Benjamin Chang is the principal advisor at LW Pacific Investments LLC in Santa Ana, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with LW Pacific Investments since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Chang provides sales consulting services to Teletec Electronics Corp., a private manufacturing company, a business he has been involved in since 2005. LW Pacific Investments LLC offers customized investment advisory services to individual investors, including high-net-worth individuals and business owners. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and tactical asset management approach, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, equities, debt securities, and REITs, and provides ongoing portfolio oversight and rebalancing through third-party custodians.

Victor Clement is the president and COO of Financial Essentials 4 Life, Inc., an independent firm based in Cerritos, CA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Regal Investment Advisors, LLC, Regulus Financial Group, LLC, and The Society For Financial Awareness. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Grace Presbyterian Church and is involved in film production as head of production at Land Dragon Films. Financial Essentials 4 Life, Inc. provides personalized financial planning and investment management for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes tactical asset allocation with global diversification, offering discretionary portfolio management and stand-alone financial plans, and supports insurance and estate-planning services through third-party platforms.

Donald Scrimgeour is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, serving as the sole advisor at Core Capital Management, LLC since 2007. He holds a Series 66 license and is also a licensed life and health insurance producer in California. Outside of financial advisory, he has a business interest in livestock and agricultural products through a Colorado-based LLC. Core Capital Management is a small independent firm managing approximately $12.5 million across individual, family, trust, nonprofit, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing active asset-allocation strategies and the use of derivatives and options in separately managed accounts.

Delia Fernandez is the sole advisor at Fernandez Financial Advisory, LLC in Los Alamitos, CA, with 33 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with her firm since 1993. In addition to her advisory work, she has served as an adjunct instructor in the Personal Financial Planning Program at UC Irvine Extension since 1995. Fernandez Financial Advisory is a state-registered, fee-only firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach using passive index and ETF exposures combined with selected active managers, managing client assets on a non-discretionary basis with client approval required for trades.

Frank Sciotto is a financial advisor at Integrated Capital Management, Inc. in Carson, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Capital Management since 2017 and also manages two outside businesses: Integrated Capital Solutions, a business consulting and real estate brokerage firm, and Bar41 Beverages, a company that develops and sells wine-based cocktails. Integrated Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities, ETFs, and derivative strategies across about 20 client relationships. The firm employs a mix of charting, fundamental and technical analysis, and offers discretionary investment management with regular portfolio reviews.

Luan Vo is the sole advisor at Crimson Investment Managers, LLC in Westminster, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pacific Southwest Financial since 2016 and founded Crimson Investment Managers in 2015. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products for financial planning purposes. Crimson Investment Managers provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis methods. The firm employs a broad range of investment strategies, including access to private placements and venture capital, alongside options, short sales, and margin trading, managing approximately $17 million across about 28 clients.

Cynthia Sforza is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 18 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Lucidity Wealth Advisors Inc., where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Towneley Capital Management, Creative Planning, Bronfman E.L. Rothschild, and a position at the University of California, Irvine. Lucidity Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management and holistic wealth management services. The firm employs long-term investment strategies using primarily low-cost, diversified ETFs and mutual funds, alongside individual stocks and bonds, with continuous monitoring and annual reviews.

Richard Smyth is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Aionios Capital Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to founding Aionios Capital Partners in 2021, he worked for Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. for 27 years. He also serves as an adjunct professor, teaching investment analysis, portfolio management, and derivatives. Aionios Capital Partners offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services primarily for individuals and high-net-worth families. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach and provides a range of alternative and private investments, with a distinctive focus on family office services and concierge capabilities.

Alfonso Aduna is a financial advisor at Aduna Capital with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Nationwide Insurance. Outside of finance, he owns a travel agency franchise, Expedia Cruise Center, through Aduna Travel LLC. Aduna Capital provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a four-part investment process combining bottom-up and top-down analysis and incorporates options and derivatives strategies in client accounts.

Jeffrey Tilson is a financial advisor with JST Investment Consulting in Seal Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise and ProCore Advisors. JST Investment Consulting is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, small businesses, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm provides ongoing portfolio management, financial planning, and educational workshops, managing client accounts on a non-discretionary basis with a process that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Brian Smith is a financial advisor at Axis Point Capital with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Commonwealth Asset Management, Arts & Sciences Investment Management, and The TCW Group. Axis Point Capital is an independent firm that offers fee-only investment management and performance-based advisory arrangements to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and other clients. The firm specializes in a discretionary hedged equity strategy that combines a focused portfolio of long equity positions with options for hedging and selective short exposure.

