Leslie Calhoun is a financial advisor with Optivest, Inc. in San Juan Capistrano, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Since 2007, Calhoun has been affiliated with both Optivest and Gramercy Securities, Inc. Calhoun is a 25% owner and principal partner of Optivest and serves on its board of directors. Optivest provides money management and family office services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and other private entities. The firm constructs customized portfolios using strategic asset allocation and tactical refinements, emphasizing diversification, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring, while also offering consultative and concierge services.

Morgan Stevens is the CEO and sole advisor at Morgan Stevens Asset Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Coto De Caza, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Stevens is also a licensed insurance agent and a registered representative of Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, offering insurance products and services in addition to his advisory role. He is affiliated as an investment adviser representative with another firm as well. Morgan Stevens Asset Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and customized investment plans for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm utilizes a diverse range of analytic methods and investment vehicles, including leverage, derivatives, private placements, and venture capital, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular portfolio reviews.

Orlando Espino Jr. is a financial advisor at Salt Capital Wealth Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at GT Securities, Inc., Salt Capital Global Securities, LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with A&B Insurance and Financial, an agency focused on health, accident, and life insurance. Salt Capital Wealth Management provides investment consulting, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individual investors, business owners, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and strategies, including fundamental, quantitative, cyclical, and technical analysis, and offers a securities-backed lending program alongside various portfolio management options.

Tara Manista is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Sachi Financial Planning in Newport Beach, CA, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Securian Financial Services Inc., Tax and Financial Services Inc., Minnesota Life, Beacon Hill Staffing, and Chapman University. Sachi Financial Planning serves individual, high-net-worth, and business clients with comprehensive financial planning and investment management, combining passive and active strategies and offering estate plan preparation and educational seminars. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser and utilizes AI-assisted tools for estate planning alongside its management on the Altruist platform.

Jordan Masciorini is a financial advisor at Ticino Wealth with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC for seven years. Prior to his financial services career, he was a web shop manager for four years. Ticino Wealth provides wealth and investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blended active and passive investment approach with an emphasis on tax-aware asset allocation and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Marshall Eichenauer Jr. is a financial advisor with Sagent Wealth Management in Laguna Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Sagent Wealth Management since 2008. Outside of advisory work, he acts as a licensed life insurance agent. Sagent Wealth Management provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, businesses, non-profits, and family offices. The firm integrates investment management with financial, retirement, and estate planning, using a mix of proprietary model portfolios, customized investments, and third-party managers.

Barbara Crane is a financial advisor with Crane Investments Inc in Laguna Beach, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Crane Investments since 1992. Crane Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and maintains conservative cash management practices, with a focus on continuous, individualized portfolio supervision.

Ralph Linzmeier Jr. is a financial advisor with Moran Tice Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His career includes significant tenure at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Moran Tice Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for accredited, high-net-worth, and institutional investors, combining private fund advisory with separately managed accounts. The firm focuses on long/short equity strategies with an emphasis on precious-metals equities and employs research-supported trading across public and private instruments.

Matthew Mcmanus is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Optivest, Inc. and Gramercy Securities, Inc., having previously worked at MML Investors Services, LLC and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in managing a short-term rental vacation home in Lake Arrowhead, CA. Optivest, Inc. provides money management and family office services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and other private entities. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio construction using strategic asset allocation and tactical refinements, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with access to third-party managers and alternative investments.

Ross Herman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He serves as CEO of HIP Investor, Inc. and is the Managing Member of HIP Investor Ratings LLC, a firm that produces and licenses investment ratings and research. Herman’s career includes roles at Sonoma Private Wealth LLC and long-term involvement with HIP Investor entities. HIP Investor, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, families, family offices, foundations, corporations, and registered investment advisers. The firm combines fundamental security analysis with a proprietary impact framework that integrates human, social, and environmental metrics alongside financial factors, offering discretionary management, custom consulting, and separately managed accounts.

