Darren Pollock is a financial advisor at Cheviot Value Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Cheviot Value Management since 2000. Cheviot Value Management is a privately owned registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm applies a value-oriented investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis, utilizing diversified and sometimes concentrated portfolios, along with a range of strategies including tactical asset allocation and absolute-return techniques.

Joshua Sailar is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Blue Zone Wealth Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blue Zone Wealth Advisors since 2019, following three years at Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC. Additionally, he holds a California insurance agent license and has been involved in the sales of life insurance and fixed annuities since 2015. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and sector analysis and offers access to private pooled investment vehicles for qualified clients.

Richard Plamondon is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Lazari Capital since 2018, following a nine-year tenure at Mutual Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in Medicare insurance products. Lazari Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and a private fund. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Matt Stadelman is a financial advisor at Navalign, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Carter Jacobs, LLC, 1080 Financial Group, OSAIC Services, Inc., and Waddell & Reed. He has been with Navalign since 2018. Navalign provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with tailored portfolio management and a broad range of financial planning services, including corporate tax planning and business transition consulting, and utilizes derivatives and leverage in its investment strategies.

Bradley Salo is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with California Capital Management since 2004 and also works with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of One Management Group, Inc., a landscape design consulting firm. California Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities, managing roughly $358 million in discretionary assets across several hundred accounts. The firm offers customized portfolio management through a wrap fee program and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and options.

Harold Parker Jr. is a financial advisor with Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Nasdaq Dorsey Wright, Western International Securities, Inc., and Holly Street Wealth Advisors before joining his current firm in 2019. Strategy Asset Managers serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, ultra-high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and institutional investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity selection, dividend-oriented and growth strategies, and quantitative approaches, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments, and third-party managers as appropriate.

Handong Yu is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Dew Point Capital since 2024. Prior to this, he held various roles including positions at StockSwap and the JACCK Foundation for the Arts. Dew Point Capital provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a custom, strategic allocation approach emphasizing long-term purchase strategies with flexibility for short-term trades under certain market conditions.

Steven Nudelman is a financial advisor at BMB Advisers LLC in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with BMB Advisers and its affiliated firm Freedman Broder & Company since 2008. BMB Advisers provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and an independent-adviser referral program primarily serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plan accounts, with a client base concentrated in the entertainment industry. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio management using primarily mutual funds, ETFs, and individual bonds, and refers clients seeking active or specialized strategies to independent third-party advisers.

Timothy Day is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at IEQ Capital, RBC Capital Markets, and Charles Schwab. Prior to his finance career, he held roles outside the industry, including positions at Lazy Dog Restaurant/Bar and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Evolve Private Wealth provides wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets and employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternatives.

Martin Irani is a financial advisor with Cheviot Value Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Hancock Management Partners for 25 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Touchdown Capital, LLC, a real estate investment business. Cheviot Value Management is a privately owned registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach with fundamental analysis and diversification, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and other related services.

Francois Schramek is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC and has prior experience at JPMorgan Private Bank, Pathstone Federal Street, and DropTerra Limited. Manhattan West Asset Management serves individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a Digital Asset Advisory Program. The firm employs a fiduciary, client-tailored approach that combines multiple analysis methods and diverse investment strategies, managing over $1 billion in discretionary assets.

Rem Oculee is a financial advisor at Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has served as CEO of multiple companies, including 3rd Delta, Inc., a marketing operations firm, Exit Mindset, LLC, which focuses on authorship of business growth strategies, and 9Q Ventures, LLC, a venture capital company. He also oversees insurance agencies affiliated with his firm. Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. manages approximately $454 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities through a team of nine advisors. The firm employs proprietary model portfolios combined with third-party managers to implement diverse investment strategies, emphasizing risk management and diversification.

Roque Wicker is the sole advisor at Westside Financial Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, California, with two years of industry experience. He is also the President and CEO of CT Watch Inc., a defense contractor he has led since 2008. Westside Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive 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 supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and may use sub-advisory services to implement client portfolios.

Brad Feldman is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. In addition to his advisory role, Feldman is an adjunct professor at California State University, where he teaches courses on entrepreneurship, project management, and innovation. He is also a co-owner of MedSense Labs, LLC, which develops a smart dental night guard with a companion mobile app to monitor and reduce bruxism. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.61 billion in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a generally long-term investment approach, offering services that include discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio monitoring.

Gregory Kushner is a financial advisor at IDB Lido Wealth, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at multiple related firms, including Lido Advisors and Oakhurst Advisors. Outside of his advisory roles, he is the founder and president of Lido Consulting Group, LLC, which provides consulting and educational services to family offices. IDB Lido Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pensions, and other institutional clients with an integrated wealth management approach that includes multi-asset allocations and utilizes affiliated sub-advisers. The firm is jointly owned by Lido Advisors and Israel Discount Bank of New York and offers discretionary investment management as well as financial planning and fiduciary services.

Nicole Vong is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Pasadena Private Wealth, she held positions at GT Securities, Commonwealth Financial Network, Sterling Wealth Partners, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio monitoring.

Kelly Sueoka is a financial advisor with RVW Wealth LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at RVW Investing, LLC and as a self-employed advisor. RVW Wealth LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and related advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental research approach and primarily uses ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed-income securities in client portfolios.

Lianna Kzirian is a financial advisor at Pacific Global Investment Management Company holding a Series 65 designation. She has been with the firm since 2016 and has 10 years of industry experience. Pacific Global serves individual investors—including both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities through discretionary separately managed accounts and related services. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental research and a proprietary screening process, with a value-oriented or core equity style and total return fixed-income management.

Diane Vanaman is a financial advisor at Prism Advisors, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Personal Resources Investment & Strategic Management, Inc. since 2017 and Wells Fargo Advisors from 2003 to 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a notary public in California. Prism Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a wrap fee program that incorporates a range of investment strategies and multi-asset allocation.

Scott Sommers is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Sommers has worked at Financial Resources Consulting Group since 2000. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customizable services focused on retirement planning, tax and cash-flow analysis, estate planning, and business succession, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.