Sarah Gassert is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Equity Management Group with no prior industry experience. She has worked at DAV Energy Solutions from 2019 to 2021 and has been with Equity Management Group since 2013. Equity Management Group is a fee-only firm that provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and retirement plans under a fiduciary standard. The firm offers discretionary portfolio supervision and builds individualized investment plans tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, utilizing a combination of independent research and proprietary analysis.

Mark Wendell is a financial advisor at MD Wealth Partners, Inc with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with MD Wendell Wealth Partners since 2011. Outside of advisory services, he is also involved in offering insurance products, including life insurance, annuities, and long-term care insurance. MD Wealth Partners serves individual, high-net-worth, and business clients by providing investment management through third-party managers, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes value, safety, quality, and risk control in its investment approach and works with clients to select strategists on the AssetMark platform that align with their objectives and risk tolerance.

Jeremy Hofer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Hofer & Associates Wealth Management since 2016, where he serves as one of two advisors. Hofer is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a small portion of his time to insurance-related activities. Hofer & Associates Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $216 million in client assets using a range of methods, including fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and model portfolios tailored to varying risk tolerances.

Yvonne Darby is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sherwood Financial Partners, LLC. Her prior work experience includes roles at Fullscreen and McBeard. Sherwood Financial Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and basic tax preparation. The firm generally manages portfolios on a discretionary, long-term basis using a combination of value-based indexing and active bond management, with custody through Schwab Institutional.

Steve Coker is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cedarstone Advisors since 2014. He holds a Series 65 license and works out of Thousand Oaks, CA. Cedarstone Advisors provides fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes diversified asset-allocation models using primarily no-load mutual funds and ETFs, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with ongoing portfolio monitoring and discretionary management.

Christopher Lynch is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Lynch Financial Group, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Wealth Watch Advisors, Open Sail Financial, Viking River Cruises, and Cascade Financial Technology. In addition to advisory services, Mr. Lynch offers fixed life and annuity products and conducts medical and Medicare insurance sales as an independent contractor. Lynch Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes passive portfolio construction using index mutual funds and ETFs, tailoring plans based on asset allocation and risk tolerance, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services to a small client base.

Austin Link is a Series 66 licensed advisor at GKV Capital Management Co Inc with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining GKV in 2026, he held roles at Fidelity Investments and has a diverse work background including positions outside the financial industry. GKV Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, employing a combined top-down macro analysis and bottom-up fundamental research approach. The firm customizes portfolios to client objectives and integrates held-away accounts while offering financial planning and estate-planning support through third-party technology.

Christopher Mattern is an advisor at MFA Wealth Services with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at Tone, Walling & Meador LLP, where he is a minority partner in a tax preparation and accounting firm, in addition to his ongoing advisory work. Mattern has been affiliated with MFA Wealth Services and related entities since 2013. MFA Wealth Services is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, business owners, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $293 million across 224 accounts, focusing on strategic asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering personalized financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party money manager oversight.

Darrell Warner II is a financial advisor at Qmulate with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at BlueRock Capital Advisors and Clearstone Insurance Services. Qmulate serves individual and high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and retirement plan sponsors by offering financial planning, coaching, investment consultation, and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach and provides mostly non-discretionary portfolio management with written investment guidelines and client approval required for trades.

Kevin Bernzott is a financial advisor at Bernzott Capital Advisors with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Bernzott Capital Advisors since 1994. Bernzott Capital Advisors serves individual clients, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and other registered investment advisers by providing discretionary separately managed accounts, model portfolio services, and ERISA-focused advisory and consulting. The firm follows a bottom-up, value-oriented investment process emphasizing fundamental company analysis, targeted purchase prices below estimated fair value, and concentrated portfolios, and it acts as a model-provider for other advisors while maintaining explicit ERISA fiduciary procedures.

Andrew Brooks is a financial advisor at Village Wealth Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Avalan, LLC and B&B Premier Insurance Solutions, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Pizzola Insurance as an insurance producer. Village Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified allocations across various asset classes and incorporating tax-efficiency and risk considerations.

Charles Russo Jr. is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience at Classic Financial & Insurance Services, Inc. in Westlake Village, CA. He is also a licensed insurance agent and dedicates part of his time to this independent insurance business. Classic Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management, ERISA plan advisory services, and access to third-party manager programs. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on long-term capital appreciation and income, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Scott Wood is a financial advisor at Drh Investments, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory work, Wood coaches middle school football at Harvard-Westlake School and golf at Westmark School. Drh Investments provides discretionary investment management to individuals, business entities, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations, often using a concentrated equity-focused strategy combined with options for hedging and short positions. The firm employs a largely unconstrained approach and serves as a sub-adviser to other registered investment advisers.

Anthony Danaher is a financial advisor with Guild Investment Management, Inc. He holds 19 years of industry experience and has been with Guild since 1990. He also has a role at Farther Finance Advisors beginning in 2024. Guild Investment Management serves individual investors, personal trusts, pension plans, and institutional clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses a top-down macro analysis combined with bottom-up security selection and actively manages exposures across countries, sectors, and asset classes, including the use of derivatives and crypto-related exchange-traded products.

Michael Thomas is a financial advisor at RLB Financial with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at RLB Financial since 2018. Prior to that, he was associated with 1st Global Advisors, Inc. and 1st Global Capital Corp. from 2015 to 2018. Thomas is also a partner at Miller and Co. LLP, a CPA firm, where he has been involved since 2007. RLB Financial provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, written financial plans, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment process and utilizes model portfolios and managed account solutions through program sponsors like SEI and AssetMark.

Jennifer McGee is a financial advisor at Equity Management Group in Camarillo, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 31 years of industry experience. She has been with Equity Management Group since 1992. Equity Management Group provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit corporations, and retirement plans under a fiduciary standard. The firm manages approximately $62.6 million across about 80 client relationships, offering discretionary portfolio supervision and periodic financial planning, with an investment approach that combines independent research and proprietary analysis tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Mark Scott is a financial advisor at Bernzott Capital Advisors in Camarillo, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has been with Bernzott Capital Advisors since 2013. Bernzott Capital Advisors serves individual clients, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and other registered investment advisers by providing discretionary separately managed accounts, model portfolio services, and ERISA-focused advisory and consulting. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment process with concentrated portfolios primarily in small-cap equities and is notable for its model-provider role and ERISA fiduciary procedures.

John Leach is a ChFC® with 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Calabasas Advisory Group, LLC dba JL Wealth Management since 2017 and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2017. Calabasas Advisory Group, LLC dba JL Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $249.5 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing a variety of investment products and a mix of fundamental, technical, and asset-allocation strategies.

Gerald Zins Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with 40 years of industry experience. He is currently with Summit Wealth Management Group, Inc., where he has worked since 2014, and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO of a family business and is a for-profit board member, as well as co-trustee on a family trust managed by Summit. Summit Wealth Management Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $249.5 million in assets and offers tailored investment strategies that include individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and in-house model portfolios.

Ryan Clem is a financial advisor with Hofer & Associates Wealth Management in Thousand Oaks, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2018. Prior to his current role, his work experience includes positions outside the financial industry in fitness and hospitality. Hofer & Associates Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $216 million in client assets and uses various investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and firm-developed model portfolios tailored to different risk tolerances.