Balfoure Brenes is a financial advisor at AIRE Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2012 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Brenes is the owner of 4TUN801 LLC, a company involved in purchasing raw land. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in assets and serves individual clients, family offices, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a diverse range of securities and third-party money managers.

Debora Nunez is a financial advisor at L & S Advisors, Inc in Los Angeles, CA, with six years of industry experience. She has been with L & S Advisors since 2016. L & S Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a tactical and unconstrained investment approach across a variety of strategies and asset classes, including active use of derivatives and margin in managed accounts.

Jason Thomas is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Portfolio Design Labs, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at AssetMark and AssetMark Brokerage from 2014 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he founded Capital Markets Research & Strategy LLC, an investment research business focused on capital markets and strategy analysis. Portfolio Design Labs, LLC provides portfolio management and related advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through separately managed accounts. The firm is notable for its solo advisor model overseeing approximately $502 million in assets across about 423 clients, with a focus on performance-based fee arrangements and the use of leverage in some accounts.

Madeline Odell is a CFP® and Series 63–licensed advisor with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC since 2025 and has been with Capital Research & Consulting LLC since 2018. Prior to her advisory career, she spent 11 years with the La Canada School District. Arroyo Investment Group is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm managing approximately $319.5 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals and institutional clients using a discretionary, model-driven approach with proprietary screening to maintain 15 model portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds.

Eric Gould is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with one year of experience at the firm. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Guggenheim Partners for three years. Outside of advising, he has been involved with Allen Media Group since 2017. Evolve Private Wealth provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction using diversified, low-cost investments and incorporates options and derivative strategies when appropriate.

Alexander Weinberger is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, serving as an advisor at Weinberger Asset Management, Inc. since 2014. He is also a partner at Marriage Financial Solutions LLC, a consulting firm that analyzes the financial aspects of divorce and pre- and postnuptial agreements. Weinberger Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and business entities. The firm tailors portfolios to individual goals and risk tolerance using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, and manages approximately $444 million in discretionary assets with a small advisory team.

Adam Checchi is a financial advisor at Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Checchi Capital Advisers since 2007 and previously worked at Checchi Capital Fund Advisers, LLC from 2012 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he manages several private investment entities and serves as a director for a Bermuda-based reinsurance company. Checchi Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals along with various institutional and pooled clients. The firm employs a quantitatively driven investment process using proprietary models to construct globally diversified portfolios, often implementing strategies with ETFs, tax optimization, and transaction-cost reduction.

Anthony Correnti is a financial advisor at McDermott Investment Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Centaurus Financial, Inc., and the Jet Propulsion Lab. McDermott Investment Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately 700 accounts and $211 million in assets, utilizing both firm-developed and third-party model portfolios across a range of investment instruments.

Eric Weinlein is a financial advisor with WESCAP Group in Glendale, CA, holding 38 years of industry experience. He has been with WESCAP Group since 1988, working as part of a six-advisor team. WESCAP Group is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.088 billion in assets and serving about 321 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning across a range of client types, utilizing a strategic and tactical asset allocation approach with a focus on global diversification, tax efficiency, and low ownership costs.

Anita Rosenstein is a financial advisor at AR Asset Management, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with AR Asset Management since 1981. AR Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach focused on large-cap stocks, tax-aware portfolio construction, and fixed income laddering, and it also manages private funds alongside individual client accounts.

Rasheed Ahmed is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Quantum Financial Advisors, LLC since 2026. Prior to joining Quantum, he worked at Abacus Wealth Partners LLC for seven years and Warner Pacific Insurance Services for three years. Quantum Financial Advisors serves individuals, high net worth families, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and business entities with comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an asset-class, rules-based investment process that emphasizes mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, offering both Total Market and Sustainable strategies that incorporate institutional-class funds and active transparent ETFs.

Barry Craine is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Black Card Circle with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Black Card Circle since 2020 and has been involved with various insurance carriers and Waddell & Reed, Inc. since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is active as a licensed insurance agent specializing in life insurance, fixed annuities, and fixed index annuities. Black Card Circle is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning through a team of six advisors and follows a non-discretionary, client-directed trade consent model with a focus on diversified allocations aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory.

Alison Weinberger is a financial advisor at Weinberger Asset Management, Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at Canyon Partners for five years. Outside of her advisory work, she is a partner in Marriage Financial Solutions, a consulting firm that analyzes the financial aspects of divorce and pre- and postnuptial agreements. Weinberger Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on individual goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, employing a variety of analytical methods and maintaining a long-term trading approach.

Goli Kamangar is a financial advisor at Salem Partners Wealth Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Salem Partners since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, Kamangar serves as an officer and director of oOR Licensing Receivables, Inc., a factoring receivables business. Salem Partners Wealth Management provides discretionary investment supervisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $413 million, focusing on sizable accounts and offering customized, diversified portfolios that include traditional and alternative investments.

Daniel Schniedwind is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at AMI Asset Management Corp since 2019 and previously at Segall Bryant & Hamill for four years. Schniedwind is based in Los Angeles, CA, and holds a Series 65 license. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, managing equity and fixed-income strategies through separately managed accounts, wrap programs, and model portfolios. The firm applies a fundamental, bottom-up research process across multiple core strategies and serves as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled vehicles.

Joshua Sehwani is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Before joining Evolve Private Wealth in 2024, he held positions at T-Mobile, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Nike, and San Francisco State University. Evolve Private Wealth provides wealth management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets, emphasizing a long-term investment approach that incorporates fundamental analysis, diversified portfolios, independent managers, alternative investments, and the use of artificial intelligence tools for research and risk monitoring.

Benjamin Lincoln is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Redwood Wealth Management, LLC since 2014 and serves as the firm's president. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in a non-investment business activity related to bill payment services. Redwood Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses a client questionnaire to develop tailored investment policies and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Susan Jen is a financial advisor at Globalink Wealth Management, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at TransGlobal Advisory LLC for seven years. Globalink Wealth Management offers hourly and fixed-fee financial planning along with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach incorporates charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis, with strategies ranging from long-term holdings to active trading and option writing, generally favoring mutual funds unless clients request otherwise.

Armen Keheyan is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wedbush Securities Inc. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent but does not dedicate time to this activity. Evolve Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and other entities, managing approximately $2.15 billion in assets. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach, utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments supported by AI decision tools.

Nathan Brummel is a financial advisor at Sierra Investment Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. from 2016 to 2023. Sierra Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm that manages discretionary portfolios for individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a rules-based, tactical investment process focused on quantitative trend-following and sell discipline, implementing portfolios primarily through mutual funds and cash equivalents.