Matthew Drehs is a financial advisor with Legacy Financial Group in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 24 years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Sagepoint Financial and H.D. Vest Advisory Services. Drehs serves as Chairman of the Finance Board and President of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Torrance, a nonprofit religious organization. Legacy Financial Group provides financial planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and estates, using model-based allocation and third-party platform solutions grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm manages approximately $20 million across three advisors and acts as a wrap fee program sponsor and portfolio manager across multiple wrap programs.

Srdjan Nastasic is a financial advisor at Augustus Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial and Telenor. Augustus Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis to create tailored asset-allocation strategies and employs both long- and short-term trading approaches, including borrowing and option strategies within separately managed accounts.

Ann Cooper is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with over 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked with Legacy Financial Group since 2015 and has prior experience at SagePoint Financial. Cooper also serves as a co-trustee on a family trust, reviewing and managing the account. Legacy Financial Group provides financial planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management for individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts and estates. The firm uses model-based allocations grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and partners with third-party platforms like SEI and Vision2020 to construct and manage portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across various wrap fee programs.

Scott Ozer is a financial advisor at Southern California Wealth Management Associates with 44 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Emerson Equity LLC and Sandlapper Securities, LLC prior to joining his current firm. Southern California Wealth Management Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and client-specific Investment Policy Statements. The firm manages approximately $34 million across 115 client accounts, using a variety of analytical methods and both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Russell Kartub is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Insight Investment Counsel since 2014. Insight Investment Counsel is a SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other investment advisers. The firm employs a mix of asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and mutual fund/ETF evaluation, using both long- and short-term strategies with regular account reviews and rebalancing.

Christopher Malburg is an advisor at Envision Capital Management Inc. with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and six years of experience at the firm. His professional background includes roles as a CPA since 1990, a small business consultant since 1987, and work with Writers Resource Group, Inc. since 1999. Envision Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individual clients. The firm manages approximately $334 million across 226 accounts, focusing on fixed-income and marketable securities through fundamental and technical analysis, with an investment approach emphasizing longer-term holdings supported by a two-person advisory team.

Ryan Peabody is a financial advisor at Sharper & Granite LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Sharper & Granite since 2016. Sharper & Granite LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a top-down, asset-allocation strategy focusing on low-cost, tax-efficient index ETFs and mutual funds, and permits the use of margin in managed accounts.

Tammy Trenta is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Family Financial. Her prior roles include positions at Creative Planning and Running Point Capital Advisors. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in tax and accounting services through FF Business Management LLC and is an author affiliated with the Institute for Financial Empowerment. Family Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses a primarily long-term investment approach with portfolios constructed from ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and digital currency, and incorporates borrowing and derivatives strategies that are relatively uncommon among peers.

Gregory Alessandra is a financial advisor with Alessandra Capital Management, LLC in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisors LLC, and First Allied Advisory Services, as well as managing his independent firm since 1999. Alessandra Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolios using model strategies, tactical asset allocation, and various investment vehicles, alongside financial planning services delivered through written plans, projects, or consulting engagements.

Michelle Miller is a financial advisor at DeLarme Wealth Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. before returning to DeLarme Wealth Management. DeLarme Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting for individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a risk-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, and other asset classes, along with documented use of derivatives and options strategies.

Alfred Walsh is a financial advisor at Malaga Cove Capital, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Malaga Cove Capital since 2008. The firm provides discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. Malaga Cove Capital focuses on capital growth through a primarily equity-focused, long-term buy-and-hold strategy supplemented by active management and periodic rebalancing.

Tina Herrera is a financial advisor at Sharper & Granite LLC in El Segundo, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with Sharper & Granite since 2014. Sharper & Granite provides comprehensive portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $318 million on a discretionary basis. The firm utilizes a top-down asset allocation approach focused on low-cost, tax-efficient index ETFs and no-load index mutual funds, employing statistical methods to estimate efficient frontier allocations.

Sean Miot is a financial advisor with Park Capital Group, Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Park Capital Group in 2022, he worked at LPL Financial and Cowen Prime Services, and he serves as a board member for Liquid Lung Dx, participating in corporate strategy discussions. Park Capital Group, Inc. serves individual and pension/profit-sharing clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis methods and offers participant education seminars alongside discretionary management of held-away participant accounts through a third-party platform.

Eric Imley is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Soaring Investment Management, LLC and previously worked at EWG Elevate dba Protection Point Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. He also operated Eric Imley Real Consulting for four years. Soaring Investment Management advises individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs multiple methods in portfolio construction, including fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and manages approximately $112.5 million in discretionary assets across around 171 client relationships.

Donald Bizub is a financial advisor at HG Wealth Partners LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Hamilton Grant LLC and Western International Securities, Inc. Bizub is also involved in life, health, and annuity insurance sales as a licensed insurance agent. HG Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving a limited number of individual clients, families, trusts, and certain institutional or corporate accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning, with investment decisions based on fundamental analysis and periodic account reviews.

Kevin Bidenkap is a CFP® and ChFC® with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Tortuga Wealth Management since 2010 and is also affiliated with LPL Financial. He serves as a for-profit board member of Quick Class, Inc. Tortuga Wealth Management advises individuals and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $223 million in discretionary assets and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across a range of investment strategies, delivering services primarily through LPL Financial–sponsored programs and its own wrap fee offering.

Jiyao Xu is a financial advisor at X and Y Advisors, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. Xu holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Blend Financial, Inc. dba Origin Financial, Confidence Wealth Management, LLC, and as a self-employed advisor. X and Y Advisors, Inc. is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning alongside tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll accounting, business consulting, and investment management. The firm primarily uses passive, low-cost portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides financial planning on both project-based and ongoing terms.

Brett Niven is a financial advisor at Beach Cities Wealth Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Beach Cities Wealth Management since 2011 and Bvcn Advisory Services, LLC since 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is the managing member of KOTA Commercial Assets, LLC, a firm managing commercial investment properties in Southern California. Beach Cities Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on personalized asset management with tailored portfolios that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, mutual funds, and private securities. The firm emphasizes ongoing account supervision and employs a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis with various investment strategies, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Ashley Mc Guinness is a financial advisor at PointOne Family Office with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at William Blair, Bank of America, and Merrill. PointOne Family Office provides portfolio management and family-office style investment services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing a multi-method analytical approach and offering a broad range of investment options. The firm emphasizes regular portfolio monitoring and fiduciary duties while also evaluating and allocating assets to third-party advisers.

Jonathan Wimbish is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Kensington Investment Counsel since 2012 and is also involved with Nimin Energy. Additionally, he has been a member of Chisholm Partners II, LLC, an oil and gas production company, since 2011. Kensington Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, corporate and retirement plans, pension plans, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis across multiple equity strategies, emphasizes diversified equity and fixed-income exposure, and maintains low portfolio turnover to limit trading costs and tax impacts.