Patrick Whalen is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Whalen Financial Planning, an independent firm he founded in 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Fidelity Investment from 2012 to 2017. Whalen Financial Planning provides hourly and project-based financial planning, consultation, and investment management services primarily to individuals and trustees of personal irrevocable trusts. The firm emphasizes passive investment strategies using index mutual funds and ETFs, focusing on tax efficiency and low turnover, and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Thomas Moreland is a financial advisor with Sherwood Oak Knoll, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Gold Coast Securities, Inc. and Moreland Capital for 17 years and spent four years at Rocky Mountain Hardware before joining Sherwood Oak Knoll in 2020. Sherwood Oak Knoll, LLC is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of analytical methods and both long-term and short-term trading strategies, focusing on a very small client base and preparing customized Investment Policy Statements for each client.

Ana Blumberg Markus is the sole advisor at Beverly Hills Capital Management LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Beverly Hills Capital Management since 2012. Outside of financial advising, Ms. Blumberg is a sculptor and occasionally creates and sells artwork. Beverly Hills Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $16.9 million across around 41 client relationships. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis, employing long-term, short-term, and active trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Ellis Balsam is a financial advisor at Carter & Balsam Advisers in Los Angeles, CA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Carter & Balsam Advisers, formerly John R Carter Corporation, since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Balsam is president of Carter & Balsam CPAs, a certified public accounting firm. Carter & Balsam Advisers provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, trusts, and corporations, managing approximately $15 million in assets. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis and uses both long- and short-term trading strategies, with a focus on widely traded large companies, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Susan Marki is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of experience in financial advising. She is the principal of Marki Financial Services, LLC, an independent advisory firm she has led since 2011. In addition to her advisory work, she has served on the faculty at Art Center College of Design since 2014. Marki Financial Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $66.7 million in discretionary assets and employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental and cyclical analysis, with a focus on direct asset management and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Gerard Singfield is a financial advisor at Culture Capital Partners, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Charles Schwab and The Pacific Group. In addition to his advisory role, he provides clients with life insurance options and business management services, including budgeting and bill pay support. Culture Capital Partners offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes a range of analytical methods and investment strategies across traditional and alternative assets, operating mostly on a non-discretionary basis with tailored service for a limited client base.

Martin Johnson Jr. is a financial advisor at Johnson's Capital Partners Corporation with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Colorado Financial Services Corporation and Johnson's Global Advisors. Since 1989, he has also owned Johnson's Financial Group, an administrative business unrelated to financial services. Johnson’s Capital Partners Corporation provides investment management services using passive, index-based strategies to create globally diversified portfolios for a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management, rebalancing, and monitoring of third-party money managers to align with client objectives.

Jacob Lopez is the principal of JGL Advisory LLC in Venice, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience including roles at ARX Management LLC and City National Bank. Prior to founding JGL Advisory, he managed court-mandated Qualified Settlement Funds and concurrently oversees fixed-income portfolios focused on short-duration, highly rated securities. JGL Advisory LLC is a newly formed investment manager that plans to provide discretionary portfolio management for individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy based on bottom-up stock selection and a combination of fundamental, technical, and macroeconomic analysis across equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds.

Gregory Nathan is a financial advisor at Ajax Asset Mgmt., LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked for First Pacific Advisors, LP from 2015 to 2023 before joining Ajax Asset Mgmt. in 2023. Ajax Asset Mgmt. is a state-registered investment manager that provides discretionary portfolio management for pooled and institutional mandates, as well as separately managed accounts for individuals, corporate entities, retirement plans, and nonprofits. The firm offers equity and fixed-income strategies driven by fundamental analysis and employs borrowing and derivatives within its implementation.

Richard Sirott is the sole advisor at Richard N. Sirott Accountancy Corporation, an independent firm based in Northridge, CA. He holds 29 years of industry experience and has operated his combined accounting and investment advisory practice since 1979. The firm offers customized investment management alongside accounting and tax compliance services, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other business entities. Richard N. Sirott Accountancy Corporation manages discretionary portfolios using a range of model allocations and employs both fundamental and technical analysis, maintaining accounts with independent custodians.

Jin Vieth is a financial advisor at Organik Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Organik Capital since 2022. Outside of financial advising, Vieth is the Chief Financial Officer of V Spa LLC, a day spa business he has been involved with since 2012. Organik Capital LLC provides financial planning, investment consultation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs an active, valuation-oriented investment approach focused on high-quality businesses, while also utilizing passive index allocations and various hedging techniques, with customized portfolios and discretionary trading authority.

Casey Grigg is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience and has been the principal advisor at Callidus Capital Partners LLC since 2006. He serves as a full-time, tenured finance faculty member at Los Angeles Pierce College and has also taught finance courses as an adjunct at California State University, Northridge. Callidus Capital Partners LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to a variety of private clients, including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations, typically managing accounts with a minimum of $100,000. The firm employs an individualized, long-term investment approach supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis and manages approximately $31 million in client assets as of January 2025.

Mehrdad Farhat is a financial advisor with Opes Capital Group, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Opes Capital Group since 2013. Opes Capital Group provides investment advisory and financial consulting services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management and guidance on selecting other advisers. The firm employs a range of analytical methods including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, focusing on diversification and utilizing instruments such as equity index options, commodities, REITs, and insurance products.

Skip Zwahlen is a financial advisor at Ocean Avenue Wealth Management in Santa Monica, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Ocean Avenue Wealth Management since 2010. Zwahlen is also a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers clients commissionable insurance products. Ocean Avenue Wealth Management provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and implements a range of strategies without accepting investment discretion, maintaining client authorization for trading and execution.

Edward Mcglasson is a financial advisor at Light Capital LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Validus Capital LLC, Camden Capital, LLC, and J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. Light Capital LLC provides family office and investment management services to individuals, family offices, small businesses, private funds, and institutional clients, including ultra-high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management and a range of family office functions, emphasizing preservation and long-term growth through diversified asset allocation and a fundamental bottom-up stock selection process for select clients.

William Prince is a CFA charterholder and the sole principal of Prince, William L, an independent investment advisory firm based in Los Angeles, CA. He has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at Strategic Income Advisors and KCM Investment Advisors LLC. Prince, William L is a state-registered, sole-proprietorship investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, IRAs, and trusts. The firm manages customized equity and fixed-income portfolios on a discretionary basis, emphasizing fundamental, quantitative, technical, and macroeconomic analysis to seek total return and income.

Chia Ying Lin is a financial advisor with American Vision Advisors LLC in San Gabriel, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Golden Foundation Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2017. American Vision Advisors LLC serves a small, diverse client base including individual investors and various institutional clients, providing investment advisory and portfolio management services. The firm combines traditional advisory services with broker-like and real estate consulting activities through related entities and employs asset-based fees.

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.

Cyril Peterson is the sole advisor at Peterson Garrett, LLC, an independent firm based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. Peterson has led Peterson Garrett since its founding in 2016. Peterson Garrett, LLC provides ongoing portfolio and direct asset management to a limited number of individual clients, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm is notable for its use of a performance-based compensation structure tied to capital appreciation, which is uncommon among independent advisory firms.

Jason Frede is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He has served as the principal of Haslet Advisors, LLC since 2012 and previously worked with TACONY Investment Partnership, L.P. for 20 years. He also manages back-office and accounting functions for TACONY through a related administrative entity. Haslet Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored investment approach using a range of public and private securities, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and often utilizes third-party money managers to implement client portfolios.