Barbara Abundiz is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Horizon Wealth Management. She has previously worked at The Heymont Group and Heymont & Company, Inc., and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2008. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with BABS MICHAEL, LLC, a non-investment-related business entity. Horizon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, fiduciary investment management using diversified portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan advisory services.

Michael Van Lieshout is a financial advisor at Stonemark Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 license and his prior work includes roles at Crush It Enterprise and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Stonemark Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $610 million and employs customized model portfolios that combine fundamental and technical analysis, with options strategies and selective use of leveraged ETFs as part of its investment approach.

Xi Lu is a financial advisor at Globalink Wealth Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Globalink Wealth Management, he worked at Globalink Securities, Inc and has experience at XH Logistics, World Financial Group, and Pepperdine University. Globalink Wealth Management provides hourly and fixed-fee financial planning along with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies including long-term holdings, active trading, option writing, and margin transactions, and generally favors mutual funds unless clients request otherwise.

Cassidy Plair is a financial advisor at Sustainable Advisors Alliance LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Cassidy worked at Bunkley Investment & Management Company and has academic experience from the University of Houston and the University of Southern California. Sustainable Advisors Alliance, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, annuity management, and employee benefit plan services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofit entities. The firm focuses on sustainable, responsible, and impact investing using ESG criteria, combining active and passive strategies, direct indexing, and sub-advisors to tailor portfolios to client goals and preferences.

Justin Van Orden is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Prism Advisors, Inc. since 2023 and previously at Gingold & Company and EFE, Inc. Justin is based in Studio City, CA. Prism Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio management through wrapped accounts, employing a blend of fundamental, qualitative, and sector analysis alongside multi-asset allocation strategies.

Nick Nejad is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC since 2023 and previously held roles at KCS Wealth Advisory and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management. Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using asset-allocation frameworks and a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analyses, employing strategies across public and private securities.

Lameck Lukanga is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Life Line Wealth Management LLC. He has held roles at affiliated entities including Life Line Holdings, Inc. and Life Line Financial Group since 2011. Lukanga is also a member manager of Life Line Financial Group, a firm providing tax preparation, business management, and accounting services. Life Line Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and privately held small businesses. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with a buy-and-hold strategy, focusing on asset allocation through primarily passive ETFs and customized portfolios managed mostly on a discretionary basis.

Aaron Morris is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Partners with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Charlesworth & Rugg, Inc, DFPG Investments Inc, and United Planners' Financial Services. He serves as Vice Chair of the San Fernando Community Health Center and is a board member of the Community OUTreach Alliance. Highline Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, family office services, corporate retirement plan consulting, and other financial advisory services, with portfolio decisions centralized through an Investment Committee.

Kay Anne Imperial is a financial advisor with Black Card Circle, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include working at Waddell & Reed and operating a small video production company, PR Films LLC. She also maintains involvement as an insurance agent. Black Card Circle is a registered investment adviser team that provides portfolio management and written financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm typically implements diversified portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory principles and manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis without aggregating client trades.

Abel Santibanez is a financial advisor with Mason & Associates, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Stonemark Wealth Management and The Leaders Group, Inc. since 2015 and 2017, respectively. Mason & Associates serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses with personalized financial planning and investment management services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes strategic and tactical asset allocation, sector rotation, and global diversification, typically using mutual funds and ETFs.

Almen Rule is a financial advisor at JSF Financial, LLC based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience with KB Diamond Inc and Nasdaq Philippines. JSF Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.97 billion across 791 client relationships and offers both bespoke portfolio management and access to third-party managers and private investment funds.

Azelia Betancourt is a financial advisor with Galliott Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan Securities. Betancourt is also affiliated with Insigneo Securities, LLC. Galliott Capital Advisors is a family-office and investment advisory boutique 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 acts as adviser and sponsor to pooled private investment vehicles.

Bradford Stelzer is a CFA® charterholder with 4 years of industry experience. He has been with Joel R. Mogy Investment Counsel Inc. since 2004. Joel R. Mogy Investment Counsel Inc. provides discretionary investment counseling and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.06 billion across about 237 client relationships, emphasizing long-term, client-oriented advice with a focus on cost-conscious, tax-aware implementation primarily in equities and investment-grade bonds.

Richard Schimbor is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years at AMI Asset Management Corp and three years of industry experience. He is based in Los Angeles, CA, and is part of a nine-advisor team. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, managing equity and fixed-income strategies across several investment vehicles. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process and serves as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled vehicles, overseeing $1.925 billion in discretionary assets.

George Henning is a financial advisor at Pacific Global Investment Management Company with 41 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Pacific Global Investment Management Company since 1991, including prior work at Pacific Global Fund Distributors, Inc. from 1992 to 2020. Pacific Global serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities through discretionary separately managed accounts and related services. The firm’s investment decisions are based on fundamental research and a proprietary screening process, emphasizing value-oriented or core equity styles and total return fixed-income management.

James Naify is a financial advisor with AIRE Advisors, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America, N.A. since 2012 and previously at Merrill from 2012 to 2021. Outside of advising, he is the owner of El Dorado Financing Group Inc. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in assets and serves individual clients, family offices, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory across diverse investment vehicles, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and consulting services.

Bryan Muth is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including GT Securities, Pensionmark Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches boys water polo at Exeter Union High School. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.61 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients, using fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach with a range of assets including ETFs, equities, fixed income, and digital assets.

Christopher Jarrous is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Galliott Capital Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Dunlap Equity Management, LLC and Seven Boson Group. 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 tailored portfolio management, financial planning, multi-family office services, and acts as adviser and sponsor to pooled private investment vehicles.

Christopher Ridout is a financial advisor with Westside Financial Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He has been in the industry for four years and previously worked at Zimmerman Reed for seven years. In addition to his advisory role, he is also a consulting attorney. Westside Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as corporations and businesses. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-class-based investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis and occasional third-party sub-advisory services.

Joel Edstrom is a CFA® charterholder with 38 years of experience in the financial industry, all of which has been with WESCAP Group since 1988. He is based in Glendale, CA, and is one of six advisors at the firm. WESCAP Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including 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 contrarian, value-oriented investment approach, and also acts as managing general partner of Hedgecap Partners, L.P., a private pooled investment vehicle.