Damian Dering is a financial advisor at Concorde Asset Management, LLC in El Segundo, CA, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses including Series 63 and Series 66. His career includes roles at Concorde Investment Services and Custom Wealth, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance sales, particularly related to fixed insurance products and Medicare, and he participates in tax consulting and captive insurance referral activities. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers and wrap fee programs. The firm builds portfolios tailored to client objectives through asset allocation and model-based strategies, utilizing proprietary and third-party platforms and serving as an overlay manager with discretionary trading responsibilities.

Mary Abundo is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Thrivent Investment Management Inc, Thrivent Financial, Northern Lights Distributors, Counterpoint Mutual Funds, Monograph Wealth Advisors, and Kestra Private Wealth Services. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on constructing diversified, long-term portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, along with other investment options, and offers ongoing portfolio management and financial planning.

Jacob Kok is an advisor at Signature Investment Advisors, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he was employed at SES LLC and SIA LLC, following time as a student. Signature Investment Advisors provides investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions through various branded programs. The firm combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical micro allocation, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary offerings supported by quantitative and qualitative research.

Ross Gerber is a financial advisor with Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management in Santa Monica, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC from 2012 to 2018 and has been with Gerber Kawasaki since 2010. Outside of advisory work, Gerber is involved in several ventures including co-founding Cocoon Music LLC, working as a consultant and speaker in expert networks, and holding minority ownership and advisory roles in various firms such as Roundhill Financial Inc. and House Hack LLC. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management serves a diverse client base including individual households and institutional entities, offering wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and ETF sub-advisory services. The firm employs tailored portfolio strategies with active management techniques and provides alternative investment access alongside digital tools and standardized programs.

Michael Masalehdani is a financial advisor with IHT Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as well as a brief tenure at Merrill. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and institutional entities, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, and outsourced CIO arrangements. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental value screening, quantitative optimization, and periodic rebalancing to tailor portfolios to clients’ objectives, risk tolerances, and tax circumstances.

Leonard Teplitsky is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services in Marina Del Ray, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Vanderbilt Securities, OSAIC, Northwestern Mutual, Eastward Capital Partners, and PNC Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling and servicing fixed insurance products. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts and estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with strategic asset allocation and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options, supported by integrated retirement-plan and benefits services.

Michaela Hurtienne is a Certified Financial Planner® with seven years of industry experience. She is currently an Associate Advisor at SEIA and previously worked at Royal Alliance and Techstyle Fashion Group. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm’s investment process combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments using both quantitative and qualitative research, with a focus on mostly non-discretionary asset management.

Arielle Anderson is a financial advisor with Westmount Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Westmount Asset Management LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at VP Distributors LLC and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management. Westmount Partners, LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a range of individual and institutional clients. The firm constructs portfolios using mutual funds and managed strategies, incorporates alternative investments through private and interval funds, and manages multi-manager private funds with a unique fee structure that includes performance-based fees for institutional investors.

Kefira Bar Golani is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at City National Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she writes books and ghostwrites as a hobby and crochets accessories that she sometimes sells to friends. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through a wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates its advisory services with a broad financial services group affiliated with a bank parent, offering delegated investment management through an affiliated sub-advisor and a range of custodial and cash-management features.

Aidan Flynn is a financial advisor at SEIA in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at SES LLC and Skechers USA. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment consulting, with an investment process driven by an in-house Investment Solutions Group and Investment Committee.

Eyal Shmilovich is a financial advisor with Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management in Santa Monica, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He worked at LPL Financial from 2012 to 2019 and has been with Gerber Kawasaki since 2010. He also serves as a liaison between clients and the firm's tax and accounting department, referring clients and providing financial planning advice. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management serves a diverse client base including individual households, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations, offering wealth management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs an active management approach incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, systematic rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting while providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Vayle Floria is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining NWF Advisory Services, Floria worked at Royal Alliance from 2017 and NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION from 2009. Outside of advisory work, Floria is involved in managing a real estate investment LLC and operates a fixed insurance sales business as a sole proprietor. NWF Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering a range of retirement plan consulting, trust, and estate services. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and utilizes an open-architecture wealth management platform combining advisor-managed and third-party model portfolios with strategic long-term and short-term investment approaches.

Eli Saldamando is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Composition Wealth since 2024 and has prior experience at Pacific Investment Management Company and IEQ Capital. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented with individual securities and other investment vehicles, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets.

David Clark is a CFA® charterholder based in Los Angeles, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Everett Harris & Co. since 1990. Everett Harris & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and buy-and-hold approach, investing across U.S. and foreign equities, fixed income, commodities, and options, while tailoring portfolios to clients' tax situations and objectives.

Kinta Smith is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Polymath Investments, Larson Financial Group, and Aspiriant. Beyond his advisory work, he also spends a small portion of his time as a licensed insurance agent. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis, employing both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, and integrates affiliated financial businesses and product channels within its service offerings.

Steven Stalick is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at O'Donnell Financial Group, First Republic Investment Management, and PitchBook Data, Inc. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm follows a primarily long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and private investments, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets.

Natalie Glover is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. She has been with Westmount Partners since 2019 following her time at Occidental College. Westmount Partners provides investment advisory and discretionary portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, non-profits, and corporations. The firm employs a tailored asset allocation approach using mutual funds, managed strategies, and private funds, and is noted for its role as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Michael Van Kleeck is a financial advisor with SEIA in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SES Inc., Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Signator Investors Inc., and internal assignments within SEIA and its related entities. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform. The firm’s investment process combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments informed by quantitative and qualitative research, managing assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Alex Zepkowski is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. He has held roles at several firms including Ridgemont Capital, Shuster Advisory Group LLC, and Lake Avenue Financial. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm uses a mix of analytical methods and a primarily long-term trading approach, offering investment options across various asset types including real estate and non-traded real estate investments.