Mara Konrad is the sole advisor at MK Capital Group in Pasadena, CA, with 23 years at the firm and nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. MK Capital Group has provided asset management, financial planning, and consulting since 2003. The firm manages $28.8 million in non-discretionary assets for a small client base, including individual clients and pension and profit-sharing plans, using third-party platforms to deliver separately managed accounts and model portfolios.

Arin Pezeshkian is a financial advisor at AP24 Capital with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He is also an associate attorney at Bezdik Kassab Law Group, where he provides legal services specializing in business litigation and transactions. AP24 Capital offers financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis of securities and customizes portfolio construction based on client objectives, diversification, time horizon, and tax considerations, often managing accounts on a fully discretionary basis with the use of options as part of its strategies.

Nancy Listiawan is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. She previously worked at AMI Asset Management for 11 years before founding Vera Wealth LLC in Pasadena, CA. Vera Wealth LLC serves individual clients, including some high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management alongside financial and estate-planning coordination. The firm emphasizes a passive, long-term, asset-allocation approach and offers educational seminars and workshops on general financial topics.

Rostic Carapetian is the sole advisor at Covexic LLC, an independent firm based in Glendale, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 21 years of industry experience, having worked at Covexic LLC since 2005. Covexic LLC serves individuals, couples, and some institutional clients, managing approximately $7.8 million across around 30 relationships. The firm provides discretionary asset management and investment consulting with a focus on client-specific risk profiles and individualized investment plans, offering ongoing portfolio monitoring and regular performance reporting.

Stephen Stahl is a financial advisor at Brookside Capital Group LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Primerica Advisors and United Planners' Financial Services of America. Outside of finance, Stahl owns several companies related to music production, media, and AI speech detection technology. Brookside Capital Group provides ongoing, non-discretionary portfolio management for individuals and high-net-worth clients, tailoring investment strategies to clients’ risk tolerances, tax considerations, and liquidity needs. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and includes limited digital-asset exposure within selective, tax-advantaged accounts.

Amy Qian is a financial advisor with Agape Wealth Management LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has five years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Merrill, J.P. Morgan Securities, Wells Fargo, and AGL Employee Distributors/AIG. She also maintains an affiliated insurance practice in Pasadena, CA, dedicating part of her time to insurance sales and service. Agape Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary asset management services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using tailored portfolios based on clients' goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance. The firm employs a variety of analytic methods and manages portfolios with periodic rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting.

Annelise Li is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Fintent in Monrovia, CA. She has worked with AJC Capital Management Japan LLC since 2024 and has been involved with AJC Capital Management, LLC and Fintent Invest, Inc. since 2017. Outside of her advisory roles, Li manages corporate management, accounting, and tax responsibilities for these related entities during non-trading hours. Fintent Invest, Inc. provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning tailored to individuals, trusts, and specialized clients, including medical professionals and accredited investors. The firm employs a strategic, long-term, value-oriented investment approach with tactical flexibility, supported by six proprietary model portfolios and a behavioral finance framework integrated into client engagement.

Stephen Mc Donnell is the sole advisor at McDonnell Financial Services in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has professional experience with Eclaro – Arch Capital Group since 2022 and has operated his own financial services business since 2015. Mc Donnell also provides part-time financial analysis services to a separate financial firm through a staffing firm. McDonnell Financial Services offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and some corporate clients, focusing on passive, index-linked investment strategies. The firm manages a small client base with ongoing investment oversight, standalone planning, and consulting engagements, and provides an optional performance-based fee arrangement for certain larger clients.

Benjamin Lupu is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently the sole advisor at Kensington Ami, LLC in Burbank, CA. He has worked at Kensington Ami since 2007. Kensington A.M.I. LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental, technical, econometric, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies with generally low-to-moderate trading frequency and managing a notable portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jeffrey Richardson is a financial advisor at Trovera Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Trovera Capital Management, he worked in media and production, including five years at Escopeta Productions and five years as a freelance screenwriter. Trovera Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and project-based security and hard-asset research engagements. The firm employs a multi-step investment process combining top-down, fundamental, and technical analysis, with portfolios managed to align with client objectives through various securities and option strategies.

