX Capital LLC and Digital Asset Investment Management, and also provides advisory and consulting services related to private investments and capital structuring through CM Strategic Advisory LLC. His activities include representing FNEX Capital in private placement transactions involving accredited investors. Blackfield Capital Management provides portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on individualized Investment Policy Statements and ongoing portfolio monitoring. The firm employs a range of strategies, including trading and options, and facilitates access to private market investments through subscription platforms.

Gretchen Prince is a financial advisor with The Sterling Group in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. She has been associated with LPL Financial and The Sterling Group since 2006. Outside of advisory work, she is also a notary and provides tax preparation and accounting services. The Sterling Group is a team-based investment advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting, emphasizing customized asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Hui Chiung Tseng is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Halcyon Investment Advisor with two years of industry experience. Her career includes five years at JPMorgan Asset Management in Taiwan and roles at CL Securities Taiwan and as a self-employed advisor. She is based in Los Angeles, CA. Halcyon Investment Advisor offers fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, with a focus on diversified global asset allocation and multi-dimensional risk management. The firm is known for its international orientation, performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients, and its affiliation with Taiwan-based Alpha Helix Asset Management.

David Fleer is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Bristlecone Value Partners, LLC since 2004 and previously worked at Oppenheimer and CIBC World Markets Corp. Outside of finance, he owns a restaurant and café in Los Angeles, where he handles bookkeeping duties. Bristlecone Value Partners, LLC provides discretionary investment advisory and asset management services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm mainly employs value-oriented equity strategies with a focus on microcap companies and manages both separately managed accounts and a private pooled microcap fund using fundamental analysis and intrinsic-value estimates.

Nishan Partamian is a financial advisor with Trinity Asset Management Co. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Trinity Asset Management since 2003. Trinity Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, cyclical, and qualitative analysis. The firm uses a mix of passive long-term allocations, active trading, and rebalancing strategies tailored to client objectives.

Patrick Dinan is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advisory. He has worked at Impact Fiduciary LLC since 2017 and previously at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation from 2012 to 2017. Impact Fiduciary LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive wealth management, and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes passive investment management using ETFs and index funds, integrates socially responsible investing (SRI) screens, and offers bundled planning services that include third-party tax preparation and planning.