Phillip Matheson is a financial advisor with Accelerate Retirement, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Investment Services, NFP Retirement, and Triad Advisors. Matheson also owns The Matheson Group, an independent investment advisory business, and SoCal Retirement Builders LLC, a marketing firm focused on retirement plan management. Accelerate Retirement provides retirement plan consulting, investment management, and fiduciary services to individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies and customized portfolio construction through a network of representatives.

Don Dumas is a financial advisor with TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC in Green Bay, WI, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His prior work includes seven years at Client One Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he officiates youth and high school sporting events as an umpire for softball games under WIAA and local leagues. TCFG Investment Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Neal Rutter is a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and institutions. The firm emphasizes index-based portfolio management guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, combining investment management with in-house tax services through its IFA Taxes division.

Eric Di Leo is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He currently works at Gradient Advisors, LLC and previously held roles at KNR Wealth Management, Inc., Simplified Insurance Services, Inc., and ALLIED. Outside of Gradient, he owns Summitstone Financial Group, Inc., where he provides financial planning and advisory services. Gradient Advisors, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, using a largely non-discretionary approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Peter Shusterman is a financial advisor with Cooper McManus in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Octavia Wealth Advisors, and Osaic Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience as an insurance agent. Cooper McManus provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer plans. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a range of instruments and implements tailored asset-allocation models through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Flavio Lorrimer is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for 10 years before joining Cooper McManus in 2023. Flavio also operates a private wealth management practice in Huntington Beach. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a wide range of securities and customized asset allocation strategies through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Layne Peterson is a financial advisor at Private Management Group, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Compass and in real estate training roles. Outside of finance, he has worked with Trust Me Vodka, Inc. and at the University of Southern California. Private Management Group, Inc. provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets. The firm employs a combination of long-term strategic frameworks and shorter-term tactical decisions, emphasizing fundamental analysis and absolute returns across a diverse range of investment instruments.

Kristin Mccoy is a financial advisor at Private Management Group Inc with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Private Management Group since 2013. Private Management Group provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets across a 20-advisor team. The firm uses a combination of long-term strategic frameworks and tactical decisions based on fundamental analysis to construct individualized portfolios across various account types.

Ronald Lefton is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wedbush Securities in multiple periods since 2014, as well as at Buttonwood Tree Management, Inc. and Standard Investment Chartered, Inc. Prior to his current tenure, his experience includes roles at these firms spanning from 2016 to the present. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services, including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets, alongside clearing and prime services.

Wesley Long is a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Index Fund Advisors since 2015. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and other institutions. The firm emphasizes portfolio management using primarily passive mutual funds and ETFs, guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a proprietary multi-factor framework.

Mark Taylor is a CFP® professional with 42 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Mutual Advisors, LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Winthrop Taylor Asset Management, Inc. Taylor serves as president of the San Clemente Rotary Club, where he leads meetings and organizes board activities. Mutual Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $6.75 billion through a network of 123 advisors. The firm serves individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans, employing a combination of passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Eric Boegh is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. since 2012. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners offers advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, corporations, pooled vehicles, and plan sponsors, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and investment banking services. The firm focuses on international investing through its EPC Advisors Group and combines top-down macro themes with bottom-up security selection in its strategies.

Audrey West is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Foundations Investment Advisors, KNR Consulting and Wealth Management, Inc., and Simplified Insurance Services, Inc. West is also the owner and a financial planning advisor at Elite Capital & Insurance Services. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of investment advisor representatives and third-party money managers, using a largely non-discretionary model and incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in portfolio management.

Joseph Park is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Empirical Wealth Management in Irvine, CA. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial, Bryson Wealth Management, and Northern Trust. Empirical Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach across multiple asset classes and offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan consulting, supported by affiliated real estate, insurance, and legal referral businesses.

Bridget Quijada is a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Cetera Advisors LLC and JMB Financial Managers Inc. since 2018, she has been with Index Fund Advisors. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and other institutions. The firm primarily uses passively managed mutual funds and ETFs within a portfolio management approach guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, complemented by in-house tax services through its IFA Taxes division.

Jevon Thomas is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with World Equity Group since 2017 and also owns Jevon Thomas Retirement Plan Consultants, where he provides consulting services for employer-sponsored retirement plans. Additionally, he owns Omega 9, a business that facilitates introductions among clients, construction engineers, and vendors. World Equity Group, Inc. offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm utilizes a risk-tolerance questionnaire to guide asset allocation and employs discretionary third-party money managers as part of its managed portfolio programs.

Letitia Berbaum is a financial advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with 14 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior roles include positions at Axxcess Wealth Management, Tessera Capital Partners, Gramercy Securities, Optivest, and LPL Financial. She is also the CEO and founder of Blue Sands Wealth Management LLC. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 178 advisors managing about $8 billion for over 17,000 clients. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, employing a mix of discretionary asset management strategies including actively managed and passive models, direct indexing, tax-aware approaches, and alternative investments.

Randy Salaki is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities from 2012 to 2024 before joining Cooper McManus and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. in 2024. He is also president of Wave Crest Wealth. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a broad range of instruments and implements customized asset-allocation portfolios through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Alexia Candelaria is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Brighton Jones LLC since 2017 and previously at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management from 2013 to 2017. Brighton Jones LLC advises individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and retirement plans. The firm provides comprehensive wealth-management services through a Personal CFO model and family office offerings, combining financial planning, investment management, and private-investment opportunities.

Nathan Lefton is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wedbush in 2022, he worked at the University of California - Santa Barbara and held roles in the food service industry. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, foundation, and institutional investors, offering brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across multiple asset classes. The firm combines brokerage and capital markets functions with custody, clearing, and prime services, managing approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets.