David Fox is a financial advisor with Financial Growth Management Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Lear Capital since 2004, where he also works as a salesman in gold and silver sales. Financial Growth Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies, utilizing a proprietary algorithm to adjust allocations based on market trends, and manages approximately $12 million across 44 client accounts.

Mark Lechler is a financial advisor at Pacific Trust Wealth Management in Pasadena, CA, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at J.W. Korth & Company from 2011 to 2017. Pacific Trust Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving a small client base with tailored financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm focuses on qualified clients and employs a combination of asset allocation and fundamental analysis through strategies ranging from a Global Macro approach to more conservative risk-hedging methods.

Louis Carter II is a financial advisor at RaynMaker Financial in Los Angeles, CA, with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 registrations and has studied personal finance, including behavioral aspects, laws, and analysis, since 2015. RaynMaker Financial is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and small businesses with financial planning and consulting services. The firm focuses on planning, analysis, and implementation guidance without managing client assets, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside macroeconomic and behavioral insights.

Charles Bettendorf is the sole advisor at Greyfield Capital Management LLC in San Marino, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience, including two years as a self-employed advisor prior to founding Greyfield Capital in 2017. Greyfield Capital Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental research-driven approach, investing in a range of domestic and foreign equities and debt securities, including higher-risk and less liquid positions, while maintaining public disclosure of performance and a focus on relationships with charitable clients.

Edson Miller is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Spring Financial Planning since 2017, following a year as a self-employed advisor. Spring Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with customized financial planning and investment consultation. The firm follows a planning-first model with a non-discretionary investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing indexed mutual funds and ETFs without taking custody of client assets.

Paul Li is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Exciten Capital LLC in La Canada, CA, with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. He has led Exciten Capital since its founding in 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Aspen Li Partners, Super Investment, and Cypress Evergreen LLC. Exciten Capital LLC is an independent advisory firm focused on discretionary portfolio management and investment advice for individuals and small businesses. The firm employs a primarily quantitative investment process that utilizes a broad range of instruments and strategies, including leverage and short selling, while maintaining a limited client base and performance-based compensation arrangements.

David Hartman is a financial advisor at WRW Wealth Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been employed full time since 1986 at the CPA firm Wishnow, Ross, Warsavsky & Company, where he provides accounting and tax services. WRW Wealth Advisors offers portfolio management services to institutional clients, corporations, and high net worth individuals, utilizing a variety of investment approaches including discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and firm-developed model portfolios. The firm integrates multiple analytical methods and trading strategies and provides complimentary financial planning to clients engaged for portfolio management.

Kary Bartmasser is the principal advisor at KB Private Wealth Management Group in Sherman Oaks, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wealth Resources Group and operates an accounting firm, Bartmasser & Company CPA, providing income tax preparation and accounting services. Additionally, he is licensed as a California real estate broker. KB Private Wealth Management Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities with discretionary asset management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and asset allocation strategies to tailor portfolios to client objectives, while maintaining an affiliated accounting practice and real estate services under separate agreements.

Adam Holiber is a financial advisor at Summit Equity Management, Inc. in Santa Monica, CA, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Summit Equity Management since 2004 and MDB Capital Group, LLC since 2011. Outside of investment advisory, the firm provides business strategy and valuation consulting to U.S. corporations. Summit Equity Management serves a small client base of individuals and trusts, managing approximately $1.95 million in discretionary assets. The firm invests exclusively in publicly traded U.S. equities using a bottom-up, fundamental analysis approach focused on financial metrics such as balance sheet strength and cash flow growth.

Steven Jakowchik is a CFP® professional based in Los Angeles, California, with 7 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent advisory firm, Steven Robert Jakowchik, since 2006. In addition to advisory services, he is licensed to provide various insurance products, including life, disability, medical, dental, vision, and annuities. His firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes client involvement through non-discretionary portfolio management, using a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Michael Hartman is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of McDonald Hartman Wealth Advisors, an independent firm he joined in 2022. His prior roles include positions at Mutual Advisors, LLC, Kaye Capital Management, WealthSource Partners, LLC, and Reilly Financial Advisors LLC. McDonald Hartman Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $26.3 million in assets. The firm focuses on tailored advice based on client objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance, employing various strategies including asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis.

Javier Jimenez is a financial advisor with Firmo Investment Consulting Services in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has operated as a sole proprietor since 2011 and serves as co-pastor at New Life Christian Center, a nonprofit Assemblies of God church, where he also teaches. Firmo Investment Consulting Services provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm tailors investment programs to client objectives, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and conducts quarterly portfolio reviews.

Scott Burch is a financial advisor at Sage Investment Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sage Investment Group and Regal Investment Advisors. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent. Sage Investment Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic core-and-satellite asset allocation approach using passive index funds and ETFs combined with selective active management, with client relationships generally non-discretionary and supported by documented Investment Policy Statements and periodic reporting.

Douglas Dial is a financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently with Capital Partners Investment Group since 2018. He previously worked at Regal Securities from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, Dial is active as a trombone player in various groups. Capital Partners Investment Group is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, managing approximately $40 million in client assets with a fiduciary approach that incorporates quantitative analysis and a range of investment strategies.

Adam Goyer is a financial advisor at Lotus Oak Capital Institute with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including MML Investors Services LLC, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he serves on the board of The Lotus Oak Foundation, which supports research at academic and independent institutions through microgrants. Lotus Oak Capital Institute is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, families, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and modular financial planning, managing diversified portfolios using fundamental analysis across various asset types and providing retirement plan advisory services including ERISA 3(21) and 3(38).

Mara Konrad is the sole advisor at MK Capital Group in Pasadena, CA, with 23 years at the firm and nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. MK Capital Group has provided asset management, financial planning, and consulting since 2003. The firm manages $28.8 million in non-discretionary assets for a small client base, including individual clients and pension and profit-sharing plans, using third-party platforms to deliver separately managed accounts and model portfolios.

Cynthia Jabr is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal advisor at Brand New Day Wealth Planning, LLC. She previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for seven years before founding her independent firm. Brand New Day Wealth Planning, LLC offers fee-only financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive and project-based engagements, as well as educational seminars. The firm provides investment recommendations based on modern portfolio theory and passive/index strategies, focusing on personalized planning without managing or taking custody of client assets.

William Duberstein is a financial advisor at Stone Oak Capital, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked as a freelance writer for The Motley Fool since 2017, providing commentary on individual stocks, sectors, and general market trends. Prior to founding Stone Oak Capital, he was involved with Happy Earth, Inc. for one year. Stone Oak Capital is an independent registered investment adviser focused on discretionary portfolio management for individual clients and qualified investors. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented approach emphasizing concentrated equity portfolios and special-situation opportunities.

Don Scholl is the principal of Don Scholl & Associates, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience and has been with his firm since 1995, also maintaining roles with OSAIC and Sagepoint Financial, Inc. He is involved in the sale of insurance products and fixed annuities in addition to his advisory work. Don Scholl & Associates provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and corporations. The firm uses a structured investment process incorporating risk tolerance assessments, asset allocation tools, and fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts across various investment vehicles.

Gregory Legorreta is the principal advisor at Loam Advisory LLC in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and started his advisory career in 2025. Prior to entering the financial industry, he worked at Netflix and Warner Brothers Discovery. Loam Advisory provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with fundamental and cyclical analysis, offering both passive and active investment options, including socially responsible portfolios based on ESG research.