Paul Seig is a CFP® professional with 44 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kovack Advisors, Inc. since 2022. He previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC for nine years. Outside of advising, he is a CPA and EA with his own practice and serves as treasurer for an RV club called Safari of Southern California. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and financial institutions nationwide. The firm emphasizes diversified asset-class exposure through mutual funds and ETFs, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and provides financial planning and account aggregation services.

Matt Ward is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners based in Newport Beach, CA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 35 years of industry experience. Since 2012, he has been affiliated with Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. through his current firm. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and capital markets services. The firm emphasizes international investing and combines top-down macro themes with bottom-up security selection through specialized strategies and third-party manager programs.

Gabriella Sheffield is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management since 2018. Prior to joining Northwest, she worked at Advanced Practice Advisors, LLC for two years. Northwest Asset Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, offering customized investment management, retirement and financial planning, consulting, tax preparation, and sub-advisory services.

Pamela Sowers is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Roseville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Wedbush Morgan Securities since 2007. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services, including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, capital markets, and prime services, with approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Ahmed Ghulamali is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Trilogy Capital since 2015 and LPL Financial since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a driving instructor with Varsity Driving Academy. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a risk-based, diversified asset allocation framework with both in-house and third-party strategies, integrates real estate considerations into advanced planning, and offers comprehensive portfolio management and retirement consulting services.

Gary Robertson is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Royal Alliance since 2015 and is involved as a principal in a holding entity that owns a boat. Robertson also conducts a small insurance and long-term care business outside of his advisory role. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with retirement plan consulting and trust and estate services. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and operates an open-architecture wealth management platform featuring advisor-managed portfolios, third-party model portfolios, and SMA/UMA solutions, emphasizing strategic long-term investing with additional tactical strategies available.

Justin Whitsell is a financial advisor at Western Wealth Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Western Wealth Management since 2016, also maintaining a long tenure with LPL Financial beginning in 2011. Whitsell hosts the Capital Gain Podcast, an investment-related podcast based from his home. Western Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm operates as a decentralized network, combining firm-designed model portfolios with access to various LPL-sponsored programs and third-party managers, offering a broad range of strategies and annual account reviews.

Deborah Griffith is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Everett Harris & Co in Mission Viejo, CA since 1998. Everett Harris & Co provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a predominantly buy-and-hold investment approach across a range of asset classes, maintaining a compact team of 13 advisors.

Elizabeth De Muro is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Raymond James Financial Services, LPL Financial, and Madrid Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an instructor at Huntington Beach Adult School. Ascentis Independent Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients through a network of advisors. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing a mix of public and private securities and specialized programs such as Private Direct Investments.

Cindy Chin is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Crown Capital Securities and Brook Street Realty. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a real estate business, Royal Global Asset Management LLC, operating under the name Cindy Chin Realty Intl. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a broad range of securities and model asset-allocation portfolios tailored through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Alex Mathe Cathala is a financial advisor with Lifeworks Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Aimvest Technologies Inc, Morgan Stanley, Rothschild, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm utilizes a combination of planning-based and risk-based investment approaches, incorporating low-cost diversified funds, third-party managers, and advanced analytical tools, while maintaining integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among multi-team advisors.

Linda Yu is a financial advisor with Cooper McManus in Irvine, CA, holding dual roles as an attorney with over 11 years of experience running her own law firm alongside two years in financial advising. She combines her legal background with her financial advisory role, offering a multidisciplinary perspective. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment approach, utilizing a variety of securities and model portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Gavin Dankert is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Rover and Healthy Drain. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent for life and health insurance. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach supported by in-house model series and third-party sub-advisors, integrating advanced planning and non-traditional investment strategies when appropriate.

Cary Boring is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked with Trilogy Financial Services since 2000 and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2017. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach using both in-house models and third-party sub-advisors, incorporating advanced planning that includes budgeting, tax strategies, and real estate considerations.

Nichole Horton is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors in Newport Beach, CA. She holds the ChFC® designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Integrity Alliance, LLC, Lion Street Financial, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, and Girard Securities. Horton also oversees the compliance program for an insurance agency associated with her firm. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management for a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a customizable investment platform and operates affiliated services such as legal, trust, lending, and technology support for other independent advisers.

Kerrie Doughty Lloyd is a financial advisor with Index Fund Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Prudent Investors Network, Bank of America, Merrill, and State Street Global Services. Outside of her advisory role, she founded Integrative Solution Services LLC, which provides a website and app offering resources for families of individuals with special needs. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, passively managed portfolios aligned with clients’ risk capacity, integrating in-house tax services and publishing proprietary indexes and portfolio research.

Harrison Chang is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Innovation Partners LLC, Western International Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, and American United Life Insurance Company. Outside of financial advising, he is the owner of Richbound, a non-investment-related business. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients who are not classified as high net worth, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses various analytical approaches and provides discretionary management options, focusing on non-HNW retail investors and retirement plan participants.

Bradley Shammas is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with CreativeOne Securities, LLC. He has worked at CreativeOne Securities since 2016 and previously at Conaway and Conaway from 2010 to 2016. Shammas serves as president elect of the Financial Planning Association of Orange County and is involved in promoting financial literacy through educational workshops. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to third-party managers, combining project-based planning with ongoing asset management through the CreativeOne Wealth platform.

Scott Yi is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC since 2017. Prior to joining Perigon, he worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc from 2012 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Yi is involved in insurance sales. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio construction and serves as both sponsor and overseer of wrap and sub-advisor programs, with notable experience servicing banking and thrift institutions.

Stephen Lee is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with RWA Wealth Partners and has previously worked at firms including Mariner Wealth Advisors and Mercer Global Advisors. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach supported by an open-architecture platform and offers internally managed strategies through its subsidiary, RWA Capital, as well as tax preparation services via RWA Tax Solutions.