Erik Johnson is an investment adviser representative with Virtue Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. His background includes roles at The Financial Architects, Infinite Insurance & Financial Services, Lifemark Securities Corp., and Golden Empire Mortgage. Johnson also serves as an independent insurance agent and works alongside an estate planning professional to provide estate planning services. Virtue Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets through about 90 advisers for more than 4,000 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, third-party manager selection and monitoring, and ERISA and qualified plan consulting, employing a model-driven approach that incorporates quantitative optimization and economic data inputs.

Shane Cummings is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience and has been with Halbert Hargrove since 2006. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Long Beach, CA. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion for individuals, pension plans, trusts, and other entities, offering discretionary, fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a multi-advisor approach supported by an Investment Committee that uses both qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Joseph Silverman is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at RWA Wealth Partners. His prior experience includes nine years at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and six years with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is listed as a co-manager of Healing Hope Counseling, PLLC, a psychotherapy practice operated by his wife. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, integrated tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach and an open-architecture platform, combining fundamental and quantitative methods in its internally managed strategies.

Angela Rosario is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Kovack Advisors and Kovack Securities since 2015. Rosario is also associated with APEX Financial Services Group and conducts mortgage assistance workshops aimed at educating individuals affected by layoffs on state mortgage assistance programs. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, third-party manager recommendations, and financial planning, with an investment approach focused on diversified asset-class exposure primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Jimmy Suh is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at United Planners, OSAIC, Securities America, Mirae Asset Wealth Management, Eagle Wealth Management, and Merrill Lynch. Suh has maintained an independent advisory presence since 1992. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach combines model portfolios, third-party managers, and multiple marketplace platforms, emphasizing macro allocation and index-based ETFs alongside fundamental and technical analysis.

Jason Lynn is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with ValMark Advisers since 2018 and has been affiliated with Valmark Securities, Inc. and The O'Neill Company for over a decade. Outside of his advisory role, Lynn volunteers as a coach for South Sunrise Little League and serves as treasurer for the El Modena Baseball Boosters Club, in addition to holding a volunteer board position with the Portofira Homeowners Association. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios and multiple investment platforms, with oversight from its investment committee and participation in proprietary investment-company products.

Henry Portillo is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and six years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and World Financial Group. He is also currently serving in the Marine Corps. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and portfolio management through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm utilizes third-party portfolio managers on the Envestnet platform and offers a range of services including model-driven asset allocation, rebalancing, and a Private Wealth Consulting program for high-net-worth clients.

Benjamin Morgan is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Packerland in 2022, he worked at The O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National. Morgan also owns Merlin Financial Services, which provides online training courses for financial professionals covering business skills and communication. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory programs. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, including firm-managed portfolios, third-party co-advisory arrangements, and automated rebalancing tools, managing approximately $909 million in client assets.

Julia Pham is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Halbert Hargrove since 2015. She is based in Long Beach, CA. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions. The firm employs a formal Investment Committee that uses a documented analytical framework combining qualitative and quantitative methods, offering both active and passive investment options alongside a digital advisory platform for smaller accounts.

Tyler Gilley is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, LLC since 2015. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutions. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to independent managers and private funds, employing an Investment Committee that uses a documented analytical framework combining qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Bruce Galbraith is a financial advisor at Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC., holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, and Siebert Financial Corp & Subsidiaries. Siebert AdvisorNXT provides investment management primarily to individuals, families, trusts, and certain business entities through its web-based wealth management platform and access to third-party managers. The firm utilizes an algorithmic approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, including specialty strategies such as a covered-call transition option.

Jose Hernandez Gomez Jr. is a financial advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and Bankers Life Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and managing partner of Gomez Financial and Insurance Solutions, Inc. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers while supplementing with individual securities recommendations.

Daniel Estrada is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Fisher Investments, NYLife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in digital content creation through video editing and production. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolio management supported by an internal Investment Management team and offers a range of wealth-management services including financial planning, retirement plan advice, and employee financial-wellness programs.

Douglas Gahn is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at LifePro Asset Management as well as over a decade with Silver Summit Financial, where he is also an owner and insurance agent. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering services that range from financial planning to managed account platforms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, alongside third-party model managers and technology-driven solutions for advisers.

Eric Bond is an investment advisory representative at NWF Advisory Services Inc with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Bond is also president of Bond Wealth Management, where he is involved in life insurance sales. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and offers a range of investment programs through an open-architecture platform that incorporates both advisor-managed and third-party model portfolios.

James Ahn is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, where he has worked since 2012. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Long Beach, CA. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to independent managers and private funds, employing a documented analytical framework and combining qualitative and quantitative methods in its investment process.

Daniel Campbell is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with The AmeriFlex Group in Fullerton, CA. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., OSAIC, Sagepoint Financial, Inc., and the Independent Financial Group. Campbell is also president of DC Wealth Advisors, Inc. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates and investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, delivering customized strategies through model asset allocations and discretionary or non-discretionary manager relationships.

Wanqiu Wu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2022, Wanqiu worked at Citibank N.A. from 2017 to 2022 and at Bloomingdales from 2015 to 2017. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Miguel Corral Jr. is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. based in Whittier, CA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, Inc. and Banc of California. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers customized financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, delivering advice primarily through a network of investment adviser representatives who utilize a mix of fundamental and technical analysis.

Futoshi Hoshino is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Centaurus Financial Inc. and is also the president and owner of B-Global Agency, a sports athlete representation and management company. Independent Financial Group is a large, integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors with investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm offers a range of portfolios and utilizes both in-house and third-party investment models, operating as both a registered investment adviser and an active broker-dealer.