Steven Wells is the sole advisor at Third Act Financial Planning LLC in Huntington Beach, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and began his financial advisory career in 2026 after a diverse background that includes roles at Nectar Product Development and GF Signet. Third Act Financial Planning LLC offers fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies, tailors individualized plans, and operates with a planner-led approach without product sales or commission incentives.

David Hart is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 15 years of industry experience. Hart previously worked with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group and LifePro Asset Management. He is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education to the public. Martin Wealth Management offers investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by co-advising and directing accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on client onboarding, documentation, and ongoing review of third-party manager accounts rather than direct asset management.

Patrick Chu is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Marrick Wealth, LLC since 2012. Marrick Wealth is an SEC-registered advisor providing wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual stocks, bonds, and options when appropriate.

Bradley Lancaster is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Goldman Lancaster, Inc., where he has worked since 1994, and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 1997. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through his sole proprietorship and the firm. Goldman Lancaster, Inc. is a small advisory practice serving individual investors, corporations, non-profits, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning with a focus on tailored strategies that include fundamental analysis and a variety of investment instruments.

Mohan Martin is a financial advisor at Martin Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Martin Wealth Management since 2022. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in selling Medicare insurance through an affiliated agency, working with individuals aged 65 and older. Martin Wealth Management provides investment advisory services primarily as a co-advisor, directing client accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on onboarding, compliance, and ongoing monitoring while clients’ assets are managed externally.

Matthew Bradley is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at RBA Wealth Management, LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Bradley is also a licensed agent for fixed and traditional insurance products. RBA Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities through wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a disciplined investment process based on fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, managing portfolios with equities, bonds, and ETFs through goal-based planning and regular rebalancing.

Aria Khalili is a financial advisor with Pariax Private Wealth Management in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch prior to joining Pariax in 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an officer of Runway Motorcars, LLC, and is president of Nawk Development Inc, a real estate development company. Pariax Private Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of asset allocation strategies and combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, qualitative, and sector analysis to tailor investments to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Caren Ober is a financial advisor at Balancing Life Financial Planning with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Independent Financial Group from 2012 to 2019. Ober is also the owner of Caren Ober Accountancy Corp., which offers estate and tax planning, business continuity planning, and tax preparation services. Balancing Life Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm builds portfolios tailored to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, often implementing strategies through outside managers and recommended custodians.

Julianna Duckett is the founder and sole advisor of Duckett Wealth Management in Irvine, CA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has professional experience beginning in 2024. Prior to founding her firm, she worked briefly at Tillys and has a background in education spanning over a decade. Duckett Wealth Management is a single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, corporate retirement plans, foundations, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and offers financial planning and estate-planning coordination.

Shimon Blumenfeld is a financial advisor with Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 30 years of industry experience, including 17 years with Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc. Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC is a registered investment adviser that provides ongoing portfolio management focused on public equities for individual clients, families, trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages client accounts on a non-discretionary basis, tailoring plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerance while employing a broad range of analytical methods and maintaining a distinctive operational setup without third-party sub-advisers.

Jeffrey Wimbish is a financial advisor at Kensington Investment Counsel with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Kensington since 1999 and holds a Series 65 designation. Kensington Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, corporate and retirement plans, pension plans, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across multiple equity strategies, focusing on diversified equity and fixed-income exposures with a typical investment horizon of three to five years.

Steven Mais is a financial advisor at The Chartist with 40 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with The Chartist since 1992. The Chartist provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management to individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses predefined model portfolios combined with charting and technical analysis to manage accounts, and it also publishes subscription newsletters offering buy and sell recommendations.

Tuan Ly is a financial advisor with Charles Fish Investments, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Charles Fish Investments in 2026, he worked at Cetera, Avantax Advisory Services, and Gerry Andrade & Associates Inc., where he assisted with wealth management and client support. Charles Fish Investments, Inc. provides discretionary investment management primarily focused on fixed income and municipal bonds for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and select institutions. The firm also offers sub-advisory and consulting services, emphasizing active management and a personalized approach through a small client roster and concentrated advisory team.

Aaron Wallace is a financial advisor at Pruvise with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Fisher Investments, Gerry Andrade and Associates, and Carbide Capital Inc. Pruvise provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, small businesses, and institutional clients, with a focus on corporate retirement-plan advisory and individual consultation. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to implement diverse asset-allocation strategies, primarily through a client-directed, non-discretionary trading approach.

Tiago Machry is a financial advisor at Ivanoff Wealth Management Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved in the auto sales business through Family First Auto Sales since 2014. Ivanoff Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages over $141 million in discretionary assets and employs a co-advisor program and sub-advisors to execute portfolio management across various asset classes.

Brenden O'Connell is a financial advisor at Leyland Cypress, LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Leyland Cypress in 2022, he worked at UCLA's Department of Economics and held other roles in education. 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 selections. The firm employs a quantitative ETF arbitrage strategy and emphasizes daily account monitoring and frequent performance reporting.

David Wagner is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Tidecrest Wealth Management, LLC since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he is the treasurer of the Charitable CDM Girls Volleyball Foundation and participates in his wife's interior design business as treasurer. Tidecrest Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process using quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with a focus on detailed operational support for private placements.

John Mac Willie IV is a financial advisor at Boyer Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working at LPL Financial and Boyer Financial Services, beginning his advisory career in 2024. Prior to entering the financial industry, he held positions at Chick-Fil-A and Servite High School. Boyer Financial Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, foundations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with an emphasis on asset allocation, cost efficiency, tax awareness, and the use of technology tools alongside human adviser oversight.

Meghan Mc Nulty is the founder of Wealth Advisory Lab LLC in Newport Beach, CA, where she has provided investment management and financial planning services since 2022. She holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, Mc Nulty is a licensed attorney running an estate planning law firm and also consults in biomedical business development for a medical device company. She is managing partner of a political consulting and lobbying firm based in Wyoming. Wealth Advisory Lab LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored portfolio management grounded in modern portfolio theory, offering a range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income. The firm operates on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on client authorization for trades and provides financial planning on fixed-fee or hourly terms.

Johnnie Goodman is a financial advisor with LBG Advisor in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with LBG Advisor since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he provides retirement planning, life insurance consulting, estate planning consulting, and long-term care insurance. LBG Advisor offers investment advisory and financial and estate planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes pension consulting, participant education, and advisory referrals while managing most client assets on a non-discretionary basis with an investment approach combining sector rotation and security selection.