Thomas Friedberg is a financial advisor at Sutter Capital Partners, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with several affiliated firms, including Boustead Securities, LLC and Mineral King Partners, where he is the sole owner providing business consulting. Outside of his advisory roles, Friedberg provides non-investment related support to a disabled friend through In Home Supportive Services in Marin County. Sutter Capital Partners offers investment advisory, consulting, and sales-and-marketing services primarily to pooled vehicles, institutional and corporate clients, and third-party investment managers. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis, periodic account reviews, and employs sub-advisors for specialized strategies, while also providing manager due diligence and marketing support.

Monique Marshall is a financial advisor with Life by Design Investment Advisory Services in Dana Point, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Advisory Services Network, LLC from 2015 to 2019. Outside of advising, she is the author of the book *MYGOALS*. Life by Design serves individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a primarily passive investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, organizing portfolios around retirement-focused objectives and incorporating ESG data alongside fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Bruce Nollenberger is a financial advisor at Nollenberger McCullough Investment Advisors LLC with 49 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Nollenberger Investment Management LLC since 2012 and Western International Securities, Inc. from 2012 to 2018. He also performs expert witness work for the securities industry. Nollenberger McCullough Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes equity-focused investment strategies tailored to client objectives and employs independent third-party performance measurement.

Neil Mason is a financial advisor at Eden Financial with two years of industry experience. He has been involved with Complete Athlete Inc. since 2001. Eden Financial serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses by providing fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes a target asset allocation approach combining passive and active investments, offers discretionary trading, and regularly conducts educational seminars and speaking engagements.

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.

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 financial advisor with Wealth Teams Alliance in Irvine, CA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at multiple firms such as Baker Jensen Investment Advisors and BMI Consulting, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in editing and publishing books through Standel Publishing. Wealth Teams Alliance provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering services that include retirement plan management and a wrap fee program. The firm uses technical analysis as its primary investment method, incorporates both long- and short-term trading strategies, and integrates planning and consulting referrals into client relationships.

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 a financial advisor with Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at AE Wealth Management, LLC since 2016 and owns Mosley Insurance and Financial Services, Inc., where he also serves as an insurance agent. Additionally, Mosley teaches a financial planning class at Mt. San Antonio College through the community education division. Mosley Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with integrated financial planning. The firm employs a top-down, macro-economic approach to asset allocation, utilizing a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis combined with third-party tools to align portfolios with clients’ risk profiles.

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.

Lindsey Garn is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Knightsbridge Wealth Management. Prior to joining Knightsbridge, she worked at Pacific Life and the Irvine Company. Knightsbridge Wealth Management is an independent, employee-owned SEC-registered investment adviser that serves retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth investors and retirement plans. The firm manages over $1.1 billion using a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation, emphasizing low-cost, tax-efficient portfolios and active risk management.

Darren Candiotty is a financial advisor with Lifetime Financial, Inc. in Newport Beach, CA, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Crown Capital Securities, H. Beck, Inc., and operating Candiotty Financial Group, Inc. He is an officer and director of the nonprofit Tee Off Together, Inc., which provides PGA golf instruction to underprivileged children in Southern California. Lifetime Financial, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various platforms, including third-party money managers and alternative investment consulting. The firm integrates mutual fund and ETF due diligence, technical analysis, and third-party manager evaluation, while also managing potential conflicts related to its insurance and real estate affiliations.

John Merwin is a Series 66 credentialed advisor with Financial Management Network Inc, based in Mission Viejo, CA. He has three years of industry experience and has been with Financial Management Network since 2023. Outside of advisory services, he is an owner of an LLC involved in commercial real estate investments. Financial Management Network provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and corporate pension plans. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation framework supported by probability-based planning and incorporates targeted active management within its portfolios.

Ryan Tice is a financial advisor at Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is active in insurance sales through Mosley Insurance and Financial Services Inc. Mosley Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic asset-allocation strategy and incorporates financial planning into its advisory services.