Joshua Ryngler is a financial advisor at Sapient Capital LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Twist Capital for three years. Sapient Capital provides wealth management, financial planning, family office services, and sub-advisory support to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios across various asset classes and acts as a fiduciary when advising retirement accounts.

Richard Kim is a financial advisor at Diversify Advisory Services, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KLK Capital Management, M.S. Howells & CO, and East West Bank. He also worked at Purdue University for four years. Diversify Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, medical professionals, and small business owners. The firm employs a tactical diversification investment approach, utilizing a variety of internal and third-party models and platforms, and offers a broad range of investment instruments and strategies tailored to client objectives.

Kevin Cooper is a financial advisor at Becker Capital Management, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. His prior experience includes roles at Capital Lending Resources, Inc. for 22 years and Wells Fargo Bank for 5 years. Becker Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and wealth-advisory services to a range of individual and institutional clients, using a combination of bottom-up security selection and top-down portfolio construction. The firm manages a registered mutual fund and private pooled vehicles, serving both traditional and alternative investment clients with an emphasis on asset quality and risk awareness.

John Kornaga is a financial advisor at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments and VOYA Financial Advisors. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing approximately $348 million in assets across 1,250 client relationships. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach with a primary long-term trading orientation and offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and educational services.

Timothy Demshki is a financial advisor at Genter Capital Management in Los Angeles, CA, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Quasar Distributors, LLC since 2001. Genter Capital Management provides continuous investment supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and government entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis across equity and fixed-income strategies, manages a registered fund and multiple ETFs, and oversees $7.1 billion in assets as of the end of 2024.

Olivia Di Napoli is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked previously at firms including 1st Century Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase, and First Republic Bank. Westmount Partners provides investment advisory and discretionary portfolio management services to a range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation through mutual funds and managed strategies and is notable for managing multi-manager private funds and acting as a private fund adviser and sub-advisor.

Jeffrey Girard is a financial advisor with Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC in Glendale, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Total Financial Wealth Management, Total Financial Solutions, Inc., and Great White Pool and Spa, Inc. He is also involved as an administrative assistant with TFS Financial Insurance Services. Gibbs Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through advisor-directed model portfolios, utilizing third-party platforms and strategists to implement investment strategies.

Randall Zaharia is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Clifford Swan Investment Counselors since 2000. Clifford Swan Investment Counselors serves individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, and business owners, managing approximately $4.48 billion in client assets. The firm uses proprietary fundamental research to construct long-term, diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, and private investments, and provides a range of wealth-planning and administrative services.

Billy Yeh is a financial advisor at Clifford Swan Investment Counselors with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation, and JSF Financial LLC. Yeh holds the Series 66 designation. Clifford Swan Investment Counselors serves high-net-worth individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, private corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and business owners. The firm employs proprietary fundamental research and credit-focused fixed-income analysis to build long-term, diversified portfolios and offers specialized services including private-investment sourcing and charitable trust administration.

Yevgeniy Lev is a financial advisor with SEIA in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, LPL Financial, and Global Retirement Partners. Outside of advisory work, he is a member of TML Advisors, where he reviews books and minutes for the LLC. 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’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments, relying on both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary management styles.

John Mcparlane is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wedbush in 2009, he worked at First Wall Street Corp. for eight years. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of solutions such as wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets services, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with extensive operational capabilities.

Edward Mobbs is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including RBC Capital Markets and City National Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Mobbs is also licensed as an insurance agent and provides insurance and annuities recommendations in California. Americana Partners offers financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment, and wealth management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients. The firm customizes portfolios through ongoing consultations and discretionary management, utilizing a wide range of investment vehicles and alternative strategies tailored to client needs.

Elinoa Witkin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Compound Planning, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. She has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Executive Benefit and teaching positions at Santa Monica Community College and several schools. Compound Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services. The firm emphasizes fiduciary duty and combines long-term investment strategies with tactical tools such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Kevin Cavanaugh is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Clifford Swan Investment Counselors with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Clifford Swan since 2011. Clifford Swan Investment Counselors provides investment supervisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business owners. The firm manages approximately $4.48 billion in client assets and focuses on rigorous fundamental research to construct long-term, diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, and private investments.

Roxana Maddahi is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Maddahi is involved in several community and educational activities, including serving as President of the nonprofit Looking Beyond Next Gen and teaching a course on philanthropy at Sinai Akiba Synagogue. Compound Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services. The firm utilizes risk-based model allocations combining long-term buy-and-hold strategies with tactical approaches, offering both direct investment management and a turnkey asset management program for outside advisors.

Alicia Sorensen is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at HSBC Bank USA, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, and Citicorp Investment Services. Outside of her advisory work, she owns AI Design Solutions, an LLC offering consulting and training in Artificial Intelligence technology to individuals and local businesses. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker‑dealer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and securities lending, with portfolio strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Glen Chester is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. He has previously worked at SCF Investment Advisors, Inc. and SCF Securities, Inc. for nine years and has operated his own consulting business, Glen Chester & Associates, since 1994. Outside of financial advising, he provides consulting services on non-investment issues and computer/software matters. Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. serves individual clients, including non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, offering personalized financial planning, discretionary investment management, and pension consulting for retirement plans. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies guided by written policies, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and often incorporates third-party money managers and held-away account management.

Kurtis Munoz is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Raymond James & Associates and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management, with investment strategies implemented by an affiliated sub-advisor, RBC Rochdale.

Arlene Flores is a financial consultant with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. She has been with Wedbush Securities since 2016. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of portfolio management, wealth management, and capital markets services.

David Layten is a financial advisor with Signature Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Royal Alliance and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Layten also serves as an Associate Relationship Manager at SIA, LLC, where he is involved in RIA sales and service. Signature Investment Advisors provides investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutions through various branded programs. The firm applies a research-driven investment process combining strategic and tactical asset allocation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions.