Adam Schwartz is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with SLK Private Wealth Management and Evolve Private Wealth since 2023. Prior to his advisory career, he studied at the University of Wisconsin - Madison from 2021 to 2025. Evolve Private Wealth provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, with an emphasis on ongoing portfolio monitoring and client communication.

Anderson Lafontant is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blue Zone Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2024 and previously spent 10 years at Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered advisory team managing approximately $565 million across 170 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, providing portfolio and asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a focus on tailored asset allocation and diverse analytic methods.

Adam Blumenstein is a financial advisor at Mapleton Capital Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Mapleton since 1999. His prior experience includes roles at Ocean Park Capital Management, LLC and self-employment dating back to 1985. Mapleton Capital Management serves as the general partner and investment adviser to three privately offered pooled funds and provides subadvisory portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trusts. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental research to identify early inflection points in company value and employs an aggressive, relatively short-term trading style that can include short selling, options, and leverage.

Daniel Bennett is a financial advisor at Advanced Portfolio Strategies with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at APS Management Group, Inc. since 2016, with prior experience at MML Investors Services Inc and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the Santa Monica Palisades Lodge #307, a non-profit fraternal organization. Advanced Portfolio Strategies provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses a diversified, multi-strategy investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and also operates as a licensed insurance agency, providing insurance and annuity products alongside advisory services.

Armen Kesian is a financial advisor with Evolve Private Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Sanctuary Securities, Inc., NYLIFE Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., among others. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets across diversified portfolios and employs a long-term investment approach that incorporates fundamental analysis, low-cost funds, independent managers, alternative investments, and artificial intelligence decision-support tools.

Kenneth Naehu is a financial advisor at Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Banyan Tree since 2013, following a 12-year tenure at Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC. Banyan Tree Asset Management specializes in discretionary fixed income investment management for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, employing active, fixed-income-focused strategies that incorporate credit analysis, duration and sector positioning, and macro and spread analysis. The firm manages over $1 billion in fixed income assets with a small advisory team and operates affiliated entities including a registered broker-dealer and a fund-management affiliate.

Bruce Heymont is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Horizon Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Heymont & Company, Inc. and LPL Financial. Horizon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, fiduciary-oriented investment management and financial planning, utilizing diversified portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities supported by fundamental and technical analysis.

Anne Slevin is an advisor at Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Checchi Capital Advisers in 2024, she worked at Greenlight Guru from 2021 to 2024 and was a student and intern from 2016 to 2021. Checchi Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and various institutional and pooled clients. The firm employs a quantitatively driven investment process using proprietary models to construct globally diversified portfolios, often implemented with ETFs and tax-optimization strategies, and is notable for its role as a private fund adviser to insurance-dedicated vehicles and sub-advisory services to other advisers.

Charles Bohlen is a financial advisor at SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined SFE Investment Counsel in 2026 and has prior experience at New Sun Partners LLC, Renewable Resources Group LLC, CreateSafe, Inc., and Metamason, Inc. SFE Investment Counsel serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and a total-return approach, managing concentrated portfolios through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with fixed-income laddering.

Alexander Collins is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at HCR Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles and previously held positions at Amgen and Starlight Marine Services. Collins also attended California Maritime Academy. HCR Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, managing nearly $2 billion in assets across ten advisors.

Tyler Logan is a financial advisor at The Investment House LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at The Investment House since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he was employed at PayJunction and has experience related to UCSB and Sinjin Volleyball Camp. The Investment House LLC provides discretionary portfolio management for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, managing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and private pooled funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and sector selection to implement client-specific investment policies across various strategies.

Kim Ibrahim is a financial advisor at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2004. Prior to that, he worked at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, Inc. beginning in 2000. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and various institutional clients. The firm offers bundled business-management services alongside customized investment advice, acting as a multi-family office liaison with a focus on non-discretionary investment recommendations and short-term cash management.

James Whiting is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Cheviot Value Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Cheviot Value Management since 2018 and previously spent over two decades at Campbell Hall. Cheviot Value Management is a privately owned registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plan participants, charitable organizations, and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis and manages approximately $1.17 billion in client assets.

Mitra Shahi is an advisor at Wealth Management Partners, LLC with no prior industry experience. She has been with Wealth Management Partners since 2026 and held roles at Pesar Corp and Dapa Corp before that. Wealth Management Partners serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative investment approaches and actively uses derivatives, margin, and digital asset advisory services.

Vance Albitz is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisory representative and vice president at Albitz/Miloe and Associates, Inc. He has worked at Cetera-affiliated firms since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and president of the nonprofit organization Sports 4 Mankind. Albitz/Miloe and Associates is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $821 million in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, charities, and corporate plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary services utilizing a range of investment vehicles and maintains regular client contact with an advisory team that includes credentialed planners and analysts.

Carol O'Boyle is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. She has been with O'Boyle Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013. O'Boyle Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs individualized discretionary management with a range of investment tools and strategies, including wrap and non-wrap accounts, and manages held-away retirement accounts through a service agreement with Pontera.

Kara Boccella is a financial advisor at Serenus Wealth Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Camden Capital, LLC for ten years. Serenus Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive portfolio management alongside standalone financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a diverse analytical approach to investment management and combines direct portfolio management with the use of sub-advisors and institutional custody platforms.

Jeffrey Mortimer is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Elyxium Wealth LLC. He worked for BNY Mellon Wealth Management for ten years before a two-year sabbatical, then joined Elyxium Wealth where he also manages family office services through Elyxium Family Office, LLC. Elyxium Wealth LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process spanning traditional and alternative assets and manages special purpose vehicles to give clients indirect exposure to privately held companies.

Michael Provenzano is a financial advisor at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has been with Grant Tani Barash & Altman since 2018 and previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2016 to 2018. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, private foundations, corporations, and partnerships. The firm offers bundled business-management services alongside investment recommendations and due diligence, focusing on customized asset allocation and multi-family office liaison roles.

David Hindler is a financial advisor with HCR Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with HCR Wealth Advisors since 2019 and is also president and owner of Brentwood Alliance Financial and Insurance Services, Inc., and Hindler Financial Services, Inc. HCR Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm implements individualized investment policies through a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and manages nearly $2 billion in client assets across ten advisors.