Derrigan Sheedy is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and over 22 years of industry experience. He has been with NWF Advisory Services since 2005 and has a background serving as a statutory agent selling fixed and variable life insurance products. Sheedy also serves as a trustee for several family trusts and acts as secretary and partner for ManagedMutuals, Inc., a corporation involved in fee-based investment services. NWF Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in client assets through a network of over 100 advisory representatives, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes an open-architecture, technology-driven platform offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting across a range of account types and strategies.

John Wilhelm is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Composition Wealth, LLC since 2023 and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2016 to 2023. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach focused on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and other instruments, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets.

Wael Elkhalafawi is an investment advisor representative at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Avantax Planning Partners since 2022. Wael is also the chief executive officer of Moskowitz and Company, Inc., a CPA firm providing accounting, tax preparation, and CFO services. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and financial planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs a model-based discretionary portfolio management approach overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee and offers tax-intelligent overlays and centralized trading through designated custodians.

Mackenzie Mccombs is a financial advisor at Perennial Financial Services with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Ford Financial Group. Outside of advisory roles, she is also employed as a paralegal at Ramsey Law and serves as a notary public. Perennial Financial Services provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers fiduciary portfolio management with tailored allocations and utilizes multiple platform relationships and third-party managers to support its client solutions.

Alejandro Hirsch Marin is a financial advisor at Signature Investment Advisors, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and Prudential Financial. Signature Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm uses a research-driven approach combining strategic and tactical asset allocation, supported by multiple customizable model platforms and quarterly reporting.

Kyle Steckler is an Associate Advisor at SEIA with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Royal Alliance Associates and Centura Wealth Advisory. Steckler has also spent time in a non-advisory role at SES LLC. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm employs a combination of strategic macro asset allocation and tactical adjustments supported by quantitative and qualitative research, offering both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

Christopher Kazmer is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He previously worked at Hcvt from 2013 to 2017 before joining Aspiriant, where he has been since 2017. Aspiriant serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, providing investment management alongside comprehensive wealth planning and family office services. The firm offers customized investment strategies using a range of implementation options and maintains distinctive family office capabilities including accounting and banking support.

Gleb Reynlib is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc in Menlo Park, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has been associated with OSAIC since 2012 and is also involved in life insurance sales through his sole proprietorship. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account programs. The firm operates an open-architecture Wealth Management Platform that combines advisor-managed portfolios with third-party models, emphasizing strategic long-term investing alongside tactical strategies.

Lynne Witmer is a financial advisor at Meridian Wealth Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Southport Capital (Livingston Group Asset Management Company) for eight years. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with Meridian Insurance LLC, where she consults on and sells life insurance and annuities. Meridian Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a range of investment vehicles guided by personalized investment policies and ongoing portfolio reviews.

Daniel Genter Jr. is a financial advisor at Genter Capital Management in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Genter Capital Management since 1998 and also owns and operates Genter Airways and Falcon Air, providing aircraft services related to client business. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of several organizations, including Fix California, the USC Marshall School of Business Board of Leaders, and the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation. Genter Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services to a range of individual and institutional clients, managing equity and fixed-income portfolios. The firm employs a multi-team advisory approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis and serves as adviser to the Genter Capital Dividend Income Fund and sub-advisor to several ETFs.

Rita Schwartz is a financial advisor with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 45 years of industry experience. She has worked at Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC since 2019 and previously spent 11 years at Stockcross Financial Services, Inc. She works full time split between Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC and Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, both under common ownership. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities through investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm operates a web-based AdvisorNXT platform that uses Modern Portfolio Theory and a risk-tolerance questionnaire to build and rebalance ETF/ETN-based portfolios, combining automated MPT strategies with access to sub-advisers and specialized transition strategies.

Ryan Gunn is a CFP® professional at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Gunn Financial Associates, Royal Alliance, OSAIC, and American VA Loans. He is also involved in insurance services, providing consulting and selling life, long-term care, disability, and fixed annuity products. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines a goals-based planning approach with an evidence-based investment framework, utilizing proprietary quantitative measures alongside fundamental and technical analysis to construct diversified, long-term portfolios.

Andrew Stewart is a financial professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at NWF Advisory Services Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at NWF Advisory Group Investment since 2016 and OSAIC since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a sole proprietorship advising clients on insurance products and markets himself under the DBA Artisan Capital Partners. NWF Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in assets through a network of over 100 representatives. The firm serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients using a technology-driven, open-architecture platform that offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting across various account types.

Alan Gelb is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Independent. His prior roles include positions at Adviceperiod, LLC, and Wescap Management Group, Inc. He holds the Series 65 registration and is based in Los Angeles, CA. Mariner Independent offers investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides access to model portfolios, third-party managers, and a range of retirement plan services, supported by institutional affiliations that enhance its investment capabilities and resources.

Diego Guerrero is a financial advisor at Morton Wealth in Calabasas, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at IEQ Capital, LLC and UBS. Morton Wealth serves individuals and families, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled vehicles by providing customized investment management, financial planning, and business consulting services. The firm emphasizes diversified, risk-managed portfolios guided by modern portfolio principles and is notable for its direct involvement with pooled investment vehicles and private funds.

Stephanie Perkins is a financial advisor at SEIA with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at SES Inc., Royal Alliance Associates, INC., and Jhfn Sii. Perkins also serves as a Client Service Manager at SEIA LLC. SEIA is a multi-team advisory firm with approximately 140 advisors serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients. The firm employs a combination of strategic macro asset-allocation and tactical adjustments guided by an Investment Solutions Group and Investment Committee, offering both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary investment management along with modular and comprehensive financial planning.

Daniela Aljawad is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience, including roles at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Voya Financial Advisors. Additionally, she serves as Director of Client Services at Monolithe Wealth Planning Group. NWF Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in client assets through over 100 advisory representatives. The firm serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing an open-architecture, technology-driven platform.

Stacy Sternportman is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Sherman Oaks, CA. She holds a Series 63 designation and has 40 years of industry experience, including 18 years with Hilltop Securities since 2008. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services including managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with an open-architecture platform that incorporates third-party managers alongside firm-sponsored strategies.

Paul Okawa is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at M. S. Howells & Co., Independent Financial Group, Quantitative Strategies, and Planned Asset Management. Outside of advisory services, he is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm employs a centralized portfolio management approach supported by an Investment Committee and offers a range of services such as discretionary investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and insurance solutions.

Robert Lipp is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 20 years of industry experience. He previously spent 25 years at Georgina Asset Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the advisory board of sports media company SGG Media, Inc. and is a board member of Fast Ball Media, Inc. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager with over 200 advisors overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory services through a combination of internal and external investment approaches.