Gary Mccarver is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently a Director of Financial Planning and Investment Advisor Representative at SEIA LLC, and has held roles at Securities Equity Group, Select Portfolio Management, Inc., and Money Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in financial planning, insurance marketing, and website design through independent business ventures, and is also a published playwright, author, and director. SEIA is a multi-team firm with approximately 140 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment consulting, with an investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research led by an internal Investment Solutions Group and Committee.

Kyle Mcpherson is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at SEIA and has prior experience with firms including Canterbury Consulting, Deutsche Bank, and Royal Alliance Associates. 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 blend of strategic macro asset-allocation and tactical adjustments through an Investment Solutions Group and Committee, managing assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Peter Sentance is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at ON Investment Management CO with 44 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ohio National Financial Services, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. He serves as Chair of the board for Southern California Jr. Cricket in America, a nonprofit focused on charity fundraising. ON Investment Management Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of modular financial plans and access to third-party investment programs, operating with a dual-registration model that combines advisory and broker-dealer services.

Geoffrey Grimsdale is a financial advisor with Encompass More Asset Management LLC who holds a Series 66 license and has two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, Armanino LLP, and Cetera Advisors. Outside of advising, he is president and owner of Grimsdale Financial Solutions, a tax preparation and accounting business serving individuals and small business owners. Encompass More Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-platform model services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses model-based strategies combining proprietary and third-party sub-advisers, offering access to a range of investment options including equities, fixed income, alternative assets, and digital-asset related exposures.

Ben Lawler is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Perennial Financial Services since 2017 and also maintains a practice with Pro Active Advisors, a CPA firm providing tax preparation and accounting services. Additionally, Lawler is an attorney with his own law firm and operates a handyman services business. Perennial Investment Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pensions, and corporate accounts. The firm employs tailored portfolio strategies using a variety of investment vehicles and integrates AI tools for portfolio analysis and client services.

Will Theodore is a financial advisor with Empirical Wealth Management in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 credential. He joined the firm in 2025 and has prior work experience at TigerConnect and Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirit. Empirical Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional investors. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of financial planning, tax preparation, retirement consulting, and affiliated real estate and insurance services.

Conor Weir is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Accelerate Retirement and has previously worked at firms including NFP Retirement Inc., Triad Advisors, and Resources Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and operates several personal business entities related to investment advisory and insurance services. Accelerate Retirement serves individual and institutional clients, offering retirement plan consulting and discretionary investment management with a focus on customized, long-term portfolio solutions.

Michael Taila is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Rochdale Investment Management, Rim Securities LLC, and City National Bank. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC offers fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, collaborative planning process and uses third-party software and simulations to support its financial planning, while keeping its fiduciary planning separate from implementation and execution services.

Briana Bowker is a financial advisor at Signature Investment Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Pettinelli Financial Partners. Outside of her advisory role, she is an Associate Relationship Manager at SIA LLC, focusing on RIA sales and service. 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 employs a research-driven investment approach combining strategic macro and tactical micro allocation, serving over 7,000 client relationships through a team of eight advisors.

Artin Bandari is an Investment Advisor Representative at NWF Advisory Services Inc with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Royal Alliance since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, Bandari is licensed as an insurance agent, providing fixed and fixed-index annuities and life insurance products to clients. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with retirement plan consulting, trust, and estate services. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and operates an open-architecture wealth management platform that includes advisor-managed portfolios and third-party model portfolios.

Alexander Yaftali is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently advising at Monograph Wealth Advisors, LLC in Manhattan Beach, CA. He has been with Monograph Wealth Advisors since 2015, holding various roles within the firm. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of Libretto LLC, a financial planning software company. Monograph Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory services alongside wealth planning, pension consulting, and philanthropic services. The firm emphasizes bespoke investment policy statements, asset allocation, third-party sub-advisors, and access to alternative investments as part of its integrated wealth-management approach.

Christopher Werner is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Westmount Asset Management since 2006. Westmount Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-profits, estates, trusts, corporations, and partnerships. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion across about 1,400 clients, focusing on no-load mutual funds, pooled vehicles, and alternative private investments for qualified investors, while also serving as an adviser and sub-adviser to multiple pooled private funds.

Maria Isabel Pedrosa is a financial advisor at Gesar Capital Management with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Carnegie Investment Counsel from 2019 to 2024. She serves as Chair of the Investment Committee and a member of the Executive Committee for the Khyentse Foundation, a client of her firm. Gesar Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial advisory services to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and charitable institutions. The firm’s investment approach is tailored to client risk profiles and includes due diligence on private funds and active management of foundation relationships.

Manvir Manak is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network, holding CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He has worked primarily with MAP Strategic Wealth Advisors and Advisory Services Network since 2016. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing diverse securities and customizable engagement models.

George Washington Jr. is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a baking business assisting with bookkeeping and works as a DJ technician providing musical entertainment for high-value weddings. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC delivers financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies through a broad network of affiliated offices. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and uses model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach to manage investments.

Neda Kanani is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She also serves as a licensed insurance agent through Kanani Advisory Group Inc., an insurance services and investment advisory firm she has been involved with for over a decade. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals, pension plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a multidisciplinary investment approach with an emphasis on long-term trading and may include higher-risk or illiquid investments when suitable.

Judith Harlan is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at OSAIC since 2018 and previously held positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MSI Financial Services. Harlan is based in Los Angeles, CA. She is an advisor at NWF Advisory Services, a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients through a technology-driven platform offering portfolio management, model portfolios, SMA/UMA programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Paul Miller is a financial advisor at First Foundation Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with First Foundation Advisors since 2012. First Foundation Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans, as well as investment companies. The firm uses an open-architecture, multi-asset approach that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and independent managers, and operates with a bank holding company affiliation through FirstSun Capital Bancorp.

John Benfanti Jr. is a financial advisor with Stonex Advisors Inc. in Los Alamitos, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with StoneX Advisors Inc. since 2019 and previously was with Quest Capital Strategies, Inc. for six years. In addition to his advisory role, he is president and owner of Health Plus Insurance Agency, an insurance sales business he has led since 1990. Stonex Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting through a network of independent advisors and an in-house Private Client Group. The firm employs a range of portfolio solutions and third-party money managers, supported by platforms such as Envestnet and Advyzon, and is part of the larger StoneX Group, which offers integrated clearing, custody, and lending services.

Victoria Murphy is a financial advisor at SEIA with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining SEIA in 2025, she worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, LLC from 2021 to 2025. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Director of Operations for Chris Sailer Kicking LLC, a football training company. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments and employs both discretionary and largely non-discretionary management styles.