Joel Edstrom is a CFA® charterholder with 38 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with WESCAP Group since 1988. WESCAP Group serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, offering wealth management and financial planning services tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset-allocation approach focused on global diversification, a contrarian/value orientation, tax efficiency, and low transaction costs, using mutual funds, ETFs, and specialized strategies including options-based tools and early adoption of less-common asset classes.

Hollyn Sekiguchi is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience. She is currently with Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Silver Oak Wealth Advisors Services, Hightower Advisors, and Dimensional Fund Advisors. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, managing portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, fixed-income instruments, and digital assets while also providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and third-party manager due diligence.

Christian Welborn is a financial advisor with First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Axa-Advisors, LLC for one year and has worked concurrently in a marketing support role for Salted Stone since 2017. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses, emphasizing non-discretionary services where clients retain custody and direct implementation. The firm offers customizable planning that includes retirement, tax, estate, and business succession strategies, supported by individualized asset allocation models and investment policy statements.

Joel Mogy is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Joel R. Mogy Investment Counsel Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He has served as a trustee for selected clients, providing professional fiduciary services. Joel R. Mogy Investment Counsel Inc. offers discretionary investment counseling and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes long-term, client-oriented investment strategies based on fundamental analysis and a global perspective, focusing on cost-conscious, tax-aware portfolios primarily composed of domestic and foreign equities and investment-grade bonds.

Eugene Chung is a financial advisor at Logic Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, American Honda Motors, and VACO Los Angeles LLP. Logic Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $164.7 million for about 215 clients, including individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, tailoring portfolios through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a range of investment vehicles, and offers integrated management of held-away retirement accounts.

Laura Smith is a financial advisor with Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Pensionmark Securities, and GT Securities. She is part of a seven-advisor team at Pasadena Private Wealth. Pasadena Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, pension plans, business entities, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and manages private funds, using a model-driven investment process focused on fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction.

Yu Lung Tsao is a financial advisor with Griffinest Asia Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Griffinest Asia Asset Management since 2021 and has also worked with Griffinest Asia Securities LLC since 2017. Tsao is the managing member of RichFun Management LLC, acting as general partner and investment manager of RichFun Portfolio LP. Griffinest Asia Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advisory services primarily to high-net-worth and qualified clients, as well as corporate and institutional accounts. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and objectives, and manages accounts mostly on a discretionary basis.

Brandon Lew is a financial advisor at Kera Capital Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, he has experience in the hospitality industry, including roles at The Little Friend Private Dining and The Drunken Crab. Kera Capital Partners manages over $1.3 billion for individual and institutional clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside consulting services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with an outcomes-oriented asset allocation framework and is notable for its management of private pooled vehicles and special purpose funds.

Warren Grant is a financial advisor with Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Grant Tani Barash & Altman since 2004 and previously with Grant Tani Barash & Altman, Inc. since 1992. Grant Tani Barash & Altman serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm operates as a multi-family office, combining business management services like bookkeeping, tax planning, and bill payment with investment advisory and consulting.

Howard Lu is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 licensed advisor with 20 years of experience. He has been with First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. since 2004. Mr. Lu is an owner and officer of Lake Street Management, LLC and Mount Wilson Management, LLC, which serve as general partners to affiliated private funds, maintaining a controlling ownership interest in these entities. First Wilshire Securities Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and institutional accounts, and sponsors affiliated private funds. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach focused on small- and micro-cap U.S. and foreign equities, utilizing fundamental research and direct company engagement.

John Griesinger is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with First Financial Consulting since 2009. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm delivers customizable, project-based or ongoing services and focuses on non-discretionary advising, assisting clients with implementation and monitoring while clients retain custody of their assets.

Mark Bogar is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He currently serves at Elyxium Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he was with Pallas Capital Advisors, LLC from 2020 to 2024 and held a position at BNY Mellon for twelve years. Elyxium Wealth LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, quantitative, technical, and credit analysis across traditional and alternative assets, and it manages special purpose vehicles that offer clients indirect exposure to privately held companies.

Edward Johnson is a CFP® with 33 years of experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial and California Financial Partners, Inc. in Glendale, CA, where he has worked since 2004. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Johnson is also involved with GR8PLAN, LLC, a business entity related to tax and investment purposes. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Michael Galanowsky is a CFA® charterholder based in Los Angeles, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC, a firm where he has worked since 2022, and previously spent seven years at One Capital Management. Manhattan West Asset Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a fiduciary, client-tailored approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation across various investment strategies and manages over $1 billion in discretionary assets.

Bryan Molinar is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Seneca Private Wealth, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and UBS Financial Services. Seneca Private Wealth, LLC provides investment and wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and corporations. The firm offers customized, risk-adjusted, tax-aware asset allocations combining active and passive strategies, and may recommend Independent Managers or private funds for eligible clients.

James Patrick is a financial advisor at Robert L. Bender, Inc. dba Robert Bender & Associates in Pasadena, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2013. Prior to joining the firm, he has no reported industry experience. Robert Bender & Associates provides asset and portfolio management to individual investors, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, estates, pooled investment vehicles, and charities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers discretionary account management with regular reviews and rebalancing.

Kyle Paben is a financial advisor at AR Asset Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with AR Asset Management since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is an officer at Bask Ventures, Inc., overseeing development and finances in agriculture and wholesale, and a partner at Green Team Holdings, involved in real estate accounting and coordination. AR Asset Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and investment limited partnerships. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis with a long-term equity focus, diversified holdings, and tax-aware management, tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerance and objectives.

Jonathan Gerber is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with RVW Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2006, and also operates Gerber & Co. Gerber serves on the boards of two nonprofit organizations: the Zeitz Foundation and BNEI AKIVA of Los Angeles. RVW Wealth LLC provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental research approach focused on ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds, with active portfolio supervision conducted by a team of investment professionals.

Alexandra Mc Carthy is a financial advisor at Stonemark Wealth Management with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Whittier Trust Company and has held various positions across different industries, including retail and education. Stonemark Wealth Management is a team-based investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses customized model portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and consulting services.

Mcginnis Mccoy is a financial advisor with Prism Advisors, Inc. in Studio City, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 14 years at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC and nine years at Personal Resources Investment and Strategic Management, Inc. Outside of advising, he serves as president of the 8-Ball Flying Club and is a board member of The Luv U Project, a charitable organization focused on mental health. Prism Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and legacy asset management. The firm combines fundamental and sector analysis with strategic asset allocation across traditional and alternative investments and is notable for sponsoring its own wrap fee program and permitting margin use in managed accounts.