Daewoo Lee is a financial advisor at Allmerits Asset, LLC with six years of industry experience and holds the Series 65 credential. He has worked with Allmerits Asset since 2020 and has been involved with affiliated insurance and financial services firms since 2012. Allmerits Asset, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial consulting to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset-allocation approaches and uses multiple third-party platforms while managing a substantial base of retirement-plan assets alongside discretionary client assets.

Michael Setlich is a financial advisor at Westside Financial Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with one year of industry experience. He has been involved with Aimco and Setlich Capital since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in principal and capital sourcing for real estate. Westside Financial Advisors LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, corporations, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-class-based investment approach supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis and may utilize third-party sub-advisors.

Tiarra Johnson is a financial advisor with Asset Planning, Inc in Los Alamitos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Zeiders Enterprises, Inc and Serco. Asset Planning, Inc provides personal financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, and related entities, focusing on customized portfolios that combine passive index funds, actively managed funds, dividend-paying equities, and individual bonds. The firm manages approximately $552 million in discretionary assets and emphasizes a strategic asset allocation approach with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Amy Marietta is a financial advisor at Avise Financial with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Dorsey Wealth Management and Flutacious, Inc. Outside of finance, she teaches flute lessons. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary investment management alongside financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and business management. The firm uses a range of analytical approaches to construct diversified portfolios and routinely recommends and monitors outside managers.

Daniel Mavraides is a financial advisor at Rebalance LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Evoke Advisors and INbalance Advisors, before joining Rebalance in 2024. Rebalance LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and decision-support services through its Rebalance360 program to individuals, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.56 billion in discretionary assets across several hundred accounts, employing a strategic asset allocation framework with a focus on ETFs and long-term rebalancing.

Adam Schwartz is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with SLK Private Wealth Management and Evolve Private Wealth since 2023. Prior to his advisory career, he studied at the University of Wisconsin - Madison from 2021 to 2025. 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 fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, with an emphasis on ongoing portfolio monitoring and client communication.

Anderson Lafontant is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blue Zone Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2024 and previously spent 10 years at Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered advisory team managing approximately $565 million across 170 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, providing portfolio and asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a focus on tailored asset allocation and diverse analytic methods.

Adam Blumenstein is a financial advisor at Mapleton Capital Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Mapleton since 1999. His prior experience includes roles at Ocean Park Capital Management, LLC and self-employment dating back to 1985. Mapleton Capital Management serves as the general partner and investment adviser to three privately offered pooled funds and provides subadvisory portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trusts. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental research to identify early inflection points in company value and employs an aggressive, relatively short-term trading style that can include short selling, options, and leverage.

Daniel Bennett is a financial advisor with Advanced Portfolio Strategies in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services Inc. and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer for the Santa Monica Palisades Lodge #307, a nonprofit fraternal organization. Advanced Portfolio Strategies is a small team managing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, financial planning, and pension consulting for individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm uses a client-specific investment approach that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, offering ongoing portfolio management with quarterly reviews and access to third-party managers or private funds.

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.

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 a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. He has worked at The Investment House since 2020 and previously held roles at PayJunction and UCSB. Outside of finance, he spent two years involved with the Sinjin Volleyball Camp. The Investment House LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and other institutions. The firm employs multiple investment strategies including growth-oriented security selection, low-volatility ETF allocations, and opportunistic special-situations trading, and also manages private pooled investment vehicles and an open-end mutual fund.

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.

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.