Brandon Clark is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience currently at The Clark Group Asset Management. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, William Morris Endeavor, and Paradigm. Outside of financial advising, he works part-time as a tennis instructor at the Beverly Hills Tennis Center. The Clark Group Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm utilizes a blend of fundamental and technical research to create tailored portfolios that include a range of asset classes and permit the use of derivatives and option strategies.

Nancy Challenger is the principal of Challenger Wealth Management with 40 years of industry experience. She has worked at Challenger Wealth Management since 2002 and previously at Royal Alliance Associates for 27 years. Nancy holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and provides long-term care and term insurance sales upon request. Challenger Wealth Management advises individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension, profit-sharing, and charitable accounts. The firm offers discretionary asset management, third-party sub-adviser programs, and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing customized asset allocations and a long-term investment approach across various securities.

Chia Liang Lian is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Crosslight Global Investment Partners, LLC with nine years of industry experience, including a prior role at Western Asset Management. After a two-year sabbatical, Lian joined Crosslight Global in 2026. Crosslight Global Investment Partners is a boutique advisory firm serving employer plan sponsors, RIAs, and individual clients with retirement plan consulting, private wealth management, sub‑advisory portfolio management, and project-based engagements such as litigation support. The firm uses a multi-asset, risk-managed investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.

Iris Aillaud is a financial advisor with Sagent Wealth Management, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing six years of industry experience. Her work history includes positions at Sagent Capital, HomeMaker, Whirlpool, UBS Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley. Sagent Wealth Management provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, businesses, non-profits, and family offices. The firm combines investment management with financial, retirement, and estate planning, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through proprietary models, customized portfolios, and third-party managers.

Scott Anderson Jr. is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at GW Financial since 2014. He also operates Scott Anderson Financial, Inc. and has been an instructor in accounting at Chapman University since 2010. In addition to his advisory roles, he provides personal tax services as a CPA and enrolled agent. GW Financial serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses with personalized financial planning, tax strategy, and investment management. The firm employs an evidence-based, factor-informed investment approach using broadly diversified portfolios primarily with exchange-traded funds and no-load mutual funds, offering advisory relationships through ongoing wealth management engagements.

Bradley Stephenson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Stephenson and Company, Inc. since 2016 and previously worked at Global Investment Solutions, LLC. The firm serves individuals, including high net worth clients, retirement plans, and other entities, offering fee-only investment management and financial planning. It employs strategic asset allocation across various securities and utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis in portfolio management.

Michele Newland is a Series 65-licensed advisor at RPM Capital Management, LLC, with nine years of industry experience. She has been with RPM Capital Management since 2012. RPM Capital Management specializes in discretionary portfolio management focused on high-yield tax-exempt municipal bonds and select dividend-paying equities. The firm serves primarily individual clients, their affiliated trusts, foundations, and family offices, emphasizing origination and due diligence within a niche municipal bond strategy.

Jerome Slusiewicz is a financial advisor with Pacific Financial Planners, LLC in Laguna Niguel, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Western International Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing prior to his current role. He also conducts financial education workshops and seminars. Pacific Financial Planners provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a purpose-based investing process and combines RIA asset management with licensed insurance brokerage activities, offering educational workshops and managing assets on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Raymond Clark is a CFP® professional at The Clark Group Asset Management with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2005, serving as its president. The Clark Group Asset Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a documented financial analysis process to tailor portfolios across various asset classes, utilizing both fundamental and technical research, and incorporates strategies such as shorting and option use.

Charles Mann is a financial advisor at Professional Financial Advisors Inc with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Professional Financial Advisors Inc since 1983, with prior roles at NPB Financial Group, LLC and Independent Financial Group, LLC. Mann is also an officer and director at Pacific Corporate Consultants, Inc., which provides pension-related services. Professional Financial Advisors Inc serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and business owners, offering comprehensive financial planning, retirement, estate, and tax-focused analyses alongside portfolio asset management and ongoing consulting. The firm employs a conservative, allocation-driven investment approach with client-directed, non-discretionary management and integrates tax and accounting expertise into its advisory model.