Christopher Haydel is a financial advisor at Equanimity Financial Partners with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Arete Wealth Management LLC and co-founded Haydel, Biel & Associates, where he serves as president and managing principal. He is also a manager of Zoic Management Investors, an investment-related business. Equanimity Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm constructs individualized portfolios using a range of securities and employs fundamental and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Vick Khoboyan is a financial advisor at Harold Davidson & Associates, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including F/M Investment LLC, Gries Financial Partners, and First Western Capital Management. Harold Davidson & Associates provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $390.5 million across about 237 client relationships, offering individualized investment strategies and advising on employer retirement plans and private pooled vehicles such as real estate limited partnerships.

Leonid Medved is a financial advisor at Valley Financial Management, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank Leumi USA and Leumi Investment Services Inc. from 2011 to 2022. Medved is a member of the investment committee for the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, where he contributes to the management of the school’s endowment investments. Valley Financial Management operates as Valley Digital Investor, offering discretionary portfolio management through an online platform that serves individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides automated ETF model portfolios based on client profiles, with accounts funded and managed electronically via Valley National Bank.

Sean Richardson is a financial advisor with Allstreet Capital LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Allstreet Capital since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a FINRA arbitrator. Allstreet Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, focusing on comprehensive wrap-fee portfolio management with an emphasis on asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and various trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Eric Hatfield is a financial advisor with Hatfield Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. in Burbank, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, with 23 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Santa Monica/Palisades Masonic Lodge #307 and as board member and chair of the Grand Lodge of California Freemasons Investment Committee. Hatfield Insurance & Financial Services provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, and employer retirement plans. The firm primarily offers model allocation portfolios composed of mutual funds, conducts quarterly reviews, and may engage independent money managers, typically operating on a non-discretionary basis while also providing insurance products through its licensed representatives.

Brent Greenshields is a financial advisor at Greenshields Capital LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. since 2017, serving as Principal and Chief Compliance Officer, and previously worked at Questar Asset Management and Questar Capital Corporation. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent. Greenshields Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing about $177 million across roughly 140 accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan advisory services, typically using a long-term investment approach based on a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Out of college, I spent a handful of years teaching high school - in New Orleans for 3 years and Spain for 1. When I left the classroom, it was important to maintain the educator's mindset in my next chapter which landed me in the financial advising space. 8 years and 2 firms later, I found my home at Upbeat Wealth where I've been fortunate enough to partner with Mike Turi. We share a strong commitment to a client-centered and in-depth planning process. And we simply love the work we get to do! While the milestones may not be unique, how you approach them will be. You’re advancing through your career, facing a liquidity event, trying to make sense of where all the dollars are going, growing your family, and upsizing your home (along with trying to find the most enjoyment in your day-to-day). A trusted partner can ensure you’re balancing today’s realities with your dreams of tomorrow. Our process integrates money and life so we have better financial conversations. Real conversations. Because life isn’t all about dollars and cents. By uncovering your values and providing education, we can help you create a decision-making framework that ensures your resources are spent purposefully through life’s most beautiful and humbling transitions.

Nathaniel Cohen is a financial advisor at Marest Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Marest Capital, he was a student or unemployed for ten years. Marest Capital, LLC advises individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm manages approximately $240 million for 67 clients, employing a combination of asset-allocation, fundamental, qualitative, cyclical, and sector analysis to tailor investment strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Christopher Girbes Pierce is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Five Oceans Advisors in Santa Monica, CA. His prior roles include positions at Advice Period LLC and Enlightened Wealth Management LLC. Five Oceans Advisors serves individuals, trusts, family entities, charitable organizations, and business clients, focusing on taxable investors and those with complex estate and tax planning needs. The firm emphasizes evidence-based investment strategies, tax efficiency, and integrated wealth advisory services, incorporating active and alternative managers as appropriate.

