Erik Helmstetter is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Oder Investment Management, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley in various roles from 2009 to 2017. Outside of finance, he owns Trancension Music, LLC, which organizes music events and volunteer coordination in Los Angeles. Oder Investment Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, foundations, and employer plan sponsors, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory with a combination of active and passive management, global diversification, and periodic rebalancing to pursue real capital growth aligned with client risk tolerance.

Gabriela Arenzano Chagas is an advisor at JSF Financial, LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Vox Capital, Buffalo Exchange, and several positions in Israel including Masschallenge Israel and Tel Aviv University. JSF Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.97 billion across 791 client relationships and offers bespoke portfolio management along with access to third-party managers and private investment funds.

Michael Frazier is a financial advisor with California Financial Partners, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and City National Bank. California Financial Partners provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth households, businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on financial statement and cash-flow analysis, retirement and estate planning, tax and insurance reviews, and related implementation support, without managing client assets or acting as a discretionary portfolio manager.

Scott Gaynor is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Navalign, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at KCS Wealth Advisory and Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC. Navalign, LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $655.6 million for about 677 clients, employing a mix of investment strategies including margin borrowing and options trading, alongside pension consulting and corporate-level financial services.

Robert Horning is a financial advisor with McDermott Investment Advisors, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at McDermott Investment Advisors since 2017 and previously spent eight years with Centaurus Financial, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he operates H & S Wealth Management, a consulting business related to broker-dealer products. McDermott Investment Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately 700 accounts with about $211 million in assets, utilizing both firm-developed and third-party model portfolios across various asset classes and offering access to third-party advisers and programs for smaller accounts.

Hugh Meyer is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Partners with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined 17 years. Highline Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, corporate retirement plan consulting, and real estate advisory, with portfolio decisions centralized through an Investment Committee.

Liam Critchett is a financial advisor at Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2025 and has prior experience at Westmont College and Loyola Marymount University. 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 and utilizes a mix of individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, and alternatives supported by fundamental research.

Emma Timm is a financial advisor at Advanced Portfolio Strategies with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Advanced Portfolio Strategies, she worked at ATS Wealth Management and The Retirement Group LLC. Advanced Portfolio Strategies is a small team managing approximately $158.7 million for about 208 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process that includes fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis combined with modern portfolio theory, and provides quarterly portfolio reviews with options to delegate assets to third-party managers or private funds.

Gira Patel is a financial advisor at Sierra Investment Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Sierra Investment Management since 2015. Sierra Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm that manages discretionary portfolios for individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and certain institutional-type arrangements. The firm employs a rules-based, tactical investment process focused on quantitative trend-following and sell discipline, with portfolios primarily implemented through mutual funds and cash equivalents.

Alfred Slayton is a financial advisor at Core Wealth Partners LLC with 55 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Western International Securities, Inc. for eight years before joining Core Wealth Partners. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Slayton is an insurance agent specializing in Accident, Health, and Life insurance. Core Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, and small businesses, including high-net-worth clients, by providing discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses a tactical investment approach, incorporates private investments for alternative exposure, and employs third-party subadvisors to implement its strategies.

David Dietrich is a financial advisor at Dew Point Capital with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Advantage Capital Advisors, LLC for five years before joining Dew Point Capital in 2021. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent and sells annuities. Dew Point Capital is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing strategic asset allocation with fundamental and cyclical analysis and a long-term purchase strategy supplemented by periodic short-term adjustments.

Ala Smochinsky is a financial advisor with The L. Warner Companies, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining The L. Warner Companies in 2021, he worked at Four Points Capital Partners LLC and Niagara International Capital Limited. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management. The L. Warner Companies serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, as well as corporations, non-profits, and other business entities. The firm employs a research-driven investment process led by an internal Chief Investment Officer and analyst team, constructing diversified portfolios with a focus on multi-year horizons and incorporating strategies such as options and third-party manager programs.

Amanda Preston is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently associated with 3EDGE Asset Management, LP in Los Angeles, CA. Her prior experience includes roles at Windham Capital Management and Morgan Stanley. 3EDGE Asset Management is a discretionary investment manager serving separately managed account clients, acting as a sub-advisor, and managing ETFs and collective investment trusts. The firm employs a top-down, globally diversified multi-asset allocation approach combining quantitative research with committee judgment and stress testing, primarily implementing strategies through ETFs and, in some cases, derivatives and borrowing.

Daniel Frattali is a financial advisor at HS Wealth Partners with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, Frattali is president of Frattali & Co, Inc., a CPA and tax preparation firm. HS Wealth Partners is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates. The firm provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning with a primarily long-term, fundamental investment approach.

Selwyn Gerber is a financial advisor at RVW Wealth LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with RVW Investing LLC since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, Gerber serves as president of Gerber & Co., Inc., a certified public accounting and tax preparation firm he has managed since 1985. RVW Wealth provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental research approach focused on ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds, with active supervision and regular client reviews, and maintains a formal affiliation with an accounting and tax firm.

Peter Mainstain is a financial advisor with AMI Asset Management Corp, holding the PFS™ designation and a Series 65 license, and has 24 years of industry experience. He serves as Managing Director of Ground Control Business Management, a business management and tax consulting firm, where he dedicates most of his time. He is also a partner in two partnerships that invest in real estate. AMI Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, employing a fundamental, bottom-up research process across multiple equity and fixed-income strategies. The firm manages nearly $2 billion in assets and acts as a private fund adviser and manager of pooled vehicles.

Josephti Cruz is a financial advisor at The Wealthgarden F.S. LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including TIAA, Northwest Asset Management, and Financial Ever After LLC dba Cover Your Assets. Cruz also owns a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst consulting business that provides financial analysis and reporting to assist divorcing couples. The WealthGarden F.S. LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering customized investment management, financial planning, and estate-planning coordination. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and cyclical analysis, and provides ongoing due diligence on sub-advisors while acting as a fiduciary.

Estelle Thrasher is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA. She has been with the firm since 2011 and has 15 years of industry experience. Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC is an SEC-registered business management and investment advisory firm serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and a variety of institutional clients. The firm offers bundled business-management services alongside customized investment advice, acting as a multi-family office liaison with a focus on non-discretionary investment recommendations and short-term cash management.

David Horvitz is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cheviot Value Management, LLC. He has been with Cheviot for over 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is Vice President of the Board of Directors and Chair of multiple committees at the Jewish Free Loan Association, a nonprofit providing zero-interest loans in Southern California. Cheviot Value Management offers discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach with fundamental analysis and diversification, alongside tactical asset allocation and alternative strategies, managing nearly $963 million in assets across a compact team.

James Moylan is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with SFE Investment Counsel Inc. in Los Angeles since 2007. SFE Investment Counsel serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation and a total-return orientation with concentrated portfolios typically holding 20–25 equity positions selected through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with fixed-income laddering to manage risk.