Scott Eichler is a financial advisor at Savvy with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Farther Finance Advisors, Centaurus Financial, Inc., and Newport Wealth Advisors. Eichler is also the author of a publication titled "Don't Play Chicken with your Nest Egg." Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, active and passive stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, utilizing proprietary technology and third-party platforms.

Marshall Huddleston is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 42 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with The AmeriFlex Group and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and has held positions at firms including OSAIC, Sagepoint Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, Girard Securities, and Penn Mutual Life. The AmeriFlex Group offers investment advice and related services to individuals, corporations, employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations, using multiple program platforms and custodial arrangements to implement tailored strategies. The firm serves clients through a network of advisory affiliates and emphasizes manager-of-managers approaches and ongoing monitoring of third-party money managers.

Babak Kooros is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Management, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Foundations Investment Advisors, Syncis, and Uber. Outside of his advisory work, he is the CEO and owner of InTime Financial Alliance Insurance Solutions, Inc. and is also active as a realtor. Legacy Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm utilizes tailored strategies, model portfolios, and third-party money managers, offering a broad range of investment options across its multi-team platform.

Monte Harrick is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at ValMark Securities, Inc., FAS Corp., and Veritypoint Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of an online jewelry sales business that operates internationally, where he assists with strategy, financing, marketing, and supply chain. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily implemented with mutual funds, ETFs, and approved third-party managers, and offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment platforms and sub-advisory services.

Marcus Malone is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with SPIRE Securities, LLC since 2013. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, offering a range of strategies including passive, active, hybrid tax-aware allocations, and tactical solutions. The firm also delivers financial planning, manager-of-managers programs, and access to separately managed model portfolios with proprietary risk overlays through its affiliate Corbett Road Capital Management.

Kristina Ponomareva is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Virtue Capital Management, LLC. She has one year of industry experience, previously working at Financial Alliance & Insurance Solutions and holding roles at California State University and Bickerstaff Athletic Center. Virtue Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and qualified/ERISA plans. The firm employs a combination of active tactical, strategic, and quantitative strategies, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and client education to tailor solutions to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Eric Speron is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at First Foundation Advisors in Irvine, CA. He has been with First Foundation Advisors since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent director for Keweenaw Land Association, Limited, Tejon Ranch Co., and Alico, Inc., engaging in board-level oversight for companies involved in mineral exploration, real estate development, agribusiness, and land management. First Foundation Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses an open-architecture, multi-asset investment approach and operates within a bank holding company structure that integrates banking, trust, and insurance services.

Richard Magdaleno is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Latitude Advisors, LLC since 2010 and also maintains a role with GWN Securities Inc. Magdaleno has served as a volunteer board member of the Corona Del Mar Chamber of Commerce. Latitude Advisors serves individual and business clients, including high-net-worth investors, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm employs a mix of model-based strategies and fundamental/quantitative analysis, managing most client relationships on a discretionary basis with final decision authority over third-party model implementations.

Diane De La Cruz is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Private Management Group, Inc. since 2017. Prior to this, she worked at RSM US LLP from 2010 to 2017. Private Management Group, Inc. provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $4.9 billion across several thousand accounts. The firm constructs individualized portfolios using a combination of longer-term strategic frameworks and shorter-term tactical adjustments, applying fundamental analysis and investing globally across a diverse range of instruments.

Anthony Andolino is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previous work experience at the University of Arizona and Sandra Day O'Connor High School. United Capital provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and corporate or institutional accounts. The firm also offers sub-advisory and consulting services and supports other independent advisors through its technology and practice platform, FinLife Partners.

Mark Hebner is a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Index Fund Advisors since 1999. 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 management guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, combining investment management with an in-house tax services division.

Douglas Stroot is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Trilogy Capital since 2015 and concurrently with LPL Financial since 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a successor trustee for the Jeanette Stroot Living Trust. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans, using a risk-based, diversified asset allocation framework. The firm combines in-house model portfolios and third-party sub-advisors, includes fundamental and technical analysis in portfolio management, and integrates personal and business real estate considerations into its advanced planning and private markets strategies.

Peter Wang is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a statutory agent for WISE STEWARD CORPORATION, a fixed insurance sales business. NWF Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in client assets through over 100 advisory representatives. The firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering diversified portfolio management and financial planning services through a technology-driven, open-architecture platform.

Kathleen Muniz is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been associated with Trilogy Financial Services since 1999 and LPL Financial since 2017. Muniz provides investment advisory services through Trilogy Capital, an independent investment advisory firm. Trilogy Capital, Inc. offers investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses a risk-based, diversified asset allocation framework that includes in-house model series and third-party sub-advisors, integrating personal and business real estate considerations into its planning and investment strategies.

John Luciano is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Private Management Group Inc since 1994. He is based in Irvine, CA. Outside of his advisory work, he engages in ad-hoc photography, which is primarily charitable in nature. Private Management Group Inc is a multi-team firm managing approximately $4.5 billion in discretionary assets for a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a combination of long-term strategic frameworks and shorter-term tactical decisions, emphasizing fundamental analysis and absolute returns across a broad range of instruments.

Catherine Milano is a financial advisor at Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including IAMS Wealth Management, Kovack Advisors, and Milano Investment Foundation. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers regularly with St Kilian Catholic Church. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and financial institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a combination of quantitative, qualitative, and technical investment strategies and also provides access to select private placements for accredited investors.

Margery Neis is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sovran Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at RWA Wealth Partners, LLC and Polaris Wealth Advisory Group. Margery is also the owner of Bountiful Wealth, LLC, an entity created for tax management and professional liability purposes. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion in client assets through a team of 53 advisors, offering a range of portfolio management and consulting services tailored to client objectives.

Gary Gray is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services in Yorba Linda, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Avantax, Cetera, and Vanderbilt firms, and he is also an IRS Enrolled Agent providing tax preparation and accounting services through GFS, Inc. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm integrates retirement-plan consulting and administration with advisory services and employs a mix of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Ava Dilger is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wedbush Securities in 2024, she worked at Rosen Law Offices in 2022 and has experience in educational roles from 2014 to 2025. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, offering both brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across multiple asset classes. The firm combines broker-dealer and capital markets functions with custody, clearing, and prime services, managing approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets.

Kimberly Overby is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Cooper McManus Wealth Management since 2022 and has been involved with Overby Settlement Consulting since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she is engaged in settlement consulting, providing comprehensive financial planning for settlement recipients through Sage Settlement Consulting. Cooper McManus offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a fundamental analysis–based investment process tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, managing approximately $2.56 billion in discretionary assets.