Kirk Bell is the principal and sole advisor at Riverflow Wealth Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Calabasas, California. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. He has managed Riverflow Wealth Management since its founding in 2009. Riverflow Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $10.6 million and employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals, utilizing individual securities, ETFs, mutual funds, options, and other investments with ongoing account supervision.

Susan Carlisle is the sole advisor at her independent firm in Agoura Hills, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. She has operated her own CPA practice since 1988 and continues to work part-time as a CPA consultant. Her firm provides investment management and personal financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term horizons with minimal turnover, offering tailored portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, treasury securities, corporate bonds, and certificates of deposit, with account reviews conducted up to quarterly.

Sean Mullaney is the President of Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc., an independent firm based in Woodland Hills, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience, including seven years at PwC prior to founding his firm in 2018. In addition to his advisory work, Mullaney operates a personal finance content business, authoring two books on tax planning and solo 401(k) accounts, maintaining a personal finance YouTube channel, and engaging in speaking and educational presentations. He also serves as an uncompensated volunteer Treasurer and Board member for the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy. Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc. provides fee-only financial planning and tax consulting services, including employer-focused advisory work. The firm offers written financial plans and project-based tax engagements, generally recommending passive, tax-efficient investment approaches without managing client assets directly. Its client base includes advisers, accounting firms, corporate and municipal entities, and a sovereign wealth fund.

Ryan Morelli is the principal of Educated Solutions, an independent advisory firm based in Calabasas, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Educated Solutions in 2019, he worked at WealthSource Partners, LLC for three years. Morelli is also a licensed insurance agent. Educated Solutions, operating as Malibu Wealth Planning, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and emphasizes client education through conferences and events alongside its advisory services.

Dylan Roupell is a financial advisor at Rushmore Capital Partners with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at the Australian New Zealand Bank for five years and held positions at the London Stock Exchange, National Australian Bank, and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Rushmore Capital Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goal-oriented planning process and uses fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside asset allocation to construct diversified portfolios that may include individual equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, real estate vehicles, private placements, and other alternative investments.

Benjamin Lupu is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently the sole advisor at Kensington Ami, LLC in Burbank, CA. He has worked at Kensington Ami since 2007. Kensington A.M.I. LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental, technical, econometric, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies with generally low-to-moderate trading frequency and managing a notable portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Richard Blosser is a financial advisor with Pathfinder Wealth Advisors, LLC in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wedbush Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Blosser is also associated with Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC as an Investment Advisor Representative. Pathfinder Wealth Advisors serves a select client base of affluent families, entrepreneurs, executives, and institutional accounts, focusing on high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio and asset management, financial planning, and personalized family office services using a goals-based approach that integrates a broad investment platform with trust, estate, insurance, and philanthropic planning.

Richard Eastland is a financial advisor with Harbor Road Capital Management LLC in Santa Monica, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 13 years of industry experience. Eastland has been with Harbor Road Capital Management since 2011. Harbor Road Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment selection services primarily for high-net-worth individuals and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a disciplined, largely quantitative investment approach focused on diversified equity portfolios, using proprietary selection methodologies and systematic processes.

Dixon Gardner is a financial advisor at Mt. Timp Capital with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has served as a senior attorney at Madison Law, APC since 2014, where he litigates civil cases and handles bankruptcy matters. Mt. Timp Capital provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a value-investing approach and does not exercise discretionary trading authority, requiring client consent before trades.

James Varing is the sole advisor at Westlake Capital Inc., an independent investment advisory firm. He holds 14 years of industry experience and has been with Westlake Capital since 1980. Westlake Capital Inc. manages approximately $47 million for a small group of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, living trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers personalized portfolio management with a focus on supervisory services, applying asset allocation, diversification, and stock selection based on internal analysis and external economic research.

Jeffrey Richardson is a financial advisor at Trovera Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Trovera Capital Management, he worked in media and production, including five years at Escopeta Productions and five years as a freelance screenwriter. Trovera Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and project-based security and hard-asset research engagements. The firm employs a multi-step investment process combining top-down, fundamental, and technical analysis, with portfolios managed to align with client objectives through various securities and option strategies.

