Stacey Mckinnon is a financial advisor at Morton Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Morton Capital Management since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she co-owns Studio BPM, where she serves as an instructor and handles bookkeeping. Morton Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirement plans, and trusts, using a modern portfolio approach focused on diversification and risk management. The firm is notable for its involvement with pooled investment vehicles and offers tailored programs for both high-net-worth and younger clients.

Tom Wood is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at NWF Advisory Services Inc. He has a long career history including over two decades at OSAIC and operates a tax service business he founded in the early 1990s. Outside of financial advising, he owns a small poultry farm where he manages daily operations and sells eggs. NWF Advisory Services manages approximately $6.4 billion in client assets through more than 100 advisors, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses an open-architecture, technology-driven platform offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Logan Sanders is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Forum Financial Management, LP since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Lamia Financial Group, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual, as well as involvement with the YMCA of Thousand Oaks. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes model asset-allocation portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and supports independent advisors through its turn-key asset-management and back-office platform.

Marc Castellani is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advisory, currently with Aspiriant, LLC in Los Angeles. He has held various roles at Aspiriant since 2015. Aspiriant serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside wealth planning and family office services. The firm emphasizes customized investment programs and provides a broad range of wealth services, including accounting, tax and estate planning, and specialized consulting.

Dylan Wensley is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Westmount Asset Management since 2021. Prior to his current role, his background includes positions at The Webb Schools, Occidental College, and The Diamond Center. Westmount Partners, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, non-profits, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion and emphasizes portfolios constructed with no-load mutual funds and other pooled vehicles, offering alternative and private investment options for qualified investors.

Jason Romano is a financial advisor with Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience, including over two decades with Moss Adams firms. Romano has worked at Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC since 2000 and at Moss Adams Securities & Insurance LLC since 2005. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and tribal government entities. The firm manages a broad range of account types and assets, employing a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach with core-satellite portfolio construction and both quantitative and qualitative manager due diligence.

Jeffrey Alpert is a financial advisor with Composition Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Composition Wealth in 2022, he worked at Karp Capital Management Corporation, TuneIn Inc., and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. Outside of his advisory role, he provides legal services through his sole proprietorship, Alpert Advisers, serving legacy clients. Composition Wealth offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach centered on low-cost, diversified funds and conducts regular portfolio reviews and rebalancing.

Donald Mcdonald is a financial advisor at One Capital Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with One Capital Management since 2001. One Capital Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and other institutional clients through a multi-advisor team managing approximately $7.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, sub-advisory and retirement plan solutions, advisory consulting, and cash management services, and acts as investment adviser to the FundX suite of ETFs.

Paul Wunsch is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Hilltop Securities since 1989. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers managed account programs, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with an open-architecture platform.

Nadya Mets is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Morton Wealth, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Salient Wealth Planning Group, Four Points Capital Partners LLC, Niagara International Capital Limited, Finestone Partners, and Options 4 You FS. Morton Wealth is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $2.96 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and business consulting services, using standardized investment strategies tailored to client objectives with an emphasis on risk management and volatility reduction.

Rachel Vega is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Mariner Independent, having previously worked at Northern Trust and HSBC. Vega is also involved as a pro bono planner with The Foundation for Financial Planning, a nonprofit organization. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities such as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial services through a large network of advisors, utilizing both model portfolios and customized strategies supported by affiliated businesses and third-party managers.

Franklin Mohri is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. since 2002. He also has a long-standing teaching role at Santa Monica College. Outside of financial advising, he owns a family floral business, Rosengarden Florist, in Tarzana, CA, although he is not involved in its day-to-day operations. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement consulting. The firm operates primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet and employs a range of model portfolios and third-party manager relationships.

Adriane Lowe is a CFP® and ChFC® with 46 years of industry experience. She has worked at MML Investors Services and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company from 1989 to 2017 before joining WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC in 2017. She is based in Westlake Village, CA. WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC provides fee-based wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporate and plan sponsors, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis and supports clients through multiple custodial platforms and sponsored programs.

Caroline Rakness is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at CreativeOne Wealth, Searchlight Investments, and Beverly Drive Financial & Insurance Solutions, where she also serves as a licensed insurance agent. Rakness has taught basic finance at Torrance Adult School and Santa Monica Community College. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with tailored investment strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis across a wide range of asset classes and regularly rebalancing portfolios.

Robert Chacon is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Western International Securities, Inc., LPL Financial, and Cambridge Investment Research Inc. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and access to various investment programs. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a broad range of instruments and offers both standalone planning engagements and ongoing asset management relationships.

Evan Barrett is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Mutual Advisors, LLC and Mutual Securities, Inc., and also owns Barrett Planning Group, Inc., an insurance sales business. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Axa Advisors, LLC and several other firms. Outside of finance, he is involved in acting and performance. Mutual Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $6.75 billion through a network of 123 advisors. The firm serves individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans, using a combination of passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Joshua Fredendall is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Westmount Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth households, and various institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion and offers access to diversified private fund-of-fund structures alongside traditional pooled investment vehicles.

Kathleen Barron Alicante is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Abacus Wealth Partners. She previously worked at the University of Tulsa before joining Abacus Wealth Partners, where she has been since 2017. Outside of financial advising, she owns Kate Barron LLC, a consulting and coaching business that supports social justice organizations, foundations, and individuals in aligning their justice values with ancestry, legacy, movements, and capitalism. Abacus Wealth Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a passive, asset-class-focused investment approach with ESG screening options and offers specialized private fund opportunities through its role with the Align Impact fund.

Xiaoxiao Bi is a financial advisor at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Bi is also the managing member and CPA at Wheeler and BI LLP and serves as secretary for Safetool Corporation, a product development and sales business. Additionally, she refers clients to GK Tax and Accounting and acts as a liaison between clients and CPAs. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management serves a diverse client base including individual households, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate planning, employing an active management approach with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio strategies.

Ashley Guapo is a financial advisor at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management in Santa Monica, CA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining Gerber Kawasaki, she worked briefly at Cetera Advisor Networks and has experience in other roles including at Avasant and Alo Yoga. Gerber Kawasaki serves a broad range of clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutional and municipal entities. The firm employs tailored investment strategies and offers services such as wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and access to alternative investments, alongside managing an actively managed growth-focused ETF.