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.

Vetea Ribet is a financial advisor at Westside Investment Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Westside Investment Management since 2010. Ribet also has a long tenure with LPL Financial dating back to 2007. Westside Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a diversified investment approach, including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and structured products, and participates in select third-party managed account programs.

Melani List is a financial advisor with Asset Planning, Inc. in Los Alamitos, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. She has been with Asset Planning since 2016. Asset Planning Inc. provides personal financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, and related entities such as trusts and family businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index/ETF exposure with selected active funds, dividend-paying equities, and individual bonds, tailoring portfolios on a client-by-client basis.

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.

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.

Christian Welborn is a financial advisor with First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Financial Consulting and Salted Stone since 2017 and was previously employed by Axa-Advisors, LLC for one year. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a marketing support position at Salted Stone, a business unrelated to investment activities. First Financial Consulting serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses with financial planning and investment consulting. The firm focuses on non-discretionary services, assisting clients with customized planning in areas such as retirement, tax, estate planning, and business succession, while clients retain custody and control of their assets.

Rex Jones is a financial advisor at IFC Advisors LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo in various capacities from 2004 to 2024. IFC Advisors provides investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, family entities, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a comprehensive, tax-aware investment approach combining active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes and is notable for operating special purpose vehicles and private fund vehicles.

Joel Mogy is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Joel R. Mogy Investment Counsel Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He has served as a trustee for selected clients, providing professional fiduciary services. Joel R. Mogy Investment Counsel Inc. offers discretionary investment counseling and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes long-term, client-oriented investment strategies based on fundamental analysis and a global perspective, focusing on cost-conscious, tax-aware portfolios primarily composed of domestic and foreign equities and investment-grade bonds.

Brandon Lew is a financial advisor at Kera Capital Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, he has experience in the hospitality industry, including roles at The Little Friend Private Dining and The Drunken Crab. Kera Capital Partners manages over $1.3 billion for individual and institutional clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside consulting services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with an outcomes-oriented asset allocation framework and is notable for its management of private pooled vehicles and special purpose funds.

Warren Grant is a financial advisor with Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Grant Tani Barash & Altman since 2004 and previously with Grant Tani Barash & Altman, Inc. since 1992. Grant Tani Barash & Altman serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm operates as a multi-family office, combining business management services like bookkeeping, tax planning, and bill payment with investment advisory and consulting.

Craig Weston is a financial advisor at L&S Advisors, Inc in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with L&S Advisors since 2016. L&S Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors and participants with discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a tactical and unconstrained investment approach, utilizing a variety of strategies and instruments including derivatives and margin, while managing a diverse range of accounts through a 12-advisor team.

Sienna Yoshida is a financial advisor with Westside Investment Management, LLC in Kahului, HI, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Westside Investment Management and LPL Financial LLC since 2013. Westside Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative investments, and participates in specialized programs such as SEI’s Managed Accounts Program.

John Griesinger is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with First Financial Consulting since 2009. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm delivers customizable, project-based or ongoing services and focuses on non-discretionary advising, assisting clients with implementation and monitoring while clients retain custody of their assets.

Mark Bogar is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He currently serves at Elyxium Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he was with Pallas Capital Advisors, LLC from 2020 to 2024 and held a position at BNY Mellon for twelve years. Elyxium Wealth LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, quantitative, technical, and credit analysis across traditional and alternative assets, and it manages special purpose vehicles that offer clients indirect exposure to privately held companies.

Michael Galanowsky is a CFA® charterholder based in Los Angeles, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC, a firm where he has worked since 2022, and previously spent seven years at One Capital Management. Manhattan West Asset Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a fiduciary, client-tailored approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation across various investment strategies and manages over $1 billion in discretionary assets.

Bryan Molinar is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Seneca Private Wealth, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and UBS Financial Services. Seneca Private Wealth, LLC provides investment and wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and corporations. The firm offers customized, risk-adjusted, tax-aware asset allocations combining active and passive strategies, and may recommend Independent Managers or private funds for eligible clients.

Carol Somoano is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Asset Planning, Inc. since 2005. Asset Planning, Inc. provides personal financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and family businesses. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation framework combining passive index/ETF exposure with selectively chosen active funds, dividend-paying equities, and individual bonds, tailoring portfolios to each client’s needs.

Elan Solomon is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at One Capital Management, LLC, Regents Capital Corporation, Chapman University, Ambry Genetics, and Redica Systems. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets and employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach that includes diversified portfolios, alternative investments, and the use of AI decision-support tools.

Geoffrey Edelstein is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Granite Investment Partners, LLC since 2009. Granite Investment Partners serves institutional and affluent clients, including employee benefit plans, foundations, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, private funds, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a bottom-up investment process combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing discretionary portfolios across equity, balanced, and fixed-income strategies tailored to clients’ objectives.