Adam Gold is a financial advisor at Katam Hill LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and Espial Capital Management. Katam Hill LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional and pooled vehicles such as pension plans and endowments. The firm follows a fundamental, bottoms-up long/short equity strategy focused on technology, media, and communications, offering both non-leveraged and leveraged model portfolios tailored to client needs.

David Fried is the sole advisor at Fried Asset Management, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, with 29 years of industry experience. He has managed Fried Asset Management since 1996 and previously operated David Fried Enterprises, Inc. from 1995 to 2025. Fried Asset Management provides fee-based portfolio management and financial consultation to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other account types, serving a relatively small client base. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process, manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, and avoids leverage in its portfolio management.

Carlo Lorenzana is a financial advisor at Brookside Wealth Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. prior to founding his independent advisory firm in 2017. In addition to his advisory work, he was involved with CDL Insurance Service, LLC for seven years. Brookside Wealth Management LLC is a state-registered independent advisory firm that provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm’s investment approach integrates cyclical and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and employs a range of instruments including private placements and venture capital funds, focusing primarily on high-net-worth and institutional clients.

Taurayi Murapa is the sole advisor at Murapa Investments, an independent firm based in Agoura Hills, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 17 years of industry experience, including a background in high-yield credit analysis at a major investment bank. Murapa has led Murapa Investments since 2013. Murapa Investments provides fee-based, non-discretionary portfolio management to private individuals, business owners, and small- and medium-sized businesses. The firm employs a value-based, total-rate-of-return approach focused on fundamental analysis and discounted cash-flow assessments, combining income-producing bonds or dividend-paying stocks with deeply valued equities.

Brooks Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only Registered Investment Adviser built to serve high-income families and households who want to manage wealth with efficiency and intention. Founded by Scott Brooks, CFP® the firm provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and tax-focused strategy for individuals and families seeking a trusted long-term relationship with a true fiduciary. Our clients include executives, business owners, professionals, and families with complex financial lives who value clarity, honesty, and simplicity. We believe good advice should be independent, transparent, and rooted in real planning — not sales. We help clients make better decisions around retirement, tax strategy, investment allocation, estate planning, and cash-flow management. Every plan is designed to balance efficiency with purpose — giving clients confidence that their money supports the life they actually want to live. Brooks Wealth Management is intentionally built for the next generation of successful families — those who value personal relationships, proactive strategy, and advice grounded in trust.

Mitchell Blake is the sole advisor at Mitchell Financial Planning in Culver City, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at the RAND Corporation for 27 years and continues to perform occasional finance-related work for RAND on a limited basis. Mitchell Financial Planning provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individual clients, focusing on areas such as cash flow, tax, insurance, retirement, education funding, and estate planning. The firm operates as a fee-only, independent practice using a strategic, core-and-satellite asset allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, with recommendations delivered through standalone financial plans rather than ongoing discretionary management.

Robert Ades is a financial advisor with ADES Investment Counsel, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He founded Robert Ades Accountancy Corp., a CPA firm, and serves as a trustee for various family trusts as well as the profit sharing trust of his accountancy firm. ADES Investment Counsel primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement-plan participants, trusts, pension/profit-sharing plans, and business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a long-term, passive-oriented investment strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified asset allocations implemented mainly with index funds and ETFs, including Dimensional Fund Advisors products.

Avneet Kaur is a financial advisor at Global Investment Capital LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at CoreCap Advisors, LLC and operates a fractional family office business. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in life insurance sales and co-founded an accounting and tax consulting firm focused on investment-related tax matters. Global Investment Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and business entities, including pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and offers a broad range of investment options, distinguishing itself through its focus on private and real estate-related investments and its service to affluent and corporate clients.

Alexander Tuckman is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Partners of Los Angeles with nine years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to his current role, he worked at Providence Financial and Insurance Services, Inc. and Searchlight Financial. Outside of advising, he manages a real estate business as the owner of Barbara Howard LLC. Wealth Management Partners of Los Angeles provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing multiple third-party platforms and sub-advisors. The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis, often incorporating option strategies within separately managed accounts.