G Miguel Alves is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Vida Private Wealth LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Merrill Lynch and Cantella & Co., Inc. He is also a general partner of VIDA Vision Fund GP, LLC, a private fund. Vida Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals and families with private wealth management, multi-family office services, and financial life planning. The firm emphasizes fiduciary advice and multi-asset portfolios, offering tailored discretionary portfolio management and access to private fund investments for qualified clients.

Davis Thompson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Thompson & Thompson Investment Advisors, Inc., based in Pasadena, CA. He has six years of industry experience and also serves as the Engineering & Computer Science Program Director at Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School, where he manages curriculum and oversees teaching staff. Prior to his current role, he has worked at Mater Dei High School and DKRBT Enterprises, Inc. Thompson & Thompson Investment Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, retirement income planning, and tailored portfolios of U.S. stocks and bonds for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory principles using both passive index allocations and active stock selection and distinguishes itself by offering performance-based fee arrangements, regular performance reporting, and educational seminars.

Davis Thompson is a financial advisor at Thompson & Thompson Investment Advisors, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He worked for nearly three decades at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rau & Romo, a law corporation, before joining his current firm in 2019. Thompson & Thompson Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing comprehensive wealth and retirement income planning along with management of U.S.-traded stock and bond portfolios. The firm employs a combination of passive and active investment strategies based on modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis, tailoring portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Annmarie Rizzo is a financial advisor at Plectrum Advisers LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Plectrum Advisers, she worked at Figure Technologies Solutions, Goldman Sachs, and Yahoo. Plectrum Advisers serves individuals, estates, trusts, and small businesses by offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and educational seminars. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with diversified allocations primarily using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and supports both traditional advisor-managed accounts and an app-based onboarding pathway for newer investors.

Michael Bernard is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Bernard & Johnson Family Wealth Management since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, Bernard is a freelance musician involved in several orchestras and chamber music groups and holds leadership roles in local performing arts and community organizations, including serving as Vice President of the City of Angels Performing Arts Association and committee chair for the Rotary Club of Pasadena. Bernard & Johnson Family Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary investment management, typically implementing customized, long-term strategies through institutional money managers and emphasizing fiduciary responsibility in retirement plan advisory services.

Brenna Cancilla is a financial advisor at Mission Street Wealth Planning with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. She has worked at Mission Street Wealth Planning since 2023 and is also involved with CicLAvia, a nonprofit organization that hosts large community events in Los Angeles encouraging biking and walking. Mission Street Wealth Planning advises individuals, families, small business owners, health care professionals, and various committees, providing comprehensive and limited-scope financial planning alongside portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a diversified, research-based investment approach and operates on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client approval for all strategies and trades.

Alex Chalekian is a financial advisor with Lake Avenue Financial LLC in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lake Avenue Financial and its predecessor firms since 2014 and previously spent 17 years at LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Disrupter Labs, LLC, a real estate investment and consulting business. Lake Avenue Financial LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, as well as brokerage customers and financial institutions. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using customized asset allocation and model-based strategies, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with ongoing supervision and rebalancing.

Mana FLD offers professional financial advice that empowers you to protect and celebrate your hard earned money. We start with our clients' hopes and dreams: getting an intimate view of their values, attitudes, and feelings towards money and its connection to lifestyle. Next comes smart planning: as we work one-on-one with each client to learn your finances inside and out, resulting in deep knowledge sharing, and ongoing support capable of shifting attitudes and building wealth. The outcome is freedom through partnership: our clients are supported to grow, develop and stand strong through life’s transitions, as we build new strategies for self-awareness and personal identity. Throughout the journey, we help turn clients' dreams and goals into reality.

Scott Colton is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Colton Wealth Management since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates from Arcadia, CA. Colton Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and trusts. The firm follows a fee-only model and emphasizes a long-term, asset allocation-based approach using institutional-class mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and certificates of deposit, while also offering concurrent tax services alongside comprehensive financial planning.

Stephanie Bucko is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently a financial advisor at Mana Financial Life Design in Glendale, CA, where she has worked since 2018. Bucko also serves as Chief Information Officer and Manager of Mana Management Partners, overseeing the distribution of financial education programs through the Mana Money School. Mana Financial Life Design serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering financial life planning, discretionary investment management, employee benefit plan advisory, estate planning support, and project consulting. The firm employs a goals-based investment approach that combines long-term perspectives with active tax management and selective use of leverage and derivatives, alongside client education and engagement initiatives.

Alex Lanzkowsky is a financial advisor at Davidson Kahn Capital Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Rockefeller Capital Management and Las Vegas Sands Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO of Centennial Medical Group in Las Vegas, NV. Davidson Kahn Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and foundation clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with a long-term investment orientation and manages client assets in-house.

Ling Lu is a financial advisor at IFMGroup with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Investment & Financial Management Group since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Ling Lu serves as president of a life insurance agency in Monrovia, CA. IFMGroup provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selective active funds and manages roughly $4 million in assets across seven client accounts.

Jessica Rosenberg is a financial advisor at JDM Financial Group LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with JDM Financial Group since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she works as an insurance agent through various insurance agencies. JDM Financial Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and corporations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes an asset-allocation approach favoring mutual funds and ETFs, incorporating fundamental analysis and behavioral finance, and provides both wrap-fee and non-wrap advisory services.

Anastasia Timineri is a financial advisor at Torrey-Payne Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at firms including Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Timineri also serves as a client service associate, handling meetings and account updates for Torrey-Payne. Torrey-Payne Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing tailored portfolios with asset allocation, rebalancing, and fundamental and modern portfolio theory analysis.

Gray Von Adelung is a financial advisor at von Adelung Wealth Management with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Western International Securities, Inc., and Financial West Group. He has managed von Adelung Wealth Management since 2005. Von Adelung Wealth Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and qualitative analysis alongside asset allocation and trading strategies to develop individualized portfolios.

Charles Salembier is a financial advisor at The Sterling Group with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with The Sterling Group since 1999, including its wealth management division since 2012. The Sterling Group is a team-based investment advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, fiduciaries, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, emphasizing customized asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing portfolio monitoring tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Donald Hall is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Hall Capital, LLC since 2010 and previously worked at Arcturus Management, LLC. Hall Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, endowments, and foundations. The firm manages approximately $164 million through a two-advisor team, employing a fundamental analysis approach that includes the use of leverage, options, and short selling within individualized portfolios.

Brian Clay is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Clay Northam Wealth Management. He has worked at the firm since 2011 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Clay is involved in managing fixed insurance products including long-term life and health insurance. Clay Northam Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plan participants, and select institutional clients. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach with an emphasis on diversification and tactical asset allocation, managing over $300 million in assets across approximately 390 client relationships.

William Fowls is a financial advisor at Schauer Investment Management, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Allstate from 2021 to 2023. Schauer Investment Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis, documents client objectives in an Investment Policy Statement, and conducts quarterly account reviews, managing a range of investment types including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and real estate funds.

Gretchen Prince is a financial advisor with The Sterling Group in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. She has been associated with LPL Financial and The Sterling Group since 2006. Outside of advisory work, she is also a notary and provides tax preparation and accounting services. The Sterling Group is a team-based investment advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting, emphasizing customized asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.