Panos Grivakis is a financial advisor with Lakewood Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include a decade at JPMorgan Chase Bank and partnerships in fast food restaurant businesses where he contributes to business strategy and leadership. Lakewood Financial Group provides comprehensive wealth management to high-net-worth individuals and families, using a strategic-core with tactical-overlay investment approach and offering access to private funds and structured products.

John Ramey III is a financial advisor at Yayati Asset Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including D.H. Hill Advisors, BlueArc Capital Management, and operates Ramey Capital, Inc. since 2015. Yayati Asset Management specializes in quantitative portfolio management for institutional clients, individual investors, and trusts. The firm uses a model-driven approach incorporating Modern Portfolio Theory, options strategies, and proprietary technology to construct ETF- and stock-based portfolios.

John Heldman is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Triad Investment Management, LLC since 2008, where he is one of two advisors at the firm. Triad Investment Management serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations and businesses. The firm focuses on fundamental security analysis and concentrated equity portfolios aimed at long-term capital growth, managing approximately $120 million across about 40 client relationships.

Avinash Mirchandani is the sole advisor at Alternity Investment Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Alternity Investments since 2015 and also owns Accountax Solutions, where he provides tax preparation and bookkeeping services as an Enrolled Agent. Alternity Investment Advisors is an independent firm serving individuals, business owners, pensions, endowments, and nonprofits. The firm focuses on long-term investing and combines charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop portfolio recommendations, which are implemented on a primarily non-discretionary basis to allow clients to maintain trading authority.

Luke Guerrero is a financial advisor with Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial, Inc. based in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial in 2023, he worked for seven years at Dimensional Fund Advisors. He also serves as Vice President and Director of the Charles C. Volberg Company, a family-owned real estate holding company. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial provides discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities through model asset allocation portfolios. The firm emphasizes client education through subscription-based offerings and integrates estate-planning services alongside a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Joseph Richard is a financial advisor at Anchor Financial Group with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at NPB Financial Group, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as a California Life agent and engages in life and health insurance sales. Anchor Financial Group is a state-registered advisory firm offering personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs strategies based on fundamental analysis and broad diversification, blending passive and active investments with various alternative asset classes.

Rola Hajeb is a financial advisor at Emerald Blue Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Emerald Blue Advisors since 2013. In addition to her advisory role, Hajeb is a licensed insurance agent with America's IRA Centers. Emerald Blue Advisors serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm manages discretionary accounts using a combination of model allocations, analysis techniques, and modern portfolio theory, and provides educational seminars on various financial topics.

Gregory Ramirez is a financial advisor with Advisors On Call in Laguna Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cabin Securities, Inc. and Silber Bennett Financial, Inc., as well as a long tenure with Claraphi Advisory Network, LLC. He has been involved in direct work with insurance companies since 2008. Advisors On Call offers personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement and pension plans. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation, manager and security selection, and ongoing risk assessment, with services including discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting.

David Dardashti is a financial advisor at Spearhead Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Elevate Wealth Advisors, LLC and Mulholland Vista Capital Advisors, LLC. Spearhead Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, with services including retirement plan consulting and advisory work for held-away assets. The firm focuses on fundamentally driven, equity-focused portfolios tailored to each client and serves certain pension plan sponsors under ERISA arrangements.

Joon Hyon is a financial advisor with Yayati Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Yayati Asset Management in 2023, he worked at Savos Investments / AssetMark from 2013 to 2021. He has an ownership stake in the holding company of Yayati Asset Management and is involved in the technology subsidiary, Yayati LLC, where he performs trading and service functions. Yayati Asset Management provides quantitative portfolio management services to institutional clients and individual investors, employing a model-driven approach that includes Modern Portfolio Theory, option pricing, and proprietary optimization techniques. The firm offers strategies that incorporate derivatives and leverage, along with tax-focused solutions such as its VOLT overlay strategy.

