Barbara Moreno is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, Sanctuary Securities, Inc., and Merrill. 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 investment approach that includes diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, bonds, and alternative investments, supplemented by third-party AI decision-support tools.

Seta Keshishian is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently with JSF Financial, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. She has worked at Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation and JSF Financial since 2018 and has been affiliated with UCLA since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as president of SK Financial Planning Corp, a personal services corporation, and works as a licensed agent for life and long-term care insurance sales. JSF Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and businesses. The firm employs dynamic asset allocation and model portfolios, conducts due diligence on private investment funds, and offers expanded wealth-management services including philanthropic planning.

Pasha Shemirani is an advisor at Wealth Management Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Management Partners, he was associated with Parda Group and has been a student for the past ten years. Wealth Management Partners, LLC serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $793 million in assets and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative investment strategies, with notable use of derivatives, margin transactions, and digital asset advisory services.

Norma Abarca is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at JSF Financial, LLC and NewEdge Securities LLC since 2021, and previously spent seven years at Churchill Management Group. JSF Financial, LLC is a multi-team firm with 11 advisors that provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a tailored approach using individualized discretionary accounts alongside model asset-allocation strategies and incorporates due diligence for third-party managers and private investment funds.

Steven Cooper is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management and UBS Financial Services. He is also a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers insurance products to clients. Dew Point Capital provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a custom, strategic allocation approach focused on long-term purchase strategies while allowing short-term trades in unusual market conditions.

Jordan Kahn is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with HCR Wealth Advisors since 2015 and also serves as Chief Investment Officer of Ascendant Capital Management, LLC, a role he has held since 2014. HCR Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other businesses. The firm uses a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, employing both long- and short-term strategies across a diverse range of investment vehicles.

Ira Ravitz is a financial advisor at Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch for over a decade each. Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a combination of asset-allocation frameworks and various analysis methods, and offers access to third-party sub-advisors through its SmartX platform.

Cameron Laine is a financial advisor at Altruist Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Cameron has been associated with Laine Wealth Management since 2017. Altruist Advisors serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and other entities through a team of six affiliated advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis along with a technology-driven approach for ongoing monitoring, rebalancing, and tax management.

Luhmen Tesoro is a financial advisor with Atlantic Investments a Registered Investment Advisor, Inc. based in Los Angeles, CA. He has one year of industry experience, including time at Atlantic Investments and a prior career spanning over three decades at the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation. Atlantic Investments serves individuals and high-net-worth clients by providing personalized financial planning and coordinating implementation through third-party money managers. The firm does not manage assets directly but offers comprehensive planning services, periodic account reviews, and uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its approach.

Amir Monsefi is a financial advisor at AIRE Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. He serves as an advisory board member of the Mar Vista Family Center, a charitable organization focused on supporting families. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in client assets, serving individuals, family offices, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm’s investment approach centers on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a diversified range of securities and third-party managers with ongoing monitoring and due diligence.

Alexander Dardick is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with JRS Investments and Wealth Preservation, LLC and has prior experience at firms including Trilogy Capital and Hightower Advisors. Outside of finance, he is involved with Tutorly, an online tutoring company focused on customized learning for K-12 students, where he serves as a Student Success Team Leader. JRS Investments and Wealth Preservation provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, and small business entities, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental, client-specific approach and offers a broad range of investment options, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Grant Colin is a financial advisor at Monarch Wealth Strategies with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and SES Inc. Monarch Wealth Strategies provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting primarily to affluent individuals, families, trusts, and pension plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical research to manage portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments on a case-by-case basis.

Ralph Scott is a financial advisor at L & S Advisors, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lippman Scott & Associates for 38 years. Scott serves as a board member of Cedar Sinai Hospital, attending quarterly meetings since 2009. L & S Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement-plan sponsors and participants, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a tactical and unconstrained investment approach across multiple strategies, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and active use of derivatives and margin, managing approximately $1.16 billion for over 1,000 client accounts.

Christopher Packard is a financial advisor at Womack Wealth Management, Inc. in Manhattan Beach, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank prior to joining Womack Wealth Management in 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Womack Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, wealth-planning, and institutional consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Markets Hypothesis, utilizing strategic asset allocation across various asset classes and offering family-office style wealth management and outsourced services to other advisors.

William Tanner is a financial advisor with AMI Asset Management Corp in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation and over 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at AMI Asset Management since 1993 and previously spent 46 years with Tanner Mainstain Glynn & Johnson LLP. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Tanner is an independent contractor for Ground Control Business Management, a tax consulting firm, and is a partner in two real estate investment partnerships. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a fundamental, bottom-up research process across multiple equity and fixed-income strategies. The firm manages a diverse range of accounts and private pooled funds, with nearly $2 billion in assets under management and a focus on tailored investment solutions.

Romello Crowell is a financial advisor at Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms, including Antimatter and TSM 14, where he also works as an NBA agent and business manager outside of investment advisory. Manhattan West Asset Management provides advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage portfolios across public and private markets, offering a range of strategies including venture capital, private equity, and retirement plan consulting.

Erin Nelsen is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Asset Planning, Inc. since 2007. Asset Planning, Inc. provides personal financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and family businesses. The firm uses 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.

Robert Jeppson is a financial advisor at Jeppson Wealth Management, LLC, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and 66 licenses and has worked as an attorney since 2014, in addition to operating a real estate brokerage since 2017. Jeppson also manages tax-related services through Jeppson Tax, LLC. Jeppson Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, and sponsors a wrap fee program that covers transaction and management fees.

Yim Ming Ng is a financial advisor at Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has been with the firm, including its predecessor PLJ Advisors, since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Ng provides caregiving support for a family member through an IHSS program. Confidence Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $344 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers tailored investment advice with a long-term, buy-and-hold approach, utilizing ETF/ETP strategies for diversification and downside protection, and employs sub-advisers and model managers to meet client objectives.

Sylvia Salguero is a financial advisor with Albitz/Miloe and Associates, Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked with Cetera and its affiliated entities since 2001 and has been with Albitz/Miloe and Associates since 2001. Albitz/Miloe and Associates serves individuals, businesses, and qualified retirement plans, managing approximately $703.5 million across about 618 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment services combining mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and variable annuity sub-accounts, using fundamental and technical analysis along with periodic rebalancing and regular monitoring.