Jessica Vargas is a financial advisor at Dishmi Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Empress Investment Group, Kinetic Agency, and Hottop Precision Mould. Dishmi Capital provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm combines a sponsored wrap-fee portfolio program with retirement plan consulting and institutional portfolio management, applying Modern Portfolio Theory and a broad range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Gillian Goldman is a financial advisor at Stonebridge Capital Management Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2012, with prior experience at Harold Davidson & Associates from 2016 to 2023. Stonebridge Capital Management provides fee-based investment supervisory services to individuals, families, and institutions, offering customized portfolio management and specialized investment strategies. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental analysis approach and assigns a senior portfolio manager to each client for ongoing oversight.

Matthew Martinez is a financial advisor at Opus Private Wealth Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Opus since 2014, following 14 years at Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory role, he is CEO of Legacy Private Wealth LLC, where he helps educate clients on income tax reduction strategies and estate planning concepts, and he also engages in vintage trailer restoration through a separate business. Opus Private Wealth Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary wrapped accounts using a variety of analysis techniques and offers tax-efficient strategies, combining a wrap fee program with insurance services to address diverse client needs.

Edward Barnett II is a financial advisor with Newbury Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Newbury Capital Management since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor and owner in a restaurant business. Newbury Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $144 million across roughly 399 client relationships, offering a range of portfolio strategies that include individual securities and funds, with regular monitoring and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Aleksandar Kelly is a financial advisor at Life UnLocked Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at L & A Holdings LLC, Jaguar Land Rover Santa Monica, and Culver City Honda. Outside of his advisory role, Kelly is the CEO of L & A Holdings LLC, a consulting business that provides services to families with children who have developmental disabilities. Life UnLocked Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and other business entities with financial planning, investment monitoring, and recommendations. The firm employs a value and dividend-focused investment strategy aimed at income replacement and longer-term appreciation, supported by structured onboarding and ongoing client education.

Kevin Martinez is a financial advisor at Scout Wealth Advisors LLC with experience in the banking and financial services industry since 2009. Prior to joining Scout Wealth Advisors, he held positions at Bank of America, City National Bank, and First Citizens Bank. Scout Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients by offering asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored fiduciary approach focusing on long-term positioning using fundamental and technical analysis, with a preference for ETFs, equities, and mutual funds.

Joanne Nishiyama is a financial advisor at Insight Investment Counsel with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. and The Kinney Group, LLC for 11 years each. Insight Investment Counsel manages approximately $245.7 million across about 92 client accounts, providing individualized portfolio management to a diverse client base including high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other investment advisers. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and utilizes mutual funds and ETFs with both long- and short-term strategies.

Peter Heilbron is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Trace Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles and has held positions at Northern Trust Wealth Management, LPL Financial, and YDS Investments LLC, where he serves as Interim CFO consulting on estate planning, tax planning, and real estate investments. Trace Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to separately managed accounts through LPL Financial’s Manager Select program. The firm employs a tailored investment approach focused on ETFs and mutual funds, using fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory alongside long-term purchase strategies.

Steve Jurman is a financial advisor at SimplyRich in Burbank, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2013. SimplyRich is a small SEC-registered advisory firm that provides financial planning and personalized investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes broad diversification and a primarily long-term investment approach while maintaining flexibility to rebalance or trade shorter term as needed.

Jeff Fang is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Aqua Capital Advisors since 2009 and previously worked at Merrill from 2002 to 2009. The firm provides fee-only wealth management and financial planning primarily to individual and family clients, including both high-net-worth and non‑HNW households. Aqua Capital Advisors constructs customized portfolios using diversified, low-cost ETFs and tax-aware strategies, and for select high-net-worth clients, it may include private funds and limited option strategies.

