Derick Kann is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Index Fund Advisors, Inc. since 2016. Based in Austin, TX, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and other institutions. The firm emphasizes index-based portfolio construction guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, combining investment management with in-house tax services through its separate IFA Taxes division.

Anne Page is a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Index Fund Advisors since 2009. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and other institutions. The firm emphasizes portfolio management using primarily passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, and also offers in-house tax services through its IFA Taxes division.

Michelle Katzen is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Ritholtz Wealth Management since 2023 and previously held roles at HCR Wealth Advisors and Ascendant Capital Management. Katzen is based in Manhattan Beach, California. Ritholtz Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $9.4 billion in assets and employs a goal-based investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and behavioral finance, utilizing diversified, low-cost ETFs alongside tactical overlays and alternative investments.

Chris Frantz is a financial advisor at CW Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Catalina Capital Group, LLC for 14 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Frantz Holdings, a real estate investing and asset management business. CW Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, corporations, and other entities, offering wealth management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides sub-advisory and operational outsourcing services to other independent advisers.

Kenneth Watten is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Modern Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Mutual Securities, Inc and Kaye Capital Management. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of Cogent Insurance Solutions, a fixed insurance sales and consulting business. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension and retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a centralized portfolio management model supported by an Investment Committee and uses both proprietary and third-party tools to manage and monitor client portfolios.

Lawrence Edwards Jr. is a financial advisor at Global View Capital Management LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Experior Financial Group and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he has been the owner-operator and barber of Body and Soul Hair Salon since 1997. Global View Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a quantitative, model-based investment approach using algorithmic research and technical signals to manage portfolios aligned with client risk profiles and objectives.

Dilys Chang is a financial advisor with Global View Capital Management LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Providien Machining & Metals, Inc. and Gkn Bandy Machining, Inc. Outside her advisory work, she has marketing and sales responsibilities related to insurance and advisory services within affiliated firms. Global View Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an algorithm-driven investment approach focusing on technical and quantitative methods, and it offers both model-based and customizable managed account options.

Bruce Galbraith is an investment advisor with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stockcross Financial Services, Inc. since 2007. He is a dual employee sharing his time between Siebert AdvisorNXT and Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC, both under the Siebert Financial Corporation umbrella. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities through investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm utilizes a web-based platform combining Modern Portfolio Theory with access to third-party and independent managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management within a wrap-fee structure.

Thomas Arthur is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Euro Pacific Capital Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property in Scottsdale, AZ. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, corporations, pooled vehicles, and plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and capital markets services. The firm emphasizes international investing through its EPC Advisors Group division and combines top-down macro themes with bottom-up security selection in a long-term, low-turnover approach.

Cecilia Williams is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of experience, currently with Halbert Hargrove in Long Beach, CA. She has been with Halbert Hargrove since 2006, serving in various roles over nearly two decades. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion across a multi-advisor platform, serving individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only investment management and financial planning, utilizing a committee-driven approach to build diversified portfolios with a range of asset classes and investment strategies.

David Hilton is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Kaye Capital Management and Mutual Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Hilton serves on the Finance and Investment Committee of the Los Angeles Country Club and is involved with several nonprofit organizations, including Baseball for All and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Advocacy Committee. Modern Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets across 94 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, employing a centralized Investment Committee to guide portfolio strategies that utilize model portfolios, third-party managers, and a combination of strategic and tactical approaches.

Olivia Shin is an advisor at 49 Financial with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Oakwood Capital Securities and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of financial advising, she is involved in writing children's books through Shindig Publishing LLC and teaches indoor cycling classes. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and family office services, utilizing a disciplined, long-term asset allocation approach implemented through proprietary and platform model portfolios.

Philippe Oertle is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with CW Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent ten years at Catalina Capital Group, LLC. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides wealth management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory.

Joel Lenzini is a financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America in El Segundo, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, including 10 years with MMWKM Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” approach focused on capital preservation, tactical rebalancing, and uses model portfolios composed mainly of ETFs and mutual funds.

Micheal Ono is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc in La Mirada, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC from 2006 to 2023 and currently serves on the board of South Hills Country Club, a tax-exempt nonprofit social and recreational organization. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering a range of services including retirement plan consulting and trust and estate services. The firm employs an open-architecture wealth management platform that combines advisor-managed and third-party model portfolios with asset allocation tools, emphasizing strategic long-term investing alongside tactical strategies.

Georgette Young is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, currently with Inspire Advisors, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Fidelity, Westmount Asset Management, and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. In addition to her advisory work, she is a licensed insurance agent focused on life, health, disability, long-term care, and annuities. Inspire Advisors, LLC serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutions and charitable organizations. The firm employs a Biblically Responsible Investing approach, using a proprietary Inspire Impact Score™ and combines multiple analytical methods in portfolio construction, while offering discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Eric Cardenas is a financial advisor with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He joined Kingswood Wealth Advisors in 2024. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services, utilizing an open-architecture platform with both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Devon Chan is a financial advisor at BMO Family Office, LLC with Series 65 credentials and experience at BMO Family Office, Bank of Montreal, US Bank, and Union Bank. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. BMO Family Office provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence overseen by an Investment Committee and offers integrated wealth, tax, estate, and philanthropic coordination as a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp.

Shannon Kujawa is a financial advisor with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Golden State Equity Partners and LPL Financial, and operates a sole proprietorship providing real estate and accounting consulting services. Outside of financial advising, she manages accounting services for multiple Del Taco restaurants through Vanderweel Ventures, LLC. Ascentis Independent Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm offers diversified portfolio management utilizing public and private securities and maintains a Private Direct Investments program providing access to illiquid private funds.

Laura Danlasky Daigle is a financial advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cetera and its affiliated entities. Outside of her advisory work, she is an independent vocalist and owns a small business crafting handmade jewelry. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm delivers its services primarily through CPA firms and registered advisor representatives, managing approximately $7.57 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.