Aubrey Fernando is a financial advisor at SEIA in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining SEIA, he worked in roles including at Ses LLC, 12th Tribe, and LoanDepot, and has a background in information security and technology. SEIA serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate clients through a platform of 132 advisors managing approximately $22.5 billion in assets. The firm employs a six-step investment process combining strategic and tactical asset allocation, offering multiple managed account programs and comprehensive financial planning services.

Jay Champlain is a financial advisor with Golden State Wealth Management, LLC in Santa Monica, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 43 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Golden State Wealth Management, he worked at American Express Financial Advisors Inc. and IDS Life Insurance Company for over three decades. Outside of his advisory work, Champlain serves as a board member for Harbor Med Tech, Inc. Golden State Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses by offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management and uses a range of analytic approaches and third-party managers to tailor investment portfolios.

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.

Stephen Loh is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at National Securities Corporation and Wedbush Securities Inc. Loh also serves as an agent for B. Riley Wealth Insurance in a role related to fixed insurance. B. Riley Wealth Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management to individual clients, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers various programs including advisor-managed portfolios, third-party managed programs via the Envestnet platform, and internally managed models, overseeing approximately $4.21 billion in client assets across about 173 advisors.

Kaytlin Hall is a financial advisor at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC for nine years. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a liaison between clients and CPAs at GK Tax and Accounting, an accounting services firm affiliated with her primary employer. Gerber Kawasaki serves a diverse client base, including both individual and institutional investors, offering wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs tailored portfolio strategies with active monitoring and manages an actively managed ETF focused on growth stocks.

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 in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at 1st Century Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase, and First Republic Bank. Westmount Partners provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-profits, estates and trusts, and corporations. The firm is notable for its role as a private fund adviser and recurring sub-advisor for several multi-manager pooled funds, managing client accounts primarily through no-load mutual funds and alternative private fund structures.

Zachary Bainter is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently with Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management in Santa Monica, CA. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC from 2012 to 2020. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Bainter is a part-owner of Gerber Kawasaki Insurance Services and serves on the Board of Directors of Fund GP, a private equity fund. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management serves a diverse client base including individual households and institutional entities, offering wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs tailored portfolio strategies and active management techniques, and also acts as sub-adviser to the AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki ETF.

Yevgeniy Lev is a financial advisor at SEIA with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Royal Alliance Associates, LPL Financial, and Global Retirement Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he manages bookkeeping and payroll for a pass-through LLC he owns. SEIA serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations with investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a research-driven investment process combining strategic and tactical approaches, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary programs to its clients.

Elinoa Witkin is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Compound Planning, she worked at Executive Benefit and has held roles in educational institutions including Santa Monica Community College and Bais Yaakov School for Girls. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and a Turnkey Asset Management Program for financial intermediaries. The firm uses a risk-based investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, and offers tax-aware strategies and technology-driven solutions.

Roxana Maddahi is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, LLC for eight years. Maddahi serves as president and board member of Looking Beyond Next Gen, a nonprofit organization supporting children and young adults with disabilities, and teaches a philanthropy course at Sinai Akiba Synagogue. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm emphasizes customized, risk-based model allocations utilizing fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, integrating low-cost ETFs, direct indexing, and alternative strategies through a combination of in-house and third-party sub-advisors.

Joseph Ganoe is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at RBC Capital Markets, LPL Financial, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Composition Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and broker/dealers. The firm manages approximately $9.5 billion on a discretionary basis through a multi-advisor platform, employing a long-term, asset-allocation driven approach with diversified portfolios constructed from low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and selective use of options and private investment funds.

Stephen Bedikian is a financial advisor at Halbert Hargrove with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2023 to 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the investment committee for St. James Episcopal Church’s endowment. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion for individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through a multi-advisor platform. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only investment management complemented by financial planning and retirement plan services, using a research-driven approach to construct diversified portfolios.

Devin Cruise is a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Aspiriant since 2016 in various roles. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive wealth planning and family office services. The firm employs customized investment strategies based on internal Capital Market Expectations and offers a broad range of implementation options, including third-party managers, ETFs, private investments, and mutual funds.

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.

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.

Timothy Kohler is a financial advisor at Halbert Hargrove with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Halbert Hargrove since 2014. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion across a multi-advisor platform, serving individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only investment management along with financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan services, employing a research-driven approach and a range of investment vehicles.