Fred Liu is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with 12 years at Hayden Capital and 5 years of industry experience. He is based in Los Angeles, CA, and has worked exclusively with Hayden Capital since 2014. Hayden Capital is an independent, state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain institutional and non-U.S. investors. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach with concentrated portfolios and also manages a Delaware private fund for non-U.S. investors.

Melanie Perry is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and is the principal of Sustainable Wealth Advisory Group in Los Angeles, CA. She previously worked at UWM Insurance Services, Urban Wealth Management, SagePoint Financial, and Independent Capital Management. Outside of advisory work, she is a financial educator focused on providing financial literacy to women and children through her sole proprietorship, Zeallionaire Enterprises. Sustainable Wealth Advisory Group offers fee-based investment advisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a custom, non-discretionary portfolio management approach using tactical allocation strategies and a wide range of investment instruments, combining asset management with fixed-fee planning and hourly consulting options.

Matthew Ahart is the founder and sole advisor at Archer Row Advisory, an independent firm based in Encino, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience, including prior work at Transom Consulting Group LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Managing Partner of Archer Row Financial LLC, providing management consulting to financial institutions, and as an Executive Vice President at Bank of Hawaii Corporation, supporting risk management and regulatory projects. Archer Row Advisory offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes diversified, low-cost passive investments with tactical flexibility and provides specialized strategies including alternative investments and hedging using futures and options. Its client structure supports individualized portfolio management and often involves co-investing alongside clients.

Michael Rosen is a financial advisor with MarketForce, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 25 years of industry experience. He also serves as a principal at Angeles Wealth Management, LLC and Angeles Investment Advisors, LLC, where he primarily advises high net worth individuals and families. Rosen has been with MarketForce since 1993 and has worked at Angeles Wealth Management since 2011. MarketForce, LLC provides discretionary investment advisory services focused on U.S.-registered securities, serving clients without a minimum asset size. The firm uses a combination of public research and proprietary analysis to tailor portfolios to individual client goals and conducts at least quarterly reviews.

David Bryant is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Strava Financial, LLC since 2019. Prior to founding Strava Financial, he worked for five years at Manchester Financial, Inc. Strava Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and asset-allocation strategies, offering discretionary portfolio management with explicit fixed-income duration constraints and access to alternative investments.

Christian Carreon is a Series 66 licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is the owner and CEO of Paradigm Shift Trading, Inc., an educational program offering mentorship in systematic trading. Carreon has held advisory roles at Create Wealth Management, LLC since 2021 and previously worked at All One Wealth, LLC, NPB Financial Group, LLC, Gold Coast Securities, Inc., and RBC Advisors. Create Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolio management using a diverse set of analytic methods and implements strategies including strategic and tactical asset allocation as well as active instruments such as options and futures.

Arthur Gamble Jr is the sole advisor at Gamble Capital Strategies with over 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has a background that includes long-term involvement with The Professional Alliance Group. In addition to his advisory work, he is a certified NFL and NBA sports agent and serves as CEO of Pro Alliance Sports Advisors, focusing on player representation and deal negotiation. Gamble Capital Strategies provides portfolio management and advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and educational institutions. The firm uses a manager-of-managers approach and offers specialized services such as estate and retirement planning, pension consulting, and business consulting tailored for professional athletes.

Steven Carmandalian is the principal advisor at Carmandalian Financial Group, LLC, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Monocot Wealth Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as a fixed insurance agent, placing life, long-term care, and disability insurance for clients. Carmandalian Financial Group, LLC advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm employs an active investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis to build individualized portfolios that may include derivatives and margin borrowing, with a focus on tax-exempt fixed income and total return strategies.

Thomas Donnelly is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Donnelly Investments, an independent registered investment adviser, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to founding his firm, he held roles at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, AdvicePeriod, LLC, and Calamus Financial Planning. Donnelly Investments serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and related trusts, applying a selective acceptance process with a minimum relationship size of $1,000,000. The firm employs a time-horizon-based asset allocation strategy across fixed income, equity index, and concentrated equity growth portfolios, using fundamental analysis and a buy-and-hold approach. It also incorporates unique features such as client borrowing arrangements and a thematic focus on technological change.