Adam Gold is a financial advisor at Katam Hill LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and Espial Capital Management. Katam Hill LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional and pooled vehicles such as pension plans and endowments. The firm follows a fundamental, bottoms-up long/short equity strategy focused on technology, media, and communications, offering both non-leveraged and leveraged model portfolios tailored to client needs.

William Royea is a financial advisor at LPR Capital, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with LPR Capital since 2014 and also serves as president of Next Dimension Technologies, a clinical diagnostics development company. His role at Next Dimension Technologies involves managing research and development activities outside of securities trading hours. LPR Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and nonprofit organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory and risk management, conducting macroeconomic and business-cycle research to guide customized investment strategies.

Jack Tsai is the principal advisor at Tsai Wealth Management in Pasadena, CA, holding the PFS™ and Series 65 designations with 19 years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Jack Tsai & Associates, a CPA firm where he spends approximately half of his time. His prior work includes five years at Colton Wealth Management. Tsai Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and diversification, managing portfolios primarily with no-load institutional mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and certificates of deposit.

Philip Boucher is a financial advisor with PVB Wealth Management, LLC in Pasadena, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 33 years of industry experience. Prior to founding PVB Wealth Management in 2018, he worked at United Planners' Financial Services of America and Penniall & Associates, Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent. PVB Wealth Management provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients and sponsors a wrap fee program. The firm offers a multi-method investment approach, manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis, and conducts regular account reviews.

Michael Markarian is a financial advisor at MB3 Consulting LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He held a role at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for 21 years before founding MB3 Consulting in 2019. Markarian is also co-owner of SID Ventures LLC, a real estate management and development company, and operates as a licensed insurance agent. MB3 Consulting LLC provides portfolio management and family office services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and corporate clients such as banks and thrift institutions. The firm combines traditional investment advisory work with business and administrative functions, employing a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory.

Alexander Tuckman is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Partners of Los Angeles with nine years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to his current role, he worked at Providence Financial and Insurance Services, Inc. and Searchlight Financial. Outside of advising, he manages a real estate business as the owner of Barbara Howard LLC. Wealth Management Partners of Los Angeles provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing multiple third-party platforms and sub-advisors. The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis, often incorporating option strategies within separately managed accounts.

Benjamin Yashar is a financial advisor at Altman Sacks Corporation with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Altman Sacks since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a separate computer programming consultancy. Altman Sacks Corporation provides investment supervisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, tactical asset-allocation approach using fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management that includes ETFs, individual equities, and precious metals, with regular account monitoring.

Darren Capeloto is a financial advisor at DCapital Wealth LLC with over 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Wellington Management Company and Payden & Rygel. DCapital Wealth LLC is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $37.9 million for about 40 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, using a research-driven total return approach that incorporates both traditional and alternative asset classes along with tactical trading.

Lawrence Bartlett is the sole advisor at Bartlett, Lawrence E and holds a CPA designation with 40 years of experience in accounting. He has been practicing as Lawrence E Bartlett CPA since 1986. The firm provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, focusing on U.S. common-stock portfolios with a growth and momentum orientation. Its approach combines fundamental research and technical analysis, with portfolio tactics including ADRs, high-dividend stocks, covered calls, and, with client consent, margin or listed options.

David Hindi is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at OakGrowth Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2020. Prior to that, he worked at Avantax Investment Services, INC. and DH Advisors for 18 years. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed life and health insurance agent, providing related services since 2000. OakGrowth Wealth Management serves individual, high-net-worth, and business clients with investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm primarily uses passive investment strategies with non-discretionary account supervision, offering tailored advice on portfolios, cash flow, insurance, retirement, tax, and estate matters.