Kelly Hong is a financial advisor at Hollencrest Capital Management with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hollencrest Securities since 2015. Hollencrest Capital Management provides wealth management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-affluent families, trusts, business owners, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines traditional equities and fixed income with alternatives, private investments, and tax-aware strategies, and actively sponsors and manages private funds and direct private investment transactions.

Laura Sillen is a financial advisor at Purus Wealth Management, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Purus Wealth Management and MANB, Inc. since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in insurance sales as an agent and assists with marketing and business management at MANB, Inc. Purus Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities with investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and educational services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and offers portfolio management alongside an educational seminar program.

Nicholas Ozer is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with Regatta Capital Group, LLC, where he has worked for 11 years. He has 13 years of industry experience in financial advising. Regatta Capital Group is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutional investors, and various entities. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to portfolio management, offering wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and digital-asset account facilitation, alongside managing private pooled investment vehicles.

Dianne Shumway is a financial advisor at Secure Investment Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of advising, Shumway manages a divorce financial consulting business assisting clients with asset division during divorce. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s investment approach is quantitative and factor-based, emphasizing long-term, diversified allocations through low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and direct indexing.

John Christensen is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RS Crum, Inc. He has worked at RS Crum from 2020 to 2025 and again from 2026 to the present, with prior experience at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC and KPMG LLP. RS Crum, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs individualized asset-allocation models emphasizing cost minimization and utilizes formalized policies such as mutual fund share-class selection and systematic transaction-fee analysis to support its investment approach.

Robert Hill is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Check Capital Management since 2008. Check Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities, managing assets through separately managed accounts, asset-allocation and retirement cash-flow planning, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a fundamentals-based investment approach focused on intrinsic business value and longer holding periods, and manages the Blue Chip Investor Fund.

Joshua Henslick is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Inc. in Newport Beach, California, where he has worked since 2023. He has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at StackCommerce and First Allied Securities. Outside of finance, he owns and operates a pottery business, JH Pottery. J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporate entities, managing approximately $1.78 billion in assets across 7,400 accounts. The firm focuses on mutual fund and ETF allocations, using client profiling and formal investment policy guidelines, and integrates brokerage, insurance, and third-party manager relationships within its multi-team advisory model.

Benjamin Lau is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Apriem Advisors since 2002. Lau serves on the Board of Directors for the CFA Society of Orange County and has been chairman of its investment committee since 2014. Apriem Advisors provides wealth management, customized portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and charitable investment services primarily to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as 501(c)(3) non-profits and plan participants. The firm employs a mix of tactical and passive investment strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and utilizes a variety of asset classes and third-party subadvisors.

Claudia Song is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Allmerits Asset, LLC, bringing two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Apiis Financial and Mass Mutual. In addition to her advisory role, she is active as an insurance agent and field manager at Allmerits Financial and Insurance Services. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management using third-party sub-advisers and digital platforms, serving individuals, corporations, charities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation and offers retirement plan consulting alongside standalone financial consulting.

Eric Oh is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 17 years of experience at Chatterton & Associates in Anaheim, CA. He has worked at OSAIC and Chatterton & Associates since 2008, serving as a financial planner focusing on fee-based investment products. Chatterton & Associates advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans, providing asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and business consulting services. The firm applies a top-down investment approach using SEI asset-allocation models and manages approximately $1.33 billion in assets for over 1,500 clients.

Sandra Field is a CFP® professional at Asset Planning, Inc. in Los Alamitos, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Asset Planning since 1998 and has an additional background with Ian D Brodie MD FRCS Inc. since 1980. Asset Planning, Inc. provides personal financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, and related entities, focusing on customized portfolio construction using a strategic asset allocation framework that combines passive and active investment strategies. The fee-only firm manages approximately $552 million in discretionary assets across about 373 client households.

Adam Werthmuller is a financial advisor at Banyan Tree Asset Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. and several other firms. Banyan Tree Asset Management is a discretionary fixed-income investment adviser serving ultra-high net worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm focuses on active, credit-oriented fixed income strategies and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis, often employing leverage when authorized by clients.

Keith Gunther is a financial advisor with Legacy Investment Strategies, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 39 years of industry experience, including long tenures at Crown Capital Securities, LP and MGM Financial Group. In addition to his advisory work, he operates a tax preparation business through MGM Financial Group. Legacy Investment Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, trusts, estates, pooled vehicles, and charities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and referrals to third-party managers, employing asset allocation and security selection based on fundamental and technical analysis.

Dennis Smith is a financial advisor with CLG LLC in Long Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cetera and Stratis Financial. Outside of advising, he serves as Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Long Beach and is President of the Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation. CLG LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs various analytical methods and provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, incorporating a range of investment tools and third-party platforms.

John Marshall is a financial advisor at B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. with 47 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at B.B. Graham since 2019, following an 11-year tenure at RBC Capital Markets, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed as a life insurance agent and operates Jay W. Marshall Wealth Management LLC. B.B. Graham & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, with a significant portion managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Paul Holthe is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Argos Wealth Advisors LLC in Newport Beach, CA, and has prior experience at UpFactor, Inc., Creighton Capital Management LLC, L1 Holding AS, Levivisci Ltd., and Claret Family Partners Ltd. Argos Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a risk-based, strategic asset allocation approach with ongoing portfolio monitoring, third-party manager oversight, and integration of financial planning into its services.

Frank Schweitzer is a financial advisor with Syndicated Capital, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Syndicated Capital since 2014 and at First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. since 1983. In addition to his advisory role, he is a self-employed insurance broker specializing in disability, life, and major medical insurance products. Syndicated Capital, Inc. provides money management, portfolio management, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and 401(k) plans. The firm offers customized advisory programs with no account minimums, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets through various publicly traded securities tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Imran Ansari is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Compak Asset Management in Newport Beach, CA, where he has worked since 2010. He has 12 years of industry experience and is also registered as a representative with Compak Securities Inc. Compak Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 billion for over 1,000 clients through a 12-advisor team. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing model-driven asset allocation strategies and a combination of tactical asset allocation, structured notes, third-party alternatives, and option strategies in select accounts.

James Watson is a financial advisor at Cypress Wealth Services, LLC, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC, LPL Financial, and Trost Financial Planning Group. Watson is also a licensed life and health insurance agent in California. Cypress Wealth Services is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $965.5 million for over 700 clients. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a focus on fundamental analysis and long-term investment strategies.

Kraig Strom is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Secura Financial. His career includes roles at Arkadios Capital, Barth Calderon LLP, and Crown Capital Securities. Outside of financial advising, he is active as a director on the board of the Porsche Club of America, president of CHL Motors Inc., founder of Cars & Coffee Corona, and hosts a podcast and YouTube channel focused on general content. Secura Financial provides fee-based personalized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis with a range of strategies, including the use of options, margin, and derivatives, and also offers third-party money manager placements and co-advisory wrap fee programs.