Karl Hicks is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and has been with The Leonard Financial Group, LLC since 2003. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Riverside, CA. The Leonard Financial Group serves individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households, as well as charitable and organizational clients. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services using a formal planning process combined with portfolio management that incorporates tactical and strategic tools such as option strategies and short sales.

Robert Vaughn Jr. is a financial advisor at Vaughn Investment Advisors Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with the firm since 2005. Vaughn Investment Advisors Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $74.85 million in assets for individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm employs a team-based investment process combining top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection, using fundamental, technical, and charting methods to tailor portfolios to client goals and risk tolerances.

Gaetano Scalzo is a financial advisor at Claremont Financial Group, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential with five years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Capital Investment Group Inc. and multiple positions related to financial services and other industries. Claremont Financial Group provides personal financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, focusing on professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees. The firm uses third-party asset allocation platforms and independent managers while maintaining oversight of model selection and portfolio management under fiduciary standards.

Joseph Richard is a financial advisor at Anchor Financial Group with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at NPB Financial Group, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as a California Life agent and engages in life and health insurance sales. Anchor Financial Group is a state-registered advisory firm offering personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs strategies based on fundamental analysis and broad diversification, blending passive and active investments with various alternative asset classes.

Edward Ober is a financial advisor with Balancing Life Financial Planning in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Balancing Life Financial Planning since 2019 and previously spent seven years at Independent Financial Group, LLC. Additionally, he is employed as a staff accountant at Ober Financial, where he has been active for over two decades. Balancing Life Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm builds portfolios aligned with clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, often using outside managers and recommended custodians such as Buckingham Strategic Partners and Nationwide.

Mark Turner is a financial advisor at WMS Financial Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Wealth Management Strategies Financial Services LLC since 2018. Turner also owns and operates an insurance sales business through WM Strategies & Insurance Services Corp. WMS Financial Services is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management tailored to client objectives and employs a range of investment strategies including long-term holdings, trading, options, and margin.

Wanda Delgado is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, bringing 43 years of industry experience. She has been with Cambridge and its affiliated firms since 2009 and previously worked at Insight Financial Advisors, where she also serves as owner and principal. Outside of her advisory work, Delgado is a board member and treasurer for Help for Brain Injured Children. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services through a large network of independent financial professionals using multiple account platforms and a range of investment strategies.

Rick Emmett is a financial advisor at InvestLinc Wealth Services with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been associated with InvestLinc entities since 1979 in various capacities. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Emmett manages projects and provides consulting services through MFO Resource, Inc., a management consulting and administration company. InvestLinc Wealth Services provides wealth management and portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customized investment implementation and a range of financial planning services, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Jorden Bastien is a financial advisor at LifeSteps Financial with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with LifeSteps Financial, formerly Foothill Financial Advisors, since 2012. LifeSteps Financial is a team-based registered investment adviser with seven advisors managing approximately $443 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and retirement plan participants, offering investment advisory and financial planning services alongside bill payment and reconciliation and a short-term cash management program for high-net-worth clients.

Bruce Traub is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment adviser representative at 724 Capital, LLC since 2023. He has also been associated with Ministry Partners Securities LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory roles, Traub leads a Kingdom Advisors study group focused on educating financial professionals about applying biblical principles to their business. 724 Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employee benefit plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytic approaches and investment strategies, including discretionary account management and third-party money manager allocations, with regular portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Eric Bergquist is a Series 65 licensed advisor with LifeSteps Financial, bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with LifeSteps Financial since 2015, including its predecessor firm Foothill Financial Advisors, Inc. LifeSteps Financial is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $443 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and retirement plan participants, offering a blend of investment advisory, financial planning, and specialized services such as bill payment and short-term cash management programs.

Zachary Leedom is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at WealthPlan Investment Management LLC. He has held previous roles at firms including OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC, WealthSource Partners, LLC, SurePath Wealth Management LLC, and Libertas Wealth Management Group, Inc. Leedom is also involved in fixed insurance sales and service as president and insurance agent of a related business. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm with a team of 29 professionals overseeing approximately $2.18 billion in regulatory assets. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and other advisers, utilizing model-based strategies across a variety of asset classes and offering both automated and customized solutions.

Mark Basile is a financial advisor with Legacy Investment Services, LLC in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with WinGroup Financial, LLC and has served as an instructor at Pasadena City College since 2017. Legacy Investment Services provides fee-based advisory services primarily focused on managing fixed, indexed, and variable annuity products for individual clients. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary management by assembling portfolios within clients’ annuity contracts and referring to third-party money managers.

Estevan Munoz is a financial advisor with Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and over 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at National Planning Corporation for 17 years before joining Valley Wealth Strategies and LPL Financial in 2017. Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment strategy using both internally managed portfolios and recommendations of unaffiliated independent managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

John Bettfreund is a financial advisor at B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with B.B. Graham since 2014. B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and frequently utilizes third-party asset managers and sponsored wrap programs.

Min Song is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Falcon Wealth Planning, Inc. and Falcon Wealth Planning since 2017, following nine years at TD Ameritrade Inc. Falcon Wealth Planning, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities, including a Family Office offering for clients with more than $5 million under management. The firm employs a range of strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and options strategies, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with quarterly reviews.

Franklin Garcia is a financial advisor at Hamilton-Bates Investment Research, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Harvest Investment Services, LLC and ProEquities, Inc., and has owned and operated InsuranceKO, an insurance sales and service business, since 1996. Hamilton-Bates Investment Research, Inc. provides continuous asset management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, utilizing multiple analytic methods and a combination of long-term and shorter-term trading strategies. The firm manages discretionary separate-account and model-based programs with approximately $61.36 million in client assets as of December 31, 2025.

John Debiase III is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Gould Asset Management LLC since 2012. Gould Asset Management provides discretionary investment management primarily through individually managed accounts for individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm emphasizes long-term, risk-adjusted returns and broad diversification, offering additional access to private real estate LLCs and private equity funds for qualified investors.

Patrick Healy is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Seamount Financial Group Inc. He has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, Grove Point Investments, and Pacific Investment Management Company. His professional background includes roles in both investment management and advisory services. Seamount Financial Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary wealth management, stand-alone financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $745 million in assets across six advisors.

Dave Boothe Jr. is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Falcon Wealth Planning, LLC and has previously worked at TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, Charles Schwab and Co., Ameriprise Financial Services, and Northwestern Mutual. Falcon Wealth Planning, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities, including a Family Office offering for clients with over $5 million in assets. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and reporting.