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.

Jonathan Berman is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Irontree Wealth Management, Inc. in Fullerton, CA. He has held roles at Squire S. Burke, Inc. and IronTree Insurance Services since 2012 and previously worked with Foresters Equity Services, Inc. and Osaic FA, Inc. In addition to advisory work, Berman is involved in tax preparation and bookkeeping services through his association with Squire S. Burke, Inc. Irontree Wealth Management, Inc. is an independent advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and educational workshops, employing a primarily buy-and-hold investment approach rooted in Modern Portfolio Theory. Its integrated services include tax preparation and insurance brokerage, alongside business consulting and retirement-plan advisory work.

Craig Pelletier is a financial advisor at P&L Family Wealth in City of Industry, CA, holding the PFS™ designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Carmel Capital Partners, Axxcess Wealth Management (Osprey Capital Partners), Pelletier & Leo, LLP, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. P&L Family Wealth provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses, using a combination of passive and active investment strategies grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party managers, offers discretionary trading authority with client-imposed restrictions, and features standalone financial planning and fixed-fee arrangements in its service offerings.

Jeremie McKee is a financial advisor with Stonebridge Asset Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Springboard Capital Management, Inc. for 13 years before founding Stonebridge in 2017. In addition to his advisory role, McKee is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance and annuity sales. Stonebridge Asset Management LLC is an independent, single-advisor firm providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a blend of passive, fundamental, and active technical analysis strategies to manage portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

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.

Parth Bhatt is the principal of Maaxiom Capital LLC, an independent advisory firm, and holds a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has served as Chief Investment Officer for the County of San Bernardino since 2016, overseeing treasury and fund management. Prior to Maaxiom Capital, he worked at Kinstead Wealth Management LLC. Maaxiom Capital LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers specialized retirement-plan services including ERISA 3(21) advisory and 3(38) investment-manager arrangements, developing client-specific investment programs using fundamental and technical analysis.

Mark Harvey is the principal of Mark T. Harvey Investments in Anaheim Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Harvest Finance & Mortgage, Inc. since 2002 and also operates businesses in mortgage brokerage, insurance sales, and tax return preparation. Mark T. Harvey Investments serves a small client base primarily composed of individual investors, trusts, and other entities, offering ongoing financial planning, investment advisory services, and portfolio management. The firm employs a core passive investment approach using index and ETF mutual funds, tailored to clients’ life stage, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, while also providing financial coaching and quarterly consultations.

David Lu is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and serves as the sole advisor at Lodestone Capital Solutions LLC in Torrance, CA. He has been with Lodestone Capital Solutions since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, Lu is licensed as an insurance agent and a real estate broker. Lodestone Capital Solutions provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm also offers pension consulting and plan-sponsor services to small businesses, employing a tactical allocation strategy that uses fundamental analysis and a variety of instruments to manage risk and target improved performance.

Betty Azmoon is a financial advisor with Griffin Financial in Anaheim Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial, Woodbury Financial Services Inc, and Centaurus Financial, Inc. Outside of investment advisory, she provides divorce financial planning, forensic analysis, and mediation services through a separate business entity. Griffin Financial offers financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, emphasizing both investment and non-investment topics such as cash flow, estate planning, and divorce-related financial issues. The firm provides fee-based advice without managing client portfolios or taking custody of assets, and it integrates fundamental analysis and asset allocation in its recommendations.

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 De Koekkoek is a Certified Financial Planner® and Enrolled Agent with over 30 years of experience in financial and tax services. He operates independently through his own firm, David De Koekkoek, CFP, EA, based in Chino, California. His professional background includes tax preparation, planning, and consulting, as well as serving as a licensed life insurance agent. His firm serves individual clients as well as trustees, estates, trusts, charitable organizations, and business clients, providing financial planning, retirement-transition planning, tax services, bookkeeping, and payroll support. The firm emphasizes long-term planning and fundamental security analysis, offering non-discretionary investment advice and maintaining client assets with third-party custodians.

David Chapman is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DFS Capital Management. Prior to founding the firm, he worked at APX Operating Company and the Automobile Club of Southern California. Outside of his advisory role, Chapman conducts freelance analyst work on Upwork, providing financial statement analysis for small businesses. DFS Capital Management is an independent firm offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and business clients. The firm specializes in managing employer-sponsored retirement plans and held-away assets, employing a mix of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis with an emphasis on equity strategies.

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.

Quincy Baynes is the principal of Baynes Financial LLC in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial Group, and is the author of a personal development book titled "Infinite Success Blueprint." Baynes also operates an insurance agency and maintains a business selling finance-related books. Baynes Financial LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, coaching, and insurance-related services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis, may recommend third-party managers, and offers ongoing client education through articles, newsletters, and workshops.

Omar Nasir is a financial advisor at Pierpont Investment Group, LLC in Ontario, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Pierpont Investment Group since 2011. Pierpont Investment Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering discretionary investment portfolio management as well as financial planning and consulting. The firm uses a customized, long-term approach to portfolio construction, employing ETFs, individual equities, fixed income securities, and, when appropriate, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and covered call options.

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.

Caren Ober is a financial advisor at Balancing Life Financial Planning with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Independent Financial Group from 2012 to 2019. Ober is also the owner of Caren Ober Accountancy Corp., which offers estate and tax planning, business continuity planning, and tax preparation services. Balancing Life Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm builds portfolios tailored to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, often implementing strategies through outside managers and recommended custodians.

Hillary Srilamsingha is a financial advisor at Golden State Capital Inc. with Series 66 and Series 63 designations and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Golden State Tech Inc., Golden State Securities, and the U.S. Unicorn Foundation, among others. Golden State Capital Inc. provides investment advisory services primarily to accredited investors and family offices, focusing on private and alternative investments such as private equity, credit, real estate, and venture capital. The firm emphasizes long-term purchase strategies and customized due diligence, offering non-discretionary advice with periodic monitoring.

Matthew Theal is a financial advisor at Evermont Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Rpa Insurance Services from 2015 to 2018. Theal has been with Evermont Wealth since 2013. Evermont Wealth is a three-advisor registered investment adviser with approximately $334 million in assets under management, serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA retirement plan consulting, and management of annuity and variable life products, combining in-house discretionary authority with delegation to independent managers and employing supervised AI tools for research support.

Joshua Winterswyk is a financial advisor at Evermont Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Evermont Wealth since 2015. Prior to that, he worked at Rpa Insurance Services for three years. Evermont Wealth is a three-advisor firm managing approximately $334 million in assets, serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized retirement-plan services, combining in-house management with delegated independent managers and utilizing AI tools for research support.