Arielle Bittoni is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. She is the principal at Good Balance FP LLC, an independent firm based in Los Angeles, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to this, she held roles at Refresh Investments, MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Hilltop Securities. Outside of financial advising, she consults on office management for her husband’s architecture firm. Good Balance FP LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm follows an evidence-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, predominantly using diversified, passive mutual funds and ETFs, and outsources operational and sub-advisory functions to a third party.

Paul Williams is a CFA charterholder and principal of Paul R. Williams Investment Advisor with 28 years at his own firm and five years of industry experience. He also served as a faculty member at California Lutheran University for 28 years. His firm provides customized investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other legal entities. The investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis, multi-year time horizons, and a non-discretionary relationship with clients, offering growth, balanced, and conservative strategies tailored to individual client needs.

Andre Coulombe is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Coulombe and Sons Wealth Management, an independent firm based in Woodland Hills, CA. Prior to founding his current firm, he has been affiliated with St. Bernard Financial Services and Foresters Equity Services. Coulombe also serves as a Special Assistant to the Commanding General in the California State Guard. Coulombe and Sons Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and business clients. The firm delivers non-discretionary asset management and ERISA 3(21) plan advisory services, tailoring strategies to clients’ goals and conducting at least quarterly account reviews.

Kip Konwiser is the sole advisor at FlipWithLou&Kip LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Oberon Securities LLC and Ba Securities, LLC. He also co-owns Konwiser Brothers Media, a film production and distribution company. FlipWithLou&Kip LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through separately managed accounts and a wrap fee program, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and personal service entities. The firm focuses on financial literacy for young professionals in entertainment and sports and emphasizes asset allocation and risk management in its investment approach.

Martin Rosenzveig is the principal of Martin W. Rosenzveig & Co., LLC, an independent firm based in Beverly Hills, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at National Planning Corporation and LPL Financial, as well as founding a previous iteration of his firm. His firm provides wealth management, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $22.7 million for a small client base and uses a long-term, asset-allocation focused approach supported by fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis. It also offers ERISA fiduciary services and pension consulting, including investment policy statement design and participant education under a 3(21)-style advisory framework.

Nicholas Rich is a financial advisor at Frew Street Capital with 5 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes managing the Rich Family Bypass Trust and involvement with Source Logistics Los Angeles LLC. Frew Street Capital provides discretionary portfolio management to a limited number of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term, active asset allocation using a bottoms-up fundamental approach combined with technical and cyclical analysis, and incorporates a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and REITs.

Allan Von Halle is the sole advisor at Von Halle, Allan, an independent firm based in Sherman Oaks, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Etonien and Robert Half. In addition to his advisory role, he provides accounting consulting services to businesses, focusing on financial statements, tax accounting, and related areas. Von Halle, Allan offers combined financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes individualized planning and a research-driven approach to managing equity and fixed income investments, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Carl Large is the sole advisor at Carl W. Large, An Accountancy Corporation in North Hollywood, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Carl has been associated with his firm since 1991 and also has a long-standing affiliation with MCA/Universal dating back to 1980. The firm operates as an accountancy corporation offering investment supervisory services, financial planning, tax preparation, and periodic investment research. It serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, employing a strategic asset allocation approach that combines passive index funds and ETFs with selective active management.

Scott Shlecter is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been principal of Shlecter Wealth Management, LLC since 2013, where he provides financial consulting. Pasadena Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, and various business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction, and manages over $1.2 billion in assets across multiple offices.

Brett Cicinelli is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Confluence Capital Advisors, LLC in Woodland Hills, CA. He has been with Confluence since 2016 and also teaches a course on Alternative Investing Strategies at UCLA Extension. Confluence Capital Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers specialized services including divorce-related financial planning, financial forensics, and business valuation, employing a broad investment approach that includes both traditional and complex strategies.

Paul Fritch is the principal and sole advisor at Paul Edward Fritch CPA, an independent firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including 12 years at WBB Securities, LLC. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California, providing accounting, tax advisory, and management services alongside his advisory work. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of cyclical analysis and modern portfolio theory. It focuses on mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, and annuities, with advice tailored through Investment Policy Statements and ongoing quarterly reviews.