Edward Johnson is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with California Financial Partners, Inc. since 2004. California Financial Partners provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm follows a structured planning process and employs fundamental analysis and public research sources in evaluating investments, without managing client assets or engaging in discretionary portfolio management.

James Patrick is a financial advisor at Robert L. Bender, Inc. dba Robert Bender & Associates in Pasadena, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2013. Prior to joining the firm, he has no reported industry experience. Robert Bender & Associates provides asset and portfolio management to individual investors, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, estates, pooled investment vehicles, and charities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers discretionary account management with regular reviews and rebalancing.

Kyle Paben is a financial advisor at AR Asset Management, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with AR Asset Management since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is an officer at Bask Ventures, Inc., where he oversees development, finances, and general progress, and a partner in Green Team Holdings, a real estate holding company. AR Asset Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, managing approximately $702 million in assets. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach with an emphasis on large-cap common stocks, tax-aware portfolio construction, and fixed income laddering, and also sponsors private funds managed by an affiliated general partner.

Alexandra Mc Carthy is a financial advisor at Stonemark Wealth Management with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Whittier Trust Company and has held various positions across different industries, including retail and education. Stonemark Wealth Management is a team-based investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses customized model portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and consulting services.

Mcginnis Mccoy is a financial advisor with Prism Advisors, Inc. in Studio City, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 14 years at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC and nine years at Personal Resources Investment and Strategic Management, Inc. Outside of advising, he serves as president of the 8-Ball Flying Club and is a board member of The Luv U Project, a charitable organization focused on mental health. Prism Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and legacy asset management. The firm combines fundamental and sector analysis with strategic asset allocation across traditional and alternative investments and is notable for sponsoring its own wrap fee program and permitting margin use in managed accounts.

Kyle Hurt is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Foundry Financial LLC. His prior experience includes roles at EP Wealth Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial LLC. Foundry Financial LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs diversified, risk-based portfolios and advisory discretion focused on long-term allocation and client coaching against short-term market timing.

Jessica Lu Buetow is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Quantum Financial Advisors, LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Quantum, she worked at Abacus Wealth Partners from 2012 to 2024. Quantum Financial Advisors serves individuals, high net worth families, trusts and estates, employer retirement plans, and other business entities with comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an asset-class, rules-based investment process favoring mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, with strategies that include both Total Market and Sustainable approaches using institutional-class funds and active transparent ETFs.

Michael Richards is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Axos Invest, Inc and has previously worked at City National Bank and RBC Securities, Inc. Axos Invest serves retail individual clients through automated advisory services, providing discretionary portfolio management with model portfolios composed mainly of mutual funds and ETFs, including thematic and digital-asset options. The firm uses an online questionnaire to tailor lifecycle-based asset allocation models and offers ongoing monitoring, rebalancing, and trade implementation through its Axos Portfolio Management Group.

Balfoure Brenes is a financial advisor at AIRE Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2012 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Brenes is the owner of 4TUN801 LLC, a company involved in purchasing raw land. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in assets and serves individual clients, family offices, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a diverse range of securities and third-party money managers.

Madeline Odell is a CFP® and Series 63–licensed advisor with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC since 2025 and has been with Capital Research & Consulting LLC since 2018. Prior to her advisory career, she spent 11 years with the La Canada School District. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients using a discretionary, model-driven approach with proprietary screening to maintain 15 model portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds.

Eric Weinlein is a financial advisor with WESCAP Group in Glendale, CA, where he has worked since 1988, accumulating 38 years of industry experience. He is part of a six-advisor team at the firm. WESCAP Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with global diversification and a contrarian, value-oriented approach, often utilizing mutual funds and ETFs, and also serves as Managing General Partner of Hedgecap Partners, L.P., a private pooled investment vehicle.

Anita Rosenstein is a financial advisor at AR Asset Management, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with AR Asset Management since 1981. AR Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach focused on large-cap stocks, tax-aware portfolio construction, and fixed income laddering, and it also manages private funds alongside individual client accounts.

Ahsoo Ahn is a financial advisor at Galliott Capital Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Prior to joining Galliott Capital Advisors in 2021, he was associated with Insigneo Advisory Services and Insigneo Securities. Galliott Capital Advisors is a family-office and investment advisory boutique that serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers asset and portfolio management, financial planning, multi-family office services, and consulting, and it manages pooled private investment vehicles with a tailored investment approach across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and third-party managers.

Susan Jen is a financial advisor at Globalink Wealth Management, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at TransGlobal Advisory LLC for seven years. Globalink Wealth Management offers hourly and fixed-fee financial planning along with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach incorporates charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis, with strategies ranging from long-term holdings to active trading and option writing, generally favoring mutual funds unless clients request otherwise.

Christopher Siraganian is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 10 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with First Financial Consulting since 2016. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customizable project-based or ongoing services and focuses on non-discretionary advice, with clients retaining custody of their assets and directing implementation.

Howard Altman is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor with Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC, based in Beverly Hills, CA. He has 16 years of industry experience and has been with Grant Tani Barash & Altman in its various forms since 1992. Grant Tani Barash & Altman serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm operates as a multi-family office providing integrated business management services alongside investment advisory and consulting, typically acting as a liaison to third-party investment managers.

Seta Keshishian is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently with JSF Financial, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. She has worked at Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation and JSF Financial since 2018 and has been affiliated with UCLA since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as president of SK Financial Planning Corp, a personal services corporation, and works as a licensed agent for life and long-term care insurance sales. JSF Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and businesses. The firm employs dynamic asset allocation and model portfolios, conducts due diligence on private investment funds, and offers expanded wealth-management services including philanthropic planning.

Ara Gasparian is a financial advisor at WESCAP Group in Glendale, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has been with WESCAP Group since 2015, including the firm's earlier formation and its current iteration. WESCAP Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with global diversification and a contrarian, value-oriented emphasis, using mutual funds, ETFs, and, for certain clients and their pooled vehicle, options-based strategies and leverage.

Craig Colbath is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at GT Securities, Inc., Singpoli Private Wealth Corporation, and related Singpoli entities prior to his current roles. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of the Pasadena Symphony & Pops and is involved as an investor in a sailing charter business as well as a catering and restaurant enterprise. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.61 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients through discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach across various asset classes.

Pasha Shemirani is an advisor at Wealth Management Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Management Partners, he was associated with Parda Group and has been a student for the past ten years. Wealth Management Partners, LLC serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $793 million in assets and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative investment strategies, with notable use of derivatives, margin transactions, and digital asset advisory services.