Wael Elkhalafawi is an investment advisor representative at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Avantax Planning Partners since 2022. Wael is also the chief executive officer of Moskowitz and Company, Inc., a CPA firm providing accounting, tax preparation, and CFO services. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and financial planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs a model-based discretionary portfolio management approach overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee and offers tax-intelligent overlays and centralized trading through designated custodians.

Rita Schwartz is a financial advisor with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 45 years of industry experience. She has worked at Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC since 2019 and previously spent 11 years at Stockcross Financial Services, Inc. She works full time split between Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC and Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, both under common ownership. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities through investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm operates a web-based AdvisorNXT platform that uses Modern Portfolio Theory and a risk-tolerance questionnaire to build and rebalance ETF/ETN-based portfolios, combining automated MPT strategies with access to sub-advisers and specialized transition strategies.

Ryan Gunn is a CFP® professional at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Gunn Financial Associates, Royal Alliance, OSAIC, and American VA Loans. He is also involved in insurance services, providing consulting and selling life, long-term care, disability, and fixed annuity products. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines a goals-based planning approach with an evidence-based investment framework, utilizing proprietary quantitative measures alongside fundamental and technical analysis to construct diversified, long-term portfolios.

Diego Guerrero is a financial advisor at Morton Wealth in Calabasas, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at IEQ Capital, LLC and UBS. Morton Wealth serves individuals and families, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled vehicles by providing customized investment management, financial planning, and business consulting services. The firm emphasizes diversified, risk-managed portfolios guided by modern portfolio principles and is notable for its direct involvement with pooled investment vehicles and private funds.

Paul Okawa is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at M. S. Howells & Co., Independent Financial Group, Quantitative Strategies, and Planned Asset Management. Outside of advisory services, he is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm employs a centralized portfolio management approach supported by an Investment Committee and offers a range of services such as discretionary investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and insurance solutions.

Alecsander Zari is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Dynamic and previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, Uber, and Wokcanos. His outside activities include offering insurance products through his business in California. Dynamic serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm emphasizes a client-specific investment approach and offers extensive support to other advisers through technology, compliance, and research resources.

Eddie Rivera is a financial advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Mutual Advisors and its affiliated firm Mutual Securities, Inc. since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Rivera serves as an assistant coach for a youth soccer team with AYSO-68 Camarillo. Mutual Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $6.75 billion through a network of 123 advisors. The firm serves individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans, employing a combination of passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Eric Selter is a financial advisor at Morton Wealth with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Morton Capital Management since 2006. Morton Wealth is an SEC-registered, multi-advisor firm managing approximately $2.96 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and business consulting services, utilizing standardized investment strategies that are customized to client objectives with an emphasis on risk management and volatility reduction.

Gabriel Cena is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Archer Investment Corporation since 2015 and also operates GDC Tax Solutions Inc. outside of his advisory role. Archer Investment Corporation provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and investment companies through separately managed accounts and proprietary mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $900 million on a primarily discretionary basis, offering a range of services from comprehensive financial assessments to model-based strategies utilizing mutual funds and ETFs.

Nicholas Damiani is a financial advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Mutual Advisors since 2013, also affiliated with Mutual Securities Inc. Damiani serves as trustee and managing member of a family trust company and manages a financial consulting LLC. Mutual Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $6.75 billion through a network of 123 advisors. The firm provides asset management, financial consulting, ERISA plan advisory, and other services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans, employing a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Robert Mills is a financial advisor with Golden State Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 48 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Mills manages investment advisory services primarily through Golden State Wealth Management. Golden State Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses by offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management and utilizes a variety of analytic approaches and third-party managers to construct tailored investment portfolios.

Michele Farrell is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC in Woodland Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Oregon Pacific Financial Advisors, The Financial Architects Wealth Management LLC, and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. She also serves as Support Director for Inland Valleys Networking, Inc., where she trains on networking topics. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, employing a largely non-discretionary model combined with risk assessment tools and multiple analysis techniques in portfolio management.

Debra Reda Cappos is a financial advisor with Momentum Independent Network Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 40 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Momentum Independent Network in 2022, she worked for Western International Securities, Inc. from 2008 to 2022. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member of the Agricultural Committee for the Morrison Estates Homeowners Association and works occasionally as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst consultant. Momentum Independent Network serves individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients through advisory and brokerage relationships. The firm utilizes a platform model with third-party managers and Envestnet for investment advice, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and integrated cash management solutions.

Jason Perez is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts who holds a Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Capital Analysts since 2007 and Lincoln Investment since 2012. Outside of advising, he owns Cal Pacific Wealth Management, which sells and services fixed insurance products, and is involved in several other ventures including non-medical care assistance for persons with disabilities, co-ownership of a photography and film production business, and ownership of a pickleball league and tournament organization. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides portfolio management through various programs and employs an in-house Investment Management & Research team that uses proprietary methods, with a model supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Robert Wheatley Jr. is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Sovran Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Trilogy Capital, and Envisage Wealth Management, where he serves as CEO and President. He is also an elected board member of 100 Black Men of America, contributing to oversight of policies and membership for the Los Angeles chapter. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion in client assets through a team of 53 advisors, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning supported by multiple platform relationships and a variety of investment strategies.

Sophie Leahy is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial advising. She currently works at Morton Wealth and previously held roles at Burt Wealth Advisors and Obsidian Planning Solutions. Morton Wealth serves individuals and families, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled vehicles by providing customized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a modern portfolio approach emphasizing diversification and risk management and is notable for its involvement with private funds and pooled investment vehicles.

Christopher Galeski is a financial advisor at Morton Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morton Capital Management since 2018, following seven years at Fidelity Investments. Outside of finance, he is involved in commercial and radio advertising as an actor. Morton Wealth is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $2.96 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services, implementing standardized investment strategies customized to client objectives with a focus on risk management and reduced volatility.

Antonio Rhee is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with One Capital Management, LLC since 2026 and previously worked at TIAA-CREF from 2014 to 2026. One Capital Management, LLC manages approximately $8.5 billion for a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan solutions, and advisory consulting, emphasizing customized, globally balanced portfolios that blend active equity management with ETFs and fixed income to control risk and pursue after-tax returns.

Spencer Wood is a financial advisor at One Capital Management, LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pepperdine University, First Pointe Management Group, and FPMG Insurance Solutions. One Capital Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $8.5 billion for individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers wealth management and planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan solutions, and advisory consulting, with an investment approach that emphasizes globally balanced portfolios, active large-cap equity management, and proprietary strategies for ETF fund selection.

Matthew Francis is a financial advisor at HBW Advisory Services LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has no prior industry experience but has worked in media and video production, including as a video director for Bayside Church since 2021 and running Matty Fran Media since 2008. HBW Advisory Services manages approximately $1.75 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a blended investment approach with third-party money managers and sub-advisers, and it offers institutional and intermediary services alongside retail client management.