Gary Graham is a financial advisor with Calton & Associates, Inc. in Corona, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 34 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wedbush Securities Inc., Crowell, Weedon & Co., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Prudential Equity Group, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he serves as a referral closer for American Alternative Assets, assisting with the purchase of physical precious metals. Calton & Associates is a multi-team firm serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning, sponsors wrap fee programs, and offers a combination of advisory, brokerage, and insurance services through its dually registered representatives.

Christopher Molony is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. located in Irvine, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 18 years of industry experience. Molony has worked with Trilogy Capital since 2015 and has prior experience at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. He also serves as a trustee managing family trusts and estates. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and sponsors and participants of employer retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm’s approach emphasizes strategic, globally diversified asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing across risk-based model portfolios.

Thomas Walden is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials, and has 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Trilogy Financial Services since 1999 and was previously associated with National Planning Corporation. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plan participants by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm’s approach includes globally diversified asset allocation, manager selection, and risk-based portfolio models that incorporate both traditional and non-traditional investment instruments.

Melanie Blakney is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at McAdam LLC, where she has been since 2024. Her prior roles include positions at Pacific Wealth Management, LLC, Holstrom, Block and Parke, and Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Inc. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a multi-advisor platform providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment strategies tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.

Gabriel Deluna is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial and NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION and has been affiliated with Trilogy-related firms since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee for Inland Valley Hope Partners and is president of the West Covina chapter of LE TIP, a business networking group. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a strategic, globally diversified asset allocation approach and incorporates a range of investment options, including non-traditional instruments, tailored to client risk profiles.

Nathan Brown is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience and has worked at LPL Financial since 2017. Brown has been associated with Trilogy Financial Services since 2006 and serves as a senior partner there. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic, globally diversified asset allocation and manager selection, incorporating both fundamental and technical analysis to align portfolios with client risk profiles.

Jonathan Sabat is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 license and eight years of industry experience. He has worked with Trilogy Capital and its related entities since 2017. In addition to his advisory role, Sabat is a licensed insurance agent for life, health, and fixed annuity products. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a strategic, globally diversified asset allocation approach with risk-based model portfolios and includes access to non-traditional investment vehicles and in-house tax services through its affiliate.

Daniel Estrada is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Fisher Investments, and New York Life. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a digital creator involved in video editing and production through a personal project with Google Adsense. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, ESOPs, and other institutional clients. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a long-term, diversified investment approach managed by an internal team and supported by various third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Matthew Frazier is a financial advisor with Private Management Group Inc in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2026. His prior work includes roles in education and service industries as well as a seven-year position at Shady Canyon Golf Club. Private Management Group provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.9 billion across several thousand accounts, employing individualized portfolios with a combination of longer-term strategic frameworks and shorter-term tactical adjustments.

Scott Stephan is a financial advisor with Portside Wealth Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Townsquare Capital LLC, DFPG Investments, INC, and Allegis Investment Services. Outside of advising, he is president of Forethought Medical Resources, LLC, a company that distributes medical instruments and supplies for surgery. Portside Wealth Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals, retirement and pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and other services, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Scott Schiffer is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Centaurus since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, Schiffer is a senior partner at Kieckhafer Schiffer LLP, a certified public accounting firm where he oversees client tax matters and supervises accounting staff. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized services, employing a variety of investment analyses and both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Kevin Leon is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at National Planning Corporation and Trilogy Capital, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a high school kicking coach at Orange Lutheran High School. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, supported by proprietary programs and third-party platforms, and delivers tailored client relationships across a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Mark Burton is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Lake Forest, CA. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 43 years of industry experience. Burton also operates Burton Financial & Insurance Services, brokering non-registered insurance products through outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advisory solutions and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jacob Pathe is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2007. He has 22 years of industry experience. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across several wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Peter Lupone is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2010. He also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Agia since 2022, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Qiyue Zhang is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with nine years of industry experience. Zhang holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at various HSBC entities since 2016, including HSBC Bank USA and Randstad Sourceright. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides client-directed and discretionary investment programs supported by a structured investment process and multiple affiliated and third-party advisory resources.

Derrick Shim is a financial advisor at Carson Wealth with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Twin Pines Wealth Management, Cetera Wealth Services, Charles Schwab, and The University of Nebraska Foundation. Carson Wealth operates an enterprise platform overseeing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of more than 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by an Investment Committee that develops and monitors model portfolios utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis.

Adrienne Alvarez is a financial advisor at SPC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she has worked part-time as a golf cart and event server at Tijeras Creek Golf Club and as a seasonal sales associate at Anthropologie. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering primarily discretionary management with options for nondiscretionary arrangements and collaborating with third-party managers through co-advisor roles.

Thomas Elsea is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors and Wfgia since 2018. His other business activities include sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through a variety of proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Zheng Qu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes managing several business ventures such as Evolve Space LLC and Universal Philosophy Corp, and he is involved with Kyros.ai, a college prep counseling referral service. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base with a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, offering proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program choices across multiple platforms.