Matthew Granski is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Composition Wealth, LLC since 2015. Composition Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $9.5 billion on a discretionary basis through a multi-advisor platform. The firm provides investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and broker/dealers, employing a long-term, asset-allocation driven approach with diversified portfolios constructed from a variety of investment vehicles.

Steven Murphy is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently advising at Root Financial Partners. His prior roles include positions at USA Financial Securities and Sterling Wealth Partners. He has also worked in community and educational settings in Whittier, CA. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and also offers educational programs and paid online academies for financial education.

David Aronovitch is a financial advisor with Perennial Financial Services in Santa Monica, CA, holding a Series 66 license and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2012 and has been providing advisory services through Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC, operating as Rose Greene Financial, since 2018. Aronovitch is also active as an insurance agent through affiliated entities. Perennial Financial Services offers investment advisory and consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning with a fiduciary approach, utilizing multiple platform relationships and third-party managers to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

Suzanne Taylor is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently with Composition Wealth, LLC, joining the firm in 2022 after previous roles at ShareBuilder Advisors LLC and Capital One Investing, LLC. Taylor serves as a board member of the Rotary Club of San Francisco Evening, a nonprofit organization. Composition Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base. The firm utilizes a long-term, asset-allocation driven approach with a multi-advisor platform and manages approximately $9.5 billion on a discretionary basis.

Zheng Nan Xu is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding CFP® and CFA® designations along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has eight years of industry experience, previously working at firms including Cetera, East West Bank, and HSBC. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans through a wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management with investment strategies implemented by an affiliated sub-advisor, RBC Rochdale, and is part of a broader financial services group affiliated with a bank and related entities.

Adam Butterfield is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at BlackRock Investments LLC, BlackRock, Lucas Group, and Stout Risius Ross. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, utilizing systematic, technical, and rules-based processes combined with quantitative and fundamental analysis. The firm is known for its option-based hedges and yield-enhancing overlays, offering strategies through proprietary software and real-time risk monitoring.

Payam Taghibagi is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at SEIA. His prior roles include positions at SES Inc., Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and Signator Investors, Inc. He is a founding partner of SEIA LLC. SEIA serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations with investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a research-driven investment process combining strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary managed-account programs.

Sophois Sokhom is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Accelerate Retirement. Her prior experience includes roles at Kestra Investment Services, NFP Retirement, Triad Advisors, Resources Investment Advisors, Independent Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. She is also a licensed insurance agent and recommends certain insurance products on a commission basis. Accelerate Retirement serves individual and institutional clients, offering retirement plan consulting, discretionary investment management, financial planning, participant investment advice, and fiduciary services. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and emphasizes a long-term approach combined with ongoing due diligence and portfolio monitoring.

Erik Johnson is an investment adviser representative with Virtue Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. His background includes roles at The Financial Architects, Infinite Insurance & Financial Services, Lifemark Securities Corp., and Golden Empire Mortgage. Johnson also serves as an independent insurance agent and works alongside an estate planning professional to provide estate planning services. Virtue Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets through about 90 advisers for more than 4,000 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, third-party manager selection and monitoring, and ERISA and qualified plan consulting, employing a model-driven approach that incorporates quantitative optimization and economic data inputs.

Andrew Howard is a financial advisor at SEIA in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. SEIA provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a client-driven investment process combining strategic macro allocation with tactical micro allocation, offering a range of managed account programs and financial planning options.

Ali Hashemian is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving with Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. He has been with Kinetic since 2016 and holds additional leadership roles as President of two insurance services companies. Outside of investment advisory, he is also President of Hush Homes LLC, which manages residential real estate. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a disciplined, primarily long-term trading approach across various asset classes and operates multiple offices while offering formal administrative and sub-advisory services to other RIAs.

Danyelle Proano is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, and has seven years of industry experience. She has worked at City National Bank since 2016. RBC Securities, Inc. offers wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates investment management with a broad financial services group affiliated with a bank parent, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and ongoing reporting to its clients.

Erik Larsen is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Larsen serves as a board member and treasurer for the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, where he chairs the finance committee. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates investment management with broader financial services, including affiliated banking, trust, and municipal advisory activities.

Bryan Sims is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at City National Securities, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and First Republic Investment Management. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through a wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates investment management via its affiliated sub-advisor, RBC Rochdale, and operates within a broad financial services group that includes banking, trust, and municipal advisory activities.

Raymond Wan is a financial advisor at SEIA with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Royal Alliance Associates, First Pacific Advisors, and SES Inc. Outside of advising, he is a co-founder of WFP Wine Company, a business involved in producing and distributing wine. SEIA serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations with investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment process combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments through an in-house research group and committee, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managed-account programs.

Anthony Fratello is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Advisors, LLC since 2020 and previously spent ten years at First Allied Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is an associate with CA Tax Planners, focusing on tax and estate planning strategies. Mutual Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $6.75 billion across 123 advisors and serving over 8,000 clients. The firm offers asset management, financial consulting, ERISA plan advisory, and wrap fee programs to individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans, employing a mix of passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Evidio Mayea III is a financial advisor at Perennial Financial Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Wells Fargo Clearing. Perennial Financial Services provides investment advisory and consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering discretionary asset management and financial planning tailored to client goals. The firm utilizes multiple platform relationships and combines ERISA retirement plan consulting with licensed insurance activities and dually-registered representatives.

Curtis Hill is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Portfolio Medics, LLC since 2019. He previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Securities America Inc, and Cetera Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Hill is involved in publishing through Modern Millennium Press, where he self-publishes books. Portfolio Medics is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $552.7 million for about 3,700 clients with a team of 75 advisors. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, offering a blend of strategic and tactical investment approaches across a variety of model portfolios and strategies.

Gabrielle Rosser is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Root Financial Partners, she worked at Vital Findings and Community.com. Outside of her advisory role, Ms. Rosser provides floral design services for events as a partner in her father’s company. Root Financial Partners offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm employs a broadly diversified, passive investment approach using index funds and ETFs, with portfolios tailored to client objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations, and provides educational programming and self-directed financial education through paid online academies.

Terrence Demorest is a financial advisor at Westmount Partners, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Westmount Asset Management since 2008. Westmount Partners, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-profits, estates, trusts, corporations, and partnerships. The firm manages approximately $5.2 billion across 1,400 clients, using primarily no-load mutual funds and pooled vehicles, and offers access to alternative and private investments for qualified investors.