Minxing Lin is a financial advisor at FHWV Financial LLC in Los Alamitos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining FHWV Financial LLC, Lin worked at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of Irvine, from 2023 to 2024. FHWV Financial, LLC provides financial planning and turnkey managed-account services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on non-discretionary advisory relationships. The firm refers prospective clients to third-party registered investment advisers and utilizes platform sponsors such as SEI and American Funds to implement investment strategies.

Ann Cooper is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with over 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked with Legacy Financial Group since 2015 and has prior experience at SagePoint Financial. Cooper also serves as a co-trustee on a family trust, reviewing and managing the account. Legacy Financial Group provides financial planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management for individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts and estates. The firm uses model-based allocations grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and partners with third-party platforms like SEI and Vision2020 to construct and manage portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across various wrap fee programs.

Scott Ozer is a financial advisor with Southern California Wealth Management Associates and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 44 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Emerson Equity LLC, Sandlapper Securities, Sandlapper Wealth Management, Financial West Group, and Citigroup Global Markets. Southern California Wealth Management Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients with ongoing portfolio management and client-specific Investment Policy Statements. The firm uses various analytical methods and a mix of long-term and short-term strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, real estate funds, private placements, and insurance products.

Russell Kartub is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Insight Investment Counsel since 2014. Insight Investment Counsel is a SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other investment advisers. The firm employs a mix of asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and mutual fund/ETF evaluation, using both long- and short-term strategies with regular account reviews and rebalancing.

Christopher Malburg is a financial advisor at Envision Capital Management Inc with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has been with Envision Capital Management since 2020 and has experience dating back to 1987 as a small business consultant and CPA, with additional involvement in a writers resource group since 1999. Envision Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management exclusively for individual clients, primarily high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes fixed-income and other marketable securities, using fundamental and technical analysis to develop tailored investment policies and manages approximately $334 million across 226 client accounts.

Dante Sanchez is a financial advisor at EFC Wealth Management Firm LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Sanchez is also a licensed insurance agent in multiple states, supplementing his financial planning services with accident, health, life, and variable insurance products when appropriate. EFC Wealth Management Firm, LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals and plan sponsors. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offers educational seminars and a subscription coaching program, and utilizes sub-advisors to implement model strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Mark Tennenbaum is a financial advisor at Leyland Cypress, LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He serves as Chief Financial Officer for multiple businesses, including Life UnLocked Partners LLC, an investment advisory firm, as well as MailRoute, Inc., an email security company, and SCBI Online Store, LLC, a skincare business. He has held CFO roles since 2011 across these entities. Leyland Cypress provides investment monitoring and recommendation services primarily to individual clients and other entities, using a tailored onboarding questionnaire to guide asset allocation and investment choices. The firm employs a quantitative ETF arbitrage strategy with daily account monitoring and regular client reporting.

Ryan Peabody is a financial advisor at Sharper & Granite LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Sharper & Granite since 2016. Sharper & Granite LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a top-down, asset-allocation strategy focusing on low-cost, tax-efficient index ETFs and mutual funds, and permits the use of margin in managed accounts.

Amber Pavlovich is a financial advisor with Ivanoff Wealth Management Inc. in Cypress, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Ivanoff Wealth Management, she was a homemaker for seven years. Ivanoff Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other registered investment advisors. The firm uses third-party sub-advisors and a co-advisor to implement tailored portfolios based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons.

Brooke Boyd is a financial advisor with MDRN Wealth, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining MDRN Wealth, she worked with firms including Apollo Global Securities, Athene Securities, and The Vanguard Group. MDRN Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning services through a partnership with Encore Estate Plans. The firm uses a fiduciary approach combining fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across a broad range of investment types.

Richard Moon is a financial advisor with Ascendant Capital Management in La Palma, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ascendant in 2015, he worked at Oaktree Wealth Group Inc. from 2013 to 2015. He is also a licensed insurance agent and an accountant, occasionally providing insurance and accounting services alongside his advisory role. Ascendant Capital Management offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes a multi-method investment approach and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, incorporating third-party advisers and administrative providers.

Tammy Trenta is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Family Financial. Her prior roles include positions at Creative Planning and Running Point Capital Advisors. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in tax and accounting services through FF Business Management LLC and is an author affiliated with the Institute for Financial Empowerment. Family Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses a primarily long-term investment approach with portfolios constructed from ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and digital currency, and incorporates borrowing and derivatives strategies that are relatively uncommon among peers.

Gregory Alessandra is a financial advisor with Alessandra Capital Management, LLC in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisors LLC, and First Allied Advisory Services, as well as managing his independent firm since 1999. Alessandra Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolios using model strategies, tactical asset allocation, and various investment vehicles, alongside financial planning services delivered through written plans, projects, or consulting engagements.

Roy Emanuel is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Dauntless Advisory, LLC, based in Torrance, CA. He has one year of experience in financial advising and concurrently holds a position at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he has worked for over 17 years. Dauntless Advisory provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, employing a combination of cyclical and fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative tools in a fiduciary capacity.

Michelle Miller is a financial advisor at DeLarme Wealth Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. before returning to DeLarme Wealth Management. DeLarme Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting for individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a risk-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, and other asset classes, along with documented use of derivatives and options strategies.

Alfred Walsh is a financial advisor at Malaga Cove Capital, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Malaga Cove Capital since 2008. The firm provides discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. Malaga Cove Capital focuses on capital growth through a primarily equity-focused, long-term buy-and-hold strategy supplemented by active management and periodic rebalancing.

Tina Herrera is a financial advisor at Sharper & Granite LLC in El Segundo, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with Sharper & Granite since 2014. Sharper & Granite provides comprehensive portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $318 million on a discretionary basis. The firm utilizes a top-down asset allocation approach focused on low-cost, tax-efficient index ETFs and no-load index mutual funds, employing statistical methods to estimate efficient frontier allocations.

Sean Miot is a financial advisor with Park Capital Group, Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Park Capital Group in 2022, he worked at LPL Financial and Cowen Prime Services, and he serves as a board member for Liquid Lung Dx, participating in corporate strategy discussions. Park Capital Group, Inc. serves individual and pension/profit-sharing clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis methods and offers participant education seminars alongside discretionary management of held-away participant accounts through a third-party platform.

Eric Imley is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Soaring Investment Management, LLC and previously worked at EWG Elevate dba Protection Point Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. He also operated Eric Imley Real Consulting for four years. Soaring Investment Management advises individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs multiple methods in portfolio construction, including fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and manages approximately $112.5 million in discretionary assets across around 171 client relationships.

Aaron Munoz is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and is currently a financial advisor at Cerda Munoz Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2013. Prior to that, he spent a year each at Cerda Wealth Management and Wealth Management Lab. In addition to his advisory role, Munoz prepares individual income tax returns within the firm. Cerda Munoz Advisors, Inc. serves individual clients including high-net-worth households, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with diversified allocations and integrates tax and accounting services into its offerings.