Sean Kram is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Securities Company, and Blue Ocean Companies. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals and families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and foundations. The firm emphasizes long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture framework, combining discretionary portfolio management with quantitative and qualitative research, and benefits from its affiliation with Citizens Bank, N.A. and its suite of integrated financial services.

Michelle Katzen is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Ritholtz Wealth Management since 2023 and previously held roles at HCR Wealth Advisors and Ascendant Capital Management. Katzen is based in Manhattan Beach, California. Ritholtz Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $9.4 billion in assets and employs a goal-based investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and behavioral finance, utilizing diversified, low-cost ETFs alongside tactical overlays and alternative investments.

Chris Frantz is a financial advisor with CW Advisors, LLC in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Catalina Capital Group, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Frantz Holdings, which focuses on real estate investing and asset management. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm that provides investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies overseen by an Investment Oversight Committee.

Kenneth Watten is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Modern Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Mutual Securities, Inc and Kaye Capital Management. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of Cogent Insurance Solutions, a fixed insurance sales and consulting business. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension and retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a centralized portfolio management model supported by an Investment Committee and uses both proprietary and third-party tools to manage and monitor client portfolios.

Lawrence Edwards Jr. is a financial advisor at Global View Capital Management LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Experior Financial Group and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he has been the owner-operator and barber of Body and Soul Hair Salon since 1997. Global View Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a quantitative, model-based investment approach using algorithmic research and technical signals to manage portfolios aligned with client risk profiles and objectives.

Dilys Chang is a financial advisor with Global View Capital Management LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Providien Machining & Metals, Inc. and Gkn Bandy Machining, Inc. Outside her advisory work, she has marketing and sales responsibilities related to insurance and advisory services within affiliated firms. Global View Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an algorithm-driven investment approach focusing on technical and quantitative methods, and it offers both model-based and customizable managed account options.

Bruce Galbraith is an investment advisor with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stockcross Financial Services, Inc. since 2007. He is a dual employee sharing his time between Siebert AdvisorNXT and Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC, both under the Siebert Financial Corporation umbrella. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities through investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm utilizes a web-based platform combining Modern Portfolio Theory with access to third-party and independent managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management within a wrap-fee structure.

David Hilton is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Kaye Capital Management and Mutual Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Hilton serves on the Finance and Investment Committee of the Los Angeles Country Club and is involved with several nonprofit organizations, including Baseball for All and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Advocacy Committee. Modern Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets across 94 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, employing a centralized Investment Committee to guide portfolio strategies that utilize model portfolios, third-party managers, and a combination of strategic and tactical approaches.

Olivia Shin is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Oakwood Capital Securities. Outside of advisory roles, she is a published children’s book author and works as a spin cycle instructor. 49 Financial serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach using proprietary and external model portfolios, emphasizing mutual funds and ETFs over individual stocks.

Philippe Oertle is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with CW Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Catalina Capital Group, First Foundation Advisors, and Citigroup Global Markets. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm that offers investment management, wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach using active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and is part of the larger Osaic corporate group with access to related trust, lending, and alternative-investment services.

Joel Lenzini is a financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America in El Segundo, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, including 10 years with MMWKM Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” approach focused on capital preservation, tactical rebalancing, and uses model portfolios composed mainly of ETFs and mutual funds.

Shannon Chavez is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining RBC, he worked at City National Securities, Inc. outside of his advisory role, he is involved in e-commerce through Bird Brain Products LLC and co-owns a short-term vacation rental home in La Quinta, CA. 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 a broad financial services group, including affiliated banking and trust services.

Micheal Ono is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc in La Mirada, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC from 2006 to 2023 and currently serves on the board of South Hills Country Club, a tax-exempt nonprofit social and recreational organization. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering a range of services including retirement plan consulting and trust and estate services. The firm employs an open-architecture wealth management platform that combines advisor-managed and third-party model portfolios with asset allocation tools, emphasizing strategic long-term investing alongside tactical strategies.

Georgette Young is a CFP® certificant with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Inspire Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. She also maintains an active role as an independent licensed insurance agent. Inspire Advisors, LLC manages approximately $1.33 billion in discretionary client assets, serving individual clients including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates Biblically Responsible Investing through proprietary tools and employs a range of analytical methods to construct portfolios, frequently delegating management to sub-advisors and affiliated managers.

Eric Cardenas is a financial advisor with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He joined Kingswood Wealth Advisors in 2024. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services, utilizing an open-architecture platform with both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Leon Kim is a financial advisor with Diversify Advisory Services, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has nine years of industry experience, including roles at KLK Capital Management and Stonemark Wealth Management. Since 2022, he has been self-employed. Diversify Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and small business owners. The firm emphasizes tactical diversification and individualized asset allocation, offering a variety of portfolio management and consulting services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

James Walls Jr. is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at City National Securities, Inc., PNC, Ascensus, and BB&T Retirement & Institutional Services. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program, with investment management delegated to an affiliated sub-advisor that uses diversified asset allocation strategies and discretionary portfolio management.

Angelica Roxas is a financial advisor with Brookwood Investment Group in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Secure Investment Management and Optivise Advisory Services, and owns Strategic Asset Preservation, Inc., where she is involved in insurance and annuity sales. Roxas also owns South Bay Tax Solutions, a business in which she has no involvement with tax preparation or advice. Brookwood Investment Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.06 billion for over 3,100 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and supporting negotiable advisor-level fees and third-party service platforms.

Evan Chung is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial, Wescom Financial Services, Raymond James Financial, Cantella & Co., and J.P. Morgan Securities. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and automated investment options primarily through managed advisory programs that utilize third‑party portfolio managers.

Nigel Pierce is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently affiliated with Nwf Advisory Services Inc. He has three years of industry experience and has previously worked at Tellone Management Group Inc. and Perigon Wealth Management, LLC. Nwf Advisory Services is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in client assets. The firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients through an open-architecture, technology-driven platform offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services.