My name is James, founder of HiFi Planning. I’ve spent my entire career as a financial planner and feel quite passionately about the work we do. I’ve seen good financial advice make meaningful differences in peoples’ lives many times over. I’ve also seen the financial advice industry fail to adapt to the needs of today’s working professionals. HiFi Planning is an attempt to change that. I’ve built my career at the intersection of financial planning and equity compensation, and am now sharing that expertise in an Advice-Only, DIY-friendly format. If you’ve been looking for a financial planner but aren’t interested in investment management or ongoing fees, I’d love to have a chat. When I’m not at my computer, you can usually find me around Long Beach throwing the frisbee with my dog, playing guitar at venues around town, or trying to get a laugh out of my sweet and patient wife, Lillian.

Scott Wetzel is the principal of Greenworth Investment Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Santa Ana, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding Greenworth Investment Advisors in 2011, he was president and partner at Ticon General Contractors, a commercial construction company, where he worked from 1998 to 2021. Greenworth Investment Advisors serves individual clients through fee-based portfolio management and hourly consultations. The firm employs a long-term, rules-based investment approach focusing on value investing and passive strategies, managing client accounts directly without outsourcing.

Thomas Lydon is the principal of Global Trends Investments with 29 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at VettaFi LLC and operated Lydon Media LLC dba ETF Trends for 17 years. Lydon serves on the boards of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. and Guggenheim Investments Mutual Funds, and holds trustee roles with NEOS Investments LLC and The 2023 ETF Series Trust, along with hosting webcasts and podcasts related to ETFs. Global Trends Investments provides discretionary advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities, managing $48.4 million in assets primarily through exchange-traded funds. The firm employs a trend-following investment approach based on technical analysis, using moving averages to guide portfolio decisions.

Jared Metzger is a financial advisor at Aneuvia Capital with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Aneuvia, LLC since 2019, following prior roles at Bellecapital International and as a self-employed advisor. Aneuvia, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to a select group of high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, and insurance companies. The firm employs a three-step investment process combining fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, primarily recommending equities while using fixed income and ETFs for diversification.

Jan Daly Wilson is a financial advisor at R.E.A.L. Coach with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has a diverse professional background that includes roles in real estate brokerage, mortgage loan origination, and financial wellness consulting. Outside of her advisory work, she owns and operates Garden Park Firm-Fin-Rlty-Mtg-Csltg, where she provides education and consulting related to retirement readiness, real estate, insurance, and mortgage services. R.E.A.L. Coach serves primarily institutional and pooled-asset clients through non-discretionary co-advisory arrangements with third-party money managers, offering financial and retirement planning consultations along with qualified plan consulting and educational seminars. The firm emphasizes an evidence-based, passive asset allocation approach, combining investment management with active involvement in real estate, mortgage, and insurance services.

Jeffrey Bunch is the sole advisor at Pacific Haven Financial, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Torrance, CA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 28 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Pacific Haven Financial in 2015, he provided tax preparation services to clients. Pacific Haven Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary asset management and standalone financial planning. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with both long- and short-term trading strategies, including the use of short sales and option writing, and manages approximately $45 million across about 78 client relationships.

Jeffrey Olsen is a financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience, currently operating as the founder of Family Wealth Strategists, LLC in Newport Beach, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at firms including The Pacific Financial Group, The Elements Financial Group, and Kovack Advisors. Family Wealth Strategists, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and written financial planning services. The firm employs a long-term, fiduciary-focused investment process using fundamental and quantitative analysis, offering portfolios with low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities, and utilizing institutional platforms and turnkey asset management programs.

Jonathan Treussard is the principal of Treussard Capital Management in Newport Beach, CA, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Research Affiliates and the Irvine Company. Treussard also provides consulting services to firms in a non-investment-related capacity, drawing on his background as a Ph.D. economist with expertise in quantitative modeling. Treussard Capital Management offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an investment approach that integrates cyclical and fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative modeling, using long-term strategies alongside tactical trading and derivatives to tailor portfolios to client risk tolerances.

Robert Silvernail is the founder and sole adviser of Hutchison Road Partners, LLC, with 21 years at the firm and 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license. His background includes a long career in commercial real estate finance and troubled-asset work. Hutchison Road Partners provides investment management services primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, focusing on a credit- and real-estate-centered analytical approach. The firm’s founder centralizes investment decisions and client reporting, also overseeing compliance, and offers a unique fee structure that includes hourly billing alongside traditional asset-based fees.