Thomas Hanson is a financial advisor at First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with First Wilshire since 2010 and also serves as Chairman and President of Trivest Capital Management, Inc., where he has worked since 1993. Hanson holds a Series 63 designation. First Wilshire provides discretionary investment management to individuals, corporations, and charitable entities, focusing on a value-oriented, small- and micro-cap equity investment style. The firm manages both separately managed accounts and affiliated private funds, employing fundamental research and tactical portfolio allocation.

Philip Moston is a financial advisor at Tamar Securities, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Zephyr Investment Management, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Citibank, and JP Morgan Chase. Tamar Securities, LLC serves individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations, managing approximately $1.30 billion in assets. The firm employs a combination of top-down sector and quantitative analysis alongside bottom-up security selection, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple model-portfolio programs.

Yim Ming Ng is a financial advisor at Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has been with the firm, including its predecessor PLJ Advisors, since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Ng provides caregiving support for a family member through an IHSS program. Confidence Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $344 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers tailored investment advice with a long-term, buy-and-hold approach, utilizing ETF/ETP strategies for diversification and downside protection, and employs sub-advisers and model managers to meet client objectives.

Lisa Taddeo is a financial advisor at Arroyo Investment Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with Arroyo Investment Group since 2009. Arroyo Investment Group provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a proprietary screening process to select funds for its model portfolios, primarily investing in no-load mutual funds, and manages approximately $250 million in client assets.

Jason Kolker is a financial advisor at Mapleton Capital Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Mapleton Capital Management since 2000 and Ocean Park Capital Management since 1999. Mapleton Capital Management serves as the general partner and investment adviser to three privately offered pooled funds and provides subadvisory portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trusts. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental research to identify early inflection points in company value and often employs an aggressive, relatively short-term trading style including short selling, options, and leverage.

George Hamilton is a financial advisor at Hamilton Wealth, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. from 2011 to 2017. Hamilton Wealth serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes proprietary allocation models and offers a combination of wrap fee program sponsorship and retirement plan consulting services, along with a trading approach that includes borrowing in managed accounts.

Simon Liu is a financial advisor at RVW Wealth LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Harold Davidson & Associates and HCR Wealth Advisors before joining RVW Wealth in 2018. Liu holds the Series 65 designation and works out of Los Angeles, CA. RVW Wealth LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental research approach, generally allocating client portfolios between equity exposure through ETFs and mutual funds and fixed-income securities, with continuous supervision and at least annual portfolio reviews.

Andrew Edstrom is a financial advisor at WESCAP Group in Glendale, CA, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with WESCAP Group since 2012. WESCAP Group advises individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, offering wealth management and financial planning services tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset-allocation framework focused on global diversification, a contrarian/value approach, tax efficiency, and low transaction costs, and it is also active in managing private pooled investment vehicles.

Susan Maxey is a financial advisor at Seneca Private Wealth, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC. Seneca Private Wealth, LLC offers investment and wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and corporations. The firm provides customized, risk-adjusted, tax-aware asset allocations combining active and passive strategies, and may recommend Independent Managers or private funds for eligible clients.

Ian Manongdo is a financial advisor at L & S Advisors, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience. He has worked at L & S Advisors since 2016, with a brief tenure at Larry's from 2016 to 2018. L & S Advisors serves individuals, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a tactical and unconstrained investment approach that includes fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis across a range of strategies including equity, fixed income, alternatives, and options.

Sterling Louviere is a financial advisor at Cabin Advisors, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Cabin Securities, Inc., Claraphi Advisory Network, LLC, and Newbridge Securities. Outside of advising, he is president of Financial Architects, Inc., a firm providing consulting on tax and retirement planning strategies, and serves on the board of directors for Altadena Rotary Charities. Cabin Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $220 million across 368 client relationships. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and sub-advisory services using fundamental, technical, cyclical, and asset-allocation analysis, and conducts due diligence on illiquid alternative investments.

Steve Trinh is a financial advisor at Navalign, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Carter Jacobs, LLC for three years before joining Navalign in 2018. Outside of advising, he is an investor in a restaurant and dedicates significant time to this hospitality venture. Navalign, LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $655.6 million for around 677 clients and employs a range of investment strategies, including the use of margin borrowing and options trading, combined with ERISA 3(38) pension consulting and corporate-level financial services.

Kevin Martinez is a financial advisor at Scout Wealth Advisors LLC with experience in the banking and financial services industry since 2009. Prior to joining Scout Wealth Advisors, he held positions at Bank of America, City National Bank, and First Citizens Bank. Scout Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients by offering asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored fiduciary approach focusing on long-term positioning using fundamental and technical analysis, with a preference for ETFs, equities, and mutual funds.

Michael Karapetian is a financial advisor at Lazari Capital Management, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Honey Badger Capital LLC, Lyndhurst Securities, Kovack Securities, and Lazari Asset Management. Outside of his advisory work, Karapetian serves as president of the Karapetian Animal Rescue Environment Foundation, a nonprofit focused on animal rescue, environmental conservation, and community outreach, and holds trustee roles at Moravian University and Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation. Lazari Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and private funds. The firm utilizes a broad investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring and reviews.

Lin Chun Liu is a financial advisor at L & S Advisors, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with L & S Advisors since 2009. L & S Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs tactical and unconstrained strategies based on macroeconomic and monetary-cycle analysis, offering a range of equity, fixed-income, and alternative investment approaches.

Edward Ternan is a financial advisor at SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with SFE since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Ternan is a 50% owner of SilverWise LLC, a business focused on assisting families with aging-related issues. SFE Investment Counsel serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients, providing investment supervisory services through customized portfolios and model strategies. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, a long-term total-return approach, and risk management through concentrated equity positions combined with fixed-income laddering.

Michael Allen is a financial advisor at Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at RBC Capital Markets, City National Bank, and Morgan Stanley in various roles from 2013 to 2025. Manhattan West Asset Management provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage portfolios across public and private markets, offering a range of strategies including long- and short-term trading, venture capital, private equity, and real estate investments.

Michael Villarica is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Arrowroot Family Office, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He has been with Arrowroot since 2021 and has prior experience with Arrowroot Tax & Business Management and Three18, Inc. He has no industry experience before 2020. Arrowroot Family Office provides wealth management and multi-family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled private funds. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation using advanced analytics and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, tax and administrative support, and family-office services.

Joseph Perez is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Peak Financial Planning. He previously worked at Kaiser Permanente and volunteered at the CSUN VITA Tax Clinic. Perez is based in Canoga Park, CA, and holds the Series 65 designation. Peak Financial Planning advises individual and high-net-worth clients as well as businesses, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm’s approach incorporates Modern Portfolio Theory, strategic asset allocation, and tactical investment strategies, with client engagements delivered through a fixed-fee subscription model emphasizing ongoing monitoring and education.

Anthony Hunt is a financial advisor at Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC with five years at the firm and a total of one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations. Prior to his advisory role, Hunt worked for CJ Entertainment for 20 years. Pasadena Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.61 billion in regulatory assets as of December 2025. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients using a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach across various asset classes while also providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and due diligence on third-party managers.