Steven Carmandalian is the principal advisor at Carmandalian Financial Group, LLC, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Monocot Wealth Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as a fixed insurance agent, placing life, long-term care, and disability insurance for clients. Carmandalian Financial Group, LLC advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm employs an active investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis to build individualized portfolios that may include derivatives and margin borrowing, with a focus on tax-exempt fixed income and total return strategies.

Thomas Donnelly is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Donnelly Investments, an independent registered investment adviser, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to founding his firm, he held roles at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, AdvicePeriod, LLC, and Calamus Financial Planning. Donnelly Investments serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and related trusts, applying a selective acceptance process with a minimum relationship size of $1,000,000. The firm employs a time-horizon-based asset allocation strategy across fixed income, equity index, and concentrated equity growth portfolios, using fundamental analysis and a buy-and-hold approach. It also incorporates unique features such as client borrowing arrangements and a thematic focus on technological change.

Arielle Bittoni is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. She is the principal at Good Balance FP LLC, an independent firm based in Los Angeles, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to this, she held roles at Refresh Investments, MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Hilltop Securities. Outside of financial advising, she consults on office management for her husband’s architecture firm. Good Balance FP LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm follows an evidence-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, predominantly using diversified, passive mutual funds and ETFs, and outsources operational and sub-advisory functions to a third party.

Paul Williams is a CFA charterholder and principal of Paul R. Williams Investment Advisor with 28 years at his own firm and five years of industry experience. He also served as a faculty member at California Lutheran University for 28 years. His firm provides customized investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other legal entities. The investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis, multi-year time horizons, and a non-discretionary relationship with clients, offering growth, balanced, and conservative strategies tailored to individual client needs.

Andre Coulombe is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Coulombe and Sons Wealth Management, an independent firm based in Woodland Hills, CA. Prior to founding his current firm, he has been affiliated with St. Bernard Financial Services and Foresters Equity Services. Coulombe also serves as a Special Assistant to the Commanding General in the California State Guard. Coulombe and Sons Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and business clients. The firm delivers non-discretionary asset management and ERISA 3(21) plan advisory services, tailoring strategies to clients’ goals and conducting at least quarterly account reviews.

Kip Konwiser is the sole advisor at FlipWithLou&Kip LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Oberon Securities LLC and Ba Securities, LLC. He also co-owns Konwiser Brothers Media, a film production and distribution company. FlipWithLou&Kip LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through separately managed accounts and a wrap fee program, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and personal service entities. The firm focuses on financial literacy for young professionals in entertainment and sports and emphasizes asset allocation and risk management in its investment approach.

Martin Rosenzveig is the principal of Martin W. Rosenzveig & Co., LLC, an independent firm based in Beverly Hills, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at National Planning Corporation and LPL Financial, as well as founding a previous iteration of his firm. His firm provides wealth management, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $22.7 million for a small client base and uses a long-term, asset-allocation focused approach supported by fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis. It also offers ERISA fiduciary services and pension consulting, including investment policy statement design and participant education under a 3(21)-style advisory framework.

Nicholas Rich is a financial advisor at Frew Street Capital with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked with the Rich Family Bypass Trust and Source Logistics Los Angeles LLC. Frew Street Capital provides discretionary portfolio management to a small number of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, active asset-allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes third-party sub-advisers and AI tools in managing portfolios.

Allan Von Halle is a financial advisor based in Sherman Oaks, CA, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked independently since 2017, including prior roles at Etonien and Robert Half. In addition to his advisory work, he provides accounting consulting services to businesses on a limited basis. His firm offers combined financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes individualized planning and research-driven equity and fixed income management, typically operating on a non-discretionary basis, and manages approximately $9.33 million in assets across four clients.

Carl Large is the sole advisor at Carl W. Large, An Accountancy Corporation in North Hollywood, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Carl has been associated with his firm since 1991 and also has a long-standing affiliation with MCA/Universal dating back to 1980. The firm operates as an accountancy corporation offering investment supervisory services, financial planning, tax preparation, and periodic investment research. It serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, employing a strategic asset allocation approach that combines passive index funds and ETFs with selective active management.

