James Lorenzen is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience, operating as the sole advisor at The Independent Financial Group in Simi Valley, CA since 1996. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is also a licensed life insurance agent in California. The Independent Financial Group provides financial planning and nondiscretionary advisory services to individuals and business owners, including trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans. The firm manages $10 million in assets and follows a documented planning process, utilizing independent third-party managers for investment implementation without discretionary trading.

Noah Echavarria is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently operating at Santa Susana Financial, LLC. Prior to founding Santa Susana Financial, he worked at Level Four Business Management LLC for eight years and at Aspiriant for five years. Santa Susana Financial, LLC provides integrated financial planning and investment management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers tailored portfolio management alongside optional tax return preparation for advisory clients.

Ronnie Kahn is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He operates Accumulation Strategies, an independent firm based in Woodland Hills, CA. Kahn has been involved in financial services since 1998, conducting business under his own name since then. Accumulation Strategies serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, by offering discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive and limited financial planning, ongoing retainer services, and hourly consultations. The firm focuses on capital preservation and risk management, using client-specific plans to guide portfolio allocation across various risk profiles with an active management approach.

Tae Ho is a financial advisor with Gold Coast Securities, Inc. in Thousand Oaks, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Gold Coast Securities since 2001 and most recently was associated with TCFG Wealth Management, LLC. Gold Coast Securities provides investment consulting, retirement and college planning, and referral-based access to third-party investment managers for individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers non-custodial, consultative services to a limited client base and typically engages in non-discretionary portfolio monitoring using fundamental, technical, and asset-allocation analysis.

Mostafa Abdou is a financial advisor with Forward 360, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Koenig Group, LLC for 17 years and has been associated with Forward Collective, LLC since 2003. Outside of financial advising, he hosts a podcast series called 33voices. Forward 360 provides non-discretionary investment advisory and broader wealth advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm collaborates with clients to develop customized investment theses and employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside active trading techniques.

Adam Holiber is a financial advisor at Summit Equity Management, Inc. in Santa Monica, CA, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Summit Equity Management since 2004 and MDB Capital Group, LLC since 2011. Outside of investment advisory, the firm provides business strategy and valuation consulting to U.S. corporations. Summit Equity Management serves a small client base of individuals and trusts, managing approximately $1.95 million in discretionary assets. The firm invests exclusively in publicly traded U.S. equities using a bottom-up, fundamental analysis approach focused on financial metrics such as balance sheet strength and cash flow growth.

Michael Hartman is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of McDonald Hartman Wealth Advisors, an independent firm he joined in 2022. His prior roles include positions at Mutual Advisors, LLC, Kaye Capital Management, WealthSource Partners, LLC, and Reilly Financial Advisors LLC. McDonald Hartman Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $26.3 million in assets. The firm focuses on tailored advice based on client objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance, employing various strategies including asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis.

Daniel Goldberg is the sole advisor at The Simple Investor's Guide, LLC in Simi Valley, CA, holding a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has led The Simple Investor's Guide since 2016 and concurrently worked at Top Talent Search Experts, LLC from 2015 to 2025. The Simple Investor's Guide provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, and employee benefit plans, managing approximately $12.5 million in client assets across 19 relationships. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, applying fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory through a mix of long-term strategies and model-driven allocations tailored to client risk profiles.

Bahram Shidoosh is the principal of Shidoosh Wealth Management LLC in Thousand Oaks, CA, with 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Unionbanc Investment Services, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed real estate broker with Fathom Realty. Shidoosh Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $12.45 million and offers portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, structured products, and alternative investments.

Jonathan Buck is a financial advisor at Orion Capital with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 designations and has been with Orion Capital since 2013. Orion Capital provides customized investment management services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities, managing approximately $7.5 million across about 24 client accounts. The firm uses documented client profiles and model allocations to guide portfolio management, primarily relying on fundamental analysis for individual equities and discretionary account management.

Kristin Short is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She currently advises through Confide Financial Planning & Investments, an independent firm she has been with since 2023. Prior to this, she worked at Radix Financial, LLC, and operated Kristin J. Short Consulting LLC. Confide Financial Planning & Investments is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on diversification and passive management using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also providing retirement plan management and pension consulting as a 3(38) fiduciary.

Erik Gulsrud is the sole advisor at Gulsrud Consulting LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Mariner, LLC, AdvicePeriod, LLC, and Pathstone Federal Street. Gulsrud Consulting provides financial planning, family office coordination, estate planning strategy, charitable giving advice, and family governance facilitation to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. The firm operates on a project-based fee structure and does not offer investment management services, focusing instead on written plans, coordination with other professionals, and governance facilitation.

Jeffrey Joseph is the sole advisor at Jeffrey Joseph Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Alpha Cubed Investments, Assetmark Brokerage, and Centurion Capital Group. Jeffrey Joseph Management is an independent, state-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth families, and select corporate clients. The firm employs a client-specific asset allocation approach using fundamental research and Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily implementing portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs.

Eli Johnson is a financial advisor at Valley Center Advisors in Thousand Oaks, CA, with three years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. He also owns Eli N. Johnson & Associates, a small business consulting firm focused on building structure around core competencies. Valley Center Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations, using both passive and active strategies aligned with modern portfolio theory. The firm offers non-discretionary advice and assists clients with manager selection and investor profile documentation.

Kirk Bell is the principal and sole advisor at Riverflow Wealth Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Calabasas, California. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. He has managed Riverflow Wealth Management since its founding in 2009. Riverflow Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $10.6 million and employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals, utilizing individual securities, ETFs, mutual funds, options, and other investments with ongoing account supervision.

Gloria Kim is a financial advisor at Hidden Hills Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC from 2015 to 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a real estate property rental business. Hidden Hills Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a small client base, including individual, institutional, and corporate clients. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with core-satellite portfolio construction and offers retirement plan consulting under an ERISA fiduciary framework.

Susan Carlisle is the sole advisor at her independent firm in Agoura Hills, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. She has operated her own CPA practice since 1988 and continues to work part-time as a CPA consultant. Her firm provides investment management and personal financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term horizons with minimal turnover, offering tailored portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, treasury securities, corporate bonds, and certificates of deposit, with account reviews conducted up to quarterly.

Sean Mullaney is the President of Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc., an independent firm based in Woodland Hills, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience, including seven years at PwC prior to founding his firm in 2018. In addition to his advisory work, Mullaney operates a personal finance content business, authoring two books on tax planning and solo 401(k) accounts, maintaining a personal finance YouTube channel, and engaging in speaking and educational presentations. He also serves as an uncompensated volunteer Treasurer and Board member for the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy. Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc. provides fee-only financial planning and tax consulting services, including employer-focused advisory work. The firm offers written financial plans and project-based tax engagements, generally recommending passive, tax-efficient investment approaches without managing client assets directly. Its client base includes advisers, accounting firms, corporate and municipal entities, and a sovereign wealth fund.

Ryan Morelli is the principal of Educated Solutions, an independent advisory firm based in Calabasas, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Educated Solutions in 2019, he worked at WealthSource Partners, LLC for three years. Morelli is also a licensed insurance agent. Educated Solutions, operating as Malibu Wealth Planning, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and emphasizes client education through conferences and events alongside its advisory services.

Geoffrey Bent is a financial advisor at Greenerbucks with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Equitable Holdings, and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory work, he is a singer in a jazz band with music available on Spotify. Greenerbucks provides ongoing portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering tailored portfolios and individualized investment policy statements. The firm employs multiple methods of analysis and executes trades with client approval, specializing in non-discretionary assets while accommodating performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.