Ekaterina Nuce is a financial advisor at First Foundation Advisors with 5 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with First Foundation Advisors since 2015. First Foundation Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages client assets using an open-architecture, multi-asset approach and is notable for its affiliation with FirstSun Capital Bancorp and Sunflower Bank, enabling integrated banking and financial product relationships.

Kenneth Kladouris is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Diversify Advisory Services, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at DFPG Investments, Crown Capital Securities, and National Asset Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is the author of the book *Get There!* and founder of Kladouris Media LLC, which offers personal development courses and coaching. Diversify Advisory Services serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and small business owners, providing financial planning, portfolio management, corporate consulting, and family office services. The firm emphasizes tactical diversification and individualized asset allocation, utilizing a variety of investment models and strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Lisa Wiechert is a financial advisor with StoneX Advisors Inc. in Mission Viejo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has been with StoneX Advisors since 2016 and affiliated with StoneX Securities since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages an eBay sales business. StoneX Advisors serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by offering portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA consulting, and related services. The firm employs a combination of independent advisors and an in-house Private Client Group, utilizing multiple account structures and model-based investment solutions.

Devonney Thurman is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Cooper McManus with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cooper McManus, Thurman worked at Cambridge Investment Research and Lindsey & Lindsey Wealth Management. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process that includes a wide range of securities and model asset-allocation portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Jennifer Ann Ly is a financial advisor with Portfolio Medics, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. She previously worked at LifePro Asset Management, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and World Financial Group. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in insurance services through Premier Group Insurance, Inc. and Premier 360 Insurance & Financial Solutions. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Dennis Reiland is a CFA® charterholder with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Management Group, Inc. in Irvine, CA since 1985. Private Management Group, Inc. provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets. The firm uses a combination of long-term strategic frameworks and tactical decisions, emphasizing fundamental analysis and absolute returns across a broad range of securities.

Jeffrey Motske is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 38 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Tanlyn Productions LLC, a media and radio show production business. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services. The firm employs a strategic, globally diversified asset allocation approach and integrates tax planning through its affiliate, Trilogy Tax & Consulting.

Leon Mcgroarty is a financial advisor with Cooper McManus in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Cambridge Investment Research, The Kagan Company, Securities America, and 401k America, where he also serves as president. He is involved in multiple business activities, including leadership roles at 401K America Inc. and RetireAmerica Inc. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a fundamentally driven investment process that includes individual securities and pooled products, offering model asset-allocation portfolios through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Sheila Cimini is a financial advisor at One Capital Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa from 2007 to 2021. One Capital Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and other institutional clients through a multi-advisor team managing approximately $7.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, sub-advisory and retirement plan solutions, and acts as investment adviser to the FundX suite of ETFs, using a macroeconomic and fundamental research-driven investment process.

David Shilling is a financial advisor with Altitude Capital Management LLC in Westminster, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Altitude Capital Management since 2025 and previously operated Shilling Investments since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in insurance sales and mortgage brokerage through Whitney & Associates and West Capital Lending. Altitude Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients, offering tailored portfolio management and consulting with no account minimums. The firm’s investment approach is individualized based on client goals and risk tolerance, employing various strategies to maintain long-term purchasing power.

Armando Feighl is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. based in Laguna Niguel, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at City National Bank and UnionBanc Investment Services, with a long history at Union Bank of California. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program, leveraging an affiliated sub-advisor to manage portfolios using a range of investment vehicles. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA broker-dealer and is integrated within a broader financial services group including banking, trust, and municipal advisory services.

Marisha Fusco is a financial advisor at RBC Securities, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at City National Securities, Merrill, and PNC, among other firms. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program, with investment management delegated to an affiliated sub-advisor, RBC Rochdale. The firm is part of a broad financial services group affiliated with a bank parent and related entities offering a range of financial and trading services.

Eric Papacosta is a financial advisor at Asset Allocation Strategies, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked with GLP Investment Services and GLP and Associates since 2013, where he is also active in life insurance and fixed/index annuity sales. He joined Asset Allocation Strategies in 2023. Asset Allocation Strategies provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors, plan sponsors, and trustees. The firm’s investment process emphasizes strategic asset allocation using quantitative techniques and implements portfolios through model strategies, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Don Dumas is a financial advisor with TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC in Green Bay, WI, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His prior work includes seven years at Client One Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he officiates youth and high school sporting events as an umpire for softball games under WIAA and local leagues. TCFG Investment Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Erik Johnson is an investment adviser representative at Virtue Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with several firms including Primerica Financial Services and Lifemark Securities Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent and has a role as director of sales and operations at Infinite Insurance & Financial Services. Virtue Capital Management, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a multi-team model and integrates tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment approaches, supported by due diligence from an investment committee.

Neal Rutter is a financial advisor at Index Fund Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and institutions. The firm emphasizes index-based portfolio management guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multi-factor framework, combining investment management with in-house tax services through its IFA Taxes division.

Eric Di Leo is a financial advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at KNR Wealth Management, Inc. and Simplified Insurance Services, Inc. Di Leo is also the owner of Summitstone Financial Group, INC, where he provides financial planning and advisory services. Gradient Advisors, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and Investment Advisor Representatives, using a largely non-discretionary model with a focus on risk analysis and fundamental, technical, and cyclical portfolio approaches.

Joseph Silverman is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at RWA Wealth Partners and previously held roles at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-manager of Healing Hope Counseling, PLLC, a psychotherapy practice operated by his wife. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, integrated tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, separate accounts, and private pooled vehicles, combined with tactical adjustments and customized fixed income strategies.

Peter Shusterman is a financial advisor at Cooper McManus in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of advising, he has experience as an insurance agent. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a broad range of securities and implements customized asset-allocation portfolios via sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Hannah Peck Lazcano is an advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with no prior industry experience. Before joining Trilogy, her background includes roles outside the financial industry, such as positions in the food and retail sectors and work related to education. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a strategic, globally diversified approach that includes both traditional and non-traditional investment strategies tailored to client risk profiles.