Alfonso Valdez is a financial advisor with Sovran Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Trilogy Capital, Inc., LPL Financial, and National Planning Corporation. He is also licensed to sell fixed insurance products. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a range of portfolio management strategies and utilizes multiple platform relationships to tailor investment solutions to client objectives.

Raymond Martinez Jr. is a financial advisor at RBC Securities, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at City National Bank and CITI Private Bank. Martinez serves as a board member for the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, a nonprofit providing pro-bono legal services to disadvantaged individuals. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates advisory services within a broader financial services group affiliated with a bank, providing portfolio management and financial planning supported by an affiliated sub-advisor.

Enrique Vargas is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at FreeWill, Gartner, Deloitte, Fujitsu, and multiple tenures at AIG Capital Services and American General Life Insurance. SteelPeak Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charities, family offices, private funds, and registered investment companies. The firm provides financial planning, retirement consulting, discretionary portfolio management, and access to alternative investments, using proprietary model portfolios and conducting due diligence on private placements for accredited clients.

Stephen Gilchrist is a financial advisor with Independent Wealth Network, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Wealth Network in 2022, he worked at GNH Asset Management, Inc. for seven years. Gilchrist operates his own advisory business, Gilchrist Wealth Management, through which he offers securities services. Independent Wealth Network provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers.

Maria Echeverria is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Evoke Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Virtual Outsource Solutions. Outside of finance, she is the founder and owner of INES LLC, an online women's sleepwear business. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets and offers wealth management, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting.

Jon Mclaughlin is a financial advisor at Savvy with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Signature Resources Capital Management LLC, One Wealth Management, and First Western Capital Management Company. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as a life insurance broker. Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, active and passive stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, supported by a proprietary technology platform.

Eddie Chan is a financial advisor with Perennial Financial Services in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Ameriprise Financial Services. Perennial Financial Services offers investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management and financial planning tailored to client goals. The firm utilizes multiple platform relationships and combines retirement plan consulting with licensed insurance activities as part of its service offerings.

John Williams is a financial advisor at SEIA with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including SES LLC, Royal Alliance Associates, and Signator Investors. Williams also serves as a notary public. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a combination of strategic macro asset allocation and tactical adjustments within both discretionary and primarily non-discretionary management models.

Darren Wald is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for a combined 17 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of a local baseball league. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm focuses on tailored long-term asset allocation within an open-architecture framework, combining discretionary portfolio management with quantitative and qualitative research, and is affiliated with Citizens Bank, providing access to banking and lending products alongside advisory services.

Anthony Pizzo is a financial advisor at SEIA with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked with firms including Select Money Management, Inc., and Select Portfolio Management, Inc. Since 2025, he has served as a senior trader at SEIA. SEIA is a multi-team advisory firm with approximately 140 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients. The firm employs a combination of strategic macro asset-allocation and tactical adjustments, emphasizing primarily non-discretionary investment management alongside discretionary offerings.

Finn Case is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining RMR Wealth Builders, he worked in educational roles at University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Malibu High School, and Malibu Middle School. He also had a two-year tenure at Malibu Delivery. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion with 52 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, sub-advisory services, and educational seminars.

Matthew Iantosca is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management since 2010 and was previously with LPL Financial for nine years. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a liaison between clients and the firm’s tax and accounting department, referring clients and coordinating financial planning advice. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management serves a broad range of clients including individual households, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to build individualized portfolios and offers services such as wealth management, pension consulting, and tax preparation.

Linda Bruininga is an investment advisor representative at NWF Advisory Services Inc with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Fsc Securities Corp, Triad Advisors, OSAIC, and The Ameriflex Group. Additionally, she is the founder of Bruco Investment Group, where she focuses on client consultations regarding life insurance and long-term care needs. NWF Advisory Services manages approximately $6.4 billion in client assets through a network of over 100 advisory representatives, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an open-architecture, technology-driven platform to offer portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services.

Richard Hansen is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Mariner Independent and serves as Managing Director at RGH Wealth Advisors, LLC. Hansen is a member of the Board of Directors for the Spastic Children's Endowment Foundation, overseeing its investment endowment. 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 affiliations and specialized resources for retirement plan sponsors and participants.

Jorge Ambriz is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Americana Partners in 2026, he worked at L&S Advisors, Inc. for nine years and had earlier roles at Charles Schwab and a brief unemployed period. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment, and wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients, as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes portfolios through ongoing client consultations and discretionary management, utilizing a broad range of investment vehicles and third-party managers.

Craig Kelley is a CFP® professional affiliated with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 16 years of industry experience. He has been associated with City National Bank since 2000. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates investment management from an affiliated sub-advisor and operates within a broad financial services group that includes banking, trust, and municipal advisory functions.

Jeffrey Zuanich is a financial advisor at SEIA with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has worked at firms including Royal Alliance Associates and Signator Investors. He also holds a California insurance license in a non-producer capacity. SEIA serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable entities through a multi-team advisory platform. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, with an investment process that combines strategic asset allocation and tactical adjustments, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jennifer Kim is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in the financial industry. She is affiliated with SEIA and has held various roles at firms including Signator Investors, Royal Alliance Associates, and SES LLC. Kim is involved in several community organizations, serving on the finance committee of AVIVA, the Korean American Museum auxiliary board, and as president of the Harvard Westlake Korean American Parent Association. SEIA serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform. The firm’s investment process combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments, and while it operates discretionary platforms, most assets are managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Paul Ryan is a financial advisor at Genter Capital Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been associated with RNC Capital Management LLC since 2001. Genter Capital Management provides investment supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high net worth households, pension plans, foundations, and government entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis across equity and fixed-income strategies, managing over $7 billion in assets and serving more than 3,800 clients.

Ryan Applegate is a financial advisor with Carnegie Investment Counsel in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 credential and beginning his advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining Carnegie, he worked in the medical services field, including roles at Colchis Medical Services PC and David Lortscher MD PC. Carnegie Investment Counsel provides investment supervisory services, financial and investment planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and ESG analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client preferences.