Clete Albitz is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding the CFP® and CFA® designations and over 19 years of industry experience. He has been associated with various Cetera entities since 2005 and is also co-senior vice president of Albitz/Miloe & Associates Inc., an advisory business he has been involved with since 2006. Cetera Investment Advisers serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary solutions through a network of independent advisors. The firm combines advisor-managed accounts, firm-sponsored model portfolios, and third-party managed solutions with unique retirement and fiduciary services integrated into its broader institutional platform.

Melissa Andrizzi Sobel is a financial advisor at CLG LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked for seven years at Beach Cities Health District. CLG LLC serves a diverse group of individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related advisory services. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and third-party sub-advisors, and operates from multiple offices with a distinctive operational approach.

Justin Renteria is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at CNR Securities, LLC, City National Rochdale, MML Investors Services, LLC, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages discretionary accounts across various asset classes and employs a multi-manager approach supported by Envestnet PMC.

Kevin Mc Closkey is a financial advisor at Mosley Wealth Management, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Mosley Wealth Management since 2024. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 14 years at San Gabriel Academy. Mosley Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, consulting, and participant account management. The firm uses a top-down, macro-economic approach to asset allocation and builds diversified portfolios incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Tim Formica is a financial advisor at BCN Financial, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC and Crown Capital Securities, LP. Outside of his advisory role, he is also active as a licensed real estate broker and is involved with Arbor Financial/The Turnkey Foundation. BCN Financial provides retirement plan advisory and financial planning services primarily to participants of employer-sponsored retirement plans and members of over 200 Police and Fire Department associations. The firm’s investment approach centers on mutual funds and ETFs, combining fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis with a market-timing component, and it maintains a focus on client reporting and transparency.

Travis Alexander is a financial advisor at CRUX Wealth Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Raymond James Financial Services and other affiliated entities. Outside of advising, he is involved in several business ventures including ownership and management roles in support companies and a tax advisory firm. CRUX Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a process-driven, advisor-customized approach utilizing multiple analytical methods and generally manages client accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring.

Eduardo Larios is a financial advisor at B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including UnionBanc Investment Services and Farmers Financial Solutions. In addition to his advisory work, Larios maintains a California real estate broker-associate license and is involved in real estate transactions. B.B. Graham & Company offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and businesses, managing approximately $322 million. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in managing assets and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment options.

David Tamashiro is a financial advisor at CRUX Wealth Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Waddell & Reed, Raymond James Financial Services, and Arete Wealth Management. CRUX Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a process-driven, advisor-customized approach using a variety of analytical methods and generally manages client accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring.

Ryan Balderian is a financial advisor at Quantum Financial Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Abacus Wealth Partners and C2 Education. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches math, science, and finance through Lightsquared Education and is a shareholder and video editor at Wormburners Media, Inc. Quantum Financial Advisors serves individuals, high net worth families, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and other business entities with comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an asset-class, rules-based investment process emphasizing mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, with strategies including a Total Market approach and a Sustainable approach using environmental rankings.

Brent Donovan is a financial advisor at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. and Hightower Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of MAD Donovan Inc. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and various institutions. The firm offers bundled business-management services alongside customized asset allocation and acts as a multi-family office liaison, providing both investment recommendations and due diligence on third-party managers.

Kevin Kiely is a financial advisor at Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Deloitte and Berry Global. Checchi Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management, sub‑advisory services, and advisory oversight for a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, foundations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and insurance-dedicated funds. The firm employs proprietary statistical models and an index-replication approach to create globally diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios with an emphasis on diversification, tax optimization, and low turnover.

Zev Fried is a financial advisor at JSF Financial, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation since 2010, alongside his tenure at JSF Financial beginning in 2008. Fried is also president of AJLH Inc., a pass-through entity established for commission management. JSF Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and businesses. The firm employs dynamic asset allocation, model portfolios, and quantitative analysis to customize investment strategies and manages approximately $1.73 billion in client assets.

Riley Maher is a financial advisor at Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He held a position at Penta Investment Counsel LLC from 2003 until 2026 before joining his current firm. Maher holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Elwood & Goetz provides fee-only investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to affluent and emerging-affluent individuals, families, trusts, estates, business owners, and sponsors of corporate retirement plans. The firm emphasizes Modern Portfolio Theory, global diversification, and predominantly passive implementation using index funds and ETFs, combining this approach with institutional retirement-plan fiduciary services and operational practices such as account aggregation through held-away platforms.

Brandon Tesar is a financial advisor at One Wealth Capital Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and MML Investors Services LLC. Outside of finance, he is involved in the entertainment industry as a freelance actor, writer, director, and producer. One Wealth Capital Management serves individuals, foundations, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and consulting services. The firm uses a top-down, macro-environmental approach with tactical asset allocation and sector rotation, combining mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives, equities, and fixed income to construct growth and income portfolios.

Julia Perez is a financial advisor at CRUX Wealth Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Favia Group. Outside of her advisory role, she occasionally works as a paid musician for private events. CRUX Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a process-driven, advisor-customized approach that incorporates various analytical methods and generally manages client accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring.

David Thomsen is a financial advisor at SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with SFE Investment Counsel since 2007. Mr. Thomsen holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and volunteers at the New Center for PsychoAnalysis, a school for mental health professionals, dedicating about 10% of his time since 2009. SFE Investment Counsel serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients, providing investment supervisory services through separately managed accounts and model portfolios. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and a total-return approach with concentrated equity positions, blending fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside fixed-income laddering to manage risk.

Robert Chatterton Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Chatterton & Associates since 2004 and is also affiliated with Osaic Wealth. He serves as trustee for a family trust related to his disabled brother. Chatterton & Associates advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a top-down approach to global economies and sectors, employing SEI asset-allocation models alongside mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with a focus on mostly non-discretionary management and limited short-term trading.

Daniel Hart is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Advanced Portfolio Strategies in Torrance, CA, where he has worked for six years. His prior experience includes roles at APS Management Group, Inc. from 2018 to the present, with a period as a student from 2016 to 2018. Advanced Portfolio Strategies serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a diversified, multi-strategy investment approach that includes fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, as well as both long- and short-term trading techniques.

Cassidy Plair is a financial advisor at Sustainable Advisors Alliance LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Cassidy worked at Bunkley Investment & Management Company and has academic experience from the University of Houston and the University of Southern California. Sustainable Advisors Alliance, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, annuity management, and employee benefit plan services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofit entities. The firm focuses on sustainable, responsible, and impact investing using ESG criteria, combining active and passive strategies, direct indexing, and sub-advisors to tailor portfolios to client goals and preferences.

Nick Nejad is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC since 2023 and previously held roles at KCS Wealth Advisory and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management. Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using asset-allocation frameworks and a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analyses, employing strategies across public and private securities.