Cheyun Xia is a financial advisor at Sagewater Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sagewater, Xia worked at Google Inc for ten years. Sagewater Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, value-oriented investment strategy focused on purchasing high-quality businesses at a discount and holding them long term, and it utilizes options and derivatives for risk management and income generation.

Craig Schauer is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Schauer Investment Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2016. He has nine years of industry experience and over 30 years as a CPA through his accounting practice, Craig Schauer CPA. Outside of financial advising, he is a partner in the Hollywood Rivera Car Wash in Redondo Beach, CA. Schauer Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term trading, managing client accounts directly without outsourcing to third-party managers.

Donald Servan is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with over a decade of industry experience. He previously worked at Fiduciary Trust International of California for 12 years before joining Skylar Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Pasadena, CA. Skylar Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities by offering asset management, wealth advisory, family office services, financial planning, and bookkeeping and bill-pay services. The firm employs an investment approach that integrates modern portfolio theory with fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, utilizing a variety of instruments and third-party sub-advisers.

Christopher Eichler is a financial advisor with Bainbridge Investment Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Bainbridge Investment Advisors and S.L. Reed & Company since 2004. Bainbridge Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to individuals and trusts, managing approximately $34 million in assets with a focus on domestic large-cap equity portfolios. The firm employs a balance-sheet-focused, value-oriented approach and utilizes selective leverage strategies not commonly used by peers.

Witt Mcdee is a financial advisor with Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC based in Downey, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc., Witt McDee EA Tax & Business Service, Inc., and E-W Investments, Inc. He has a background that also includes operating a tax and business service firm. Integrity Investment Portfolios serves individual clients, families, trusts, and retirement accounts, providing ongoing portfolio management focused on equities and related securities. The firm employs a mix of analytical approaches and pursues a long-term trading strategy, managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis with regular client reviews.

Matthew Davis is a CFP® with 14 years of experience and has been with Financial Planning for Generations, Inc. since 2011. He holds a Series 65 license and also works as a Licensed Professional Fiduciary. Financial Planning for Generations, Inc. provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals, families, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using a core-and-satellite approach, focusing on passive index and ETF core holdings combined with selective active funds, and delivers advice through consultations and written evaluations without exercising trading or custody authority.

James Morton is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Doheny Asset Management, L.L.C. with five years of industry experience. He was previously a managing member at Maeya Capital, LLC, which is currently being wound down. Doheny Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth investors, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across several defined strategies, managing roughly $185 million in assets with a small advisory team.

Alexander Anderson Jr. is a financial advisor at Heyman Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Envision Capital Management for 12 years. From 2021 to 2024, he was self-employed in independent ticket brokerage. Heyman Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies guided by asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, managing portfolios on a discretionary, fee-only basis.

Robert Nii is a financial advisor with Borris Nii & Company in Beverly Hills, CA, holding the PFS™ designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Greenbrier Diversified, Inc. since 2007 and has been with Borris Nii & Company since 1989. Borris Nii & Company provides business and family wealth management along with investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, including many clients in the entertainment industry. The firm offers a family office–style service that integrates investment oversight with bookkeeping, tax preparation, insurance claims processing, and audit defense, acting as an outsourced family office and coordinating with third-party providers while maintaining discretionary trading authority for managed accounts.

Ryan Humbert is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Prism Advisors, Inc. and has previously been affiliated with Personal Resources Investment and Strategic Management, Inc., TDAmeritrade, Inc., and Edward Jones. Prism Advisors, Inc. serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, qualitative, and sector analysis with multi-asset allocation strategies, managing individualized wrap accounts on a discretionary basis.

Michael Anderson is an advisor at The L. Warner Companies, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked with Four Points Capital Partners LLC, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Finestone Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of the Exceptional Children's Foundation and the Small Business Council of America and is a director of the internet radio network PodClips.IO. The L. Warner Companies, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, along with consulting and administration services for corporations and non-profits. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment process with diversified portfolios and integrates third-party platforms and fiduciary services.