Puneet Sahi is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Iron Horse Capital, Inc., an independent firm based in Irvine, CA. His prior roles include positions at Palo Capital, GenSpring Family Offices, and SunTrust Bank. Iron Horse Capital, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pooled vehicles and institutional clients. The firm manages a focused client base with tailored advice and model portfolios across varying risk tolerances, employing derivatives and related strategies within its investment approach.

Taylor Bell is a financial advisor with Aequitas Financial, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at firms including Blue Barn Wealth and Fidelity Brokerage Services and is also the owner of Aequitas Bookkeeping, a business providing bookkeeping and accounting services to small business owners. Additionally, Bell is employed as a Direct Solutions Consultant at Addepar, a performance reporting software company. Aequitas Financial is a single-advisor independent firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm combines passive and active investments with socially responsible options and offers educational seminars alongside ongoing client engagements.

Nicholas Covyeau is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Swell Financial, an independent firm he has been with since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at K2 Financial, Lincoln Investment Planning, Legend Advisory, and USAA Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he co-hosts the Real Personal Finance podcast, providing general educational content. Swell Financial offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation primarily using passive funds, with selective active management and tactical adjustments, and also provides pension consulting and ERISA Section 3(21) fiduciary services.

Austin is Founder and Owner of Lee Financial Group LLC, an independent, Fee-Only™ advisory firm. He graduated with a bachelors in Mathematics and Economics from the University of California, Irvine. He graduated with a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a is Certified Financial Planner™ professional. Prior to LFG, Austin served as a financial planner for The Ayco Company, the Personal Financial Management branch of Goldman Sachs. Many of his clients were executives for Fortune 500 company and involved complex planning strategies around investment, tax, and estate planning. Most recently, he served as an Investment Advisor for Transamerica Financial Advisor, working with families of diverse financial backgrounds to determine the best solution for each household. Austin’s experience also extends to being a Corporate Finance business partner for various medical device companies. Throughout his tenure, he has had the opportunity to connect with various colleagues and health care providers, specifically, physicians and dentists. It was in those conversations that he discovered the unique financial planning challenges each group encountered and how he is able to leverage his experience in both Corporate Finance and Financial Planning to assist.

Aalok Devkota is the principal of Devkota Capital Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Markel Corp., Strategic Advisors, Inc., and Abundance Insurance Solutions, Inc. Devkota Capital Advisors LLC is an independent investment adviser providing discretionary asset management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, endowments, and corporate and small-business clients. The firm also offers model portfolios and sub-advisory services, employing a combination of fundamental, behavioral, technical, and cyclical analysis across several model strategies.

Jeremy Tate is a financial advisor at Tate Capital Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Balboa Wealth Partners and Morgan Stanley. Tate Capital Group is an independent firm providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to a range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a predominantly long-term investment approach supplemented by technical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis and offers access to a broad range of investment options and strategies.

Sagar Parikh is a financial advisor at PMA Wealth Management with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Silber Bennett Financial, Woodbury Financial Services, and Emerson Equity. Parikh is also a partner at Parikh, Mehta & Associates, a CPA firm providing tax preparation and business management services. PMA Wealth Management offers portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and both long- and short-term trading strategies, with a focus on ETFs and alternative investments such as private placements and venture capital funds.

Jason Micheli is the sole advisor at Einstök Wealth Management LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Irvine, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. Micheli also serves in an executive leadership role with the Presbytery of Santa Barbara. Einstök Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and ongoing investment advice to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm follows a primarily passive investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified portfolios of low-cost index funds and ETFs, and incorporates a proprietary algorithm to tactically adjust allocations.

Peter Strzelecki is the sole advisor at Philadelphus Capital, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at PJ9K Advisors, Muntz Financial, NYLife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an account executive involved in wholesale lending through AHL Funding. Philadelphus Capital offers discretionary portfolio management and tailored investment advice primarily to qualified and accredited investors. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment strategy using low-cost ETFs along with individual securities and options, with accounts managed on a discretionary basis and client restrictions incorporated through written investment policy statements.

Bradley Johnson is a financial advisor at Evergreen Capital Holdings, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Park Street Partners. Outside of Evergreen Capital Holdings, he serves as Managing Partner of Evergreen Capital Management, LLC, focusing on private fund investments, and as Minority Partner of BID, LLC, which manages private real estate investments. Evergreen Capital Holdings, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and a limited number of registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes equities, including publicly traded REITs and real estate-related companies, and employs long-term, short-term, and options strategies as part of a formalized investment process.

