Justin Whitsell is a financial advisor at Western Wealth Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Western Wealth Management since 2016, also maintaining a long tenure with LPL Financial beginning in 2011. Whitsell hosts the Capital Gain Podcast, an investment-related podcast based from his home. Western Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm operates as a decentralized network, combining firm-designed model portfolios with access to various LPL-sponsored programs and third-party managers, offering a broad range of strategies and annual account reviews.

Elizabeth De Muro is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Raymond James Financial Services, LPL Financial, and Madrid Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an instructor at Huntington Beach Adult School. Ascentis Independent Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients through a network of advisors. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing a mix of public and private securities and specialized programs such as Private Direct Investments.

Michelle White is a financial advisor with Halbert Hargrove in Long Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Halbert Hargrove since 1998. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion for a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary, fee-only investment management and financial planning through a multi-advisor platform, employing a research-driven Investment Committee to construct diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Alex Mathe Cathala is a financial advisor with Lifeworks Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Aimvest Technologies Inc, Morgan Stanley, Rothschild, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm utilizes a combination of planning-based and risk-based investment approaches, incorporating low-cost diversified funds, third-party managers, and advanced analytical tools, while maintaining integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among multi-team advisors.

Nichole Horton is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors in Newport Beach, CA. She holds the ChFC® designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Integrity Alliance, LLC, Lion Street Financial, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, and Girard Securities. Horton also oversees the compliance program for an insurance agency associated with her firm. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management for a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a customizable investment platform and operates affiliated services such as legal, trust, lending, and technology support for other independent advisers.

Sarah Brace is a financial advisor at Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at ORG Partners, LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, WealthShield Partners, United Planners' Financial Services, and Bridge Advisory. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers at Huntington Hospital’s gift shop and is a notary public. Ascentis Independent Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and incorporates third-party managers and alternative investments through discretionary sub-advisory and co-advisory arrangements.

Kerrie Doughty Lloyd is a financial advisor with Index Fund Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Prudent Investors Network, Bank of America, Merrill, and State Street Global Services. Outside of her advisory role, she founded Integrative Solution Services LLC, which provides a website and app offering resources for families of individuals with special needs. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, passively managed portfolios aligned with clients’ risk capacity, integrating in-house tax services and publishing proprietary indexes and portfolio research.

Joseph Chrisman is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Monograph Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he contributes to Libretto, LLC by providing software and strategy improvements for a financial planning platform. Monograph Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional clients with investment advisory, wealth planning, pension consulting, and philanthropic services. The firm emphasizes bespoke Investment Policy Statements and an asset-allocation-focused process, implementing strategies through in-house management and selected sub-advisors while offering comprehensive foundation support.

Stephen Lee is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with RWA Wealth Partners and has previously worked at firms including Mariner Wealth Advisors and Mercer Global Advisors. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach supported by an open-architecture platform and offers internally managed strategies through its subsidiary, RWA Capital, as well as tax preparation services via RWA Tax Solutions.

Julie Broady is a financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Kingswood since 2022, including a prior role at National Securities Corporation from 2014 to 2022. Broady serves on the board of directors for Project ECHO, a nonprofit focused on entrepreneurial concepts for youth. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting. The firm employs an open-architecture platform, frequently uses third-party managers, and integrates with affiliated financial entities to support insurance-linked account management.

William Davidson is a financial advisor at RBC Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America Private Bank, and City National Securities. He serves on the advisory board of the Ocean Institute, a charitable organization focused on fundraising to help underprivileged children in Southern California learn about the ocean. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm uses affiliated sub-advisors to manage portfolios and is distinguished by its integration within a broad financial services group affiliated with a bank and related entities.

Peter Mason is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently associated with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC. He has held roles at Elite Advisory Group, Broadridge Advisor Solutions, Aloha Wealth Partners, and Cambridge Financial. In addition to his advisory duties, he works as an insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, using model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, and offers a wide range of services through a large network of affiliated offices and representatives.

Elizabeth Brunson is a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Grant Thornton, the Diocese of Orange, and teaching positions at California State University, Fullerton, and Irvine Valley College. 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 employs a portfolio management approach focused on passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, and maintains an in-house tax services division alongside its investment offerings.

Kristy Haley is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Cetera Planning Partners, Tower Square Investment Management, and multiple Cetera entities. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm primarily operates through a network of CPA firms and registered Advisor Representatives, managing approximately $7.57 billion in assets across about 164 advisors and 7,500 clients.

Rostam Atefi is a financial advisor at Brookwood Investment Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors and Belpointe Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in providing shipping services to businesses in Long Beach, CA. Brookwood Investment Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.06 billion for over 3,100 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing a range of investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Nikhil Kathuria is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held previous roles at various educational institutions and corporations. Outside of his advisory work, he works as a ski instructor approximately 16 hours per week. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses an open-architecture investment approach with a focus on international investing and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services.

Thomas Savino is a financial advisor at Tucker Asset Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Tucker Asset Management since 2016, having previously worked at Fusion Investment Advisors, LLC. His financial planning services often include Medicare and elder care planning, and he also sells insurance and fixed products. Tucker Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning through a network of independent adviser representatives. The firm uses a top-down, macroeconomic asset-allocation approach and integrates alternative investments, including private and non-liquid options, into its portfolios.

Daniel Chong is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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 index-based portfolio management guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, combining investment management with an in-house tax services division and offering specialized, values-aligned investment options.

John Vogelzang is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 34 years of industry experience. He has been with M HOLDINGS since 2000 and also works with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cal Surance Benefit Plans. Outside of advising, he serves as president of a fraternity housing corporation. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities through a nationwide network of independent firms and professionals. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance advisory, supported by ongoing client monitoring and access to third-party sub-advisors and platform providers.

Alexandra Ong is a financial advisor at Monograph Wealth Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Evoke Advisors, Miracle Mile Advisors, and Charles Schwab. Outside of finance, she was involved with Peace Halo Jewelry in 2018. Monograph serves high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations by offering investment advisory, wealth planning, and philanthropic services. The firm emphasizes customized investment policy statements, asset allocation, and access to alternative investments, and integrates a wealth-management software platform to support client delivery.