Armen Kesian is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Sanctuary Securities, Inc., NYLIFE Securities LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory roles, Armen has been involved with Siraki, Inc. and In Home Supportive Services (IHSS). Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets and employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach utilizing diversified portfolios and advanced tools such as third-party AI decision-support.

Kenneth Naehu is a financial advisor with Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC in Torrance, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Banyan Tree since 2013, serving as a managing director with overall management and supervisory responsibilities. Banyan Tree Asset Management provides discretionary fixed income investment management to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs active, fixed-income-focused strategies and manages over $1 billion in assets with a compact advisory team.

Allen Mellow is a financial advisor with KTF Investments, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 58 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 41 years before joining KTF Investments in 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executor of an estate. KTF Investments advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning and portfolio management through a wrap fee program. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance and manages approximately $700 million with a small advisory team.

Bruce Heymont is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Horizon Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Heymont & Company, Inc. and LPL Financial. Horizon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, fiduciary-oriented investment management and financial planning, utilizing diversified portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities supported by fundamental and technical analysis.

Anne Slevin is an advisor at Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Checchi Capital Advisers in 2024, she worked at Greenlight Guru from 2021 to 2024 and was a student and intern from 2016 to 2021. Checchi Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and various institutional and pooled clients. The firm employs a quantitatively driven investment process using proprietary models to construct globally diversified portfolios, often implemented with ETFs and tax-optimization strategies, and is notable for its role as a private fund adviser to insurance-dedicated vehicles and sub-advisory services to other advisers.

Russell Murdock is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Seabreeze Capital Management, LLC since 2003 and joined Eclectic Associates, Inc. in 2026. Eclectic Associates, Inc. is a fee-only investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, retirement-plan participants, charities, and businesses. The firm manages over $1.4 billion in client assets through an 11-advisor team, focusing on diversified portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory, long-term holdings, and periodic rebalancing.

Charles Bohlen is a financial advisor at SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined SFE Investment Counsel in 2026 and has prior experience at New Sun Partners LLC, Renewable Resources Group LLC, CreateSafe, Inc., and Metamason, Inc. SFE Investment Counsel serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and a total-return approach, managing concentrated portfolios through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with fixed-income laddering.

Alexander Collins is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at HCR Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles and previously held positions at Amgen and Starlight Marine Services. Collins also attended California Maritime Academy. HCR Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, managing nearly $2 billion in assets across ten advisors.

Tyler Logan is a financial advisor at The Investment House LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at The Investment House since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he was employed at PayJunction and has experience related to UCSB and Sinjin Volleyball Camp. The Investment House LLC provides discretionary portfolio management for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, managing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and private pooled funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and sector selection to implement client-specific investment policies across various strategies.

Kim Ibrahim is a financial advisor at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2004. Prior to that, he worked at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, Inc. beginning in 2000. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and various institutional clients. The firm offers bundled business-management services alongside customized investment advice, acting as a multi-family office liaison with a focus on non-discretionary investment recommendations and short-term cash management.

James Whiting is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Cheviot Value Management since 2018 and previously spent 21 years at Campbell Hall. Cheviot Value Management provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach that emphasizes fundamental analysis and diversification, with portfolio decisions made on a discretionary basis under a fiduciary duty.

Mitra Shahi is an advisor at Wealth Management Partners, LLC with no prior industry experience. She has been with Wealth Management Partners since 2026 and held roles at Pesar Corp and Dapa Corp before that. Wealth Management Partners serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative investment approaches and actively uses derivatives, margin, and digital asset advisory services.

Vance Albitz is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisory representative and vice president at Albitz/Miloe and Associates, Inc. He has worked at Cetera-affiliated firms since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and president of the nonprofit organization Sports 4 Mankind. Albitz/Miloe and Associates is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $821 million in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, charities, and corporate plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary services utilizing a range of investment vehicles and maintains regular client contact with an advisory team that includes credentialed planners and analysts.

Wayne Park is a financial advisor at Allmerits Asset, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms including Think Wealth, LLC and Kayan Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is a marketing executive involved in personal and commercial insurance sales through Cal-Kor Insurance Service. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management using third-party sub-advisers and digital platforms, serving individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes tactical and strategic asset allocation and offers ERISA non-fiduciary retirement plan consulting and hourly-priced financial consulting engagements.

Carol O'Boyle is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. She has been with O'Boyle Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013. O'Boyle Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs individualized discretionary management with a range of investment tools and strategies, including wrap and non-wrap accounts, and manages held-away retirement accounts through a service agreement with Pontera.

Jess Sansone is a financial advisor with KTF Investments, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining KTF Investments, Jess worked at UBS Financial Services for two years. Outside of advising, Jess serves as a board member and shareholder of several private companies in the frozen dessert industry, where they provide financial and operational guidance. KTF Investments advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as defined benefit and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning and portfolio management services primarily through a sponsored wrap fee program. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance and manages roughly $700 million in client assets with a small advisory team.

Jeffrey Mortimer is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Elyxium Wealth LLC. He worked for BNY Mellon Wealth Management for ten years before a two-year sabbatical, then joined Elyxium Wealth where he also manages family office services through Elyxium Family Office, LLC. Elyxium Wealth LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process spanning traditional and alternative assets and manages special purpose vehicles to give clients indirect exposure to privately held companies.

Michael Provenzano is a financial advisor at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has been with Grant Tani Barash & Altman since 2018 and previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2016 to 2018. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, private foundations, corporations, and partnerships. The firm offers bundled business-management services alongside investment recommendations and due diligence, focusing on customized asset allocation and multi-family office liaison roles.

David Hindler is a financial advisor with HCR Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with HCR Wealth Advisors since 2019 and is also president and owner of Brentwood Alliance Financial and Insurance Services, Inc., and Hindler Financial Services, Inc. HCR Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm implements individualized investment policies through a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and manages nearly $2 billion in client assets across ten advisors.

Shayan Lankarani is a financial advisor at O'Boyle Wealth Management, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining O'Boyle Wealth Management in 2022, he worked in the automotive service and credit repair industries. O'Boyle Wealth Management serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and held-away retirement account management. The firm uses a personalized, discretionary investment approach with diversified asset allocation and offers both wrap and non-wrap management arrangements.