Scott Shlecter is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been principal of Shlecter Wealth Management, LLC since 2013, where he provides financial consulting. Pasadena Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, and various business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction, and manages over $1.2 billion in assets across multiple offices.

Brett Cicinelli is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Confluence Capital Advisors, LLC in Woodland Hills, CA. He has been with Confluence since 2016 and also teaches a course on Alternative Investing Strategies at UCLA Extension. Confluence Capital Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers specialized services including divorce-related financial planning, financial forensics, and business valuation, employing a broad investment approach that includes both traditional and complex strategies.

Lisa Junghahn is a CFP® professional with three years of experience in financial advising. She is the sole advisor at Cycle Financial Planning LLC in Santa Monica, CA. In addition to her advisory role, she has worked at Santa Monica College since 2017 and previously at the University of California - Irvine School of Law. Cycle Financial Planning LLC serves individuals, families, and small-business owners, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and investment guidance without managing client assets on a discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes client education and a do-it-yourself investing approach, using low-cost ETFs and mutual funds selected through collaborative research and periodic portfolio reviews.

Christine White is a financial advisor at Imagine Math in Moorpark, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. She has been employed part-time as an Adjunct Faculty member in the Mathematics Department at California Lutheran University since 2017. Imagine Math is a state-registered, fee-only investment adviser that offers customized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a quantitative investment approach informed by advanced mathematical expertise and manages approximately $2.8 million across eight client accounts.

Paul Fritch is the principal and sole advisor at Paul Edward Fritch CPA, an independent firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including 12 years at WBB Securities, LLC. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California, providing accounting, tax advisory, and management services alongside his advisory work. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of cyclical analysis and modern portfolio theory. It focuses on mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, and annuities, with advice tailored through Investment Policy Statements and ongoing quarterly reviews.

Matthew Miller is the sole advisor at MEM Investments (M. E. Miller Investors, LLC) with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has managed his own firm since 2007. MEM Investments provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and a variety of institutional clients. The firm’s equity-focused approach relies on fundamental research and constructs portfolios primarily from individual domestic and foreign equities, serving an unusually broad client base including pension plans, trusts, and foreign fund types.

Jennifer Mulder is a financial advisor at Pathway Financial Services, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Pathway since 2014, following a prior role at Jancyn Evaluation Shops. Pathway Financial Services serves individuals as well as a diverse range of non-retail clients, including trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, and corporations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with fee-for-service financial planning and consulting, focusing on portfolios tailored to client goals and employing a long-term buy-and-hold investment strategy.

Kenneth Gross is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He is the president of Strategic Financial, an independent advisory firm he founded in 1997. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Gross provides tax preparation services through the firm, dedicating about 20% of his time to this activity. Strategic Financial serves individuals, families, family trusts, corporate clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment consultations, primarily operating on a non-discretionary basis and integrating tax preparation within some advisory engagements.

Kenneth Woo is the sole advisor at Woo, Kenneth Wing Kwok, an independent firm based in Santa Monica, CA. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, Woo worked at Merrill and Bank of America and has been a California real estate broker since 1994, as well as a licensed life, health, and variable annuity insurance agent since 2018. The firm advises private equity funds and corporations on buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions of middle-market, privately held companies, and provides financial planning and business valuations to individuals and corporations. Its engagement model is consultant-style, with M&A fees earned on completed transactions and financial planning billed hourly, typically recommending diversified ETFs with a long-term buy-and-hold strategy.

Barry Boscoe is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, affiliated with Brighton Advisory Group in Encino, CA. He has worked at CIBC World Markets Corp. since 1996 and has been involved with Boscoe Insurance Services, Inc. since 1976. Brighton Advisory Group serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing comprehensive financial planning across multiple areas including business planning, education funding, retirement, insurance, estate and tax planning, and investment planning. The firm focuses on preparing written financial plans and periodic reviews rather than discretionary portfolio management, and integrates insurance product sales as a significant part of its practice.