James Skorheim is a financial advisor at Skorheim Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved in wealth management since 2014, along with operating a CPA firm specializing in forensic accounting and litigation support. Skorheim is also a licensed attorney in California, though he does not practice law. Skorheim Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct diversified portfolios and manages approximately $71 million in discretionary assets.

Jeff Fisher is a financial advisor with Capital Financial Consultants Group, Inc. in San Juan Capistrano, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Financial Consultants Group since 2014 and is also associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2009. Fisher is the 100% owner of JTJLIF, Inc., a holding company for Capital Financial Consultants Group. Capital Financial Consultants Group is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm manages discretionary portfolios tailored to clients' objectives and risk tolerance, employing a range of strategies including the use of options, short sales, and margin in separately managed accounts.

Mitchell Fisher is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Pacific Sun Financial Corp since 2016. Prior to this, he worked for B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. for nine years. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and occasionally participates in promotional work and interviews as an author. Pacific Sun Financial Corp provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages accounts internally using fundamental analysis and tailored strategies, offering a wrap fee program and a range of investment and insurance products.

Jeff Lowe is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at Emerald Blue Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Emerald Blue Advisors since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance agent, selling traditional insurance products through unaffiliated carriers. Emerald Blue Advisors serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory-based strategies, offers educational seminars, and manages approximately $69 million in assets across a three-advisor team.

Kyle De Paolo is a financial advisor with DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC in Ladera Ranch, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 3 years of industry experience. Prior to joining DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth in 2023, he spent 13 years at Mitchell Anthony Capital Management. DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm’s investment process emphasizes ongoing supervision, rebalancing, and strategic asset allocation using a combination of analytical methods, and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Megan Morrice is a financial advisor at HIP Investor, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at HIP Investor since 2016, including a prior one-year term, as well as EQIS Capital Management, Inc. and ValuesAdvisor, where she serves as Head of Operations. Morrice is also the Program Director for the Sustainable and Impact Finance Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. HIP Investor, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and customized consulting to individuals, families, family offices, foundations, corporations, and financial intermediaries. The firm uses a proprietary methodology that incorporates human, social, and environmental metrics alongside fundamental analysis to align portfolios with clients’ sustainability preferences and time horizons.

Jeremy Portnoff is a Fee-Only financial planner with offices in Mission Viejo, CA and Metuchen, NJ and serving clients across the country. PortSalus Wealth Management provides comprehensive and objective financial planning, investment management, for pre-retirees within 5-10 years of and through retirement helping clients organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Jeremy Portnoff is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.

Hicham Nasreddine is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Emerald Blue Advisors since 2020 and previously held roles at Auto Nation, AXA Advisors, and GMIB SAL. Emerald Blue Advisors serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm manages discretionary accounts using a combination of model allocations, charting, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory, and provides educational seminars on various financial topics.

Collin Zines is a CFP® professional at Stephenson and Company, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stephenson and Company in 2025, he worked at AssetMark Financial Holdings and AssetMark Brokerage for six years. Stephenson and Company, Inc. is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs client-specific strategies based on strategic asset allocation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside comprehensive financial planning and retirement consulting.

Ryan Thomason is a Series 66 registered financial advisor with Optivest, Inc. in San Juan Capistrano, CA, and has 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at City National Rochdale from 2014 to 2020 before joining Optivest and Gramercy Securities in 2020. Optivest provides money management and family office services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and other private entities. The firm constructs customized portfolios using strategic asset allocation and tactical refinements, emphasizing diversification, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring.

Marcus Brutoco is a financial advisor at Fortuna Investors LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at PAM and several self-employed ventures. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent appointed with various carriers. Fortuna Investors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and corporate clients, focusing on ETF-based portfolios that incorporate dynamic asset allocation and precious-metal ETFs. The firm employs quantitative analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading orientation, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with monthly reviews and personalized oversight.

Gary Gordon is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Pacific Park Financial, Inc. since 2002. Pacific Park Financial, Inc. provides portfolio management and consultative investment advice to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, pensions, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $209.5 million in client assets using a combination of technical, fundamental, macroeconomic, industry, and contrarian analysis across a wide range of securities.

Timothy Crane is a financial advisor at Crane Investments Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Crane Investments since 2023. Outside of advising, he has experience in self-employment and retail operations, including working at a Shell Station. Crane Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to manage portfolios, maintaining a conservative approach to cash management and offering a broad range of planning services.

Jessica Krusey is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Ehrlich Financial Group, where she has worked since 2023. Her previous roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services and Federated investment Counseling. Outside of her advisory work, she engages in insurance sales on a limited basis. Ehrlich Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and insurance consulting. The firm employs diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally stocks, bonds, and options, supported by fundamental, cyclical, and charting analysis alongside proprietary quantitative algorithms.

Haynes Kendall Jr. is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC and Capital Financial Consultants Group, Inc. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license and has 41 years of industry experience. Kendall has served as an independent insurance agent since 1994. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and third-party managers.

Dane May is a financial advisor at DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Mitchell Anthony Capital Management, Panasonic Avionics, and JP Morgan Chase & Co. May also provides financial consulting services to the Achievement Network, a nonprofit organization. DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis, with a focus on ongoing supervision and strategic asset allocation.

Heather Boone is a financial advisor with Ehrlich Financial Group and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 18 years of industry experience, including 15 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Boone is also licensed for insurance sales and performs related activities on a limited basis. Ehrlich Financial Group is a four-advisor team serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and insurance consulting, constructing portfolios with low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Omar Kariuki is a financial advisor at Crosslight Global Investment Partners, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Santander Investment Securities, Inc. Prior to joining Crosslight Global Investment Partners, he was with its predecessor entity. Crosslight Global Investment Partners is a two-advisor firm that offers retirement plan consulting, private wealth management, sub-advisory portfolio management, and project-based engagements such as litigation support and divorce financial analysis. The firm employs a multi-asset, risk-managed investment approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside third-party artificial intelligence and machine-learning tools.

Donald Doungpanya is a financial advisor with Salt Capital Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise and various Salt Capital entities. Salt Capital Wealth Management provides investment consulting, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individual investors, business owners, and institutional clients, employing diverse strategies and a combination of fundamental and quantitative analyses. The firm operates as a small, owner-operated business that offers a securities-backed “Private Liquidity” program and uses both in-house management and third-party sub-advisers.

Roger Kliminski is a financial advisor at Global Investment Solutions, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Global Investment Solutions since 1997. Global Investment Solutions provides discretionary portfolio management, variable annuity and variable life account management, and consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs quantitative and technical investment strategies and licenses proprietary trading signals to other registered investment advisers.