Chelsea Traub is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Seia LLC, OSAIC, RBC Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities, and JPMorgan Private Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she has been involved as a client service associate at Seia LLC. Evolve Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets across 679 clients and emphasizes a long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, and alternative investments, supplemented by AI decision-support tools.

Erik Ridgley is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Salem Partners Wealth Management, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for 11 years. Salem Partners Wealth Management provides discretionary investment supervisory and portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $413 million, focusing on sizable accounts with customized, diversified portfolios and a disciplined investment process that includes fundamental valuation and risk monitoring.

Antoine Souma is a financial advisor at Galliott Capital Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He has held positions at firms including Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, and UBS Financial Services. Souma serves on the board of the Lebanese American Foundation - House of Lebanon and acts as a resource facilitator and treasurer for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Galliott Capital Advisors is a boutique family-office and investment advisory firm serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers asset and portfolio management, financial planning, multi-family office services, and sponsors private investment vehicles, tailoring portfolios with a range of equities, fixed income, ETFs, options, and alternative investments.

Eric Zurbrugg is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at IFC Advisors LLC since 2024. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC from 2004 to 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Zurbrugg is a team manager for a local soccer club. 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 notable for operating special purpose vehicles and private fund vehicles.

Leighann Miko is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Avise Financial since 2023. Prior to joining Avise, she worked at Equalis Financial LLC for nine years and has provided tax and business management services through StatusFlow since 2020. Her role at StatusFlow represents a notable non-investment activity alongside her advisory duties. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis as well as Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios.

Sharon Novell is a financial advisor with Guardian Financial Partners, LLC in Arcadia, CA, holding 2 years of experience at the firm and 20 years overall in the industry. She previously founded and operated Novell Investment Management Company, Inc. for 18 years prior to joining Guardian Financial Partners. Guardian Financial Partners provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary, client-focused approach using proprietary asset-allocation models and combines fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party manager due diligence.

Geoffrey Sokol is a financial advisor at GT Investment Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Ameriprise Financial Services and Grow Think Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches children in martial arts in Hawthorne, California, and serves on the city's Civil Service Commission. GT Investment Management provides investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individual clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside access to alternative investments and equity options strategies.

Phillip Wildes is a financial advisor at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at several firms, including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and 49 Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is also engaged in the sales of fixed/traditional insurance products. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients using a discretionary, model-driven approach with proprietary screening and primarily no-load mutual funds.

Luis Salas Ruiz is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill. He has experience working with nonprofit and educational organizations, including the Calvert House Catholic Center and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses, focusing on non-discretionary services with client-directed implementation and regular portfolio monitoring.

Matthew Humiston is a financial advisor at AMI Asset Management Corp in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with AMI Asset Management since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he is a one-third partner in HUMATA Partners and BPM Partners, partnerships focused on real estate investments, spending less than 10% of his time on these activities. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, managing equity and fixed-income strategies through a fundamental, bottom-up research process. The firm serves a variety of clients, including high net worth individuals and pension plans, and is notable for its role as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled vehicles.

Robert Gillard is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at California Financial Partners, Inc. since 2014 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 2013. In addition to his advisory work, he is a notary public. California Financial Partners, Inc. provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, business entities, and plans such as trusts, estates, 401(k)s, and IRAs. The firm follows a structured planning process and uses fundamental analysis and public research in its investment evaluations, focusing on advisory services without managing client assets or providing discretionary portfolio management.

Jason Scott is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with L & S Advisors, Inc., based in Los Angeles, CA. He has eight years of industry experience and has been with L & S Advisors in various roles since 2012. L & S Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a tactical and unconstrained investment approach utilizing a variety of strategies and asset types, including derivatives and private investments.

Uziel Gomez is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Avise Financial in Los Angeles, CA. He has held roles at several firms, including Equalis Financial, US-LATAM Tax Group, International Private Wealth Advisors LLC, and Ballast Point Financial Planning. Prior to his financial advising career, he volunteered with California State University's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and worked in the Cinema & Television Department. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients such as high net-worth individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and business management, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios.

Lindsey Diranian is a financial advisor at Regatta Capital Group, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Regatta Capital Group since 2019, following previous roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Merrill. Regatta Capital Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional investors. The firm uses a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to build diversified portfolios and also acts as a private fund sponsor managing over $1.5 billion in assets across multiple offices.

Neil Unger is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with five years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with AIRE Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Alliance Advisory & Securities, LLC, David S Reinders, Inc., and Kaiser Permanente. AIRE Advisors, LLC manages approximately $1 billion in client assets, serving individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, family-office clients, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and investment consulting, utilizing a strategy focused on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory across various asset classes.

Jeffrey Petersen is a CFP® with nine years at WESCAP Group and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with the City of San Jose and San Jose University. WESCAP Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with global diversification and a value-oriented investment approach, employing a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and, for some clients, hedging and options-based strategies through third-party sub-advisers.

Luca Pasquini is a financial advisor at Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and engaged in other roles including at Rita's Italian Ice. Checchi Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals as well as institutional and pooled clients. The firm employs a quantitatively driven investment process using proprietary models and offers diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios, often implemented with ETFs and tax-optimization strategies.

Ronald Spence is a financial advisor at Atlantic Investments a Registered Investment Advisor, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with one year of industry experience. He has prior work experience at Kaiser Permanente since 1983. Atlantic Investments serves individuals and high-net-worth clients by providing personalized financial planning and coordinating implementation through third-party money managers. The firm delivers financial plans, documents client goals and risk tolerances, and conducts periodic account reviews without managing client assets directly.

Kirk Mekerdichian is an advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Lazari Capital since 2019, including prior roles at Kovack Securities, Inc. and Iron Hill Wealth Management LLC. Lazari Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and an affiliated private fund. The firm employs a range of investment approaches including fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative methods, and offers services such as portfolio management, estate and retirement planning, and pension consulting.

Justin Yoo is a CFA® charterholder currently with Blue Zone Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. He has one year of industry experience and previously held positions at Titan Global Capital Management, YipitData, Kensho Technologies, and Roubini Global Economics. His background includes a mix of roles in financial and data analysis, punctuated by two sabbaticals. Blue Zone Wealth Advisors, LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that blends fundamental, quantitative, technical, and sector analysis, and offers access to private pooled investment vehicles for qualified clients.