Sam Lee is a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Aspiriant since 2014. Aspiriant serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, providing investment management and comprehensive wealth planning, including accounting, tax, and estate services. The firm uses customized investment programs with a variety of implementation options and offers expanded family office capabilities beyond typical advisory services.

James Walls Jr. is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at City National Securities, Inc., PNC, Ascensus, and BB&T Retirement & Institutional Services. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program, with investment management delegated to an affiliated sub-advisor that uses diversified asset allocation strategies and discretionary portfolio management.

Samuel Coquillard is a financial advisor with Composition Wealth, LLC in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pacific Global Fund Distributors Inc. and Pacific Global Investment Management Co. since 2006. Composition Wealth provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, utilizing a primarily long-term and diversified investment approach with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Angelica Roxas is a financial advisor with Brookwood Investment Group in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Secure Investment Management and Optivise Advisory Services, and owns Strategic Asset Preservation, Inc., where she is involved in insurance and annuity sales. Roxas also owns South Bay Tax Solutions, a business in which she has no involvement with tax preparation or advice. Brookwood Investment Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.06 billion for over 3,100 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and supporting negotiable advisor-level fees and third-party service platforms.

Nigel Pierce is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently affiliated with Nwf Advisory Services Inc. He has three years of industry experience and has previously worked at Tellone Management Group Inc. and Perigon Wealth Management, LLC. Nwf Advisory Services is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.4 billion in client assets. The firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients through an open-architecture, technology-driven platform offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services.

Kyle Breslow is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has also practiced as a certified public accountant with Goodfriend Jacobs Bleeck & Breslow LLP since 2015. Composition Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $9.5 billion using a long-term, asset-allocation driven approach that combines low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by fundamental and technical analysis and third-party managers.

Max Lepley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with six years of industry experience. Before joining Kinetic, he worked at MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. and Kanani Advisory Group. He is also an insurance agent with Kanani Financial & Insurance Services Inc., where he provides advice and services related to insurance products. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and a primarily long-term trading approach, offering access to a broad set of asset types including non-traded real estate investments.

Brian Holmes is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as CEO at Signature Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Signator Investors, Inc., Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and SES LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Malibu 3-Day Eventing, LLC, a consulting business focused on horse boarding and eventing show horses. Signature Investment Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical micro allocation through a research group and investment committee, offering customized model strategies to a large client base.

Daniel Gabler is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank for a combined 11 years before joining United Capital in 2025. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management with asset-allocation models and offers customization options such as ESG and faith-based preferences.

Jeremy Brown is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services, based in Torrance, CA, and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Vanderbilt Securities, LLC and Raymond James Financial Services, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, Brown is active in the community, serving on several nonprofit boards including the Carson Gardena Dominguez Rotary Club, Gardena Carson Family YMCA, and Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, and he also works as a part-time kickboxing instructor. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services using a strategic asset allocation approach that combines fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and is distinguished by its integration with retirement-plan and benefits firms to provide pension consulting and plan administration alongside advisory services.

Dimitri Krikelas is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Westmount Asset Management since 2010. 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, and various institutional entities. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion, emphasizes the use of no-load mutual funds and pooled vehicles, and serves as an adviser and sub-adviser to multiple private pooled investment vehicles.

Abraham Lopez is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at City National Securities, CUSO Financial Services, Wedbush Securities, Matthew Plocher, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at a martial arts school in Los Angeles. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates financial planning and portfolio management with affiliated sub-advisory asset allocation strategies, serving clients within a larger financial services group that includes banking and trust operations.

Allen Hsu is a Series 66 licensed advisor with The AmeriFlex Group and has two years of industry experience. He has worked at Mancuso Wealth Management and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and has a background that includes over a decade in disability services. The AmeriFlex Group provides investment advice and related services to individuals, corporations, employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection and monitoring, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisory affiliates and multiple program platforms.

Brogan Mooney is a financial advisor at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Fidelity Investments, 49 Wealth Management, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management serves a diverse client base including individual households, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and municipal clients. The firm employs an active management approach with tailored portfolio models, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a range of wealth management and financial planning services.

Richard Friedland is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Threadline Wealth and has previously worked at Moss Adams Wealth Advisors and Moss Adams Securities & Insurance LLC. Friedland holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Threadline Wealth provides wealth management, financial planning, investment consulting, and portfolio management services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, business owners, and institutional entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates quantitative and qualitative due diligence with customized strategies such as options-based hedging and tax-aware programs.

Byron Harlan is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc in Los Angeles, CA, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MSI Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he contributes monthly opinion essays to the San Diego Union-Tribune and serves as a member of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. NWF Advisory Services manages approximately $6.4 billion in client assets through a network of over 100 advisors, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an open-architecture, technology-driven platform for portfolio management, offering a variety of advisory programs and financial planning services.

Deron Mccoy is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and multiple LLCs focused on investment advisory services. He also serves as Chief Investment Officer of SEIA LLC, an investment-related entity. Axxcess Wealth Management offers wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and third-party asset management services to a diverse client base. The firm is known for its customized multi-asset portfolios and its distinctive Third-Party Asset Management Platform, providing operational support and consolidated reporting for multiple third-party managers.

Isela Ortega Wu is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Western International Securities, Inc. and Grove Point Investments LLC. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm is affiliated with a broad financial services group and integrates portfolio management with related banking, trust, and advisory services.

Steven Evensen is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, Edward Moyzes, Charles Schwab, and Vanguard. He is also a licensed notary. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management advises a diverse client base that includes individual households, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs an active management approach with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio services, incorporating fundamental and technical analysis and maintaining a dedicated program for smaller investors.

Jennifer Caravello is a financial advisor with Halbert Hargrove in Bellevue, WA, holding a Series 65 designation and with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Halbert Hargrove since 2015. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutions by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to independent managers and private funds. The firm uses a formal Investment Committee with a documented analytical framework and combines qualitative due diligence with quantitative testing to manage allocations across various asset types.