Mercy Grace Mabanag is a financial advisor at Atlantic Investments, a Registered Investment Advisor, Inc., based in Los Angeles, CA. She holds two years of industry experience and previously worked for over four decades at Cedars Sinai. Mercy Grace transitioned from her prior career to the financial advisory field in 2024. Atlantic Investments serves individuals and high-net-worth clients by providing personalized financial planning and coordinating implementation through third-party money managers. The firm focuses on retirement, cash-flow, tax, and estate planning, acting as a liaison while performing periodic account reviews without managing client assets directly.

Ryan Meacham is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Partners with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Vivaldi Capital Management and Cornerstone Wealth Management. Highline Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and various business entities, offering investment management, financial planning, family office services, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment decisions are made through a centralized committee and it provides regular portfolio reviews, participant education, and utilizes third-party technology for retirement plan management.

Jon Bowles is a financial advisor with Secure Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Secure Investment Management since 2023 and operates his own financial services business, Jon L. Bowles Finances, since 2010. Outside of advising, he is the U.S. Operations Lead and a partial owner of the Sports Financial Literacy Academy, which produces sports-themed financial education materials for athletes. Secure Investment Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and business entities, offering financial planning and portfolio management with a quantitative, factor-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm utilizes low-cost funds and tailored strategies through Orion Portfolio Solutions and operates as a network of independent adviser representatives customizing portfolios to client goals.

Theresa Pablos is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Avise Financial. She previously worked at Wealth Enhancement Group and KCS Wealth Advisory. Outside of financial advising, she operates Theresa Pablos Communications, providing consulting on podcast production. Avise Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and business management, employing a range of analytical approaches and maintaining extensive third-party relationships.

Patrick Mcdonald is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC since 2023 and previously held roles at MAI Capital Management and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Manhattan West Asset Management provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to construct diversified asset allocations across public and private markets, offering both separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles.

Bradley Hammerman is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently associated with Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Beverly Hills Private Wealth in 2025, he worked at Seia LLC and Core Financial. Beverly Hills Private Wealth provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, quantitative, cyclical, and sector analysis, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning tailored to larger accounts.

Steven Campeas is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at HCR Wealth Advisors with three years of industry experience. He is also the sole owner of SJC Business Management, Inc., which provides tax and business management services separate from his work at HCR Wealth Advisors. HCR Wealth Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and uses a range of investment strategies and vehicles tailored to individual client policies.

Nicholas Andrian is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Evolve Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at MAI Capital Management, Evoke Wealth, and First Republic Private Wealth Management. His background also includes roles in educational and nonprofit organizations such as Dickinson College and Common Cause Pennsylvania. 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 fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach that incorporates diversified portfolios, alternative investments, and third-party AI decision-support tools.

Gabriela Arenzano Chagas is an advisor at JSF Financial, LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Vox Capital, Buffalo Exchange, and several positions in Israel including Masschallenge Israel and Tel Aviv University. JSF Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.97 billion across 791 client relationships and offers bespoke portfolio management along with access to third-party managers and private investment funds.

Michael Frazier is a financial advisor with California Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and City National Bank. He provides financial planning and consulting services through California Financial Partners, an independent investment advisor firm. California Financial Partners offers financial planning and consulting to individuals, business entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans across areas such as cash flow, retirement, tax, insurance, and estate planning. The firm follows a structured planning process and uses fundamental analysis and public research sources, but does not manage client assets or provide discretionary portfolio management.

Scott Gaynor is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Navalign, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at KCS Wealth Advisory and Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC. Navalign, LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $655.6 million for about 677 clients, employing a mix of investment strategies including margin borrowing and options trading, alongside pension consulting and corporate-level financial services.

Hugh Meyer is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Partners with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined 17 years. Highline Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, corporate retirement plan consulting, and real estate advisory, with portfolio decisions centralized through an Investment Committee.

David Dietrich is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Advantage Capital Advisors, LLC for five years before joining Dew Point Capital in 2021. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent and sells annuities. Dew Point Capital is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing strategic asset allocation with fundamental and cyclical analysis and a long-term purchase strategy supplemented by periodic short-term adjustments.

Ala Smochinsky is a financial advisor with The L. Warner Companies, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining The L. Warner Companies in 2021, he worked at Four Points Capital Partners LLC and Niagara International Capital Limited. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management. The L. Warner Companies serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, as well as corporations, non-profits, and other business entities. The firm employs a research-driven investment process led by an internal Chief Investment Officer and analyst team, constructing diversified portfolios with a focus on multi-year horizons and incorporating strategies such as options and third-party manager programs.

Bronson Feuer is a CFP® professional with one year of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Vance Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at 360 Business Management, BDO USA, Deloitte Tax LLP, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Washington. Vance Wealth is a multi-advisor investment advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, business consulting, and retirement plan advisory services.

Daniel Frattali is a financial advisor at HS Wealth Partners with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, Frattali is president of Frattali & Co, Inc., a CPA and tax preparation firm. HS Wealth Partners is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates. The firm provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning with a primarily long-term, fundamental investment approach.

Selwyn Gerber is a financial advisor at RVW Wealth LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with RVW Investing LLC since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, Gerber serves as president of Gerber & Co., Inc., a certified public accounting and tax preparation firm he has managed since 1985. RVW Wealth provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental research approach focused on ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds, with active supervision and regular client reviews, and maintains a formal affiliation with an accounting and tax firm.

Peter Mainstain is a financial advisor with AMI Asset Management Corp, holding the PFS™ designation and a Series 65 license, and has 24 years of industry experience. He serves as Managing Director of Ground Control Business Management, a business management and tax consulting firm, where he dedicates most of his time. He is also a partner in two partnerships that invest in real estate. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, employing a fundamental, bottom-up research process across multiple equity and fixed-income strategies. The firm manages nearly $2 billion in assets and acts as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled vehicles.

Estelle Thrasher is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA. She has been with the firm since 2011 and has 15 years of industry experience. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and a variety of institutional clients. The firm offers bundled business-management services alongside customized investment advice, acting as a multi-family office liaison with a focus on non-discretionary investment recommendations and short-term cash management.

David Horvitz is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cheviot Value Management, LLC. He has been with Cheviot for over 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is Vice President of the Board of Directors and Chair of multiple committees at the Jewish Free Loan Association, a nonprofit providing zero-interest loans in Southern California. Cheviot Value Management offers discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach with fundamental analysis and diversification, alongside tactical asset allocation and alternative strategies, managing nearly $963 million in assets across a compact team.