Aura Carmi is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC since 2024. Prior to joining Stratos, she held advisory roles at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., EF Legacy Securities, LLC, and Edelman Financial Services LLC. Stratos Wealth Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, nonprofits, corporations, and institutions, offering financial planning and portfolio management through customized and model portfolios. The firm leverages its affiliation with SEI-affiliated businesses to provide integrated investment management and custody solutions.

Susan Koron is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at City National Bank, Banc of California, Unionbanc Investment Services, and Union Bank. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program, with investment management delegated to an affiliated sub-advisor, RBC Rochdale. The firm is part of a broader financial services group affiliated with a bank parent and related entities providing a wide range of financial services.

Jared Markham is a financial advisor at RBC Securities, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. His prior experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, Merrill, Citibank/Citigroup, and the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates financial planning and portfolio management with a broad financial services group, including affiliated banking and trust entities.

Bradley Poock is an investment advisor representative with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. since 2018 and previously spent five years at Stockcross Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a beverage company, Frosty Palm, and participates as a member of the Ali-Lessens Leads Club. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities through investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm utilizes a web-based platform that applies Modern Portfolio Theory and offers access to third-party and independent managers within a wrap-fee structure.

Malley Cooper is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. Cooper has one year of industry experience, having worked previously at Carpe and completed five years at Duke University. SteelPeak Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, family offices, and registered investment companies. The firm employs proprietary and custom model portfolios, offers alternative investment consulting, and manages affiliated private funds and registered interval funds.

Glenn Davidow is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience currently at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC. He previously worked at Davidow Financial & Insurance Services for over four decades and is involved with Innovation Partners, LLC. He serves on the board of directors for the Commercial Industrial Buildings Owners Alliance, overseeing financials and benefits. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized consulting services including actuarial and insurance consulting. The firm emphasizes personalized portfolio construction and offers discretionary management options alongside a range of analytical and operational investment approaches.

Michael Difiore is a financial advisor at HBW Advisory Services LLC in Simi Valley, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, joining HBW Advisory Services in 2025 after roles at United Wholesale Lending, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase. HBW Advisory Services manages approximately $1.75 billion in assets, serving individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a blended investment approach incorporating tactical asset allocation, fixed income, and multi-manager diversification, and it provides sub-advisory and co-advisory services along with an online wrap-fee portfolio through Betterment Institutional.

Steven Dymant is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms, including Sydasha Global Advisors, LLC and Prime Opportunities Investment Group, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves on the board of directors for Vigilant Drone Defense, a counter-UAV technology company. SteelPeak Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and family offices, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and alternative investment consulting. The firm utilizes proprietary model portfolios and conducts due diligence on private securities for eligible clients, offering a range of investment solutions across multiple asset classes.

Keith Martel is a financial advisor with Golden State Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Golden State Wealth Management since 2016 and also affiliated with LPL Financial since 2015. Golden State Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, providing asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm primarily offers discretionary portfolio management, utilizing a range of analytic approaches and third-party managers to tailor portfolios.

Kamyar Kashfi is an investment advisor representative with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stockcross Financial Services, Inc. since 2005 and divides his time between Siebert AdvisorNXT and Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC, both subsidiaries of Siebert Financial Corporation. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities, offering investment supervisory services and managed programs through a web-based platform and access to independent and third-party managers. The firm utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory and a risk-tolerance questionnaire to construct ETF/ETN-based portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary engagement options.

Milford Stern is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 49 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 1980. Stern holds a Series 63 designation. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions, operating on an open-architecture platform with a combination of custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

David Bender is a financial advisor at Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. since 2017 and StockCross Financial Services since 2010. He is a dual employee of Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC and Siebert AdvisorNXT, splitting his time evenly between both firms. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities with investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm utilizes a web-based AdvisorNXT platform and third-party managers, applying Modern Portfolio Theory and risk-tolerance questionnaires to construct ETF/ETN-based portfolios with rebalancing and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Chan Young Lee is a financial advisor with Diversify Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2026. He has prior experience at KLK Capital Management and M. S. HOWELLS & Co. from 2017 onward. Diversify Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and small business owners. The firm employs a tactical diversification and individualized asset allocation approach, offering a variety of portfolio management and consulting services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Lisa Gilmore is a financial advisor at HBW Advisory Services LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with HBW Advisory Services since 2021, following prior roles at HBW Partners, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and HBW Securities LLC. HBW Advisory Services manages approximately $1.75 billion in assets, providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a blended investment approach incorporating tactical asset allocation, fixed income, and multi-manager diversification, and offers sub-advisory, co-advisor, and online wrap-fee portfolio services.

Kevin Rex is a financial advisor with Morton Wealth in Calabasas, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Morton Capital Management, LLC since 2015. Morton Wealth serves individuals and families, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles by providing customized investment management, financial planning, and ancillary services. The firm emphasizes modern portfolio principles, diversification, and risk management, and is notable for its involvement in private funds and tailored client offerings.

Julie Yoon is a CFP® professional at Westmount Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Carnegie Investment Counsel and Laurel Grove Capital. Her current role at Westmount involves portfolio management and financial planning. Westmount Partners, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-profits, estates, trusts, corporations, and partnerships. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion across 1,400 clients, using no-load mutual funds, pooled vehicles, and alternative investments, while also serving as adviser and sub-adviser to multiple pooled private funds.

William Pierrepont is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with First Foundation Advisors, based in Los Angeles, CA, and has three years of industry experience. He also holds roles outside of investment advising, including as a registered representative addressing life and health insurance needs at Transamerica and as a business development associate in video production services at King and Country LLC. First Foundation Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses an open-architecture, multi-asset approach and is affiliated with a bank holding company, enabling integrated banking and financial product referral services.

Alison Roth is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. She is currently with Mariner Independent and has worked at several firms including Mariner Wealth Advisors, AdvicePeriod, LLC, Apexium Financial, Altfest Personal Wealth Management, and Payden & Rygel. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, and discretionary management supported by institutional and retirement plan resources through affiliated entities and third-party partnerships.

Mia Sulak is a financial advisor at Financial & Tax Architects, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has operated The Mia Sulak Agency, Inc., an insurance sales business focused on life insurance, since 2014. Financial & Tax Architects provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, especially those nearing or in retirement. The firm uses proprietary investment strategies with regular account reviews and offers additional services including retirement-plan consulting and educational seminars.

Nicholas Mcdonald is a financial advisor with One Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with One Capital Management since 2012 and also has a teaching role at California State University Northridge starting in 2011. One Capital Management, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $8.5 billion for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan solutions, and advisory consulting, constructing customized, globally balanced portfolios that combine active large-cap equity management with ETFs and diversified fixed income.