Lorenzo Esparza is a financial advisor at Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Manhattan West since 2016. Manhattan West Asset Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a Digital Asset Advisory Program, managing over $1 billion in discretionary assets through a fiduciary, client-tailored approach that combines multiple investment strategies across various asset classes.

William Hamelin is a financial advisor at Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has worked with Strategy Asset Managers since 2021 and also serves as a part-time management consultant for The Adept Group, Inc., providing onboarding support to new team members. Strategy Asset Managers serves individual, high-net-worth, ultra-high-net-worth, and institutional clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity selection, dividend-oriented and growth strategies, and quantitative methods, managing accounts on a discretionary basis and offering family office services for ultra-high-net-worth families.

David Rosenberg is a financial advisor with Nadler Financial Group, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Nadler Financial Group and Ausdal Financial Partners since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Rosenberg serves as president of a political action committee and acts as an assistant football coach at a high school. Nadler Financial Group manages over $2.18 billion for more than 1,000 clients through a team of 15 advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, tactical asset allocation, and specialized strategies such as direct indexing, serving individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plans.

Collin Saydah is a Financial Services Advisor (FSA) with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on connecting clients to the people, plans, and processes that align with their individual ambitions and financial goals. Collin works with clients to address objectives such as funding education, preparing for retirement and potential health care expenses, and developing personalized long-term financial strategies. He holds the Professional Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Washington. Collin’s approach emphasizes understanding clients’ personal perspectives and priorities to create clear and transparent financial plans aimed at helping them manage their wealth effectively.

Giovanni Cuarez is a financial advisor at Tactive Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Strategy Marketplace, LLC and ABI Business Insurance Services. Outside of advisory work, he operates a tax preparation service for individuals and small business owners and is also involved as a mortgage loan originator and insurance broker. Tactive Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, employee benefit plans, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management through a robo-advisor platform and an Advisor Advice service. The firm uses a Black-Litterman framework for tactical asset allocation and is notable for its role in serving other advisors through TAMP and sub-advisory relationships alongside its retail offerings.

Mark Delgadillo is a financial advisor with SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining SFE Investment Counsel in 2020, he worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. for seven years. SFE Investment Counsel serves a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors, offering customized investment supervisory services. The firm’s approach focuses on asset allocation, long-term holding strategies, and concentrated equity portfolios supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with fixed-income laddering.

Geert Criel is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 32 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director of a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and co-financing European movies in Los Angeles. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, with portfolios tailored using ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and digital assets.

Lily Mossayi is a financial advisor at AIRE Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at AIRE Advisors since 2021. Prior to that, her background includes positions in real estate and law firms. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in client assets, serving individual clients, family offices, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and employs a range of investment strategies, including the use of third-party money managers, with services offered on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Chingpao Chang is a financial advisor at East West Wealth Advisors LLC in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining East West Wealth Advisors in 2026, he worked at Cetera Investment Services and Cetera, Citigroup Global Markets, Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and J.P. Morgan Securities. East West Wealth Advisors provides discretionary separately managed account services for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, institutional investors, and other entities. The firm uses a goals-based, multi-asset investment approach overseen by an Investment Policy Committee and offers portfolio management through wrap-fee programs and custodial relationships.

Gabrielle Stapleton is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC in Pasadena, CA. She has been with Arroyo Investment Group and Capital Research & Consulting LLC since 2012. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients through a discretionary, model-driven approach using proprietary screening to maintain 15 model portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds, with regular rebalancing and quarterly reviews.

Darren Pollock is a financial advisor at Cheviot Value Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Cheviot Value Management since 2000. Cheviot Value Management is a privately owned registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a value-oriented, fundamentally driven investment approach with tactical asset allocation and offers services including discretionary investment management, financial planning, and budget coaching.

Sophia Barclay is a financial advisor at AWM Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and experience at firms including Excellent Capital, Hudson Pacific, and CBRE. She began her professional career after attending the University of Alabama. AWM Capital is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, managing approximately $1.15 billion across a multi-team staff of 24 advisors. The firm emphasizes liability-driven investing and asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and integrates comprehensive financial planning services including tax and estate planning.

Choeng Kim is a financial advisor at Allmerits Asset, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been an independent healthcare insurance agent since 2012. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management through third-party sub-advisers and digital platforms, serving individuals, corporations, charities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation and offers retirement plan consulting and standalone financial consulting.

Harold Parker Jr. is a financial advisor with Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Nasdaq Dorsey Wright, Western International Securities, Inc., and Holly Street Wealth Advisors before joining his current firm in 2019. Strategy Asset Managers serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, ultra-high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and institutional investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity selection, dividend-oriented and growth strategies, and quantitative approaches, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments, and third-party managers as appropriate.

Handong Yu is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Dew Point Capital since 2024. Prior to this, he held various roles including positions at StockSwap and the JACCK Foundation for the Arts. Dew Point Capital provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a custom, strategic allocation approach emphasizing long-term purchase strategies with flexibility for short-term trades under certain market conditions.

Timothy Wahl is a financial advisor at The Investment House LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with The Investment House since 2012. The Investment House LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs client-specific investment policies across multiple strategies using a combination of fundamental analysis and top-down sector selection, and manages registered investment companies, an ETF, and private funds.

Steven Nudelman is a financial advisor at BMB Advisers LLC in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with BMB Advisers and its affiliated firm Freedman Broder & Company since 2008. BMB Advisers provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and an independent-adviser referral program primarily serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plan accounts, with a client base concentrated in the entertainment industry. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio management using primarily mutual funds, ETFs, and individual bonds, and refers clients seeking active or specialized strategies to independent third-party advisers.

Ellen Himmel is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Regatta Capital Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Regatta Capital Group since 2016 and has operated her own tax preparation sole proprietorship since 2007. Regatta Capital Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach, utilizing diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs supplemented by individual stocks and bonds, and also manages private pooled investment vehicles.

James Turo is a financial advisor with GT Investment Management, LLC and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience, including roles as Managing Director of GT Securities, Inc., and CEO of Growthink, Inc., a strategic business planning advisory firm. He also serves as a growth advisor with Guiding Metrics, a provider of business analytics and dashboard solutions. GT Investment Management primarily serves high-net-worth individual clients, offering investment management and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct tailored portfolios managed through various account structures, including advisor-managed accounts and third-party managers.

Timothy Day is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at IEQ Capital, LLC, RBC Capital Markets, and Charles Schwab. Prior to his career in finance, he was employed in the restaurant industry and at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC serves 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 fundamental, long-term investment approach that includes diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, bonds, and alternative investments.