Derek Ruan is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC. SteelPeak Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charities, and family offices. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, alternative strategies, and private placement investment consulting, implementing advice through proprietary and custom model portfolios overseen by its Institute of Portfolio Management & Economic Strategy.

Riley King is a financial advisor at SEIA with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining SEIA, King worked briefly at Brighton Jones and has held various other roles outside the financial services industry. SEIA is a multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical management through a structured investment process and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

John Knoth is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 47 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at Wedbush Securities since 2018, following 20 years at Morgan Stanley and its affiliates. Wedbush Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering investment advisory and broker-dealer services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, and capital markets. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as institutional research and prime services.

Francine Lai is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently with Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management. She previously worked at LPL Financial LLC for nine years. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a liaison between clients and CPAs at GK Tax and Accounting, providing financial planning advice and client referrals. Gerber Kawasaki serves a diverse client base including individual households across wealth levels and institutional entities, offering wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs tailored portfolio strategies with active management techniques and also acts as sub-adviser to an actively managed growth stock ETF.

Jonathan Sheen is a financial advisor at SteelPeak Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Apollo Global Management, Western Asset Management, and several entrepreneurial ventures such as Frill Marketing LLC and Traderlink LLC. SteelPeak Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charities, family offices, and private funds. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, alternative strategies, and private placement consulting, utilizing proprietary and custom model portfolios alongside due diligence on private securities for accredited clients.

Joseph Assaf is a financial advisor at ICG Advisors, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at ICG Advisors since 2009. Prior to that, he was with Pippy Corp. from 2024 to the present. ICG Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors. The firm operates mainly as a fund-of-funds allocator, performing due diligence on Portfolio Managers and offering consolidated reporting, with a focus on large minimum investments and serving pension plans, charitable organizations, and other entities.

Michael Angell is a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Aspiriant since 2008. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with wealth planning, family office, and specialty services. The firm offers customized investment programs using asset allocation informed by internal research and employs a variety of implementation options including third-party managers and private investments.

Ella Fukushima is a financial advisor at SEIA based in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation. She began her career with SEIA and SES LLC in 2024, following nine years as a student. SEIA is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving around 9,500 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, using a structured investment process that combines strategic and tactical approaches.

Mark Udis is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Certuity since 2005. Certuity serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals, as well as private foundations, endowments, family offices, and pooled investment vehicles, offering investment advisory, family office, financial planning, and investment consulting services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, diversification, and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, and includes access to private markets through its private fund structures.

Andrew Hutcheson is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, UBS Financial Services Inc., and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of The Larchmont Chronicle, a newspaper based in Los Angeles, where he assists with administrative tasks. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and institutional research, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Kathleen Stovel is a financial advisor with Sovran Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has held previous roles at Cetera Wealth Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and VOYA Financial Advisors. In addition to her advisory work, she has been an insurance agent focused on fixed insurance products since 1991. Sovran Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of advisor-driven strategies, internal portfolio models, and third-party strategist input, employing both active and passive investment exposures across multiple asset types.

Aubrey Fernando is a financial advisor at SEIA with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining SEIA, Aubrey held roles at Ses LLC, 12th Tribe, and LoanDepot, as well as positions related to information security and technology at Chapman University. SEIA is a multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving about 9,500 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm combines strategic and tactical investment approaches through a structured process and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, with a particular focus on non-discretionary management.

Joshua Ryngler is a financial advisor at Sapient Capital LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Twist Capital for three years. Sapient Capital provides wealth management, financial planning, family office services, and sub-advisory support to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios across various asset classes and acts as a fiduciary when advising retirement accounts.

Richard Kim is a financial advisor with Diversify Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His career includes roles at DFPG Investments, M.S. Howells & CO, KLK Capital Management, and East West Bank. Diversify Advisory Services is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and small business owners. The firm employs a tactical diversification and individualized asset allocation approach, offering a range of portfolio management and consulting services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Kevin Cooper is a financial advisor at Becker Capital Management, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. His prior experience includes roles at Capital Lending Resources, Inc. for 22 years and Wells Fargo Bank for 5 years. Becker Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and wealth-advisory services to a range of individual and institutional clients, using a combination of bottom-up security selection and top-down portfolio construction. The firm manages a registered mutual fund and private pooled vehicles, serving both traditional and alternative investment clients with an emphasis on asset quality and risk awareness.

John Kornaga is a financial advisor at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments and VOYA Financial Advisors. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing approximately $348 million in assets across 1,250 client relationships. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach with a primary long-term trading orientation and offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and educational services.

Stephen Loh is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at National Securities Corporation and Wedbush Securities Inc. Loh also serves as an agent for B. Riley Wealth Insurance in a role related to fixed insurance. B. Riley Wealth Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management to individual clients, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers various programs including advisor-managed portfolios, third-party managed programs via the Envestnet platform, and internally managed models, overseeing approximately $4.21 billion in client assets across about 173 advisors.

Kaytlin Hall is a financial advisor at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC for nine years. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a liaison between clients and CPAs at GK Tax and Accounting, an accounting services firm affiliated with her primary employer. Gerber Kawasaki serves a diverse client base, including both individual and institutional investors, offering wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs tailored portfolio strategies with active monitoring and manages an actively managed ETF focused on growth stocks.

Timothy Demshki is a financial advisor at Genter Capital Management in Los Angeles, CA, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Quasar Distributors, LLC since 2001. Genter Capital Management provides continuous investment supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and government entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis across equity and fixed-income strategies, manages a registered fund and multiple ETFs, and oversees $7.1 billion in assets as of the end of 2024.

Olivia Di Napoli is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked previously at firms including 1st Century Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase, and First Republic Bank. Westmount Partners provides investment advisory and discretionary portfolio management services to a range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation through mutual funds and managed strategies and is notable for managing multi-manager private funds and acting as a private fund adviser and sub-advisor.