Richard Schimbor is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years at AMI Asset Management Corp and three years of industry experience. He is based in Los Angeles, CA, and is part of a nine-advisor team. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, managing equity and fixed-income strategies across several investment vehicles. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process and serves as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled vehicles, overseeing $1.925 billion in discretionary assets.

Franklin Whitehouse is a financial advisor at Manchester Financial Inc with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Gladstone Wealth Group and One Capital Management, LLC. Manchester Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and 1031 exchange consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs individualized asset-allocation strategies, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis using model allocations and a mix of long-term diversification and short-term trading.

Vetea Ribet is a financial advisor at Westside Investment Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Westside Investment Management since 2010. Ribet also has a long tenure with LPL Financial dating back to 2007. Westside Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a diversified investment approach, including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and structured products, and participates in select third-party managed account programs.

Christopher Ridout is a financial advisor with Westside Financial Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He has been in the industry for four years and previously worked at Zimmerman Reed for seven years. In addition to his advisory role, he is also a consulting attorney. Westside Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as corporations and businesses. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-class-based investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis and occasional third-party sub-advisory services.

Vance Lavizzo is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, following a nine-year tenure at LAC Group. Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs diversified model allocations based on modern portfolio theory and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside standalone financial planning services.

Rex Jones is a financial advisor at IFC Advisors LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo in various capacities from 2004 to 2024. IFC Advisors provides investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, family entities, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a comprehensive, tax-aware investment approach combining active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes and is notable for operating special purpose vehicles and private fund vehicles.

Sevag Ossipian is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Highline Wealth Partners. He worked at Northern Trust for 11 years before joining Highline Wealth Management in 2026. Highline Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities, offering investment management, financial planning, family office services, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a centralized Investment Committee for portfolio decisions and provides client education through workshops and webinars.

Gerald Newman is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience currently serving at Hamilton Wealth, LLC since 2017. He previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. In addition to his advisory role, Newman is a licensed insurance agent involved in providing insurance quotes and applications. Hamilton Wealth serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses proprietary allocation models and a diverse range of investment instruments, combining wrap fee program sponsorship with retirement plan consulting services.

Craig Weston is a financial advisor at L & S Advisors, Inc with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with L & S Advisors since 2016. L & S Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a tactical and unconstrained investment approach that includes fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis across a range of equity, fixed income, and alternative strategies.

Bryan Garris is a CFP® designated financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with TriaGen Wealth Management LLC and M.S. Howells & Co., having previously spent 12 years at UBS Financial Services Inc. He is also an owner of G5 Endeavors, Inc., which manages his affiliated RIA firm. TriaGen Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a diverse set of investment strategies and tools tailored to client objectives and manages approximately $535 million in client assets.

Sienna Yoshida is a financial advisor with Westside Investment Management, LLC in Kahului, HI, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Westside Investment Management and LPL Financial LLC since 2013. Westside Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative investments, and participates in specialized programs such as SEI’s Managed Accounts Program.

Franklin Parks is a financial advisor with Tamar Securities, LLC who holds a Series 63 designation and has 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Tamar Securities since 2010. Tamar Securities, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages approximately $1.52 billion in discretionary assets for over 4,000 clients through a multi-advisor team of 17, employing proprietary model programs that combine global value and sector analysis across various asset classes.

Jacob Denzler is a financial advisor at Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked in transportation and concrete cutting industries. Williams & Novak Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and businesses with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers various strategies including direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Michael Partlow is a financial advisor at Navalign, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments, TD Ameritrade, and Monarch Wealth Strategies. Navalign serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and pension plan advisory services, employing fundamental analysis and a range of trading horizons, and is notable for its use of derivatives and margin in client portfolios.

Jonathan Dash is a financial advisor at Dash Investments in Woodland Hills, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Dash Acquisitions LLC since 2004. Dash Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, and trusts, typically serving accounts with at least $1 million in investable assets. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach, integrating financial planning and tax analysis within its advisory services.

Ben Emons is a financial advisor with Highline Wealth Partners in Sherman Oaks, CA, holding Series 65, 66, and 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at firms including Medley Global Advisors, NewEdge Wealth, and Cetera. Outside of his advisory role, Emons serves as CIO and founder of FedWatch Advisors, an outsourced CIO providing customized portfolio solutions, contributes market and policy commentary to Bloomberg Odd Lots, and teaches finance and macroeconomics as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California. Highline Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities by offering investment management, financial planning, family office services, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a centralized Investment Committee to guide portfolio decisions and provides regular reporting and participant education through workshops and webinars.

Sy Lippman is a financial advisor at L & S Advisors, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with L & S Advisors since 2006 and previously worked at Lippman, Scott & Associates from 1979 to 2017. Outside of advising, he is a general partner and passive investor in Anthem Leasing Associates. L & S Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through tactical and unconstrained strategies that combine fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis.

Donald Bessler is a financial advisor at Windward Capital Management Company in Los Angeles, CA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Bessler previously worked at S.L. Reed & Company for 22 years and has been with Windward Capital since 2004. Windward Capital Management Company provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension consulting and education services to employee benefit plans. The firm also offers sub-advisory services and model portfolios to other registered investment advisers, using a range of fundamental, charting, and cyclical analysis methods across multiple strategies.

Edward Kahn is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, Sanctuary Securities, Inc., and Wells Fargo Clearing. Kahn is also a licensed insurance agent involved with Evolve Wealth Insurance LLC and serves as managing member of SLKahn, LLC, a holding company with ownership interest in Evolve Private Wealth. Evolve Private Wealth provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets with a team of 17 advisors and employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach utilizing diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, alternative investments, and derivatives, supported by third-party AI tools.

Douglas De Groote is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at De Groote Financial Group, LLC since 2013. He also has a long tenure with Girard Securities, Inc., spanning over 20 years. Outside of his advisory work, he is the CFO of Freedom Square, a web-based platform focused on American-made goods and related content, and CEO of Lunch With 4 Interesting People, a phone application facilitating meet-up events among advisors. De Groote Financial Group provides discretionary wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer plans. The firm manages over $750 million in discretionary assets and offers portfolio management through proprietary models, third-party managers, and various investment vehicles.