Hicham Nasreddine is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Emerald Blue Advisors since 2020 and previously held roles at Auto Nation, AXA Advisors, and GMIB SAL. Emerald Blue Advisors serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm manages discretionary accounts using a combination of model allocations, charting, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory, and provides educational seminars on various financial topics.

Collin Zines is a CFP® professional at Stephenson and Company, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stephenson and Company in 2025, he worked at AssetMark Financial Holdings and AssetMark Brokerage for six years. Stephenson and Company, Inc. is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs client-specific strategies based on strategic asset allocation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside comprehensive financial planning and retirement consulting.

Jonathon Nguyen is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Advanced Financial Strategies Inc. since 2004. The firm serves highly compensated executives, affluent business owners, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and qualifying retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and related services. Their investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments, utilizing a mix of passive and active managers alongside real assets and alternative investments.

Ryan Thomason is a Series 66 registered financial advisor with Optivest, Inc. in San Juan Capistrano, CA, and has 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at City National Rochdale from 2014 to 2020 before joining Optivest and Gramercy Securities in 2020. Optivest provides money management and family office services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and other private entities. The firm constructs customized portfolios using strategic asset allocation and tactical refinements, emphasizing diversification, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring.

Marcus Brutoco is a financial advisor at Fortuna Investors LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including PAM and Griffin Capital Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent appointed with various carriers. Fortuna Investors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and corporate clients, often focusing on ETF-based portfolios with dynamic asset allocation. The firm employs quantitative analysis and modern portfolio theory in managing accounts on a discretionary basis with monthly reviews.

Brandon Rivera is an advisor at Unity Wealth Partners with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at multiple firms, including Crown Capital Securities and Regal Investment Advisors. Rivera is the founder of Nurture Financial Planning, which focuses on clients in medical, dental, biotech, and healthcare professions. Unity Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary investment management and both ongoing and project-based financial planning. The firm uses a multi-method investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, emphasizing asset allocation and tax-aware rebalancing.

Gary Gordon is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Pacific Park Financial, Inc. since 2002. Pacific Park Financial, Inc. provides portfolio management and consultative investment advice to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, pensions, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $209.5 million in client assets using a combination of technical, fundamental, macroeconomic, industry, and contrarian analysis across a wide range of securities.

Mark Bonds is a financial advisor at Crystal Cove Asset Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Crystal Cove since 2017, following ten years at LPL Financial and a two-year period at Lyft. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Bonds is a 50% owner and principal of Crystal Cove Realty Advisors, LLC, where he provides financial support and assists in management. Crystal Cove Asset Management is a California-registered adviser serving individuals, foundations, and retirement plans with customized portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including the use of derivatives, options, and structured products, managing approximately $90 million across 66 client relationships.

John Wolfe is a financial advisor at RBA Wealth Management, LLC in Newport Beach, CA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has over 12 years of industry experience, including 11 years at Northern Trust and recent roles at RBA Wealth Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. RBA Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goal-based planning approach with portfolios built on fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within an asset-allocation framework.

Mark Zielinski is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Architects LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Balboa Wealth Partners, and SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC. He also operates Zielinski & Associates, a consulting and recruiting business. Fiduciary Architects is a California-registered investment adviser serving individual clients, trusts, estates, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, cyclical, and economic analysis to implement tailored investment strategies and typically manages a small client roster.

Daryl Hable is a financial advisor at Wealth Advisory Lab LLC with 25 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at American Trust Investment Services, Rushmore Group, and WestPark Capital. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and also operates Hable Life Settlements LLC and Hable Planning & Consulting LLC. Wealth Advisory Lab LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services tailored to client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, using written investment policy statements and model allocations. The firm employs an investment approach based on modern portfolio theory and long-term trading, requiring client permission before transactions, and offers hourly financial planning arrangements.

Phillip Vigil is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Osage Pacific Advisors, Inc. since 2016 and is also the managing member of Specialty Income Advisors, LLC, a hedge fund money manager. Osage Pacific Advisors provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plan participants, businesses, and private funds. The firm emphasizes overall asset allocation combined with fundamental, cyclical, charting, and technical analysis, generally favoring longer-term holdings while occasionally using options, short sales, or margin.

Timothy Crane is a financial advisor at Crane Investments Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Crane Investments since 2023. Outside of advising, he has experience in self-employment and retail operations, including working at a Shell Station. Crane Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to manage portfolios, maintaining a conservative approach to cash management and offering a broad range of planning services.

Bryan Ward is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at ProCore Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Ward Aguilar Financial and Partnervest Advisory Services LLC. He is also active as a property and casualty insurance agent and holds a health insurance agent role on a limited basis. ProCore Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, combining automated advisory platforms with access to alternatives and privately placed investments. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and manages discretionary assets totaling approximately $143.7 million.

Reva Sanchez is a financial advisor at Osage Pacific Advisors, Inc. in Laguna Hills, CA, with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Osage Pacific Advisors since 2018. Prior to this, she spent 15 years at River Rock Real Estate. Osage Pacific Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, businesses, and private funds. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation and customized, diversified portfolios, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis while accommodating client restrictions when requested.

Matthew Mc Kinney is a financial advisor at Moler Capital Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and serves as treasurer for Grace Community Church Boy Scout Troop 121. Moler Capital Management is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $204 million across fewer than 100 client relationships. The firm provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and select businesses, using a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with broadly diversified mutual funds and ETFs, mainly from Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Jessica Krusey is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Ehrlich Financial Group, where she has worked since 2023. Her previous roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services and Federated investment Counseling. Outside of her advisory work, she engages in insurance sales on a limited basis. Ehrlich Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and insurance consulting. The firm employs diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally stocks, bonds, and options, supported by fundamental, cyclical, and charting analysis alongside proprietary quantitative algorithms.

Haynes Kendall Jr. is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC and Capital Financial Consultants Group, Inc. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license and has 41 years of industry experience. Kendall has served as an independent insurance agent since 1994. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and third-party managers.

Trent Kolden is a financial advisor at Tidecrest Wealth Management, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at WestPark Capital and Marriott. Tidecrest Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach integrates quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis and includes both public and private securities, with an emphasis on private placements and alternative investments.

Dane May is a financial advisor at DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Mitchell Anthony Capital Management, Panasonic Avionics, and JP Morgan Chase & Co. May also provides financial consulting services to the Achievement Network, a nonprofit organization. DePaolo & May Strategic Wealth LLC serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis, with a focus on ongoing supervision and strategic asset allocation.