Brad Tonoff is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Penmar Wealth Management LLC in Santa Monica, CA, where he has worked for one year. He has prior experience as an independent insurance agent and as CEO of BJT Solutions Inc., a company involved in insurance and annuity product sales. Penmar Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and Modern Portfolio Theory analyses to tailor investment strategies. The firm conducts regular account reviews and offers personalized portfolio management with a focus on retirement, tax reduction, and estate preservation.

John Koudsi is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 27 years of industry experience. He is a managing member and strategist of Trojan Storage, a commercial storage firm, and also serves as managing member of 31Ten Lounge, a restaurant and lounge in Santa Monica. He has worked at Counterpoint Mutual Funds, LLC since 2014 and Core Financial Partners Inc. since 2010. Core Financial Partners is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and insurance company clients. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and wrap-fee asset management, constructing portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and a range of private and alternative investments.

Dixon Karmindro Sr. is a financial advisor at Mainstream Capital Management with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Blue Dog Capital Management, Cheviot Value Management, and Raymond James Financial. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in business consulting through Dissonance Capital and is a passive investor with Mainstream Capital Partners. Mainstream Capital Management serves individual clients, high-net-worth households, and businesses, providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across a range of asset classes. The firm emphasizes fundamental security analysis and tactical asset allocation, employing alternative strategies such as long/short approaches and selective use of leveraged or inverse funds.

Ariel Hartounian is a financial advisor at Acap Asset Management, Inc. in Studio City, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Acap Asset Management, he worked at Portfolio Management LLC for one year and was a student for nine years. Acap Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, tax planning and preparation, and personalized bookkeeping, using a process that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Rajiv Sharma is a financial advisor with Polestar Capital LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Polestar Capital LLC since 2007 and previously worked at B. Riley FBR, Inc. and Texas Capital Bank, where he serves as Managing Director of Equity Research. Polestar Capital LLC serves a select client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles, providing discretionary portfolio management with a focus on opportunistic trading in equity securities. The firm combines private fund advisory and general partner roles, using strategies such as leverage and short sales, and maintains close operational ties to broker-dealer activities.

Guillermo Roditi Dominguez is a financial advisor at New River Investments with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Roditi & Roditi, LLC since 2012 and New River Investments Inc. since 2011. New River Investments provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and certain business entities through separately managed accounts and a related-person private fund. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach combining charting, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and statistical analysis, utilizing strategies such as long and short trading, margin transactions, and options writing.

Sen Zhang is a financial advisor at Corrigit Capital Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Elite Advisors LLC and Sunstone Management, Inc. He is also a licensed California real estate agent and part-time insurance agent. Corrigit Capital Group provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers personalized investment strategies through a three-advisor team.

Evan Pan is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Tax Efficient Asset Management Solution, Inc., where he has worked since 2018, and also serves as a board member and finance committee chair for two nonprofits, Options for Learning and Joni and Friends Foundation. His prior experience includes roles at Fuller Investment Management Company and Pan Global Advisers. Tax Efficient Asset Management Solution, Inc. serves high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients with tax-focused portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and investment policy statement development. The firm employs a phased, multidisciplinary process integrating proprietary software, cash-flow and estate optimization, and fiduciary coaching, while typically delegating day-to-day asset management to third-party managers.

Thomas Koch is a financial advisor at Hall Capital, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Hall Capital since 2024. Koch is also the managing member of Trancoso Capital Management LLC, an exempt California registered advisor serving as the general partner and investment advisor to Trancoso Partners LP. 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 an investment approach that includes fundamental analysis, active trading, and the use of leverage and derivatives within individualized portfolios.

John Mcnally is a financial advisor with Alpha Analytics Investment Group LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Alpha Analytics since 1999 and also serves as Vice President of Corporate Management Group, Inc., a bookkeeping service. Additionally, he holds the roles of Secretary and Treasurer at PJC and Associates, Inc., an investment holding company. Alpha Analytics provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trustees, and corporate plans. The firm employs a globally diversified, asset-allocation driven approach using primarily publicly traded mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio construction guided by written Investment Policy Statements tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.