Mark Nedlin is a financial advisor at MGN and Co LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Citigroup and as a self-employed advisor before joining MGN and Co in 2019. MGN and Co, LLC provides customized investment advice, financial planning, consulting, and portfolio monitoring to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes macroeconomic and fundamental analysis with tailored asset allocation and security selection, offering both asset-based monitoring and consulting on an hourly or project basis, along with educational seminars and published periodicals.

Soleyman Forouzan is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Cogent Capital Group, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Mind Span, Inc., a commercial property management business, for over two decades. In addition to his advisory work, he manages non-investment-related commercial real estate activities through Forouzan Brothers LP. Cogent Capital Group serves a select group of high net worth individuals, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with expanded family office services for ultra-high net worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental, diversified investment approach emphasizing income-generating assets and integrates the principal’s background in energy trading and risk management into client portfolios.

Joseph Keenan is a CFP® and PFS™ with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal advisor at Hillhurst Wealth Management LLC in West Hills, CA. He has held roles at several firms, including MC Legacy Group LLC, where he serves as Chief Financial Officer of a single-family office. Hillhurst Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, families, and family offices. The firm emphasizes written financial plans and uses a combination of outside managers with passive and active investment strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Kevin Sheldahl is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He founded and has operated Appian Way Financial LLC since 2013. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, dedicating up to 10% of his time to insurance-related activities with unaffiliated carriers. Appian Way Financial provides financial planning, retirement and tax planning, business consulting, and investment consultation for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing active asset management, core-and-satellite allocations, and value investing strategies, with portfolios typically including diversified, tax-aware allocations across various investment vehicles.

Yolla Kairouz is a financial advisor with Kairos Family Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo spanning over a decade. She serves as a board member for the UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast, a nonprofit providing economic insights for the greater Los Angeles area and beyond. Kairos Family Wealth LLC is a newly formed investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management, outsourced CFO services, and standalone financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, drawing on fundamental and quantitative analysis, and acts as a fiduciary for retirement accounts.

Yves Marc Courtines is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Boundless Advice LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2016. Courtines serves as Chair of the Advisory Council for the CFA Society Los Angeles' Wealth Management Excellence Summits, a continuing education program for local wealth management professionals. Boundless Advice works with a select group of individual clients and corporate and employee benefit plan sponsors, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm employs a passive, asset-class based investment strategy emphasizing tax efficiency and low turnover, combined with the use of derivatives and sophisticated trading tools tailored to both individuals and institutional clients.

Joseph Jackson is the Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2019. He has been with Fidelity Investments since 2010, progressing through roles including Financial Consultant, Portfolio Specialist, Client Management Representative, Retirement Solutions Representative, and Investment Solutions Representative. Prior to joining Fidelity, he worked as a Credit Manager at Wells Fargo from 2009 to 2010. Joseph is a Certified Financial Planner who focuses on comprehensive wealth planning. He dedicates time to understanding each client's unique situation and provides tailored, non-biased guidance along with actionable steps. He holds a California Insurance License.

Gordon Trachtenberg is the sole advisor at Trachtenberg Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Beverly Hills, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience, including 19 years leading his own firm since 2007. Trachtenberg Capital Management provides customized investment management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and institutional and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to construct portfolios using equities, bonds, ETFs, and mutual funds, with execution and reporting primarily through Fidelity Institutional.

Marcos Figueroa III is the principal of MFA Global Consulting Group LLC, an independent firm based in Beverly Hills, CA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. Since founding MFA Global Consulting Group in 2014, he has focused on providing portfolio management services. Additionally, he is an insurance broker affiliated with Crump Insurance and sells life insurance policies. MFA Global Consulting Group serves primarily individuals and small business owners, managing approximately $500,000 in assets for about 58 clients. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic, and value-oriented investment approach that emphasizes long-term allocations, diversification, and firm-conducted security research, with a primarily non-discretionary management style.

Vincent Williams is a financial advisor at Retirement Planners with over eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Shareholders Service Group and Ria. Outside of financial advising, he is active as a licensed insurance agent and serves as a notary at Legacy Legal Services. Retirement Planners provides financial planning and advisory services focused on retirement planning, insurance, annuities, and portfolio recommendations for individuals and small businesses. The firm operates on a non-discretionary basis, delivering written analyses and leaving implementation to clients.

