John Esparza is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Halbert Hargrove with two years of industry experience. His background includes roles at the University of Arizona, Caci, and service in the California National Guard and United States Army. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to independent managers and private funds. The firm employs a formal Investment Committee that uses a documented analytical framework combining qualitative and quantitative analysis to guide investment decisions across a range of asset types.

Samantha Garcia is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Halbert Hargrove since 2018 and previously worked at Asset Planning, Inc. from 2014 to 2018. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only investment management combined with financial planning and retirement plan services, using a committee-based approach to construct diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Boris Castillo is a CFP® with over 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with NWF Advisory Services Inc and has held roles at several firms including LPL Financial and Kinecta Financial & Insurance Services. Castillo also manages Amenity Wealth, an LLC that provides advisory and insurance services, and operates a sole proprietorship focused on life insurance, annuities, and long-term care solutions. NWF Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in client assets through a network of more than 100 advisory representatives. The firm serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients and offers a technology-driven, open-architecture platform for portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Brooke Smith is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining 49 Financial, Brooke held positions at Acme - Loquita, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and The Ritz Carlton Bacara, among others. Brooke also works as a licensed insurance agent. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach and provides tiered fractional family office services along with access to third-party managers.

Kelli Kiemle is a financial advisor at Halbert Hargrove with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Halbert Hargrove since 2012. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, managing approximately $4.2 billion across a multi-advisor platform. The firm provides discretionary, fee-only investment management along with financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan services.

Eric Cortez is a financial advisor with Verus Capital Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Securities America, Inc. He has been with Verus Capital Partners since 2019. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation and offers customized portfolios aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Irina Hill is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in various roles including independent insurance agent and licensed Realtor with Rodeo Realty. Prior to joining Portfolio Medics, she worked at PHILLIP Kass, CPA, INC. and as an independent contractor for Phillip Kass CPA. Portfolio Medics is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $552.7 million for around 3,700 clients through 75 advisors. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting services with a mix of strategic and tactical investment approaches.

Jason Zivich is a financial advisor with Diversify Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at DFPG Investments, WealthSource Partners, J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Merrill. Outside of advisory work, he is also licensed as an insurance agent with limited monthly involvement. Diversify Advisory Services provides financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and small business owners. The firm uses a tactical diversification investment approach tailored to client goals and offers various account management models, alternative investments, and multiple fee structures.

Ashley Bourland is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with Series 63 and Series 65 designations and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Oakwood Capital Securities, PKS Investments, and Crest Insurance, as well as experience outside finance in the hospitality sector. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients with a range of financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment approach based on diversified asset allocation and incorporates both proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering tiered fractional family office services for high-net-worth clients.

Eric Campbell III is a financial advisor with Mutual Advisors, LLC in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial and Citigroup Global Markets and has been with Mutual Advisors since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent handling life, universal life, non-indexed linked annuities, and long-term care transactions. Mutual Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, managing portfolios through a combination of active and passive strategies aligned with client objectives. The firm is notable for its scale, institutional expertise, and use of multiple analytical approaches and third-party tools to customize investment solutions.

Jordan Mangaliman is a financial advisor at CoreCap Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for nine years at Goldline Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an insurance producer with National Life Group and Cavalier Associates, focusing on life insurance sales. CoreCap Advisors provides discretionary investment and portfolio management as well as financial planning services to individuals, retirement accounts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a relationship-oriented approach with a long-term investment horizon, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and sub-advisors while maintaining discretionary oversight.

Michael Henry is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Simplicity Wealth in Santa Ana, CA, and has several years of industry experience including roles at First Financial Security Inc and M&M Wealth Associates. He has worked in advisory capacities since 2015 across multiple firms. Simplicity Wealth provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, while also offering technology and operational solutions tailored for other advisors.

Rafael Mendez is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with City National Bank since 2016. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans, utilizing a wrap-fee investment advisory program with portfolio management delegated to an affiliated sub-advisor. The firm is notable for its integration within a broad financial services group connected to banking, trust, and municipal advisory activities.

Trevor Randall is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp. He is also President and CEO of Randall Wealth Management Group, where he leads investment and insurance services. His prior experience includes roles at Vanderbilt Securities, LLC and PlanMember Securities Corporation. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp offers investment management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform. The firm’s approach combines strategic asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis, providing tailored portfolios and access to proprietary and third-party investment models.

Dayla Cabeza De Vaca is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a Regional Sales Representative at MissionSquare Retirement. Prior to this role, she worked at T. Rowe Price and ICMA Retirement Corporation. MissionSquare Retirement assists state and local government employers and certain nonprofits in managing deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, and advisory services that include discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Frank Parlato is a financial advisor at Calton & Associates, Inc. in Cypress, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Calton & Associates since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for the Breslauer - Soref Foundation, a charitable family foundation focused on identifying nonprofit organizations for support. Calton & Associates serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers. The firm combines fee-based advisory services with commissionable brokerage and insurance products, tailoring investment recommendations to client goals and utilizing multiple program structures and analytic approaches.

John Moody Sr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with ON Investment Management CO. He has worked at The O. N. Equity Sales Company since 2013, Ohio National Financial Services since 2007, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance since 2005. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in life and health insurance sales and provides consulting on historical research related to life insurance policies. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager programs and third-party investment platforms.

Alina Santiago is a financial advisor at Continuum Advisory, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Osaic Wealth, Inc., Triad Advisors, and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she oversees compliance and operations as Chief Compliance Officer at Continuum Advisory. Continuum Advisory is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management through a network of independent advisors and manages over $1.4 billion in assets.

Anthony Skvarka is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently with Halbert Hargrove in Long Beach, CA. He has been with the firm since 2004, totaling 18 years in his current role. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, managing approximately $4.2 billion. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only investment management alongside financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan services through a multi-advisor platform.

Mark Udis is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Certuity since 2005. Certuity serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals, as well as private foundations, endowments, family offices, and pooled investment vehicles, offering investment advisory, family office, financial planning, and investment consulting services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, diversification, and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, and includes access to private markets through its private fund structures.