Darren Northam is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and has been with Clay Northam Wealth Management since 2011. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates out of Huntington Beach, CA. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a sole proprietorship focused on selling fixed insurance products. Clay Northam Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, and select institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a value-oriented investment approach with diversification and tactical asset allocation, managing over $300 million in assets across approximately 390 client relationships.

Lawrence Rutherford is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Yosemite Capital Management. He previously worked at CW Advisors, LLC and has been with Yosemite Capital Management since 2008. Yosemite Capital Management is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $369 million for about 266 clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning services, and access to private fund investments for qualified clients, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis using model risk profiles and employing both fundamental and technical analysis.

Ryan Brizendine is a CFP® professional at Westshore Wealth in Newport Beach, CA, with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Westshore Wealth for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive member of a family-owned rental property management business. Westshore Wealth serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs both traditional and more active investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and options, and customizes portfolios based on client-specific Investment Policy Statements.

Michael Mess is a financial advisor with Veracity Capital LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Ayco Company LP and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in e-commerce through Sandpiper Exchange LLC and provides tax preparation and planning services at Veracity Capital Tax Advisors, LLC. Veracity Capital LLC offers comprehensive investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services primarily to high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, customized portfolio approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and option strategies, supported by affiliated entities for insurance brokerage and tax planning.

Edrie Dalisay is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Hollencrest Capital Management in Newport Beach, CA. He has been with Hollencrest Capital Management since 2011. Hollencrest Capital Management provides wealth management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-affluent families, trusts, business owners, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines traditional equities and fixed income with alternatives, private investments, and tax-aware strategies, and is notable for its management of private funds and direct private investment transactions.

John Blakezuniga is a financial advisor with Vanguard Capital in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2016 and previously worked with Vanguard Capital from 1999 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of Clarity Consulting International LLC, providing consulting services related to payday lending and associated business activities. Vanguard Capital offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $171 million across 180 client relationships. The firm’s investment approach includes diversified allocations tailored to client profiles, risk management strategies, and advisory services for assets beyond primary custodians, as well as non-securities advice on insurance and real estate.

Daniel Nandor is a CFP® professional with Eclectic Associates, Inc. in Fullerton, CA. He has been with Eclectic Associates since 2022, accumulating three years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he worked at Euro Soccer Trips from 2019 to 2021. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management, integrated financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement-plan participants, charities, and businesses. The firm manages over $1.4 billion in client assets through an 11-advisor team and focuses on diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, applying Modern Portfolio Theory and long-term strategies.

Bruce Traub is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment adviser representative at 724 Capital, LLC since 2023. He has also been associated with Ministry Partners Securities LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory roles, Traub leads a Kingdom Advisors study group focused on educating financial professionals about applying biblical principles to their business. 724 Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employee benefit plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytic approaches and investment strategies, including discretionary account management and third-party money manager allocations, with regular portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Bryan Hernandez is a financial advisor with CLG LLC in Long Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 license and eight years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling, Cetera, and Halbert Hargrove. He is also licensed as a fixed insurance agent, conducting sales of traditional insurance products. CLG LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting using a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and third-party sub-advisors.

Arash Navi is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Benefit Financial Services Group, where he has worked since 2019, following a prior role at Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors from 2016 to 2019. Navi is based in Irvine, CA. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through its wealth management and institutional services divisions. The firm manages about $1.53 billion in discretionary assets and consults on roughly $18.0 billion in retirement plan assets, employing a diversified investment process that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis.

Guy Baker is a CFP® and ChFC® with over 31 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Wealth Teams Alliance, a team-based firm, and has held roles at multiple firms including Oak Grove, LLC, Alexander Beard (USA) LLC, and Baker Mountford Insurance Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Standel Publishing, a small editing and book publishing business. Wealth Teams Alliance provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering retirement plan services and a wrap fee program. The firm uses technical analysis as its primary investment method and incorporates both long- and short-term strategies while treating cash as an asset class.

Zachary Leedom is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at WealthPlan Investment Management LLC. He has held previous roles at firms including OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC, WealthSource Partners, LLC, SurePath Wealth Management LLC, and Libertas Wealth Management Group, Inc. Leedom is also involved in fixed insurance sales and service as president and insurance agent of a related business. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm with a team of 29 professionals overseeing approximately $2.18 billion in regulatory assets. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and other advisers, utilizing model-based strategies across a variety of asset classes and offering both automated and customized solutions.

Jennifer Horner is a financial advisor at Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Noble Wealth Management, and Newport Advisory LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with community organizations such as the Aliso Viejo Little League and the Wolverine Football Club, where she serves as a volunteer and board member. Warren Street Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and investment-company clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm constructs customized and model portfolios using fundamental, technical, and modern-portfolio theory analyses and acts as sub-adviser to two firm-sponsored ETFs.

Douglas Jankowski is a financial advisor at RS Crum, Inc. in Newport Beach, CA, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with RS Crum since 2016. RS Crum, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business-consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm uses individualized asset-allocation models emphasizing cost minimization and employs formalized policies such as mutual fund share-class selection and transaction-fee analyses.

Kyle Kong is a financial advisor at Apriem Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Triguard Management, Radiology Associates of North Texas, and Southwest Airlines. Apriem Advisors provides wealth management, customized portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and charitable investment services primarily to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as 501(c)(3) non-profits and plan participants. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches, including Tactical Index, Passive Index, and Apriem Index strategies, and offers additional services such as estate planning through third-party platforms and an online consolidation tool called Apriem Total View.

Felton Mosley is an advisor at Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mosley Wealth Management since 2022 and previously spent six years at AE Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory roles, Mosley teaches a financial planning class at Mt. San Antonio College through its community education program. Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic approach to asset allocation and incorporates quantitative tools alongside external analysis to construct and manage portfolios.

Robert Reedy is a financial advisor at Capital Synergy Partners with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Reedy has worked at Capital Synergy Partners since 2020 and has been involved with CPS Financial & Insurance Services and CPS Insurance Services since 2000, where he engages in life insurance sales and marketing. Capital Synergy Partners serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individual clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting through advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and insurance products. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, maintaining fee-based and commission-based business lines with a primarily non-discretionary advisory approach.

Clarissa Hartono is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Eclectic Associates, Inc. in Fullerton, CA. Her work history includes roles at Eclectic Associates since 2021 and a position at Injoy Life Resources in 2021. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser managing over $1.4 billion in client assets across an 11-advisor team. The firm provides discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, trusts, retirement-plan participants, charities, and businesses, typically employing diversified mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Ryan Tice is a financial advisor with Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is actively involved in insurance sales through Mosley Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. Mosley Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, offering investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic approach to asset allocation and uses a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and equities supported by quantitative risk profiling.

Leanne Drayton is a financial advisor at Wealthspring with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. prior to her current role. Wealthspring serves individual investors, pension plans, charitable organizations, and other entities by providing investment advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a primarily discretionary asset-management process combining various analytical methods and offers access to a broad range of securities and alternative investments.