Kyle Mcpherson is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with SEIA in Los Angeles, having previously worked at Canterbury Consulting, Royal Alliance Associates, INC., First American, and Deutsche Bank. SEIA serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed account programs and financial planning services. The firm employs a client-driven investment process supported by research and an Investment Committee, managing approximately $22.5 billion in assets across discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Blair Aaronson is a financial advisor with Virtue Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Virtue Capital Management since 2019, following four years at Horter Investment Management, and has been self-employed in insurance and annuity sales through Retirement Thru Design since 2005. Aaronson occasionally refers clients to Brighton Advisory Group for services outside his scope. Virtue Capital Management is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets for over 4,000 clients through about 90 advisers. The firm employs strategic, tactical, and dynamic investment strategies primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, supported by quantitative optimization and proprietary models that incorporate economic data.

Ben Lawler is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Perennial Financial Services since 2017 and also maintains a practice with Pro Active Advisors, a CPA firm providing tax preparation and accounting services. Additionally, Lawler is an attorney with his own law firm and operates a handyman services business. Perennial Investment Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pensions, and corporate accounts. The firm employs tailored portfolio strategies using a variety of investment vehicles and integrates AI tools for portfolio analysis and client services.

Will Theodore is a financial advisor with Empirical Wealth Management in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 credential. He joined the firm in 2025 and has prior work experience at TigerConnect and Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirit. Empirical Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional investors. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of financial planning, tax preparation, retirement consulting, and affiliated real estate and insurance services.

Briana Bowker is a financial advisor at Signature Investment Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Pettinelli Financial Partners. Outside of her advisory role, she is an Associate Relationship Manager at SIA LLC, focusing on RIA sales and service. Signature Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm employs a research-driven investment approach combining strategic macro and tactical micro allocation, serving over 7,000 client relationships through a team of eight advisors.

Artin Bandari is an Investment Advisor Representative at NWF Advisory Services Inc with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Royal Alliance since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, Bandari is licensed as an insurance agent, providing fixed and fixed-index annuities and life insurance products to clients. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with retirement plan consulting, trust, and estate services. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and operates an open-architecture wealth management platform that includes advisor-managed portfolios and third-party model portfolios.

Oleg Katrikh is an investment advisor at Blackridge Asset Management, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for Gold Coast Securities, Inc. for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, Katrikh serves as president of an insurance agency and is the executive director of operations for Retirement Benefits Consulting, LLC. Blackridge Asset Management provides personalized financial planning, asset management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a client-driven investment process utilizing model portfolios, third-party managers, and a multiphase due diligence approach.

Christopher Werner is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Westmount Asset Management since 2006. Westmount Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-profits, estates, trusts, corporations, and partnerships. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion across about 1,400 clients, focusing on no-load mutual funds, pooled vehicles, and alternative private investments for qualified investors, while also serving as an adviser and sub-adviser to multiple pooled private funds.

Maria Isabel Pedrosa is a financial advisor at Gesar Capital Management with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Carnegie Investment Counsel from 2019 to 2024. She serves as Chair of the Investment Committee and a member of the Executive Committee for the Khyentse Foundation, a client of her firm. Gesar Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial advisory services to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and charitable institutions. The firm’s investment approach is tailored to client risk profiles and includes due diligence on private funds and active management of foundation relationships.

Manvir Manak is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network, holding CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He has worked primarily with MAP Strategic Wealth Advisors and Advisory Services Network since 2016. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing diverse securities and customizable engagement models.

Elijah Souza is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management. He has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC for nine years and has been with Gerber Kawasaki since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Souza acts as a liaison between clients and CPAs at GK Tax and Accounting, referring clients and providing financial planning support. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management serves a diverse client base, including both individual and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and alternative investment access. The firm employs tailored portfolio strategies with ongoing monitoring and also acts as sub-adviser to an actively managed growth-focused ETF.

Carly Jeavons is a CFP® with eight years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Root Financial Partners and has previously held roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Crux Wealth Advisors, and LPL Financial, among others. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm uses broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client goals and offers specialized techniques for clients with more complex needs.

Judith Harlan is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66-licensed financial advisor at NWF Advisory Services Inc with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at OSAIC since 2018 and previously held roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. NWF Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in client assets through over 100 advisory representatives. The firm serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through an open-architecture, technology-driven platform.

Christopher Good is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Sherman Oaks, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he provides part-time in-home respite care for his special needs daughter through a program compensated by the State of California. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and provides a range of portfolio management programs and fiduciary services through an open-architecture platform with notable municipal bond strategies and custody capabilities.

Elana Yaffe is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Vicus Capital, Inc. She has held roles at Defrate & Paavola LLC and Morton Wealth, among others. Yaffe serves as a financial planning specialist at Defrate & Paavola LLC in addition to her work at Vicus Capital. Vicus Capital provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plan sponsors. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies and emphasizes retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services, including ERISA advisory support and participant account management programs.

Jeffrey Sarti is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Morton Capital Management since 2013. 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 consulting, and business consulting services, using standardized strategies customized to client objectives with an emphasis on risk management and volatility reduction.

Paul Miller is a financial advisor at First Foundation Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with First Foundation Advisors since 2012. First Foundation Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans, as well as investment companies. The firm uses an open-architecture, multi-asset approach that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and independent managers, and operates with a bank holding company affiliation through FirstSun Capital Bancorp.

Patrice Bening is a CFP® and Series 63 credentialed advisor at Morton Wealth with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morton Capital Management in 2019, Patrice worked at CIT Bank and has longstanding affiliations with Bank of America and Banc of America Investment Services dating back to 2005. 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 employs standardized investment strategies customized to client objectives, focusing on risk management and volatility reduction through diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, private alternatives, and selective use of options or margin strategies.

Chad Francis is a financial advisor at HBW Advisory Services LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at HBW Advisory Services since 2018, following seven years at Gordon Biersch. Outside of his advisory role, Francis serves as president of Thrive Stewardship Financial Advisors, Inc., where he provides notary public and trust services, and he assists clients with revocable living trusts through Encorestate Plans on a non-compensated basis. HBW Advisory Services manages approximately $1.75 billion in assets and offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, families, charitable organizations, and institutional plans. The firm employs a blended investment approach using third-party money managers and model portfolios, and it is notable for its high client load per advisor and its combination of retail, charitable, and institutional services.

Robert Oberstein is a financial advisor with Verus Capital Partners, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 66 license. He has 25 years of industry experience and has previously worked at Avantax Investment Services, Avantax Advisory Services, Avantax Insurance Services, and 1st Global Advisors. Oberstein is also a CPA and owner of RSO Advisors, LLP, a tax preparation and accounting business, and serves as secretary/treasurer on the board of David H Fell & Co., Inc. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical investment approach with strategic asset allocation and offers customized portfolios aligned with client objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.