Edward Ober is a financial advisor at Balancing Life Financial Planning with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ober Financial since 2005, where he is also employed as a staff accountant. Prior to joining Balancing Life Financial Planning in 2019, he spent seven years with Independent Financial Group, LLC. Balancing Life Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm constructs portfolios aligned with client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations, often utilizing outside managers and custodians such as Buckingham Strategic Partners and Nationwide.

Arlene Stokes is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently practicing at The Financial Coaching Group, Inc. in Laguna Hills, CA. She has been with The Financial Coaching Group and its predecessor entities since 2009 and also has experience with Innovative Retirement Solutions & Insurance Services since 2008. The Financial Coaching Group, Inc. serves individual clients, including some high-net-worth households, as well as businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm provides financial planning, individualized portfolio management, and assistance with selecting and monitoring third-party money managers, focusing on tailored advice and generally conservative, low-turnover portfolios.

Eric Wong is a CFA® charterholder with 37 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Pavion Blue Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to joining Pavion Blue Capital, he held roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2019. Pavion Blue Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and asset-based loan accounts. The firm employs a disciplined, value-based investment approach focused on long-term total return across a broad range of asset classes and tailors investment strategies to the specific objectives and restrictions of each client.

Blake Nollenberger is a financial advisor at Nollenberger McCullough Investment Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Beacon Hill Staffing and Insight Global. Nollenberger McCullough Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and fee-only financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers equity-focused portfolio strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and employs independent performance measurement and reporting.

Mark Turner is a financial advisor at WMS Financial Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Wealth Management Strategies Financial Services LLC since 2018. Turner also owns and operates an insurance sales business through WM Strategies & Insurance Services Corp. WMS Financial Services is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management tailored to client objectives and employs a range of investment strategies including long-term holdings, trading, options, and margin.

Wanda Delgado is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, bringing 43 years of industry experience. She has been with Cambridge and its affiliated firms since 2009 and previously worked at Insight Financial Advisors, where she also serves as owner and principal. Outside of her advisory work, Delgado is a board member and treasurer for Help for Brain Injured Children. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services through a large network of independent financial professionals using multiple account platforms and a range of investment strategies.

James Curtis is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of James Curtis Financial And Insurance Services, an independent firm he has led since 2014, and has provided financial planning through Collins Advisory since 2009. Curtis is also president and sole shareholder of James Curtis Enterprises, Inc., a non-investment related business. James Curtis Financial And Insurance Services offers customized financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and other advisers on a non-discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes tailored Investment Policy Statements and employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to build long-term portfolios.

Michael Stokes is a financial advisor with The Financial Coaching Group, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is president and owner of Innovative Retirement Solutions & Insurance Services, where he provides insurance and annuity advice related to retirement planning, liability management, and estate planning. The Financial Coaching Group, Inc. serves individual clients, including some high-net-worth households, as well as businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm offers financial planning and individualized portfolio management with a focus on conservative, low-turnover portfolios and works primarily on a non-discretionary basis while recommending outside money managers.

Rick Emmett is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with InvestLinc Wealth Services, bringing seven years of industry experience. He has been associated with InvestLinc Wealth Services since 2024 and has a long tenure with InvestLinc Wealth Services, Inc. Outside of advising, Mr. Emmett is involved in several business activities including management consulting through MFO Resource, Inc. and roles in real estate and marketing firms. InvestLinc Wealth Services provides wealth management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities. The firm offers customized multi-asset portfolio management using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, along with financial planning services covering retirement, estate, tax, and philanthropic matters.

Mark Baksic is a financial advisor with Life Planning Advisors LLC in Garden Grove, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Life Planning Advisors since 2024 and concurrently at Western International Securities, Inc. and The Precision Companies, where he serves as president. His other business activities include acting as an agent for accident and health, life, and variable insurance. Life Planning Advisors provides asset management, financial planning, estate, tax, and risk-management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management using diversified, tax-efficient passive funds and ETFs, and refers clients to third-party managers for discretionary trading.