Denita Clark is a financial advisor with The Financial Architects Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Gradient Securities, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and World Financial Group. She is also active as an insurance agent, selling both health and other insurance products. The Financial Architects Wealth Management provides investment advice and financial planning to individual investors and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm typically operates on a non-discretionary basis, recommending third-party portfolio managers and emphasizing ongoing oversight and client approval for transactions.

Roger Fan is the principal of RF Capital Management and holds a Series 65 designation. He has nine years of industry experience, including two years at Texas Tech University School of Law and nine years with his current firm. RF Capital Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value approach with concentrated portfolios focused on long-term capital appreciation, and it uses a distinctive performance-based compensation structure for eligible clients.

Randy Wang is a financial advisor at Contrarian Labs Inc. with 8 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Sophia Asset Management and Contrarian Labs. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the CEO of Wingz, a ride-sharing company. Contrarian Labs provides discretionary investment management focused on value investing and fundamental analysis, primarily serving high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes a concentrated, long-term approach centered on equity securities with geographic focus on the United States and Greater China.

Annelise Li is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Fintent in Monrovia, CA. She has worked with AJC Capital Management Japan LLC since 2024 and has been involved with AJC Capital Management, LLC and Fintent Invest, Inc. since 2017. Outside of her advisory roles, Li manages corporate management, accounting, and tax responsibilities for these related entities during non-trading hours. Fintent Invest, Inc. provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning tailored to individuals, trusts, and specialized clients, including medical professionals and accredited investors. The firm employs a strategic, long-term, value-oriented investment approach with tactical flexibility, supported by six proprietary model portfolios and a behavioral finance framework integrated into client engagement.

Craig Pelletier is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with P&L Family Wealth, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Carmel Capital Partners and Axxcess Wealth Management, along with five years at Pelletier & Leo, LLP, and five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. P&L Family Wealth provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm combines ongoing portfolio management with written financial plans, employing a mix of passive and active investment strategies that include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, municipal securities, and digital assets when appropriate.

David Chong is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is the owner and president of Oaktree Wealth Group Inc. in Brea, CA, where he has worked since 2013. Prior to founding Oaktree Wealth Group, he was with Schomer Wealth Advisors, LLC and Align Financial Coaching, LLC. Oaktree Wealth Group is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual clients and institutional plan sponsors, including pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides portfolio management primarily through referrals to third-party money managers, comprehensive and modular financial planning, and non-discretionary pension consulting, applying modern portfolio theory in its asset allocation recommendations.

Lawrence Bartlett is the sole advisor at Bartlett, Lawrence E and holds a CPA designation with 40 years of experience in accounting. He has been practicing as Lawrence E Bartlett CPA since 1986. The firm provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, focusing on U.S. common-stock portfolios with a growth and momentum orientation. Its approach combines fundamental research and technical analysis, with portfolio tactics including ADRs, high-dividend stocks, covered calls, and, with client consent, margin or listed options.

David De Koekkoek is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Enrolled Agent (EA) with over 30 years of experience in financial planning and tax services. He operates an independent firm in Ontario, California, providing tax preparation, planning, consulting, and bookkeeping services alongside financial advisory. His professional activities include licensed insurance sales and property management. His firm primarily serves individual clients as well as trustees, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment advice, and fee-for-service tax and business services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with fundamental security analysis and delivers non-discretionary advisory services, with most assets custodied at Schwab Institutional.

David Chapman is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DFS Capital Management. Prior to founding the firm, he worked at APX Operating Company and the Automobile Club of Southern California. Outside of his advisory role, Chapman conducts freelance analyst work on Upwork, providing financial statement analysis for small businesses. DFS Capital Management is an independent firm offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and business clients. The firm specializes in managing employer-sponsored retirement plans and held-away assets, employing a mix of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis with an emphasis on equity strategies.

Michael Kedis is the founder of Affinity Asset Management in Chino, CA. He holds a Series 65 license and has two years of industry experience. Since 2011, he has also been involved with Cedars Express International Inc., a shipping services business. Affinity Asset Management provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals and small businesses through managed and guided plan options. The firm employs a macro-to-micro investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, considers private market opportunities, and operates without discretionary trading authority or receipt of commissions and performance-based fees.

