Kurtis De Sousa is a financial advisor at West Wealth Group, LLC in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cooper McManus and MPWM, Inc. dba Terra Firma. He is also an independent insurance agent affiliated with various companies through BML Wealth Management. West Wealth Group, LLC provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach that includes fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis, and offers additional services such as tax preparation and estate document assistance through third-party providers.

Daoda Wang is a financial advisor with American Fundstars and holds the Series 66 designation. Wang has prior experience at China Securities Investment Co., Ltd. and China Securities Co. Ltd. IBD, spanning 9 years combined. Outside of advisory roles, Wang is involved with MW Creative and Consulting. American Fundstars serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management and advisory services. The firm employs a flexible investment approach across multiple asset classes and manages a significant portion of client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

James Moore is a financial advisor at Capital Synergy Partners with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Capital Synergy Partners since 2017. In addition to his advisory role, Moore serves as Vice President and Employee/Compliance Consultant for ERISA retirement plans at CPS Employee Benefits Insurance Solutions, Inc. Capital Synergy Partners serves individual clients across a range of net worth levels, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting through multiple advisory programs. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, with a primarily non-discretionary advisory model and a combination of fundamental and technical investment analyses.

Matthew Jordan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with six years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Financial Management Network, Inc. and its broker-dealer affiliate FMN Capital Corporation since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Jordan serves as President of the Financial Planning Association Orange County Chapter and is active in the Financial Planning Association's membership committee and study group leadership. Financial Management Network provides discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using probability-based planning combined with targeted active management, and offers additional services such as income tax preparation and bookkeeping.

Brad Cotner is a financial advisor at Tempus Wealth Planning, LLC in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Tamar Securities, LLC. Tempus Wealth Planning, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high net worth clients, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $699 million in client assets, employing a mix of asset-allocation, fundamental, and technical methods, and offers business-oriented planning and retirement plan consulting services.

Henry Vanbuskirk is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Benefit Financial Services Group and has held roles at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, Cetera, and Richardson and Company, CPAs, Inc. He also holds a Series 63 license. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through wealth management and institutional services. The firm manages $1.53 billion in discretionary assets and consults on $18.0 billion in retirement plan assets, employing a diversified, model-based investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, private investments, and ESG strategies.

Joshua Meier is an advisor at Knightsbridge Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. He is also the owner and partner of Meier Law Firm, where he has worked for over a decade. Knightsbridge Wealth Management is an independent, employee-owned firm serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses a blend of tactical and strategic asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis, emphasizing active risk management and tax-aware approaches.

Blake Street is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 licensed advisor at Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Warren Street Wealth Advisors since 2015. He is also a licensed real estate broker in California, a credential he maintains primarily for personal use and occasionally assists close clients, friends, and family. Warren Street Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and investment-company clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, and acts as a discretionary sub-adviser to two firm-sponsored ETFs, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses.

Yekaterina Galkina is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Compak Securities and Compak Asset Management since 2006. Compak Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets for over 1,000 clients. The firm uses model-driven asset allocation strategies and offers financial planning and retirement-plan advisory services alongside investment management.

Sheryl Liu is a financial advisor at American Fundstars with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her background includes work as a self-employed professional and a role at Yifang Taiwanese Fruit Tea. She also attended the University of Southern California. American Fundstars serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management and advisory services. The firm employs a flexible, opportunistic investment approach across various asset classes and manages most client assets on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client consent for trades.

Raymond Robinson is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Leisure Capital Management, Inc. since 2002. Leisure Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and consulting to individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plan participants, insurance companies, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $874 million in discretionary assets and focuses on diversified portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory and the Fama-French three-factor model, with an emphasis on long-term holding and rebalancing.

Jeffrey Evans is a financial advisor at Greenwich Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Greenwich Advisors since 2017 and previously at Coventure, LLC from 2014 to 2021. Greenwich Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $293 million across five offices. The firm serves individuals and some businesses, often with a $1 million account minimum, and employs a range of investment methods including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis as well as Modern Portfolio Theory, with an openness to complex and alternative instruments.

Braden Priest is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Benefit Financial Services Group since 2015 and also worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC starting in 2026. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through separate divisions focused on wealth management and institutional services. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis to construct diversified, model-based portfolios and manages over $1.5 billion in discretionary assets, with significant retirement plan consultation assets.

Joel Slatter is a financial advisor with Ignite Planners LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience, including roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Amazon, Foresight Wealth Management, and Bruce A. Lefavi Securities. Ignite Planners serves a diverse client base that includes individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, sovereign wealth funds, and accredited investors in private pooled vehicles. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting, employing a volatility-responsive investment approach that incorporates public and private investments, derivatives, and tax-efficient strategies.

Mark Guillod is a financial advisor with Capital Synergy Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Synergy Partners since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Guillod is a CPA and owner of a tax consulting and preparation business. Capital Synergy Partners serves individual clients across various wealth levels, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party money manager programs. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis, offering predominantly non-discretionary advice along with brokerage and insurance services through its dual RIA and broker-dealer registrations.

Simon Goldin is a CFP® and Series 66 registered advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Signature Resources Capital Management, LLC, where he has been since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at OneAmerica Securities, MML Investors Services LLC, and MassMutual Life Insurance Co. Signature Resources Capital Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a Global Target Risk strategy emphasizing diversified portfolios with equity tilts, customizes model portfolios to client needs, and serves as a sub-advisor to Envestnet’s TAMP.

Christopher Rowey is a financial advisor with Benefit Financial Services Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Benefit Financial Services Group since 2016 and concurrently affiliated with Bfsg, LLC since 2007. His career also includes a recent association with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC starting in 2026. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and retirement plans through wealth management and institutional services divisions. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process using diversified model-based allocations and offers programs including derivatives, options strategies, and cryptocurrency exposure, managing significant assets across discretionary portfolios and retirement plan consultations.

Michelle Petersen is a financial advisor at Hollencrest Capital Management with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hollencrest since 2014. Hollencrest Capital Management provides wealth management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-affluent families, trusts, business owners, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and incorporates traditional equities, fixed income, alternatives, private investments, and tax-aware strategies.

Len Hanson is a financial advisor at Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Warren Street Wealth Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has experience as an operations assistant managing high-value product blending at an oil refinery. Warren Street Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and investment-company clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm offers customized and model portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, and acts as a sub-adviser to its own ETFs while employing derivatives-based overlay strategies in select account sleeves.

Morgan Christen is a financial advisor with Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding the CFP® and CFA® designations and having 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Spinnaker in 2016, Christen worked at firms including Galt Financial Group, Signature Resources Capital Management, and Signator Investors. Outside of advisory roles, Christen is also an independent insurance agent, advising on and selling various insurance products. Spinnaker Investment Group provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs diversified portfolios primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, combining fundamental and macro analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and client behavior.