Joseph Traba is a financial advisor with Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Leaders Group, Inc. and Stonemark Wealth Management (formerly Wespac Advisors Socal LLC). In addition to advising, he is involved in the sales and marketing of insurance products through Strategy Insurance Services, LLC. 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 supported by fundamental research and offers both discretionary portfolio management and model strategies to third-party program sponsors.

Chung Ping Li is a financial advisor at Griffinest Asia Asset Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Griffinest Asia since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed real estate agent affiliated with Coldwell Banker Dynasty, where he has been active since 2013. Griffinest Asia Asset Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and personalized financial planning. The firm customizes portfolios based on client risk tolerance and objectives, investing across domestic, foreign, and alternative securities.

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.

Selwyn Gerber is a financial advisor at RVW Wealth LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with RVW Investing LLC since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, Gerber serves as president of Gerber & Co., Inc., a certified public accounting and tax preparation firm he has managed since 1985. RVW Wealth provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental research approach focused on ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds, with active supervision and regular client reviews, and maintains a formal affiliation with an accounting and tax firm.

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.

David Horvitz is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cheviot Value Management, LLC. He has been with Cheviot for over 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is Vice President of the Board of Directors and Chair of multiple committees at the Jewish Free Loan Association, a nonprofit providing zero-interest loans in Southern California. Cheviot Value Management offers discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach with fundamental analysis and diversification, alongside tactical asset allocation and alternative strategies, managing nearly $963 million in assets across a compact team.

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.