Marcus Griffin II is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lifeworks Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Narrow Gate Wealth Management, Mariner Independent, and Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc. He also serves as a principal offering investment advisory services through Mariner Platform Solutions. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a blend of planning-based and risk-based investment approaches, utilizing diversified mutual funds, ETFs, third-party managers, and quantitative models, supported by in-house tax expertise and proprietary technology platforms.

Terry Deever is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC since 2016. He also owns Terry Deever CPA, an accountancy corporation providing tax preparation, planning services, and business transaction analysis. Additionally, he is involved with Accentrix Solutions LLC, which automates payroll and HR management, and Accentrix Advisors, LLC, offering financial planning and investment advisory services. TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC manages approximately $639 million in client assets through a team of 29 advisors, serving individuals, profit-sharing plans, charities, and businesses. The firm employs diverse analytical strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and consulting services.

Casey Dettorre is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and has worked at LPL Financial since 2017, alongside his ongoing roles with Trilogy Capital and Trilogy Financial Services since 2007. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach utilizing both in-house model series and third-party sub-advisors, with a focus on comprehensive planning that includes advanced strategies for real estate and retirement plans.

Mark Fishlowitz is a financial advisor with Cooper McManus in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes 22 years at Edward Jones before joining Cooper McManus and Cambridge Investment Research in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with the Ventura County Sheriff Department and serves as treasurer and owner/partner of 1st Street Wealth Management. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a fundamentally driven investment process with a broad range of instruments and customizes portfolios through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Yusi Zhang is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at Infinity Financial Services Advisory. Prior to joining Infinity, Zhang worked at World Financial Group and has a background that includes roles in clean energy and business education. Outside of advisory work, Zhang is an independent insurance agent affiliated with World Financial Group. Infinity Financial Services Advisory provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies while integrating advisory services with affiliated broker-dealer and insurance activities.

Justin Isaac is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisors Capital Management, LLC and previously worked at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Advisors Capital Management, LLC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and registered investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model separate-account and ETF strategies, and a self-directed brokerage solution for qualified retirement plans, employing a combination of macroeconomic analysis and security selection across a variety of asset classes.

Janeane Vena is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience. She has worked with Trilogy Capital and its related entities since 2016. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses a risk-based, diversified asset allocation framework with both in-house and third-party managers, incorporating fundamental and technical analysis along with non-traditional instruments when suitable.

Michael Haymond is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research and Securities America. Outside of advising, he serves as a church chair at First United Methodist Church of Orange and is involved in an independent insurance agency and other business ventures. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a broad range of securities and implements model asset-allocation portfolios through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Luke Cho is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fisher Investments for 21 years and joined Empirical Wealth Management in 2023. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investors in private pooled vehicles. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified model portfolios and offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan consulting, alongside affiliated real estate, insurance, and estate-planning resources.

Kevin Simpson is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience in educational institutions and retail. Additionally, he is licensed as an insurance agent for life and health products, dedicating less than 10% of his time to this activity. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial coaching, and advanced planning using a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis.

Eric Perkins is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Trilogy Financial Services and LPL Financial. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach using in-house models and third-party sub-advisors, integrating advanced planning and non-traditional investments where appropriate.

Scott Naiman is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with Trilogy Capital and Trilogy Financial Services since 2008. He also has nine years of experience with LPL Financial. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach using in-house model series and third-party sub-advisors, integrating advanced planning that includes budgeting, tax strategies, and real estate considerations.

Matthew Franzen is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Private Management Group Inc with five years of industry experience. He has been with Private Management Group since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at golf clubs in California and was affiliated with California State University - Fullerton. Private Management Group Inc provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets. The firm employs a combination of long-term strategic frameworks and shorter-term tactical decisions, focusing on absolute returns and utilizing fundamental analysis across a diverse range of securities.

Mark Foundos is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Everett Harris & Co. since 2003. Everett Harris & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a predominantly buy-and-hold strategy across a diversified range of asset classes, with investment decisions tailored to each client’s tax situation and objectives.

Bryan Blacklidge is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2025 and has no prior industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a driver for United Parcel Service (UPS), delivering packages to individuals and businesses. Portfolio Medics is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $552.7 million for about 3,700 clients through a team of 75 advisors. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, offering a range of investment management, financial planning, and consulting services that combine strategic and tactical approaches.

Garrick Updegraph is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Prospera Financial Services, Inc., having joined in 2024, and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for 13 years. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion through about 207 advisors across 140 offices, offering investment advisory and financial planning services via multiple platforms and a combination of firm models and third-party sub-advisers.

Alysia Lindberg is a financial advisor with TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. She has worked within the TCFG group since 2016 and previously spent 14 years with Highland Advisors LLC / Accentrix. TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC manages approximately $639 million in client assets through a team of 29 advisors, serving individuals, profit-sharing plans, charities, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, employing a variety of analytical strategies to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerances.

James Young is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Trilogy Capital since 2015 and previously worked at LPL Financial for four years. Young is also active as a licensed life insurance agent through Trilogy Financial Services. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm utilizes a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach with both in-house and third-party managers, offering services including portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial coaching, and advanced planning that incorporates personal and business real estate considerations.

Keegan Tanghe is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. He is also a senior partner in Trilogy Financial Services, a licensed insurance agency. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach with in-house model series and third-party sub-advisors, integrating advanced planning that includes personal and business real estate considerations.

Jeanwin Doreus is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work history at Midland National and Precision Wealth within the same year. Outside of advising, he is also licensed as a life and health insurance agent. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses a risk-based, diversified asset allocation framework with both in-house and third-party managers and integrates personal and business real estate considerations into its planning.