Mahesh Jain is a financial advisor at Kuber Investments with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked as the CEO of Gray Matrix Inc., an IT consulting and software development business, since 2011. Kuber Investments is a boutique independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals and small businesses. The firm employs an active, fundamental investment approach with relatively concentrated and customized portfolios focused on large- and mid-cap stocks, selective ETFs, and tactical risk management.

John O'Connell is the principal of John G. O'Connell, a firm he founded in 2022. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 46 years of experience in the financial industry, with prior roles at firms including J Alden Associates, National Securities Corporation, and Fsic. John G. O’Connell provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $24 million on a discretionary basis for about 30 clients, applying a qualitative and fundamental investment process that incorporates sector and cyclical analysis along with multiple asset allocation strategies.

Alphonse Calicchio III is a financial advisor with California Benefits and Retirement Group, LLC, where he has served as president since 2019. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 33 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Euro Pacific Capital Inc. and Alliance Global Partners. Outside of his advisory work, he is a managing member of JCAL Capital Management, LLC, a consulting firm, and serves as co-chair of Drive Out Cancer – Endless Summer Invitational, a volunteer organization that raises funds for cancer research and support for children with cancer. California Benefits and Retirement Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach, including charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory, typically focusing on long-term trading aligned with client risk tolerances.

John Dunham is the principal of Focused Capital Investment, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Irvine, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Santiago Canyon College for six years. Outside of investment advising, he is involved in tutoring activities through his firm. Focused Capital Investment provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and corporate/business clients. The firm constructs customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and limited partnerships, employing a primarily long-term investment process grounded in fundamental and technical analysis and modern portfolio theory. It also offers options strategies in separately managed accounts and routinely serves pension plans and corporate clients.

Corey Johnson is a financial advisor at Shorebird, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Shorebird Financial since 2017 and serves as Chief Analyst at Finch c/o CIP Holdings, LLC, a professional services firm specializing in accounting and finance. Prior to these roles, he was employed at General Atomics from 2011 to 2017. Shorebird, LLC is a single-advisor firm providing financial planning, ongoing advising, portfolio management, and referrals to third-party investment advisers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, model portfolios, long-term purchase strategies, and periodic rebalancing tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Rajko Novakovich is a financial advisor at Old World Financial Advisors in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. He has worked as a mortgage advisor through his sole proprietorship since 2002 alongside his current investment advisory role. Old World Financial Advisors, established in 2023, provides customized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm follows an asset-allocation-driven process managed through an Investment Policy Statement and offers non-discretionary account management with client-imposed restrictions.

Prabhu Mogulla is a financial advisor at Peaceful Advisors LLC in Tustin, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Waddell & Reed and Evrentcars LLC. Outside of advising, he is president of Profcon Inc., a staffing services company he has led since 2001. Peaceful Advisors LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning, managing $6 million in assets across nine relationships. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods to tailor portfolios and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, incorporating higher-risk strategies such as short sales, margin, and options.

Nicholas Monterrosa is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Paradox Investment Partners LLC with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Cypress Funds LLC from 2015 to 2019 before founding Paradox Investment Partners in 2019. Paradox Investment Partners is an independent registered investment advisor that provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an actively managed global long-short small-cap strategy combining quantitative screens with fundamental research and macro overlays, utilizing borrowing, derivatives, and performance-based compensation structures uncommon among similar independent firms.

Robert Cobb is the sole advisor at Cobb Planning Group in Santa Ana, CA, with 47 years of experience in the financial industry. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and divides his time among advisory services, insurance sales, and estate planning consulting. Cobb is a licensed insurance agent offering life insurance and annuities. Cobb Planning Group serves primarily individual clients, including some high-net-worth individuals, by coordinating relationships with third-party money managers rather than managing portfolios internally. The firm employs a conservative investment approach with low turnover and tailors its services through detailed consultations to select appropriate third-party managers.

Ricardo Ulivi is the sole advisor at Ulivi Wealth Management in Orange, CA, with 2 years of industry experience. He has been active in his career since 1988. Outside of advising, he manages his own real estate properties. Ulivi Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor firm providing customized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension/profit sharing plans. The firm uses an asset-allocation driven process informed by macroeconomic analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management with ongoing monitoring and quarterly reporting.