Stephen Dutka is a financial advisor at Skylar Wealth Management, LLC in Pasadena, CA. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has over 23 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at Fiduciary Trust International of California. Skylar Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities with services including asset management, wealth advisory, family office support, financial planning, and bookkeeping. The firm’s investment approach integrates modern portfolio theory with multiple analytical methods and utilizes various instruments and third-party money managers.

Jeff Fang is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Aqua Capital Advisors since 2009. He holds the Series 66 designation and works out of Los Angeles, CA. Aqua Capital Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered wealth management firm that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes tailored integrated planning and portfolio construction, typically using diversified, low-cost ETFs with tax-aware strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Brad Tonoff is a financial advisor at Penmar Wealth Management LLC in Santa Monica, CA, holding a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at firms such as New York Life Insurance Company and has been involved in related business activities as CEO of BJT Solutions Inc., which focuses on insurance and annuity product sales and marketing consulting. Penmar Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services tailored to clients' specific goals and risk tolerance. The firm employs various investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, and also maintains affiliated insurance businesses.

Kyung Choe is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently the sole advisor at Apiis Wealth Management Corp. and has held roles at Allmerits Asset, LLC and Horter Investment Management, LLC, among others. Outside of his advisory work, Choe is involved in garment design and sales through DK Designtrend Inc., where he serves as president. Apiis Wealth Management Corp. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through third‑party sub‑advisers, serving clients including pension plans, corporations, nonprofits, and individuals. The firm combines tactical and strategic asset allocation with oversight of sub‑advisers and offers additional consulting and retirement plan services.

John Koudsi is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 27 years of industry experience. He is a managing member and strategist of Trojan Storage, a commercial storage firm, and also serves as managing member of 31Ten Lounge, a restaurant and lounge in Santa Monica. He has worked at Counterpoint Mutual Funds, LLC since 2014 and Core Financial Partners Inc. since 2010. Core Financial Partners is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and insurance company clients. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and wrap-fee asset management, constructing portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and a range of private and alternative investments.

Dixon Karmindro Sr. is a financial advisor at Mainstream Capital Management with 16 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Blue Dog Capital Management LLC and Cheviot Value Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive investor and provides business consulting services through separate entities. Mainstream Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as businesses, offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs fundamental security analysis and tactical asset allocation, including alternative strategies such as long/short and selective use of leveraged or inverse funds.

Ariel Hartounian is a financial advisor with Acap Asset Management, Inc. in Studio City, CA, holding a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Acap Asset Management, he worked at Portfolio Management LLC for one year. Acap Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis with tax-sensitive strategies and emphasizes client education and regular account reviews.

Valerie Lemmon is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Ridgewood Investments since 2012. Valerie is also a partial owner of Dividend Research and Management Inc, an entity created to share administrative costs and manage employee payments connected to Ridgewood. Ridgewood Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis and model-level portfolio construction with a long-term investment horizon, offering both model portfolios and bespoke solutions, including access to private pooled investment vehicles.

Martin Young is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with FHWV Financial LLC and has previously worked at Ameriprise, H & R Block, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Bank. FHWV Financial, LLC provides financial planning and turnkey managed-account services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm operates mainly as a solicitor, referring clients to third-party registered investment advisers and implementing managed accounts through platform sponsors such as SEI and American Funds.

Rajiv Sharma is a financial advisor with Polestar Capital LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at B. Riley FBR, Inc. and Texas Capital Bank, where he currently serves as Managing Director, Equity Research. Sharma has been with Polestar Capital since 2007. Polestar Capital LLC manages discretionary portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on opportunistic trading in equity securities, employing strategies that include leverage, short sales, and options, and is notable for its private fund advisory role combined with a small client base and operational ties to broker-dealer activities.

Guillermo Roditi Dominguez is a financial advisor at New River Investments with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Roditi & Roditi, LLC since 2012 and New River Investments Inc. since 2011. New River Investments provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and certain business entities through separately managed accounts and a related-person private fund. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach combining charting, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and statistical analysis, utilizing strategies such as long and short trading, margin transactions, and options writing.

Donald Hance is a CFP® and Series 65-certified advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Glenmore Financial, Inc. since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he works seasonally as a tax preparer assisting individual clients with their tax returns. Glenmore Financial is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and families, with a branded practice called LifeSighted focused on young professionals. The firm emphasizes tax-aware, individualized financial planning and uses low-cost index funds, ETFs, government bonds, and cash equivalents in portfolio management.

Sen Zhang is a financial advisor at Corrigit Capital Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Elite Advisors LLC and Sunstone Management, Inc. He is also a licensed California real estate agent and part-time insurance agent. Corrigit Capital Group provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers personalized investment strategies through a three-advisor team.

Evan Pan is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Tax Efficient Asset Management Solution, Inc., where he has worked since 2018, and also serves as a board member and finance committee chair for two nonprofits, Options for Learning and Joni and Friends Foundation. His prior experience includes roles at Fuller Investment Management Company and Pan Global Advisers. Tax Efficient Asset Management Solution, Inc. serves high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients with tax-focused portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and investment policy statement development. The firm employs a phased, multidisciplinary process integrating proprietary software, cash-flow and estate optimization, and fiduciary coaching, while typically delegating day-to-day asset management to third-party managers.

Thomas Koch is a financial advisor at Hall Capital, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Hall Capital since 2024. Koch is also the managing member of Trancoso Capital Management LLC, an exempt California registered advisor serving as the general partner and investment advisor to Trancoso Partners LP. Hall Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, endowments, and foundations. The firm manages approximately $164 million through a two-advisor team, employing an investment approach that includes fundamental analysis, active trading, and the use of leverage and derivatives within individualized portfolios.

John Mcnally is a financial advisor with Alpha Analytics Investment Group LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Alpha Analytics since 1999 and also serves as Vice President of Corporate Management Group, Inc., a bookkeeping service. Additionally, he holds the roles of Secretary and Treasurer at PJC and Associates, Inc., an investment holding company. Alpha Analytics provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trustees, and corporate plans. The firm employs a globally diversified, asset-allocation driven approach using primarily publicly traded mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio construction guided by written Investment Policy Statements tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Jon Lam is a financial advisor with Newbury Capital Management, LLC in South Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Newbury Capital Management since 2009. Newbury Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $144 million across 399 client relationships using a variety of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, as well as retirement plan consulting for employer plan sponsors.

Alan Goodstein is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been a principal at Goodstein Wealth Management LLC since 2016 and serves as a director at large on the board of the nonprofit New Horizons, Inc. Goodstein Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory firm managing approximately $114 million in discretionary assets, serving individuals and businesses with customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment policies and fundamental analysis, offering both limited-scope and fully discretionary fiduciary services for ERISA retirement plans.

Justin Falzone is a CFP® with nine years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at MDRN Wealth LLC, an independent firm based in Venice, CA. His prior roles include positions at Beta Wealth Group, BEAM Asset Management, Securities America, and AXA Advisors. MDRN Wealth serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning services. The firm integrates fintech solutions to consolidate held-away accounts and uses a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to manage diversified portfolios, employing a wide range of investment strategies including private placements and derivatives.

Yang Gao is a financial advisor with IFMGroup in Monrovia, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining IFMGroup, Gao worked at Transpacific and Verity Insurance Services. He also acts as an independent insurance agent affiliated with Transpacific, assisting clients with life and annuity product selection. IFMGroup provides personalized financial planning and investment management to a range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a core-and-satellite asset allocation strategy focused on global diversification and manages approximately $4 million across seven client accounts.