Thomas Seaman is the sole advisor at Thomas Seaman Company in Laguna Beach, CA, holding the CFA® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience and has led his firm since 1996. In addition to investment advisory services, he serves as a court-appointed receiver managing assets involved in litigation. Thomas Seaman Company provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, including families and trusts. The firm combines passive ETFs with selective value-oriented active equity and fixed income investments, tailoring strategies to client objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations, and occasionally employs margin and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Alan Flores is a financial advisor at Darkhorse Advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Clearview Investment Partners for 11 years before joining Darkhorse Advisor in 2020. Darkhorse Advisor provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a blend of fundamental and technical analysis in an active, tax-aware investment approach, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily invested in mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Christopher Obyrne is a financial advisor with Tactical Equity Partners, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. He also serves as a consultant for Financial Analysis Corp, providing IT support and data analytics for finance and marketing departments. Tactical Equity Partners, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser managing discretionary portfolios for qualified clients, primarily investing in publicly traded equities, ETFs, and occasional options. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with macroeconomic research to tailor strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Danny Seth is a financial advisor at Capital Fluency in Irvine, California, with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Pimco from 2015 to 2019 before joining Capital Fluency in 2019. Capital Fluency provides investment management and financial consulting to individuals and institutional clients, including qualified retirement plans, not-for-profit organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers customized financial planning, ongoing portfolio management, and CIO services, combining fundamental and cyclical analysis with tactical asset allocation and risk management.

Christopher Rogers is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at 7 Summits Investment Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Jackson Financial Management. Mr. Rogers is also a licensed insurance agent affiliated with Enhanced Insurance Services LLC in Costa Mesa, CA, where he may recommend insurance products. 7 Summits Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting services for pooled, institutional, and individual clients. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach, utilizing passive index funds alongside active strategies and frequently allocates assets to specialist sub-advisers through a documented selection process.

Charles Klumpp is a financial advisor at Pacific Pension Advisors LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Pacific Financial Advisory Group LLC and Waddell & Reed. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a separate insurance sales business. Pacific Pension Advisors provides retirement-focused advisory services to individuals, families, and employer-sponsored plans, offering financial and retirement planning, pension consulting, and assistance with insurance products and investment manager selection. The firm generally utilizes third-party managers to implement portfolios and delivers tailored financial plans coordinated with clients’ tax and legal advisors.

Bruce Graham is the principal of Graham & Co. Advisory, Inc. in Orange, California, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has led Graham & Co. Advisory since 2003 and has been involved with B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. since 1996. Outside of financial advising, Graham owns several aviation-related businesses, including aircraft management and historic WWII aircraft restoration. Graham & Co. Advisory provides personalized investment supervisory services and financial advice to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses, managing approximately $18.5 million across fourteen client accounts. The firm uses a discretionary portfolio management approach tailored to client objectives and risk profiles, employing a range of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and options.

Lisa Lockerman is the sole advisor at Lockerman Financial Group, Inc., an independent firm based in Newport Beach, CA. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 34 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Lockerman Financial Group in 2021, she worked for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2008 to 2021. In addition to her advisory work, she acts as an independent insurance agent. Lockerman Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm uses multiple analytical methods and a variety of investment instruments, and it may implement client portfolios through recommended third-party managers.

Charles Rowan is a financial advisor at Balanced Wealth Management with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also serves as president of an independent insurance agency, a role he has maintained since 2009. Rowan has a background that includes mortgage brokerage spanning over three decades. Balanced Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients, including many high net worth individuals, as well as businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm focuses on assessing clients’ financial situations and matching them with third-party money managers, monitoring those relationships without directly managing assets or taking discretionary authority.

Eric Aragon is a financial advisor with Aragon Advisors in Corona, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and operates an accounting firm, Aragon Accounting Corp, where he is the founder and a CPA. In addition to his advisory work, he is active in accounting services. Aragon Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and entities, providing investment advisory and financial planning services, including retirement-plan consulting. The firm integrates investment advice with affiliated accounting and insurance services, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis and emphasizing ERISA 3(21) fiduciary support for plan sponsors.

