Steven Anderson is a financial advisor at B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Consolidated Brokerage Services and Crown Capital Securities, LP for 17 years. Anderson also maintains a California Life Agent license as part of his work in the securities and insurance business. B.B. Graham & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, often implementing strategies through third-party managers.

David Shilling is a financial advisor with Altitude Capital Management LLC in Westminster, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Altitude Capital Management since 2025 and previously operated Shilling Investments since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in insurance sales and mortgage brokerage through Whitney & Associates and West Capital Lending. Altitude Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients, offering tailored portfolio management and consulting with no account minimums. The firm’s investment approach is individualized based on client goals and risk tolerance, employing various strategies to maintain long-term purchasing power.

Sheri Strain is a financial advisor with B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Farmers Financial Solutions, National Planning Corporation, Financial West Group, and First Command Brokerage Services. B.B. Graham & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage assets both directly and through third-party managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Eric Papacosta is a financial advisor at Asset Allocation Strategies, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at GLP Investment Services and GLP and Associates since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent specializing in life insurance and fixed/index annuity sales. Asset Allocation Strategies provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors and plan sponsors. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process using quantitative techniques and implements portfolios through model portfolios, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Steven Murphy is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently advising at Root Financial Partners. His prior roles include positions at USA Financial Securities and Sterling Wealth Partners. He has also worked in community and educational settings in Whittier, CA. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and also offers educational programs and paid online academies for financial education.

Sophois Sokhom is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Accelerate Retirement. She has held positions at several firms, including Kestra Investment Services, NFP Retirement, Triad Advisors, and Merrill. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent who recommends insurance products on a commission basis. Accelerate Retirement serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio allocation using a range of investment vehicles and provides comprehensive retirement plan services, including plan design and fiduciary consulting.

Erik Johnson is an investment adviser representative at Virtue Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with several firms including Primerica Financial Services and Lifemark Securities Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent and has a role as director of sales and operations at Infinite Insurance & Financial Services. Virtue Capital Management, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a multi-team model and integrates tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment approaches, supported by due diligence from an investment committee.

Shane Cummings is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience and has been with Halbert Hargrove since 2006. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Long Beach, CA. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion for individuals, pension plans, trusts, and other entities, offering discretionary, fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a multi-advisor approach supported by an Investment Committee that uses both qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Angela Rosario is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Santa Ana, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Kovack Advisors and its affiliated securities firm since 2015 and has been associated with APEX Financial Services Group since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she presents mortgage assistance workshops aimed at individuals facing layoffs. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors managing over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, utilizing a combination of internally developed models and third-party managers to provide portfolio management and financial planning services.

Jason Lynn is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Santa Ana, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers since 2018 and has prior experience with Valmark Securities, Inc. and The O'Neill Company. Outside of his advisory role, Lynn volunteers as a coach for South Sunrise Little League and serves as treasurer for the El Modena Baseball Boosters Club, as well as a board member for the Portofira Homeowners Association. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a broad network of investment advisory representatives. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, coupled with ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Henry Portillo is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and World Financial Group, Inc. Portillo has military experience through his ongoing service in the Marine Corps. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services primarily through managed advisory programs utilizing third-party portfolio managers on the Envestnet platform, offering a range of solutions including unified managed accounts and automated ETF portfolios.

Benjamin Morgan is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Packerland in 2022, he worked at The O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National. Morgan also owns Merlin Financial Services, which provides online training courses for financial professionals covering business skills and communication. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory programs. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, including firm-managed portfolios, third-party co-advisory arrangements, and automated rebalancing tools, managing approximately $909 million in client assets.

Julia Pham is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Halbert Hargrove since 2015. She is based in Long Beach, CA. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions. The firm employs a formal Investment Committee that uses a documented analytical framework combining qualitative and quantitative methods, offering both active and passive investment options alongside a digital advisory platform for smaller accounts.

Tyler Gilley is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, LLC since 2015. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutions. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to independent managers and private funds, employing an Investment Committee that uses a documented analytical framework combining qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Bruce Galbraith is a financial advisor at Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Muriel Siebert & Co., Wells Fargo Clearing, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities, offering investment supervisory services and managed programs through a web-based platform. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and risk-tolerance questionnaires to create ETF/ETN-based portfolios, incorporating fundamental and technical strategies with options for discretionary or non-discretionary engagement.

Jose Hernandez Gomez Jr. is a financial advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and Bankers Life Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and managing partner of Gomez Financial and Insurance Solutions, Inc. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers while supplementing with individual securities recommendations.

Daniel Estrada is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Fisher Investments, NYLife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in digital content creation through video editing and production. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolio management supported by an internal Investment Management team and offers a range of wealth-management services including financial planning, retirement plan advice, and employee financial-wellness programs.

William Ramires is a financial advisor with B.B. Graham & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. for 24 years and spent five years at Crown Capital Securities, LP. Outside of finance, he owns Teach Yourself Soccer, a business focused on soccer education. B.B. Graham & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $322 million, employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with access to third-party portfolio and wrap programs.

Douglas Gahn is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Simplicity Wealth with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at LifePro Asset Management, LLC, and has owned Silver Summit Financial since 2015, where he is involved in insurance and annuity sales. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm uses a fund-of-funds approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios monitored and rebalanced regularly, along with technology and operational support to other advisers through its managed account platform.

Eric Bond is an investment advisory representative at NWF Advisory Services Inc with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Bond is also president of Bond Wealth Management, where he is involved in life insurance sales. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and offers a range of investment programs through an open-architecture platform that incorporates both advisor-managed and third-party model portfolios.