Michael Powers is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked at McDonald Partners LLC for 13 years before joining Wedbush Securities in 2025. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base that includes individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and SEC-registered advisory services, including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, and capital markets, supported by extensive clearing, custodial, and prime services capabilities.

Salvador Flores Chatfield is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 11 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Horace Mann Investors, Inc. and Horace Mann Companies. He serves as president of the Covina Valley Optimist Club, a non-profit organization that provides youth sports scholarships. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to charitable organizations and corporate clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment research team. The firm’s model includes a range of advisory services, access to third-party managers, and specific arrangements with Lincoln Investment and Pershing/BNY.

Stephen Ching is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wedbush Securities since 2010 and concurrently at Skyline Financial Corp since 2008. In addition to his advisory roles, Ching is also employed as a mortgage loan originator with US Bank. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutions. The firm offers a range of brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services, managing approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets and providing solutions across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets.

Andrew Daze is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wedbush, he worked at Eagle Rock Italian Bakery & Deli for two years and has experience in editing, plastics manufacturing, and hospitality. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers both brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, capital markets, and prime services.

John Knoth is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated for 11 years before joining Wedbush Securities. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, foundation, and institutional investors by offering brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across multiple asset classes. The firm integrates broker-dealer and capital markets functions with clearing, custodial, and prime services, managing approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets.

Andrew Hutcheson is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Raymond James & Associates, and Onward Advisors. Outside of finance, he is a co-owner of The Larchmont Chronicle, a newspaper in Los Angeles. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutions, offering brokerage and SEC-registered advisory services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets. The firm operates multiple managed account programs and provides clearing, custodial, and execution services, with a distinctive combination of broker-dealer, capital markets, and prime services functions.

Kathleen Stovel is a financial advisor with Sovran Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has held previous roles at Cetera Wealth Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and VOYA Financial Advisors. In addition to her advisory work, she has been an insurance agent focused on fixed insurance products since 1991. Sovran Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of advisor-driven strategies, internal portfolio models, and third-party strategist input, employing both active and passive investment exposures across multiple asset types.

Richard Kim is a financial advisor at Diversify Advisory Services, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KLK Capital Management, M.S. Howells & CO, and East West Bank. He also worked at Purdue University for four years. Diversify Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, medical professionals, and small business owners. The firm employs a tactical diversification investment approach, utilizing a variety of internal and third-party models and platforms, and offers a broad range of investment instruments and strategies tailored to client objectives.

Kevin Cooper is a financial advisor at Becker Capital Management, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. His prior experience includes roles at Capital Lending Resources, Inc. for 22 years and Wells Fargo Bank for 5 years. Becker Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and wealth-advisory services to a range of individual and institutional clients, using a combination of bottom-up security selection and top-down portfolio construction. The firm manages a registered mutual fund and private pooled vehicles, serving both traditional and alternative investment clients with an emphasis on asset quality and risk awareness.

John Kornaga is a financial advisor at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments and VOYA Financial Advisors. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing approximately $348 million in assets across 1,250 client relationships. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach with a primary long-term trading orientation and offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and educational services.

Jeffrey Girard is a financial advisor at Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Total Financial Solutions, Inc. and Great White Pool and Spa, Inc. Outside of advising, he has served as an administrative assistant at TFS Financial Insurance Services. Gibbs Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and advisory services, utilizing third-party platforms and model management. The firm emphasizes a mix of analytical approaches to portfolio allocation and incorporates risk audits, tax-efficient strategies, and guaranteed-income solutions where appropriate.

Randall Zaharia is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Clifford Swan Investment Counselors since 2000. Clifford Swan Investment Counselors serves individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, and business owners, managing approximately $4.48 billion in client assets. The firm uses proprietary fundamental research to construct long-term, diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, and private investments, and provides a range of wealth-planning and administrative services.

Billy Yeh is a financial advisor at Clifford Swan Investment Counselors with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation, and JSF Financial LLC. Yeh holds the Series 66 designation. Clifford Swan Investment Counselors serves high-net-worth individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, private corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and business owners. The firm employs proprietary fundamental research and credit-focused fixed-income analysis to build long-term, diversified portfolios and offers specialized services including private-investment sourcing and charitable trust administration.

John Mcparlane is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Wedbush Securities since 2009. Additionally, he serves as a financial advisor for 401(k) retirement plans with Fringe Benefit Group. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, foundation, and institutional clients, offering brokerage and SEC-registered advisory services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets. The firm operates multiple managed account and wrap fee programs alongside commission-based brokerage arrangements and provides clearing, custodial, and execution services integrated with its broker-dealer and capital markets functions.

Edward Mobbs is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including RBC Capital Markets and City National Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Mobbs is also licensed as an insurance agent and provides insurance and annuities recommendations in California. Americana Partners offers financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment, and wealth management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients. The firm customizes portfolios through ongoing consultations and discretionary management, utilizing a wide range of investment vehicles and alternative strategies tailored to client needs.

Elinoa Witkin is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Compound Planning, she worked at Executive Benefit and has held roles in educational institutions including Santa Monica Community College and Bais Yaakov School for Girls. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and a Turnkey Asset Management Program for financial intermediaries. The firm uses a risk-based investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, and offers tax-aware strategies and technology-driven solutions.

Kevin Cavanaugh is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Clifford Swan Investment Counselors with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Clifford Swan since 2011. Clifford Swan Investment Counselors provides investment supervisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business owners. The firm manages approximately $4.48 billion in client assets and focuses on rigorous fundamental research to construct long-term, diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, and private investments.

Roxana Maddahi is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, LLC for eight years. Maddahi serves as president and board member of Looking Beyond Next Gen, a nonprofit organization supporting children and young adults with disabilities, and teaches a philanthropy course at Sinai Akiba Synagogue. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm emphasizes customized, risk-based model allocations utilizing fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, integrating low-cost ETFs, direct indexing, and alternative strategies through a combination of in-house and third-party sub-advisors.

Alicia Sorensen is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Prior to Wedbush, she worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from 2016 to 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she owns AI Design Solutions, an LLC that provides consulting and training in artificial intelligence technology to individuals and local businesses. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services, combining brokerage, clearing, and prime services with a focus on wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets.

Kurtis Munoz is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Raymond James & Associates and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. 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 offers financial planning and portfolio management, with investment strategies implemented by an affiliated sub-advisor, RBC Rochdale.