Chrysantha Cosby is a financial advisor with Abacus Wealth Partners, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Custom Wealth-Concorde Investment Services for five years before joining Abacus in 2019. Abacus Wealth Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a broad client base including individuals, families, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm follows a passive, asset-class investment approach with ESG screening options and offers access to private fund investments such as the Align Impact fund.

Scott Miller is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently with Merit Financial Advisors in Pasadena, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, The Bridgeway Group, and RNC Genter Capital Management. Miller is also the owner of Miller Financial Group, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolios using centrally managed sleeves and model allocations, offering comprehensive wealth-management services including financial planning, retirement plan advice, and employee financial-wellness programs.

Cory Davenport is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC. He has worked at Westmount Asset Management since 2020 and previously spent six years at Northwestern Mutual. Westmount Partners, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans, non-profits, estates, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion across about 1,400 clients, emphasizing no-load mutual funds and pooled vehicles, and acts as adviser and sub-adviser to multiple private pooled investment vehicles.

Anthony Lee is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Wedbush Securities since 2010. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, offering brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets. The firm manages approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets and provides a range of managed account solutions alongside commission-based brokerage arrangements.

Hayley Bates is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at SEIA. Her prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, Signature Estate & Investment Advisors, and SES LLC. She is a member of the Leadership Council for the nonprofit organization A Place Called Home in Los Angeles. SEIA serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable entities through a multi-team advisory platform. The firm integrates quantitative and qualitative research in its investment process, focusing primarily on non-discretionary portfolio management.

Gregg Koutouvidis is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RBC Capital Markets, LLC and City National Bank. RBC Securities provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates portfolio management and financial planning with affiliated sub-advisory oversight and offers custodial and cash-management features within a broad financial services group structure.

Zachary Statzer is a financial advisor at Perennial Financial Services with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ford Financial Group and LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is the owner of Imago Dei Coffee, LLC, a non-investment-related business. Perennial Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting to individuals, trusts, pensions, and corporate clients. The firm combines various investment strategies and technologies, including AI tools and multiple custodian platforms, to tailor and manage client portfolios.

Christopher Vallejo Jr. is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with five years of industry experience. He has been with Abacus Wealth Partners since 2021. Prior to his financial advisory career, Vallejo held roles at Regal Wine Company and engaged in music and arts activities, including self-employment as a musician and work with the Zhen Music and Arts Institute. Abacus Wealth Partners serves a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, and organizations, offering financial planning, consulting, and investment management services. The firm uses a passive-oriented, asset-class investment approach with options for ESG screening and also sponsors the Align Impact private fund.

Rudy Sanchez is a financial advisor at RBC Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at City National Securities, Inc. and City National Bank. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and ongoing reporting. The firm integrates a broad financial services group affiliation, including an affiliated sub-advisor that manages portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, and individual securities.

Chaundra Straker is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Principal Advised Services. Her prior experience includes roles at Cetera Advisor Networks and National Planning Corporation. Outside of finance, she works as a beertender and server at Firestone Walker Brewing Company. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients. The firm combines third-party methodologies and proprietary models to deliver both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary wrap-fee investment management program.

William Mcintosh is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience, including a brief tenure at the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2017. He has been with Wedbush Securities since 2017. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base that includes individual, high-net-worth, foundation, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of brokerage and SEC-registered advisory services, covering wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, capital markets, and prime services.

Case Wagstaff is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab and various real estate advisory firms. Wedbush Securities serves a broad client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, offering brokerage and SEC-registered advisory services across multiple asset classes and investment solutions. The firm combines broker-dealer and capital markets functions with custody, clearing, and prime services, managing approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets.

Reza Zamani is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with SteelPeak since 2012. Prior to joining SteelPeak, he worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2012 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member of ZAMANI CAPITAL, LLC and ZAMANI ENTERPRISES, LLC, which are involved in real estate activities, and he is also a fixed insurance agent with Steel Peak Estate & Insurance. SteelPeak Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charities, family offices, private funds, and registered investment companies. The firm provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, discretionary portfolio management, alternative strategies, and private placement consulting, often implementing advice through proprietary and custom model portfolios overseen by its Institute of Portfolio Management & Economic Strategy.

Maziar Esmailbeigi is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC with 24 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2012 to 2018 and has been with SteelPeak Wealth Management since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved as a fixed insurance agent at Steel Peak Estate & Insurance. SteelPeak Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charities, family offices, private funds, and registered investment companies. The firm provides financial planning, retirement consulting, discretionary portfolio management, alternative investment strategies, and access to margin solutions, utilizing proprietary and custom model portfolios monitored by its Institute of Portfolio Management & Economic Strategy.

Jacqueline Yapp is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC. and previously worked at WealthSource Partners, LLC and Avant Garde Advisors LLC. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities by providing investment supervisory services and managed programs through a web-based platform and access to third-party and independent managers. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory with risk-tolerance assessments to create ETF/ETN-based portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Michael Cuddihy is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes 12 years at Citigroup Global Markets and a period of unemployment in 2020 before joining Wedbush Securities in the same year. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across various asset classes and operates managed account and wrap fee programs alongside commission-based brokerage arrangements.

Abdullah Safdari is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at LifePro Asset Management, LLC for six years and is the founder and president of two companies: N.A.C.P.E. Inc., providing insurance and annuity consulting, and College Planning Experts, offering college planning and financial aid guidance. He is also co-partner and president of La Michoacana Authentic Ice Cream Parlor, an ice cream shop. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, alongside technology and operational solutions for other advisors.

Edgar Haroutunian is a financial advisor at SEIA with six years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior work includes roles at TCW LLC and Paulson Investment Co., LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in merchandise sales through Amazon.com as a member and manager of an LLC. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform comprising roughly 140 advisors. The firm’s investment approach integrates strategic macro asset-allocation with tactical adjustments driven by an in-house Investment Solutions Group and Investment Committee, offering both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary management.

Jean Kent is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Santa Rosa, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Wedbush Securities since 2005. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, offering brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across multiple asset classes and account types. The firm combines broker-dealer, capital markets, and prime services functions, managing approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets.

Sean Cauvel is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Westmount Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He has been with Westmount Asset Management since 2007. Westmount Partners, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans, non-profits, estates, trusts, corporations, and partnerships. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion across about 1,400 clients, focusing on portfolios constructed primarily with no-load mutual funds and pooled vehicles, and offers access to alternative and private investments for qualified investors.