Jake Castillo is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently advising at Halbert Hargrove. He previously worked at Pacific Capital and has experience in both the financial sector and other industries including food service and retail. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion across a multi-advisor platform, serving individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only investment management and financial planning, utilizing a research-driven Investment Committee to construct diversified portfolios with a range of asset types and strategies.

Chun Yong Liu is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Ameriprise Financial Services and Wayal Health Sciences and Andorra Life LLC. Prior to entering the financial industry, he was employed at Radio Free Asia for eighteen years. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services using both internal and third-party investment models.

George Scott Jr. is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. from 2009 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Scott is involved in business planning and coaching through Tax Master Network and ValueBuilder System, and he refers clients to estate and business planning services. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and registered advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing customized portfolios with active, passive, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives.

Roberto Roman is a financial advisor at GenTrust with 20 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley, UBS Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors before joining GenTrust. Outside of his advisory work, he invests in pre-IPO and late-stage companies through Hartbeat Ventures, focusing on technology, consumer, and sports industries. GenTrust is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, pooled vehicles, institutional clients, and financial intermediaries. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven approach combining fundamental, technical, and macroeconomic analysis with AI-enabled tools and human oversight to build customized portfolios.

Timothy Anderson is a financial advisor at Halbert Hargrove, holding the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors since 1993, totaling over three decades at the firm. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion for individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a multi-advisor platform. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only investment management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan services, employing a committee-based process that integrates qualitative and quantitative research to build diversified portfolios.

Christopher Stamos is a financial advisor with Prosperitas Financial, LLC in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has extensive experience as a CPA and owner of Stamos and Stamos, Certified Public Accountants, Inc., where he has provided accounting and tax services since 2004. In addition, he authors and consults on coaching and online courses focused on the acquisition of CPA firms and similar businesses. Prosperitas Financial is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 39 advisors managing approximately $812 million for nearly 1,745 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm builds individualized portfolios utilizing a variety of securities and analytical approaches, offering comprehensive asset management and financial planning services.

Nikolas Dialynas is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at RSM US Wealth Management LLC and Lido Isle Advisors LLC. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios managed by a centralized team and overseen by an Investment Committee.

Reesuk Kim is a financial advisor at Golden State Wealth Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Golden State Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2016. Golden State Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, providing asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach includes tailored portfolios based on asset allocation and various analytic methods, with discretionary portfolio management as the primary advisory relationship.

Allen Taylor is a financial advisor with The AmeriFlex Group, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, OSAIC, Sagepoint Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Newcastle Financial Advisors. He also operates as an independent insurance agent. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection and monitoring, and retirement plan consulting, offering both wrap and non-wrap solutions tailored to client profiles.

Brian Tinker is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC. His career includes roles at ORG Partners, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and United Planners' Financial Services, among others. Outside of advisory work, he is active in community fundraising for American Martyrs Grammar School and assists individuals with Medicare plan selections through Warner Pacific. Ascentis Independent Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities by providing asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes investment advice to client objectives using a combination of discretionary management, third-party managers, and platform solutions.

Ruben Cisneros is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC since 2020 and previously worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill for a combined 19 years. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, AI decision-support tools, and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternatives.

Mahum Prasad is a financial advisor with Northwest Asset Management holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Northwest Asset Management since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he engages in freelance marketing, creating websites and marketing materials for small businesses and individuals. Northwest Asset Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a customized investment approach based on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and fixed-income instruments with periodic rebalancing.

Brandon Averill is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at AWM Capital, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Penniall & Associates, Inc. and ownership of Athlete CEO Consulting, a marketing and business consulting firm. He is also involved in venture capital investing through AWM Ventures LLC and Averill Ventures LLC. AWM Capital is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.15 billion for high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm emphasizes liability-driven investing and asset allocation, offering financial planning, retirement advice, business consulting, and asset management through a range of investment vehicles and affiliated private funds.

Thomas Pohlen is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Wealth Management, bringing seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Retirement Plan Consultants since 2019 and previously held roles at Index Fund Advisors and Laurel Wealth Advisors. Outside of financial services, Pohlen is a regional director for a retirement plan back-office operations firm and is a passive co-owner of a commercial cleaning business. Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as defined contribution plan sponsors and other advisers. The firm uses broadly diversified, passively managed portfolios primarily consisting of no-load mutual funds and ETFs, following modern portfolio theory with a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy.

Vincent Birardi is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Halbert Hargrove since 2018 and previously spent five years at Pimco. He is based in Long Beach, CA. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion across a multi-advisor platform, serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary, fee-only investment management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan services, employing an Investment Committee that uses qualitative and quantitative research to construct diversified portfolios.

David Coen is a financial advisor at Sovran Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Creative Planning, LLC, Sageview Advisory Group, and Cetera Advisor Network, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he owns College Planning America, a college counseling and planning service, where he also presents seminars. Sovran Advisors serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients with financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies and provides access to third-party managers and advisory annuity contracts.

Jonathan Whitmore is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with The AmeriFlex Group and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research, OSAIC, SagePoint Financial, and Perfected Wealth Management. Prior to his financial services career, he was involved with Athletes in Action and Campus Crusade for Christ. The AmeriFlex Group provides investment advice and related services to individuals, corporations, employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of advisory affiliates and utilizes multiple program platforms and custodial arrangements to deliver tailored investment strategies.

Robert Mitchell is a financial advisor at ON Investment Management CO with 42 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at The O. N. Equity Sales Company, Ohio National Financial Services, and VOYA Financial Advisors. Mitchell is also president of Mitchell Financial Solutions, where he is involved in insurance sales and agent training. ON Investment Management CO is a subsidiary of The O.N. Equity Sales Company that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions, often integrating third-party investment programs.

Hien Wu is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth in Santa Ana, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at multiple firms such as First Financial Security, M&M Wealth Associates, and National Life Group. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers advisory services alongside technology and operational support for other advisors through a managed account platform.

Yannshyr Puu is a financial advisor at Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Packerland since 2021, previously spending eight years at J K Financial. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in life, accident, and health insurance. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors through financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management with access to firm-managed portfolios, third-party co-advisory arrangements, and fee-based programs on the Hilltop/Envestnet platform.