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.

Kyle Fulton is a financial advisor at Seneca Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Finwell. Outside of advising, he is employed as a staff accountant and head of a data entry department at Fulton Management. Seneca Private Wealth, LLC provides investment and wealth management services along with financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm emphasizes a risk-adjusted, tax-efficient investment approach combining active and passive strategies, with particular focus on retirement plan consulting and managing independent managers on behalf of clients.

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.

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.

Marco Mendoza is a financial advisor at IFC Advisors LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. IFC Advisors provides investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and participant-directed retirement plans, offering tailored portfolios that combine active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes. The firm also serves as a private fund adviser and fund sponsor, integrating alternative investments and special purpose vehicles within its wealth management programs.

Joseph Robillard is a financial advisor with Windward Capital Management Company in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Windward and affiliated firm S.L. Reed & Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of an entertainment and restaurant business in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Windward Capital Management Company provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses tailored investment strategies through in-house model portfolios and a variety of equity and fixed-income approaches, often combining these with third-party models.

Ross Kroll is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Mercer Advisors, Oakwood Capital Management, AdvicePeriod, and Mariner Independent, where he is currently affiliated through Ocean Path Advisors. Kroll is a shareholder at Ocean Path Advisors, providing investment advisory services through Mariner Platform Solutions. Mariner Independent offers investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm supports both model portfolios and advisor-level discretionary management, and it integrates institutional and retirement plan resources through affiliated entities and third-party partnerships.

Hank Krakover is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC for over two decades before joining Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities. He is also a licensed insurance agent and dedicates part of his time to insurance sales through Evolve Wealth Insurance LLC. Evolve Private Wealth provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, independent managers, alternative investments, and options strategies.

Maryam Khoshreza is an advisor at AIRE Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining AIRE Advisors in 2021, she worked at Macy's Inc. and Oaks Paper Product Company. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in client assets, serving individual clients, family-office clients, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and investment consulting, with an investment approach centered on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Todd Butler is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Mariner Independent and previously worked at Ocean Path Advisors, AdvicePeriod, LLC, and WESCAP Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Sendero Property Group, through which he owns rental properties. Mariner Independent serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm integrates institutional and retirement plan resources and provides access to model portfolios, third-party managers, and alternative investments.

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.

Nhaman Pelphrey is a financial advisor at IFC Advisors LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Bank. IFC Advisors provides investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, family entities, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tax-aware, goal-oriented investment approach that combines active and passive strategies and is noted for operating and advising special purpose vehicles and private fund vehicles.

David Wright is a financial advisor with Sierra Investment Management, LLC in Santa Monica, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Sierra Investment Management, Inc. since 1992 and is also associated with Ocean Park Asset Management, Inc. since 1989. Sierra Investment Management, LLC manages discretionary portfolios for individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and certain institutional arrangements. The firm employs a rules-based, tactical investment process focused on quantitative trend-following and sell discipline, with portfolios primarily implemented through mutual funds and cash equivalents.

Paul Miloe is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with various Cetera entities since 1997 and also co-leads Albitz/Miloe & Associates Inc., an advisory business he has been involved with since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, Miloe serves as a board member of the YMCA and acts as scholarship chair for the San Pedro Elks Lodge #966. Cetera Investment Advisers serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and retirement plans through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and fiduciary services, utilizing both advisor-managed accounts and firm-sponsored model portfolios.

Hirohisa Isogawa is a financial advisor at Advanced Portfolio Strategies with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with firms including APS Management Group, SCF Securities, Two Miles, and Isogawa Co., Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president and director at Isogawa Co., Inc., a tax consulting and accounting firm. Advanced Portfolio Strategies is a small team-based firm providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm uses client-specific investment policies and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage approximately $158.7 million across 208 clients.

Charles Bohlen Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with SFE Investment Counsel Inc. since 2007. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients. SFE emphasizes asset allocation and a total-return approach, managing portfolios with a concentrated selection of equity positions and combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside fixed-income laddering to manage risk.

Philip Fessler is a financial advisor at AIRE Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he co-owns a rental property in La Quinta, California with his spouse. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in client assets, serving individual clients, family offices, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm employs a comprehensive wealth management approach with an investment process centered on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Lynne Dorsey is a CFA® charterholder with 36 years of industry experience. She is currently with Elyxium Wealth LLC and previously worked at BMO Family Office and BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a successor co-trustee administering estate settlement matters. 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-disciplinary investment process across traditional and alternative assets and manages special purpose vehicles to offer clients indirect exposure to privately held companies.

John Krambeer is a financial advisor with Validus Capital LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Validus Capital in 2022, he worked at Camden Capital, LLC for nine years. He is also a licensed insurance professional. Validus Capital provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, legacy planning, and family office services primarily to high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients. The firm acts as a discretionary portfolio manager, using a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis to construct customized portfolios and offers expanded family-office services alongside its private fund advisory activities.