Adam Soroko is the sole advisor at Mertz Capital, an independent registered investment adviser based in Studio City, California. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of investment advising, he is also licensed as an independent insurance agent. Mertz Capital serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, providing investment advisory and managed account services along with financial planning consulting such as risk assessment and estate planning. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, tailoring strategies to client objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Troy Peterson is a financial advisor at Pgp Wealth Services, LLC in Burbank, CA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked as an independent contractor for 13 years and has been with Pgp Wealth Services since 2009. PGP Wealth Services is an SEC-registered independent advisory firm serving individuals, small businesses, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational seminars, developing client-specific investment strategies using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis.

Thomas Calcagnini is the sole advisor at Calcagnini Wealth Management, LLC in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Eastward Capital Partners LLC since 2010 and founded Calcagnini ALS Foundation Inc in 2020. Calcagnini Wealth Management is a small independent firm serving approximately 40 clients, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, pension consulting, and a wrap fee program, emphasizing individualized asset allocation and ongoing account supervision using various analytical methods.

Eli Rosenthal is a financial advisor at Odyssey Financial Services LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has held various roles in technology and finance, including a concurrent position as a Software Engineer II at SpaceX. Prior to his advisory work, he has experience at firms such as Pluto and Hedley & Bennett. Odyssey Financial Services LLC provides investment management and financial planning to individual investors and small businesses. The firm focuses on U.S. equities and bonds, offering flexible billing arrangements and both discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Canard Barnes is a financial advisor with Barnes & Company Investment Counsel, LLC in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He founded Barnes & Company Investment Counsel in 2015 after working at Independent Financial Partners from 2011 to 2016. Barnes is involved in marketing and sales for a health insurance business in a commission-sharing arrangement. Barnes & Company Investment Counsel is a small independent adviser managing discretionary portfolios and providing financial planning and consulting services primarily to individuals and other entities. The firm builds customized portfolios using ETFs, ETNs, equities, and fixed income, employing fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory methods.

Steven Singer is a financial advisor at Retirement Solutions LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked independently as an insurance agent since 1980. Prior to his current role, he was associated with United Planners' Financial Services for 14 years. Retirement Solutions serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses by providing personalized investment management along with financial planning and consulting. The firm manages portfolios primarily composed of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs on a non-discretionary basis, combining fundamental and technical analysis with long-term investment strategies.

Stephanie Hancock is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Los Angeles, CA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. She has 31 years of industry experience and has operated Hancock Wealth Advisory since 2002. Hancock also provides life coaching services through a separate business. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with in-house research and a variety of investment solutions, ranging from model portfolios to customized discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Ronald Theda is the principal of Bullbear Investment Management, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has led Bullbear Investment Management since 2004. Bullbear Investment Management provides discretionary investment management of stock and bond portfolios for institutions, businesses, trusts, and individual clients without a formal account minimum. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy using a blend of individual stocks and ETFs tailored to clients’ risk profiles, with trading conducted daily through a low-cost custodian.

My perspective is shaped not only by my work as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, but also by my life as a poet, including performing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Both disciplines have taught me the same truth. Wealth is not only about numbers. It is about possibility. I help women professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, and expats create financial strategies to help build a life they love. One where they feel more confident about their future, and that they're on track to meet their goals. I am also Nigerian-American and one of ~450 Black women financial planners in the US, an experience that has shapes my passion for working with BIPOC and globally-minded women who otherwise may not comfortable with "traditional" advisors.

Nicholas Han is the principal of Daehan Securities, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience, including over a decade at Daehan Securities and multiple intervals at Kayan Securities, Inc. He serves as vice-president of the Unification Education Council-OC.SD Chapter, a nonprofit focused on education and research related to the unification of the Korean peninsula. Daehan Securities serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary equity portfolio management, a defined Balanced Portfolio strategy, and modular financial planning, using both fundamental and technical analysis with customized advice tailored through ongoing monitoring.