Michael Hamrick is a financial advisor at Empirical Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked in educational roles at Chapman University, Santa Barbara City College, Corona del Mar High School, and Palm Desert High School, as well as with Sejuiced. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and private pooled vehicle investors. The firm employs a diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan consulting, supported by affiliated businesses in real estate, insurance, and estate planning.

Terry Kerr is a financial advisor with Cooper McManus in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 63 credential and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cooper McManus since 2017 and previously at Securities America Inc and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and CEO of Kerr Financial Inc, an independent insurance agency. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a variety of securities and model portfolios, and it coordinates with outside legal professionals for estate-planning needs.

Cynthia Alston is a financial advisor with Citizens Private Wealth who holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Securities, and First Republic Investment Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in property management through ownership of two real estate-related businesses in Anaheim, California. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm focuses on long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture investment framework and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside consulting services for multigenerational families and closely held businesses.

Christopher Giovinazzo is a financial advisor at Accelerate Retirement with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms such as NFP Retirement, Kestra Investment Services, and Transamerica. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent who occasionally recommends insurance products on a commission basis. Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios with a long-term allocation approach and offers fiduciary retirement services including plan design, provider selection, and participant education.

Anthony Molina is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, STIFEL, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A.G. Edwards & Sons. Outside of finance, he serves as Secretary and a board member of Safety Systems Technology (NV), Inc., a manufacturer of safety equipment. Wedbush Securities offers investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, providing a range of wealth management and capital markets solutions tailored to client objectives and risk profiles.

Ryan Sabol is a financial advisor with Mutual Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual Advisors since 2013 and Mutual Securities Inc since 2004. He manages financial services consulting for family-controlled trust investments through his private consulting firm, Sabol Investments, LLC. Mutual Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies with multiple analytical approaches to tailor portfolios aligned with clients’ objectives, managing approximately $9.45 billion across 154 advisors.

Burton Brown is a financial advisor with TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 18 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Entoro Capital LLC, Compound Planning, Voleo USA, Inc., and Atomi Financial Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Executive Vice President at Aliso Solutions, LLC, a compliance consulting firm for financial intermediaries. TCFG Investment Advisors provides advisory and planning services to individuals, profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Eric Bradley is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase before joining his current firm. His other business activities include partial ownership of an LLC that holds title to a boat in Newport Beach and a ticket reselling business managed by his wife. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tailored asset allocation approach within an open-architecture framework, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside tax, estate, and business consulting services.

Phillip Edwards is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with a Series 65 designation. He has prior experience at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and held roles at other organizations including United Airlines and Morehouse College. Mariner Independent serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to a wide range of investment tools through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Matthew Sassani is a financial advisor with Cooper McManus in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Cooper Financial Group since 2014 and previously worked at Securities America, Inc. from 2014 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a business importing and exporting promotional gift items. Cooper McManus serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment approach using a broad range of instruments and provides both standalone planning and ongoing asset management services.

Ian Wardle is a financial advisor with Lifeworks Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and McIlrath & Eck, LLC, as well as a period operating as a sole proprietor in fitness product sales. Outside of his advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of life, health, and variable insurance products. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm combines a planning-based tranche approach with risk-based modeling and employs factor-based and smart-beta equity strategies, ETFs, hedged models, options, and third-party managers. Lifeworks is notable for integrating tax and accounting services within its corporate group and for operating proprietary client portal software.

Dean Evans is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cooper McManus in Irvine, CA. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research since 2020 and has been associated with Cooper Financial Group and Securities America since 2003. Outside of financial advisory, Evans operates as an independent insurance agent and is involved with the Evams Haymond Group LLC. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a broad range of securities and model portfolios tailored through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Kent Lalonde is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Financial Designs, Inc. since 2005 and leads the Lalonde Wealth Management Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in independent insurance sales and provides retirement and investment planning, along with life and health insurance services. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, and business clients with a range of investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs asset-class model allocations informed by third-party research and offers diverse strategies, including Biblical Responsible Investing, with both discretionary and non-discretionary execution options.

Stuart Scholten is a financial advisor at Accelerate Retirement with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Kestra Investment Services, LLC, and NFP Retirement, Inc. Scholten is also an owner of real estate properties. Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio construction using a variety of investment vehicles and offers fiduciary services including co-fiduciary roles under ERISA for plan sponsors.

Dimitra Mina is a financial advisor at Aaron Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Aaron Wealth Advisors, she worked at Thirion Capital Ltd. and Gate One, and has academic experience from the University of Oxford and University of Exeter. Aaron Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth and institutional clients, including business owners, entrepreneurs, and multi-generational families. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as standalone financial consulting, utilizing an outsourced platform to access third-party managers and offering specialized option overlay strategies.

Conner Ascher is a financial advisor at GenTrust with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at firms including AllianceBernstein L.P., Source One Global, Inc., RX3 Growth Partners, William Blair, and Morningstar Inc. GenTrust is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $5.2 billion in assets for individuals, financial intermediaries, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm employs a proprietary investment process that integrates fundamental, technical, and macroeconomic analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and risk management.

William Notrica is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with 50 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. His prior roles include positions at RBC Capital Markets Corporation and City National Bank. Aegis Capital Corp. serves individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by providing investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, and access to managed account programs through RBC and AXOS platforms. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options and provides trade execution, clearing, custody, and reporting services.

Aron Wong is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked with firms including Cambridge Investment Research and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he has experience as an insurance agent and paraplanner. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a fundamentally driven investment process, employing a wide range of securities and model asset-allocation portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Gregory Norman is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, CUSO Financial Services, LPL Financial, and CUNA Mutual Group. Outside of advisory roles, Norman is also active as an insurance and benefits agent. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a diverse array of securities and model portfolios tailored through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Thomas Wolf is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC since 2013. He has also been involved with related entities including TCFG Wealth Management and TCFG Insurance Solutions. Outside of his advisory work, he is a board member of the California Lutheran High School Association. TCFG Investment Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, along with financial planning and consulting services.