Nicole Lapin is a financial advisor at Connective Wealth Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning her advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining Connective Wealth Partners, she has been the Chief Executive Officer of Money News Network since 2023, a financial industry podcast network producing content on financial news and wellness. She also has a background in media production with Nothing but Gold Productions from 2011 to 2025. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory providing discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation and constructs portfolios from a variety of investment vehicles, overseeing third-party managers and implementing client-approved restrictions.

Brent Mason is a financial advisor with Mason & Associates, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, where he has worked since 2007. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member for Rosemary Children's Services, a nonprofit organization. Mason & Associates serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering personalized financial planning and investment management services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and client-specific investment policies.

Cole Kahrilas is a financial advisor with GT Investment Management, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working with the Kahrilas Group since 2019, following a prior role at Eisner Law. GT Investment Management provides investment advice and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and non-investment services such as tax preparation and small-business planning, employing a tailored approach to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Ericson Shi is a financial advisor at East West Wealth Advisors LLC in Pasadena, CA, with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Cetera and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he performs administrative duties for PRJ Group, a real estate investment business. East West Wealth Advisors provides discretionary separately managed account advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutional investors, using a goals-based, multi-asset investment framework overseen by an Investment Policy Committee.

Chloe Barnett is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Regatta Capital Group, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Freeman Mathis and Gary LLP, Redfin, and Luther Burbank Savings. Regatta Capital Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach, managing diversified portfolios and offering services such as wealth management, retirement plan advisory, estate-document generation, and digital-asset account facilitation.

Rodney Au Yeung is a financial advisor with Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cpr Investments Inc. and Aegis Wealth Management, Inc. Since 2002, he has also worked as an independent insurance agent. Discipline Wealth Solutions serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, retirement plans, and other registered advisors with tailored investment advisory services. The firm utilizes a variety of investment approaches and provides retirement plan consulting, sub-advisory services, and in-house management.

Andrew Hyer is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Dorsey, Wright & Associates, LLC since 2004. He is based in Pasadena, CA and holds a Series 65 license. Dorsey, Wright & Associates provides discretionary investment management to individual investors and offers research, model licensing, and advisory services to institutional and professional clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on technical analysis using Point & Figure charting and relative strength methods applied across multiple asset classes through rules-based products.

Theresa Pablos is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Avise Financial. She previously worked at Wealth Enhancement Group and KCS Wealth Advisory. Outside of financial advising, she operates Theresa Pablos Communications, providing consulting on podcast production. Avise Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and business management, employing a range of analytical approaches and maintaining extensive third-party relationships.

Karinaitzel Lopez is an advisor at Scout Wealth Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Scout Financial, We First, Inc, and MJ Resource Management. Scout Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored, fiduciary approach focused on long-term positioning using fundamental and technical analysis, with an emphasis on ETFs, equities, and mutual funds.

Stephen Michalski is a Series 65-licensed advisor with BMB Advisers LLC in Los Angeles, CA, and has 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at BMB Advisers since 1999 and is also a shareholder and officer at Freedman Broder & Company Accountancy Corp., where he has been involved since 1985. All principals of BMB Advisers are also principals of this accounting practice. BMB Advisers primarily serves high-net-worth individuals in the entertainment industry, along with their related trusts, estates, and retirement accounts. The firm offers direct portfolio management and a referral-based Independent Advisor Program, with a long-term investment approach that favors passive equity exposure and diversified managed fund models.

Patrick Mcdonald is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC since 2023 and previously held roles at MAI Capital Management and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Manhattan West Asset Management provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to construct diversified asset allocations across public and private markets, offering both separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles.

Paul Selsor is a financial advisor at Oakwood Capital, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Oakwood Capital in 2023, he was associated with Kestra Advisory Services and Kestra Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is a principal at FM Financial Services, Inc., where he oversees health and welfare business activities. Oakwood Capital serves individuals, trusts, estates, and small-business retirement plans, managing approximately $260 million in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies through a combination of in-house and third-party model portfolios.

Bradley Hammerman is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently associated with Beverly Hills Private Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Beverly Hills Private Wealth in 2025, he worked at Seia LLC and Core Financial. Beverly Hills Private Wealth provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, quantitative, cyclical, and sector analysis, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning tailored to larger accounts.

Jonathan Foster is a financial advisor with Angeles Wealth Management, LLC in Santa Monica, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, including 15 years with Angeles Wealth Management. Angeles Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio and wealth management, financial planning, and philanthropy consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers, and incorporates alternative investments through private funds and affiliated entities.

Joseph Traba is a financial advisor with Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Leaders Group, Inc. and Stonemark Wealth Management (formerly Wespac Advisors Socal LLC). In addition to advising, he is involved in the sales and marketing of insurance products through Strategy Insurance Services, LLC. Strategy Asset Managers manages approximately $741.5 million on a discretionary basis, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional sponsors. The firm employs a range of equity strategies supported by fundamental research and offers both discretionary portfolio management and model strategies to third-party program sponsors.

Steven Campeas is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at HCR Wealth Advisors with three years of industry experience. He is also the sole owner of SJC Business Management, Inc., which provides tax and business management services separate from his work at HCR Wealth Advisors. HCR Wealth Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and uses a range of investment strategies and vehicles tailored to individual client policies.

Elizabeth Greulich is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Quantum Financial Advisors, LLC since 2022 and also works with Abacus Wealth Partners. Quantum Financial Advisors serves individuals, high net worth families, trusts and estates, employer retirement plans, and other business entities with comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an asset-class, rules-based investment process that emphasizes mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, offering both a Total Market approach and a Sustainable strategy using DFA environmental rankings.

Chung Ping Li is a financial advisor at Griffinest Asia Asset Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Griffinest Asia since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed real estate agent affiliated with Coldwell Banker Dynasty, where he has been active since 2013. Griffinest Asia Asset Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and personalized financial planning. The firm customizes portfolios based on client risk tolerance and objectives, investing across domestic, foreign, and alternative securities.

William Lavelle is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at East West Wealth Advisors LLC and has previously held roles at Cetera, Bank of America, Merrill, and City National Rochdale. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in banking services for East West Bank, including lending and responding to client banking requests. East West Wealth Advisors provides discretionary separately managed account services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm uses a goals-based, multi-asset investment approach overseen by an Investment Policy Committee and manages portfolios with attention to risk, liquidity, and tax considerations.

Nicholas Andrian is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Evolve Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at MAI Capital Management, Evoke Wealth, and First Republic Private Wealth Management. His background also includes roles in educational and nonprofit organizations such as Dickinson College and Common Cause Pennsylvania. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets and employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach that incorporates diversified portfolios, alternative investments, and third-party AI decision-support tools.