Roy Guia is an advisor with Mariner Independent in Torrance, CA, with experience primarily in accounting and financial services since 2016. His background includes roles at several accounting firms such as Westside CPAs LLP, Armanino, Marcum LLP, and operating his own Roy Guia Accountancy Corporation. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, tax support, insurance solutions, and access to alternative investments through a network of 119 advisors and a variety of investment platforms.

Stephen Tu is a financial advisor with SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of investment advisory, he acts as a mortgage financing referral partner, referring clients to mortgage brokers. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes both internal and third-party AI tools as decision support.

Lynn Kulzak is a financial advisor at BCG Securities, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at BCG Securities since 2003, with prior experience at Horace Mann Investors, Inc. since 2019. BCG Securities serves institutional retirement plans and individual clients, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm emphasizes tailored investment policy statements and non-discretionary advice, using independent third-party managers and multiple investment analysis methods.

David Shilling is a financial advisor with Altitude Capital Management LLC in Westminster, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Altitude Capital Management since 2025 and previously operated Shilling Investments since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in insurance sales and mortgage brokerage through Whitney & Associates and West Capital Lending. Altitude Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients, offering tailored portfolio management and consulting with no account minimums. The firm’s investment approach is individualized based on client goals and risk tolerance, employing various strategies to maintain long-term purchasing power.

Coco Lorenzo is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Monograph Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at The Leaders Group Inc and Stonemark Wealth Management. Monograph Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing investment advisory services along with wealth planning, pension consulting, and philanthropic services. The firm emphasizes customized investment policy statements and employs asset allocation, third-party sub-advisors, and alternative investments as appropriate.

Cameron Doty is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Certuity, LLC since 2020 and previously held roles at Camden Capital and Aramark. Certuity, LLC manages approximately $3.3 billion and provides investment advisory, financial planning, family office, and investment consulting services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, private foundations, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, with offerings that include separately managed public equity strategies and access to private markets.

Steven Murphy is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently advising at Root Financial Partners. His prior roles include positions at USA Financial Securities and Sterling Wealth Partners. He has also worked in community and educational settings in Whittier, CA. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and also offers educational programs and paid online academies for financial education.

Erik Johnson is an investment adviser representative at Virtue Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with several firms including Primerica Financial Services and Lifemark Securities Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent and has a role as director of sales and operations at Infinite Insurance & Financial Services. Virtue Capital Management, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a multi-team model and integrates tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment approaches, supported by due diligence from an investment committee.

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® with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at RWA Wealth Partners and previously held roles at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is 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 uses a strategic asset allocation approach with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, separate accounts, and private pooled vehicles, combined with tactical adjustments and customized fixed income strategies.

Anthony Fratello is a financial advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at First Allied Securities, INC. In addition to his advisory role, he is an associate with CA Tax Planners, focusing on tax and estate planning strategies. Mutual Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services utilizing both active and passive investment strategies and emphasizes diversification tailored to clients’ objectives.

Jimmy Suh is a financial advisor at PFG Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His work history includes roles at United Planners, OSAIC, Securities America, Inc., Mirae Asset Wealth Management, and Eagle Wealth Management. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach combines model portfolios and third-party managers, employing a mix of macro allocation, index-based ETFs, and fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Brett Henderson is a financial advisor at Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Vanderbilt Financial Group, Independent Financial Partners, Triad Advisors, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a business buying and selling model trains. Consolidated Portfolio Review provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform. The firm’s investment approach is advisor-driven and tailored, combining strategic asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis across various securities.

Henry Portillo is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and World Financial Group, Inc. Portillo has military experience through his ongoing service in the Marine Corps. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services primarily through managed advisory programs utilizing third-party portfolio managers on the Envestnet platform, offering a range of solutions including unified managed accounts and automated ETF portfolios.

Ryan Stromsborg is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and having 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including HUB International, Parq Advisors, Equitable Advisors, and Merrill. He is a board member of the USC Baseball Alumni Association and co-founder of Change 4 Childrens, a nonprofit benefiting children’s hospitals. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory, supporting investment management through a combination of portfolio managers and third-party sub-advisors.

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 with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Muriel Siebert & Co., Wells Fargo Clearing, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities, offering investment supervisory services and managed programs through a web-based platform. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and risk-tolerance questionnaires to create ETF/ETN-based portfolios, incorporating fundamental and technical strategies with options for discretionary or non-discretionary engagement.

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.