Brandon Dixon James is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at NWF Advisory Services Inc. in Fresno, CA. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2025 and was previously affiliated with NWF Advisory Services and Royal Alliance from 2013 to 2025. Outside of advisory work, he is also an insurance agent for fixed and variable products. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with retirement plan consulting and trust and estate services. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and offers a range of investment programs through an open-architecture Wealth Management Platform that includes advisor-managed and third-party model portfolios.

Frank Virgallito is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The AmeriFlex Group in Glendale, CA. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research, Securities America Advisors, and National Planning Corporation. He is a board member and committee member of the Glendale Area Schools Credit Union. The AmeriFlex Group provides investment advice and related services to individuals, corporations, employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection and monitoring, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisory affiliates and multiple program platforms.

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 provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategies using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative investments, with a structured due diligence process and regular portfolio reviews.

Cesar Gomez is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at City National Bank, Wells Fargo, and CitiGroup Global Markets. 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 affiliated sub-advisor RBC Rochdale. The firm integrates a broad financial services group, including banking, trust, municipal advisory, and trading businesses, supporting a wide range of client needs.

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® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at ShareBuilder Advisors LLC and Capital One Investing, LLC. She is a board member of the Rotary Club of San Francisco Evening, a 501(c)4 charitable organization. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and various institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach focused on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and private investment funds.

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.

Chadwick Collins is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wedbush in 2022, he worked at Kestra Private Wealth Service and Kestra Investment Services from 2017 to 2022, as well as Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Collins is also CEO and Investment Adviser Representative of Stone Beacon Capital, operating through Wedbush Securities under a DBA. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutions, offering a range of brokerage and SEC-registered advisory services. The firm combines broker-dealer and capital markets capabilities with custody, clearing, and prime services, managing approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets.

Payam Taghibagi is a CFP® with 36 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with SEIA and has held roles at SES Inc., Royal Alliance Associates, and Signator Investors. Taghibagi is a founding partner of SEIA and also manages several business activities including bookkeeping for related entities. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm employs a combination of strategic macro asset allocation and tactical adjustments, integrating quantitative and qualitative research, and manages assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Merryll Mcelwain is a financial advisor at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Wilmington Trust, MBSC Securities Corporation, and BNY Mellon. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm focuses on asset allocation and diversification, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with access to third-party independent managers and model portfolios.

Andrew Howard is a financial advisor with SEIA in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, from 2021 to 2026. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm employs a combination of strategic macro asset allocation and tactical adjustments, offering a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

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 with SEIA in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SES Inc., Royal Alliance Associates, and First Pacific Advisors. Outside of finance, he is a co-founder of WFP Wine Company, LLC, a business focused on the production and distribution of wine. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform. The firm combines strategic macro asset-allocation with tactical adjustments, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management approaches.

Robert Wheatley Jr. is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Sovran Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Trilogy Capital, and Envisage Wealth Management, where he serves as CEO and President. He is also an elected board member of 100 Black Men of America, contributing to oversight of policies and membership for the Los Angeles chapter. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion in client assets through a team of 53 advisors, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning supported by multiple platform relationships and a variety of investment strategies.

Michael Natzic is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. from 2013 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Finance Chair for Bear Valley Church and as Vice-Chairman for DOVES of Big Bear Valley, a domestic violence education and services organization. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management programs through an open-architecture platform and unique operational features including municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group and custody capabilities uncommon among enterprise advisers.

Robert Schultz is a financial advisor at NWF Advisory Services Inc with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with NWF Advisory Group and NWF Advisory Services since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in selling life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance through New World Financial & Insurance Services and markets himself under the DBA Artisan Capital Partners. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering retirement plan consulting, trust, and estate services. The firm manages approximately $3.82 billion in assets and operates an open-architecture Wealth Management Platform that includes advisor-managed and third-party model portfolios, emphasizing strategic long-term investing alongside tactical strategies.

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.