Quincy Baynes is the principal of Baynes Financial LLC in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial Group, and is the author of a personal development book titled "Infinite Success Blueprint." Baynes also operates an insurance agency and maintains a business selling finance-related books. Baynes Financial LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, coaching, and insurance-related services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis, may recommend third-party managers, and offers ongoing client education through articles, newsletters, and workshops.

Omar Nasir is a financial advisor at Pierpont Investment Group, LLC in Ontario, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Pierpont Investment Group since 2011. Pierpont Investment Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering discretionary investment portfolio management as well as financial planning and consulting. The firm uses a customized, long-term approach to portfolio construction, employing ETFs, individual equities, fixed income securities, and, when appropriate, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and covered call options.

Nikolai Chuvakhin is a financial advisor with Fort Ross Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Pepperdine University for 25 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Managing Partner at Tagora Capital LLP, a consulting firm based in the United Kingdom. Fort Ross Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to private investment companies and high-net-worth individuals, employing a quantitative market-timing strategy that involves equity, fixed-income, volatility, and select commodity markets. The firm manages highly customized, hedge-fund style strategies with concentrated long and short positions and occasional use of options.

Hillary Srilamsingha is a financial advisor at Golden State Capital Inc. with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and less than one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Golden State Tech Inc., Golden State Securities, and the U.S. Unicorn Foundation. Golden State Capital Inc. provides investment advisory services mainly to accredited investors and family offices, focusing on private and alternative investments such as private equity, credit, real estate, and venture capital. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with a long-term investment approach and offers tailored recommendations on a non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Theal is a financial advisor at Evermont Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Rpa Insurance Services from 2015 to 2018. Theal has been with Evermont Wealth since 2013. Evermont Wealth is a three-advisor registered investment adviser with approximately $334 million in assets under management, serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA retirement plan consulting, and management of annuity and variable life products, combining in-house discretionary authority with delegation to independent managers and employing supervised AI tools for research support.

Joshua Winterswyk is a financial advisor at Evermont Wealth with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Evermont Wealth since 2015. Prior to that, he worked at Rpa Insurance Services for three years. Evermont Wealth serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting. The firm combines retail wealth management with institutional ERISA consulting and sub-advisory services, managing approximately $278 million across several hundred clients.

Richard Miller is a financial advisor at CSI Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Creativeone Wealth, LLC for four years and has served as president of California Senior Information, Inc., an educational resource provider for seniors, since 2002. Miller holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and a California life and disability insurance license. CSI Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and long-term trading, with personalized investment policies and quarterly portfolio reviews.

David Romero is a financial advisor with Nautica Asset Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Gradient Advisors, LLC and has longstanding involvement in the insurance sector through Verch Insurance and Sherri Romero Insurance Agency. He operates a licensed insurance practice focused on life, health disability, and property casualty insurance. Nautica Asset Management LLC serves individual investors and pension or profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $1.0 million in assets for a small client base. The firm offers portfolio management alongside tiered financial planning services, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and occasionally utilizing insurance products within client plans.

Nan Cheng is a financial advisor at ValueTech Private Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and concurrently works in senior semiconductor material management at Microsoft Corporation. His prior experience includes eight years at Semtech Corporation. ValueTech Private Advisors offers portfolio management, customized financial planning, and business consulting to individual and small business clients, including a significant non-U.S. clientele. The firm employs a technology-focused investment approach that integrates value investing, active management, and Modern Portfolio Theory with tax-aware, globally diversified portfolios.

Diana Kliche is a financial advisor at InvestLinc Wealth Services with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a legal background, working at the Law Office of Sharma Kliche, LLP since 2009 and previously at the Law Office of Mark E. Lewis from 2005 to 2017. Prior to joining InvestLinc in 2026, she spent six years with The Fix Project. InvestLinc Wealth Services provides wealth and portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, offering customized investment solutions and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to manage portfolios across traditional and alternative asset classes, conducting manager research and rebalancing regularly.