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.

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 23 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 Royal Global Asset Management LLC, a real estate business. Cooper McManus provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, managing approximately $2.56 billion in discretionary assets.

Michelle White is a financial advisor with Halbert Hargrove in Long Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Halbert Hargrove since 1998. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors manages approximately $4.2 billion for a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary, fee-only investment management and financial planning through a multi-advisor platform, employing a research-driven Investment Committee to construct diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

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 at Cooper McManus with one year of industry experience. She is also the owner and practicing attorney of the Law Offices of Linda Yu, a law firm she has operated since 2015. Cooper McManus provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $2.56 billion in discretionary assets and employs a tailored investment process that incorporates fundamental analysis and multiple strategies, including the use of options and cryptocurrency products.

Gavin Dankert is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Trilogy Capital, he held various roles, including work with Rover and Healthy Drain, and has experience as an insurance agent focusing on life and health insurance. 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 uses a risk-based, diversified asset allocation framework and integrates fundamental and technical analysis in portfolio management, with a focus on both traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

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.

Bradley Shammas is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with CreativeOne Securities, LLC (formerly Client One Securities, LLC) since 2016 and also has experience with Conaway and Conaway. Shammas serves as president elect of the Financial Planning Association of Orange County and is involved with the Association of Financial Consultants, promoting financial literacy through free educational workshops. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services, employing a combination of project-based planning, fundamental and cyclical security analysis, and referrals to external managers through its proprietary 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.

William Davidson is a financial advisor at RBC Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America Private Bank, and City National Securities. He serves on the advisory board of the Ocean Institute, a charitable organization focused on fundraising to help underprivileged children in Southern California learn about the ocean. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm uses affiliated sub-advisors to manage portfolios and is distinguished by its integration within a broad financial services group affiliated with a bank and related entities.

Peter Mason is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently associated with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC. He has held roles at Elite Advisory Group, Broadridge Advisor Solutions, Aloha Wealth Partners, and Cambridge Financial. In addition to his advisory work, Mason is licensed as a life and health insurance agent. Foundations Investment Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.1 billion for about 29,615 clients through nearly 300 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan support, and sub-advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and registered investment companies.

Christopher Roberts is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Spire Wealth Management, Spire Securities, and Chamberlain Consulting Group since 2017, and was previously with Edward Jones from 2015 to 2017. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach combined with fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Christina Bush is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Cooper Financial Group, and Securities America Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in wildlife education and preservation, including founding Honey Haven Apiary and serving as a wildlife photographer and educator with Youth for Wildlife. Cooper McManus provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and tailors investment strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance, managing approximately $2.56 billion in discretionary assets.

Elizabeth Brunson is a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Grant Thornton, the Diocese of Orange, and teaching positions at California State University, Fullerton, and Irvine Valley College. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and other institutions. The firm employs a portfolio management approach focused on passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, and maintains an in-house tax services division alongside its investment offerings.