Dean Solomon is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently a member of the four-advisor team at Hillcrest Financial Group, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Hillcrest, he held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Thrivent Advisor Network, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Hillcrest Financial Group provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and qualified employee benefit plans. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory to construct tailored portfolios and manages approximately $471 million in discretionary assets for a few hundred clients.

Kaela Alba is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with one year of industry experience. She is currently with TriaGen Wealth Management LLC and has prior experience at KeyBank. Alba is also an independent licensed insurance agent specializing in accident and health insurance as well as life insurance in California. TriaGen Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and instruments, including derivatives and digital assets, and manages approximately $535 million in client assets.

Kelly Kruzick is a financial advisor with Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC in Santa Monica, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valley Wealth Strategies and LPL Financial in 2017, Kruzick worked at National Planning Corporation for 19 years. Outside of advising, Kruzick is involved in health and wellness as a meditation teacher and provides paralegal assistance to a law firm. Valley Wealth Strategies advises individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with customized investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and manages approximately $1.2 billion in assets, notably maintaining a large share on a non-discretionary basis while overseeing assets managed by independent managers.

Brandon Berman is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Total Wealth Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Mariner Platform Solutions, Polaris Greystone Financial Group, LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. He is also the owner of Total Wealth Group, where he focuses on business operations and tax strategy implementation. Total Wealth Services, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary wealth and portfolio management to individual investors, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager- and style-agnostic approach, utilizing diversified asset mixes and independent subadvisors to tailor portfolios to client-specific circumstances.

Lisa Westermark is a financial advisor at Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Her prior experience includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities, managing discretionary portfolios through a combination of asset-allocation frameworks and multiple analytic approaches.

Michael Setlich is a financial advisor at Westside Financial Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with one year of industry experience. He has been involved with Aimco and Setlich Capital since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in principal and capital sourcing for real estate. Westside Financial Advisors LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, corporations, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-class-based investment approach supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis and may utilize third-party sub-advisors.

Jamie Rugg is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Partners with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2016, including its prior iteration as Charlesworth & Rugg, Inc. Highline Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities, offering investment management, financial planning, family office services, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment decisions are guided by an Investment Committee, and it provides regular portfolio reviews, participant education, and utilizes third-party technology to manage employer retirement plans.

Anthony Herreres is a financial advisor at Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC with a Series 65 designation and nine years of professional experience, including time as a self-employed advisor. He joined Alliance Advisory & Securities in 2024 and is based in Westlake Village, CA. Alliance Advisory & Securities provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and pooled vehicles. The firm employs diversified model portfolios based on modern portfolio theory, offering discretionary and non-discretionary services along with held-away account management through the Pontera platform.

Daniel Mavraides is a financial advisor at Rebalance LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Evoke Advisors and INbalance Advisors, before joining Rebalance in 2024. Rebalance LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and decision-support services through its Rebalance360 program to individuals, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.56 billion in discretionary assets across several hundred accounts, employing a strategic asset allocation framework with a focus on ETFs and long-term rebalancing.

Adam Schwartz is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with SLK Private Wealth Management and Evolve Private Wealth since 2023. Prior to his advisory career, he studied at the University of Wisconsin - Madison from 2021 to 2025. Evolve Private Wealth provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, with an emphasis on ongoing portfolio monitoring and client communication.

Anderson Lafontant is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blue Zone Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2024 and previously spent 10 years at Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered advisory team managing approximately $565 million across 170 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, providing portfolio and asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a focus on tailored asset allocation and diverse analytic methods.

Adam Blumenstein is a financial advisor at Mapleton Capital Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Mapleton since 1999. His prior experience includes roles at Ocean Park Capital Management, LLC and self-employment dating back to 1985. Mapleton Capital Management serves as the general partner and investment adviser to three privately offered pooled funds and provides subadvisory portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trusts. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental research to identify early inflection points in company value and employs an aggressive, relatively short-term trading style that can include short selling, options, and leverage.

Lisa Sternberg is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Partners with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Charlesworth & Rugg, now operating as Highline Wealth Partners, since 2022. Outside of her advisory role, she occasionally provides bookkeeping and administrative support for her husband's company and for a former employer. Highline Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, family office services, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment decisions are guided by a centralized Investment Committee, and it provides clients with regular portfolio reviews, participant education, and utilizes third-party technology for managing employer retirement plans.

Y Shih is a financial advisor with Oder Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oder Investment Management in 2021, Shih held positions at Bank of America, Merrill, Konnect Resources LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Oder Investment Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, foundations, and employer plan sponsors with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of active and passive management, global diversification, and regular portfolio rebalancing based on individualized Investment Policy Statements.

Armen Kesian is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Sanctuary Securities, Inc., NYLIFE Securities LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory roles, Armen has been involved with Siraki, Inc. and In Home Supportive Services (IHSS). Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets and employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach utilizing diversified portfolios and advanced tools such as third-party AI decision-support.

Bruce Heymont is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Horizon Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Heymont & Company, Inc. and LPL Financial. Horizon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, fiduciary-oriented investment management and financial planning, utilizing diversified portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities supported by fundamental and technical analysis.

Anne Slevin is an advisor at Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Checchi Capital Advisers in 2024, she worked at Greenlight Guru from 2021 to 2024 and was a student and intern from 2016 to 2021. Checchi Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and various institutional and pooled clients. The firm employs a quantitatively driven investment process using proprietary models to construct globally diversified portfolios, often implemented with ETFs and tax-optimization strategies, and is notable for its role as a private fund adviser to insurance-dedicated vehicles and sub-advisory services to other advisers.

Alexander Collins is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at HCR Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles and previously held positions at Amgen and Starlight Marine Services. Collins also attended California Maritime Academy. HCR Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, managing nearly $2 billion in assets across ten advisors.

Crystal Lary is a financial advisor at Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked with David S Reinders CFP for 19 years. Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs diversified model allocations based on modern portfolio theory and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

James Whiting is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Cheviot Value Management since 2018 and previously spent 21 years at Campbell Hall. Cheviot Value Management provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach that emphasizes fundamental analysis and diversification, with portfolio decisions made on a discretionary basis under a fiduciary duty.