Ceasar Garvida is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 15 years of experience in financial services. He currently works at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC, where he has been since 2020, and previously held roles at Prepared Capital and Morgan Stanley entities. SteelPeak Wealth, LLC serves a diverse range of clients including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, family offices, and registered investment companies. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, alternative investment consulting, and uses proprietary and custom model portfolios overseen by its Institute of Portfolio Management & Economic Strategy.

Michael Janis is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Squar Milner Financial Services, and Madison Avenue Securities. SteelPeak Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charities, and family offices. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, alternative strategies, and private placement consulting, utilizing proprietary and custom model portfolios overseen by its Institute of Portfolio Management & Economic Strategy.

Michael Schoffman is a CFP® certificant with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Arax Advisory Partners and has held prior roles at Kingswood Capital Partners, Schechter Investment Advisors, and MMWKM Advisors. He is involved with Schechter Private Capital, a private equity investment vehicle serving clients. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets with a team of more than 200 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services to pooled private funds.

David Patton Jr. is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Outside of his advisory work, he is a landlord in Los Angeles, managing a rental property. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through a wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates investment management with affiliated sub-advisors and related financial services, serving clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning.

Kristin Dillon is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Morton Wealth in Calabasas, CA. Prior to joining Morton Wealth, she spent nine years working at KD Hair. Morton Wealth is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $2.96 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs standardized investment strategies customized to client objectives, focusing on risk management and volatility reduction through diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Sean Pitstick is a financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at American Century Investment Services, Inc. and State Street Global Advisors. Mission Wealth Management is a multi-team advisory firm that serves affluent individuals, families, and institutional clients through customized wealth management and financial planning solutions. The firm employs discretionary, long-term investment strategies using a range of vehicles including ETFs, institutional funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Tammy Taylor is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services in Calabasas, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and with 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Oxford Tax Partners, Washington National Insurance Company, and multiple advisory and insurance firms. She is also a partner at Impact Leadership Network, where she trains and mentors new insurance agents. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services with an investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation and multiple analytical techniques.

Peter Cappos is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Sherman Oaks, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for Senior Concerns, a nonprofit organization supporting senior citizens and their families. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and provides a range of managed account programs, utilizing an open-architecture platform with multiple adviser-managed and model-based investment solutions.

Laleh Hakimi is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., based in Los Angeles, CA, with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services and Mutual/United Of Omaha Insurance Company since 1997. Outside of advisory work, she co-owns an e-commerce business, BYTULIPZ LLC, which sells home goods. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers managed solutions primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet and coordinates with third-party money managers, operating alongside broker-dealer and insurance businesses within the Mutual of Omaha group.

Stacey Mckinnon is a financial advisor at Morton Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Morton Capital Management since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she co-owns Studio BPM, where she serves as an instructor and handles bookkeeping. Morton Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirement plans, and trusts, using a modern portfolio approach focused on diversification and risk management. The firm is notable for its involvement with pooled investment vehicles and offers tailored programs for both high-net-worth and younger clients.

Dylan Wensley is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Westmount Asset Management since 2021. Prior to his current role, his background includes positions at The Webb Schools, Occidental College, and The Diamond Center. Westmount Partners, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, non-profits, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion and emphasizes portfolios constructed with no-load mutual funds and other pooled vehicles, offering alternative and private investment options for qualified investors.

Paul Wunsch is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Hilltop Securities since 1989. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers managed account programs, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with an open-architecture platform.

Nadya Mets is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Morton Wealth, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Salient Wealth Planning Group, Four Points Capital Partners LLC, Niagara International Capital Limited, Finestone Partners, and Options 4 You FS. Morton Wealth is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $2.96 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and business consulting services, using standardized investment strategies tailored to client objectives with an emphasis on risk management and volatility reduction.

Franklin Mohri is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. since 2002. He also has a long-standing teaching role at Santa Monica College. Outside of financial advising, he owns a family floral business, Rosengarden Florist, in Tarzana, CA, although he is not involved in its day-to-day operations. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement consulting. The firm operates primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet and employs a range of model portfolios and third-party manager relationships.

Caroline Rakness is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at CreativeOne Wealth, Searchlight Investments, and Beverly Drive Financial & Insurance Solutions, where she also serves as a licensed insurance agent. Rakness has taught basic finance at Torrance Adult School and Santa Monica Community College. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with tailored investment strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis across a wide range of asset classes and regularly rebalancing portfolios.

Evan Barrett is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Mutual Advisors, LLC and Mutual Securities, Inc., and also owns Barrett Planning Group, Inc., an insurance sales business. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Axa Advisors, LLC and several other firms. Outside of finance, he is involved in acting and performance. Mutual Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $6.75 billion through a network of 123 advisors. The firm serves individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans, using a combination of passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Joshua Fredendall is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Westmount Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth households, and various institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion and offers access to diversified private fund-of-fund structures alongside traditional pooled investment vehicles.

Craig Steinhauer is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc. in Encino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with NWF Advisory Services and NWF Advisory Group since 2005 and has been associated with OSAIC since 1990. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Temple Or Ami, a 501(c)(3) Jewish temple, where he participates in financial oversight and board governance. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with retirement plan consulting and trust and estate services. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and operates an open-architecture wealth management platform offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account programs.

Nicholas Valaika is a CFP® professional with four years of experience currently with Morton Wealth. His prior experience includes roles at Jimmy Dorian Insurance Agency, Inc. and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Morton Wealth is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $2.96 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses standardized strategies developed by an internal Investment Committee, customizing portfolios with an emphasis on risk management and volatility reduction.

Derek Ruan is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC. SteelPeak Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charities, and family offices. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, alternative strategies, and private placement investment consulting, implementing advice through proprietary and custom model portfolios overseen by its Institute of Portfolio Management & Economic Strategy.