Jonathan Buck is a financial advisor with Orion Capital, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. He worked at Merrill from 2011 to 2012 before joining Orion Capital in 2013, where he has been practicing for 13 years. Orion Capital provides customized investment management services to individuals, corporations, and other entities, managing approximately $7.5 million across about 24 client accounts. The firm uses documented client profiles and model allocations, emphasizing fundamental analysis and employing performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

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.

Stephen Stahl is a financial advisor at Brookside Capital Group LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Primerica Advisors and United Planners' Financial Services of America. Outside of finance, he owns several companies related to music production, media, and AI technology, including Stephen Stahl Music LLC, One Leap LLC, and Ai-SPY LLC. Brookside Capital Group LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm develops tailored Investment Policy Statements and employs a long-term, non-discretionary trading approach using a variety of analytic techniques.

Jeffrey Joseph is the principal of Jeffrey Joseph Management, an independent investment advisory firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Alpha Cubed Investments, Assetmark, Inc., and Genworth Financial Asset Management. Jeffrey Joseph Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth families, and select corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client-specific asset allocation using fundamental research and Modern Portfolio Theory, implementing portfolios mainly with mutual funds and ETFs, and maintaining relatively concentrated client relationships.

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.

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 founder of Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc. and holds a Series 65 credential with 7 years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his independent firm in 2018, he worked at PwC for 7 years. Outside of advising, Mullaney operates a personal finance content business, including authoring two books published in 2025 and maintaining a personal finance YouTube channel, and serves as volunteer Treasurer and Board member for the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy. Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc. is a fee-only advisory and accountancy practice providing financial planning, tax consulting, and insurance advice to individuals, families, employers, and business clients. The firm emphasizes planning over asset management, typically recommending passive investment strategies without custody or discretionary authority, and serves a diverse client base including corporations, pension plans, and institutional entities.

Ryan Morelli is a financial advisor with Educated Solutions, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms, including WealthSource Partners and Secure Retirement Solutions, and he is a licensed insurance agent. Educated Solutions, operating as Malibu Wealth Planning, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a multi-method investment approach and emphasizing client education and referral relationships.

Benjamin Lupu is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently the sole advisor at Kensington Ami, LLC in Burbank, CA. He has worked at Kensington Ami since 2007. Kensington A.M.I. LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental, technical, econometric, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies with generally low-to-moderate trading frequency and managing a notable portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Dixon Gardner is a financial advisor at Mt. Timp Capital with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has served as a senior attorney at Madison Law, APC since 2014, where he litigates civil cases and handles bankruptcy matters. Mt. Timp Capital provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a value-investing approach and does not exercise discretionary trading authority, requiring client consent before trades.

James Varing is the sole advisor at Westlake Capital Inc., an independent investment advisory firm. He holds 14 years of industry experience and has been with Westlake Capital since 1980. Westlake Capital Inc. manages approximately $47 million for a small group of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, living trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers personalized portfolio management with a focus on supervisory services, applying asset allocation, diversification, and stock selection based on internal analysis and external economic research.

Jeffrey Richardson is a financial advisor at Trovera Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Trovera Capital Management, he worked in media and production, including five years at Escopeta Productions and five years as a freelance screenwriter. Trovera Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and project-based security and hard-asset research engagements. The firm employs a multi-step investment process combining top-down, fundamental, and technical analysis, with portfolios managed to align with client objectives through various securities and option strategies.

Adam Gold is a financial advisor at Katam Hill LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and Espial Capital Management. Katam Hill LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional and pooled vehicles such as pension plans and endowments. The firm follows a fundamental, bottoms-up long/short equity strategy focused on technology, media, and communications, offering both non-leveraged and leveraged model portfolios tailored to client needs.

Carlo Lorenzana is a financial advisor at Brookside Wealth Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. prior to founding his independent advisory firm in 2017. In addition to his advisory work, he was involved with CDL Insurance Service, LLC for seven years. Brookside Wealth Management LLC is a state-registered independent advisory firm that provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm’s investment approach integrates cyclical and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and employs a range of instruments including private placements and venture capital funds, focusing primarily on high-net-worth and institutional clients.

Taurayi Murapa is the sole advisor at Murapa Investments, an independent firm based in Agoura Hills, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 17 years of industry experience, including a background in high-yield credit analysis at a major investment bank. Murapa has led Murapa Investments since 2013. Murapa Investments provides fee-based, non-discretionary portfolio management to private individuals, business owners, and small- and medium-sized businesses. The firm employs a value-based, total-rate-of-return approach focused on fundamental analysis and discounted cash-flow assessments, combining income-producing bonds or dividend-paying stocks with deeply valued equities.

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Ju Hyung Oh is a CFP® professional with Liberty Financial Group, Inc., where he has worked since 2019. He has held prior roles at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, and CJ CGV America. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of SW CPA INC, a firm providing tax preparation, accounting, and payroll services to individuals and small businesses. Liberty Financial Group, Inc. is an independent investment adviser serving individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, retirement planning, and portfolio management. The firm employs a risk-based asset allocation strategy using ETFs, mutual funds, and occasionally individual securities, emphasizing low-cost and tax-aware investments while offering financial planning billed hourly or on a fixed-project basis.

Avneet Kaur is a financial advisor at Global Investment Capital LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at CoreCap Advisors, LLC and operates a fractional family office business. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in life insurance sales and co-founded an accounting and tax consulting firm focused on investment-related tax matters. Global Investment Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and business entities, including pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and offers a broad range of investment options, distinguishing itself through its focus on private and real estate-related investments and its service to affluent and corporate clients.