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.

Craig Pelletier is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with P&L Family Wealth, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Carmel Capital Partners and Axxcess Wealth Management, along with five years at Pelletier & Leo, LLP, and five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. P&L Family Wealth provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm combines ongoing portfolio management with written financial plans, employing a mix of passive and active investment strategies that include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, municipal securities, and digital assets when appropriate.

Feiyu You is the principal of You Investment Management LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. Their professional background includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Chongqing Zheyu Law Firm, Shanghai Huibei Investment Management, and Junkang Life Insurance. Feiyu You has experience spanning law, insurance, and investment management over several years. You Investment Management LLC provides portfolio management and investment consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm focuses on liquid, publicly traded securities and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to inform investment strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

David Chong is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is the owner and president of Oaktree Wealth Group Inc. in Brea, CA, where he has worked since 2013. Prior to founding Oaktree Wealth Group, he was with Schomer Wealth Advisors, LLC and Align Financial Coaching, LLC. Oaktree Wealth Group is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual clients and institutional plan sponsors, including pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides portfolio management primarily through referrals to third-party money managers, comprehensive and modular financial planning, and non-discretionary pension consulting, applying modern portfolio theory in its asset allocation recommendations.

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.

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.

Dominika Watson Umali is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at MyFi Financial, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she was with Prosperity Liftoff LLC and Round Hill Asset Management. Outside of finance, she tutors STEM subjects independently in Pasadena, CA. MyFi Financial provides fee-only financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, through project-based and hourly engagements as well as group educational seminars. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, generally favoring passive asset allocation, and does not provide discretionary investment management or custody of client assets.

David De Koekkoek is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Enrolled Agent (EA) with over 30 years of experience in financial planning and tax services. He operates an independent firm in Ontario, California, providing tax preparation, planning, consulting, and bookkeeping services alongside financial advisory. His professional activities include licensed insurance sales and property management. His firm primarily serves individual clients as well as trustees, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment advice, and fee-for-service tax and business services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with fundamental security analysis and delivers non-discretionary advisory services, with most assets custodied at Schwab Institutional.

Robert Wycoff is a financial advisor at BrightOrange Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Light Capital Management, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in real estate as owner and CEO of Raymond Hill Realty and serves as a healthcare consultant for RadSurg. BrightOrange Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, using customized portfolios that incorporate exchange-traded funds, individual securities, and options with both fundamental and technical analysis.

Michael Kedis is the founder of Affinity Asset Management in Chino, CA. He holds a Series 65 license and has two years of industry experience. Since 2011, he has also been involved with Cedars Express International Inc., a shipping services business. Affinity Asset Management provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals and small businesses through managed and guided plan options. The firm employs a macro-to-micro investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, considers private market opportunities, and operates without discretionary trading authority or receipt of commissions and performance-based fees.

Mei Lee Ney is an advisor at Richard Ney & Associates Asset Management, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm, a long-established investment management company, since 1973. Richard Ney & Associates provides fee-only discretionary portfolio management and financial advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selected focused stocks or funds, managing approximately $181.5 million for about 62 clients.

Nikolai Chuvakhin is a financial advisor with Fort Ross Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Pepperdine University for 25 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Managing Partner at Tagora Capital LLP, a consulting firm based in the United Kingdom. Fort Ross Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to private investment companies and high-net-worth individuals, employing a quantitative market-timing strategy that involves equity, fixed-income, volatility, and select commodity markets. The firm manages highly customized, hedge-fund style strategies with concentrated long and short positions and occasional use of options.

Guo Liu is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stone Steps Financial, LLC with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stone Steps Financial in 2022, Guo worked for Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. for ten years. Stone Steps Financial is a fee-only advisory firm that provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive, asset-class-based investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs to build tax-efficient, low-turnover portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Stuart Sneddon is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Newbury Capital Management, LLC since 2009, where he is part of a four-advisor team. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. Newbury Capital Management manages approximately $144 million across about 399 client relationships, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management with a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Hillary Srilamsingha is a financial advisor at Golden State Capital Inc. with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and less than one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Golden State Tech Inc., Golden State Securities, and the U.S. Unicorn Foundation. Golden State Capital Inc. provides investment advisory services mainly to accredited investors and family offices, focusing on private and alternative investments such as private equity, credit, real estate, and venture capital. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with a long-term investment approach and offers tailored recommendations on a non-discretionary basis.