Kristina Downing is a financial advisor at AIRE Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan Securities prior to joining AIRE Advisors in 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in several real estate ventures, including membership in real estate holding companies and ownership interests in mobile home parks, as well as working as an employee at a mortgage brokerage firm. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in client assets and serves individual and family-office clients, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and investment consulting, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory across a broad range of investment vehicles and third-party managers.

Matthew Fulton is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Seneca Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and UBS. Fulton also has experience related to the University of California, Santa Barbara and earlier roles prior to entering financial services. Seneca Private Wealth, LLC provides investment and wealth management, financial planning, and fiduciary and non-fiduciary retirement plan services to a client base including individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and corporations. The firm offers tailored discretionary portfolio management with customized, risk-adjusted, tax-aware asset allocations blending active and passive strategies, and provides specialized services such as estate-planning facilitation and assistance with Section 1031 exchanges.

Fatemeh Ashouri is a financial advisor at Monarch Wealth Strategies in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Monarch Wealth Strategies, she held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. She has also worked in academic and innovation settings, including at UCLA Extension and the Techno Tejarat Innovation Center. Monarch Wealth Strategies provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting to affluent individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, and broker-dealers. The firm manages approximately $463 million across about 390 client relationships, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and third-party analysis alongside tax-aware and strategic asset allocation practices.

Katharine Kim is a financial advisor at AMI Asset Management Corp in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with AMI Asset Management since 2002. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a fundamental, bottom-up research process across multiple equity and fixed-income strategies. The firm manages $1.925 billion in discretionary assets, serves high net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and private pooled funds, and is notable for its role as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled vehicles.

Roger Ferguson III is a financial advisor at AWM Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Incluso Capital, LLC, Goldman Sachs, USC Marshall School of Business, and TDA_Boulder. AWM Capital, LLC serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and private funds with fee-based investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including tax, estate, and insurance analysis as well as business consulting. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform and a liability-driven investing framework to create customized portfolios employing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, separate account managers, and private placements.

Blake Martin is a financial advisor at Cloud Capital Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Ark Wealth Advisors and has been a performing musician at the Walt Disney Company for over ten years. Martin is also self-employed as a musician outside of his financial advisory work. Cloud Capital Management serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering discretionary investment management and standalone financial consulting. The firm applies quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and model-based trading to manage approximately $300 million across about 130 client relationships.

Lawrence Steinberg Jr. is a financial advisor at Cabin Advisors, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including Claraphi Advisory Network, Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, and LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is involved in diverse business ventures such as co-ownership of a professional sports agency and minority ownership in a law firm focused on tax optimization and estate planning. Cabin Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $220 million across more than 360 client relationships. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized investment services, utilizing various analytical approaches and conducting due diligence on alternative investments.

Chase Dominguez is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with AWM Capital, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He has five years of industry experience, including a brief tenure with the New Orleans Saints and four years at the University of Utah before joining AWM Capital in 2017. AWM Capital is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as private funds. The firm employs a multi-team approach and emphasizes liability-driven investing and asset allocation, managing a diverse range of investment vehicles while integrating tax, estate, and insurance planning into its services.

Colm Oboyle is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with O'Boyle Wealth Management, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, where he has worked for 12 years. He has six years of industry experience. O'Boyle Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including discretionary account management, asset allocation, and use of ETFs, derivatives, and leveraged products, and is notable for sponsoring a wrap fee program and managing held-away retirement accounts through Pontera.

Teri Mccasland is a financial advisor at SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 44 years of industry experience. She has been with SFE Investment Counsel for 19 years since 2007. SFE Investment Counsel provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and a total-return approach, typically managing concentrated portfolios through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with fixed-income laddering to manage risk.

Jackson Steuber is a financial advisor at Foundry Financial LLC in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and was previously employed in education and the restaurant sector. Foundry Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a risk-based, diversified investment approach using various securities and maintains adviser discretion for client portfolios.

Glen Strauss is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for 22 years before joining Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities. Strauss is also a licensed insurance agent involved with Evolve Wealth Insurance LLC. 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 employs a fundamental analysis-based, long-term investment approach and constructs diversified portfolios using low-cost funds, individual securities, independent managers, and alternative investments.

David Tassone is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Avise Financial, joining the firm in 2024 after seven years at Kaye Capital Management and a year at KPMG. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, business management, and educational seminars, using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to develop tailored portfolios.

Corey Barash is a financial advisor at Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2004. Corey operates within an eight-advisor team based in Beverly Hills, California. Grant Tani Barash & Altman serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans as a multi-family office. The firm integrates accounting, tax, and business management services with investment advisory and consulting, typically providing non-discretionary recommendations while delegating most portfolio management to third-party managers.

Mercy Grace Mabanag is a financial advisor at Atlantic Investments, a Registered Investment Advisor, Inc., based in Los Angeles, CA. She holds two years of industry experience and previously worked for over four decades at Cedars Sinai. Mercy Grace transitioned from her prior career to the financial advisory field in 2024. Atlantic Investments serves individuals and high-net-worth clients by providing personalized financial planning and coordinating implementation through third-party money managers. The firm focuses on retirement, cash-flow, tax, and estate planning, acting as a liaison while performing periodic account reviews without managing client assets directly.

James Schnieders is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Schnieders Capital Management, LLC. since 2002, where he serves as a principal. Schnieders Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and primarily long-term holdings while maintaining flexibility for short-term strategies.

Crystal Jamieson is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services, Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Pasadena Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, pension plans, and various business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund management. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with model-driven portfolios and third-party managers, managing over $1.2 billion in assets across multiple offices.

Forrest Friedow is a financial advisor at Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. and Larson Financial Securities, LLC. Friedow is involved in multiple business ventures, including managing roles in investment consulting and venture capital entities. Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plan sponsors, providing financial planning, portfolio management, business consulting, and educational workshops. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach utilizing in-house management, third-party sub-advisors, and technology solutions, and offers access to alternative investments through a non-discretionary private capital platform.

Nicole Lapin is a financial advisor at Connective Wealth Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning her advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining Connective Wealth Partners, she has been the Chief Executive Officer of Money News Network since 2023, a financial industry podcast network producing content on financial news and wellness. She also has a background in media production with Nothing but Gold Productions from 2011 to 2025. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory providing discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation and constructs portfolios from a variety of investment vehicles, overseeing third-party managers and implementing client-approved restrictions.

Brent Mason is a financial advisor with Mason & Associates, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, where he has worked since 2007. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member for Rosemary Children's Services, a nonprofit organization. Mason & Associates serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering personalized financial planning and investment management services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and client-specific investment policies.