William Lavelle is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at East West Wealth Advisors LLC and has previously held roles at Cetera, Bank of America, Merrill, and City National Rochdale. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in banking services for East West Bank, including lending and responding to client banking requests. East West Wealth Advisors provides discretionary separately managed account services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm uses a goals-based, multi-asset investment approach overseen by an Investment Policy Committee and manages portfolios with attention to risk, liquidity, and tax considerations.

Erik Helmstetter is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Oder Investment Management, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley in various roles from 2009 to 2017. Outside of finance, he owns Trancension Music, LLC, which organizes music events and volunteer coordination in Los Angeles. Oder Investment Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, foundations, and employer plan sponsors, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory with a combination of active and passive management, global diversification, and periodic rebalancing to pursue real capital growth aligned with client risk tolerance.

Gabriela Arenzano Chagas is an advisor at JSF Financial, LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Vox Capital, Buffalo Exchange, and several positions in Israel including Masschallenge Israel and Tel Aviv University. JSF Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.97 billion across 791 client relationships and offers bespoke portfolio management along with access to third-party managers and private investment funds.

Michael Frazier is a financial advisor with California Financial Partners, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and City National Bank. California Financial Partners provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth households, businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on financial statement and cash-flow analysis, retirement and estate planning, tax and insurance reviews, and related implementation support, without managing client assets or acting as a discretionary portfolio manager.

Robert Horning is a financial advisor with McDermott Investment Advisors, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at McDermott Investment Advisors since 2017 and previously spent eight years with Centaurus Financial, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he operates H & S Wealth Management, a consulting business related to broker-dealer products. McDermott Investment Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately 700 accounts with about $211 million in assets, utilizing both firm-developed and third-party model portfolios across various asset classes and offering access to third-party advisers and programs for smaller accounts.

Liam Critchett is a financial advisor at Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2025 and has prior experience at Westmont College and Loyola Marymount University. Strategy Asset Managers manages approximately $741.5 million on a discretionary basis, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional sponsors. The firm employs a range of equity strategies and utilizes a mix of individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, and alternatives supported by fundamental research.

David Dietrich is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Advantage Capital Advisors, LLC for five years before joining Dew Point Capital in 2021. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent and sells annuities. Dew Point Capital is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing strategic asset allocation with fundamental and cyclical analysis and a long-term purchase strategy supplemented by periodic short-term adjustments.

Ala Smochinsky is a financial advisor with The L. Warner Companies, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining The L. Warner Companies in 2021, he worked at Four Points Capital Partners LLC and Niagara International Capital Limited. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management. The L. Warner Companies serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, as well as corporations, non-profits, and other business entities. The firm employs a research-driven investment process led by an internal Chief Investment Officer and analyst team, constructing diversified portfolios with a focus on multi-year horizons and incorporating strategies such as options and third-party manager programs.

Amanda Preston is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently associated with 3EDGE Asset Management, LP in Los Angeles, CA. Her prior experience includes roles at Windham Capital Management and Morgan Stanley. 3EDGE Asset Management is a discretionary investment manager serving separately managed account clients, acting as a sub-advisor, and managing ETFs and collective investment trusts. The firm employs a top-down, globally diversified multi-asset allocation approach combining quantitative research with committee judgment and stress testing, primarily implementing strategies through ETFs and, in some cases, derivatives and borrowing.

Josephti Cruz is a financial advisor at The Wealthgarden F.S. LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including TIAA, Northwest Asset Management, and Financial Ever After LLC dba Cover Your Assets. Cruz also owns a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst consulting business that provides financial analysis and reporting to assist divorcing couples. The WealthGarden F.S. LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering customized investment management, financial planning, and estate-planning coordination. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and cyclical analysis, and provides ongoing due diligence on sub-advisors while acting as a fiduciary.

Estelle Thrasher is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA. She has been with the firm since 2011 and has 15 years of industry experience. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and a variety of 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 Moylan is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles since 2007. SFE Investment Counsel serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation and a total-return orientation with concentrated portfolios typically holding 20–25 equity positions selected through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with fixed-income laddering to manage risk.

Todd Golper is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Elyxium Wealth LLC and previously worked at BNY Mellon Wealth Management for nine years. Golper is a managing member of Elyxium Family Office, LLC, a family office services firm. Elyxium Wealth LLC provides wealth management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, technical, and credit analysis in its investment approach, utilizing both traditional and alternative assets while managing special purpose vehicles for indirect private company exposure.

Zoe Lawrence is a financial advisor at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2004. 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 asset allocation and multi-family office liaison work, providing primarily non-discretionary investment advice with limited discretionary authority for short-term cash management.

Claire Warren is a CFP® at Elyxium Wealth LLC with zero years of industry experience. She previously worked at BMO from 2022 to 2024 and BNY Mellon Wealth Management from 2015 to 2022. 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 approach across traditional and alternative assets and manages special purpose vehicles that offer clients indirect exposure to privately held companies.

Sharon Nassirzadeh is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently with AIRE Advisors, LLC since 2020. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with a real estate investment project as a limited partner in an LLC formed to flip a duplex in Los Angeles. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in client assets and serves individual, family-office, and employer retirement plan clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of wealth management and investment consulting services.

Mitchell Crocker is a financial advisor at Mason & Associates, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mason & Associates, he worked for seven years at Petersen International Underwriters. Mason & Associates serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses with financial planning, investment management, and limited-scope hourly planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, sector rotation, and global diversification.

Aaron Clark is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at LPL Financial for 12 years, followed by a brief period at May Wealth Management Group, before joining Monarch Wealth Strategies in 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he is appointed as an insurance agent with various insurance companies. Monarch Wealth Strategies is a team of eight advisors providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting to affluent individuals, families, trusts, and pension plans. The firm focuses on clients with at least $750,000 in investible assets and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and third-party research to guide portfolio management and planning services.

Michael Stewart is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is an advisor at LK&A Investment Counsel, a Pasadena-based firm with a two-advisor team. LK&A Investment Counsel provides discretionary investment management primarily to high net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, foundations, and limited liability companies. The firm focuses on larger-capitalization equities with long-term earnings growth, maintaining relatively concentrated portfolios and a long-term holding strategy, while fixed-income portfolios are constructed through bond ladders informed by fundamental research and macroeconomic analysis.

Chad Germann is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with First Financial Consulting since 2011. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customizable services focused on retirement planning, tax and cash-flow analysis, education funding, estate planning, charitable giving, and business succession, primarily on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.