Darius Bozorgi is a financial advisor at Veros Capital Management, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been involved with Veros Software since 2001. Veros Capital Management is an investment manager that has primarily served pooled vehicles and institutional mandates. The firm’s investment approach is quantitative and model-driven, utilizing proprietary automated predictive technology to construct and manage portfolios of exchange-traded funds and publicly traded equities.

Drew Ruiz is the sole advisor at Stravida Wealth LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He co-founded Illuminent Co., a digital marketing agency, where he advises on business development. Prior to his advisory role, he also co-founded Production Properties, a property management business. Stravida Wealth LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis within an asset-allocation framework, combining passive and active strategies.

Rohit Singh is the principal and investment advisor representative at Hexeum Capital, an independent firm based in Newport Beach, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Hexeum Capital in 2018, Singh worked at firms including Four Points Capital Partners and Primerica Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a hotel through Shivshakti LLC. Hexeum Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations by providing customized financial planning, investment consultation, and management primarily through third-party portfolio managers. The firm also offers corporate consulting, workplace retirement plan advice, and educational workshops on retirement and estate planning topics.

Troy Wirth is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Ingen Strategies, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Eagle Strategies and New York Life Insurance Company for over two decades. Outside of advising, he owns Syxivm, a retail business specializing in men's and women's surf and sports apparel. Ingen Strategies serves individual investors as well as business and institutional clients, providing discretionary asset management and standalone financial planning. The firm offers tailored portfolios and a range of consulting services, including retirement and estate planning, and utilizes third-party money managers alongside model portfolios and the Betterment for Advisors platform for implementation.

Charles Dzama is the sole advisor at CDFinancial, an independent firm where he has worked since 2012. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a life insurance agency as a separate business. CDFinancial provides discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting services primarily to individual clients. The firm manages approximately $99.7 million in client assets and serves over 250 clients, employing a mix of investment strategies tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Scott Devens is the principal of Devens Wealth Management in Newport Beach, CA, with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill Lynch from 1999 to 2024 and Bank of America from 2011 to 2024. Devens Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and primarily uses low-cost exchange-traded funds, while offering continuous account monitoring and bundled financial planning.

Dan Carney is the principal and sole advisor at Carney Portfolio Management Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 23 years of industry experience. Since 2005, he has led his independent advisory firm and also serves as Chief Investment Officer and board member of Midwest Insurance, a home insurance agency. Carney Portfolio Management, Inc. is an independent investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, financial firms, corporate retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach based on macroeconomic outlooks, fundamental analysis, and tailored asset allocation across equities, bonds, and cash equivalents.

Erik Thurnher is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at MedCentric Financial Network since 2000 and was previously with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Newport Financial Advisors, Inc. MedCentric Financial Network operates an internet-based referral network connecting healthcare professionals and other highly compensated individuals with pre-screened, independent fee-only financial advisors. The firm focuses on vetting advisors based on credentials, compliance, experience, and fee-only compensation, without providing direct financial planning or portfolio management services.

Philip Lang is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Accel Advisors, Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA, where he has worked since 2014. In addition to providing investment advice, his firm offers financial consulting services to companies on topics such as risk assessment, financial organization, and financial decision making. Accel Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services to both individual and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $5.13 million in discretionary assets, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies, primarily focusing on equities and investment company securities.

Ruixin Li is a financial advisor at Robin Lee Wealth Management with a Series 65 designation and recent experience in quantitative finance and financial mathematics. His work history includes roles as a Quantitative Financial Analyst at AmCan Capital LLC and current business assistant responsibilities at Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. Prior to his advisory role, he held academic positions at North Carolina State University’s Mathematics and Financial Mathematics departments. Robin Lee Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and families, including students and recent immigrants. The firm employs a disciplined approach focused on strategic asset allocation and diversified ETFs and mutual funds, tailoring advice to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.