Joseph Malhas is a financial advisor at Private Financial Counseling in Los Angeles, CA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at firms including NinePointTwo Capital, Freeman Spogli & Co., Merrill, BOFA Securities, Ares Management, and UCLA. He is the founder and principal of NinePointTwo Capital, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Private Financial Counseling provides discretionary wealth and portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth families, offering customized investment strategies across various asset classes. The firm’s approach integrates quantitative models with fundamental and third-party research, managing portfolios with a medium- to long-term focus and incorporating a diverse set of investment tools tailored to client objectives.

Orlan Larson is a financial advisor at Larson, Orlan Blaine with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been managing OB Larson & Associates, LLC since 2006, providing tax preparation and IT consulting services. Larson, Orlan Blaine serves individuals, small businesses, and trusts with personalized portfolio management and financial planning, integrating services such as tax planning, insurance review, and estate planning. The firm utilizes tailored asset-allocation models and discretionary management, supported by its affiliation with a related accounting and tax services company.

Brian Thomas is a financial advisor at AG Asset Advisory, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with AG Asset Advisory since 2012. AG Asset Advisory provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, may use options strategies, and manages approximately $409 million for a small client base.

Amir Navab is a financial advisor at Great Gable Wealth Management, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, RBC Capital Markets, and City National Bank. Outside of financial services, he serves on the Finance/Audit Committee of Valley Community Healthcare, a nonprofit providing free healthcare to low-income families. Great Gable Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages balanced portfolios focused on capital appreciation through a combination of equity and fixed-income investments, employing value-based metrics and competitive advantage assessments.

Mark Kennedy is a financial advisor with Kennedy Wealth Management, LLC in Calabasas, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Kennedy Wealth Management since 2008 and has operated Kennedy Financial & Insurance Services, Inc. since 1993, where he serves as president and insurance agent. Kennedy spends a significant portion of his professional time managing his insurance services business. Kennedy Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and consulting primarily to individual clients, acting as a referral intermediary to registered third-party money managers. The firm develops customized recommendations documented in Investment Policy Statements and focuses on cash-flow, tax, insurance, and estate planning without directly managing client assets.

Allen Minassian is a financial advisor with Private Wealth Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Wealth Solutions since 2017 and Kovack Securities, Inc. since 2008. Outside of advisory work, Minassian performs bookkeeping and trust settlement duties in a limited capacity and is involved in fixed annuity and term insurance sales. Private Wealth Solutions serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and businesses with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a primarily non-discretionary approach to portfolio management, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and combining fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory and strategic asset allocation.

Eric Puckett is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Wealth Solutions, LLC in Calabasas, CA. His prior work includes roles at Kovack Securities, Inc., New York Life, and multiple church organizations. Private Wealth Solutions advises individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients through asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm offers tailored portfolio management with a focus on non-discretionary oversight and utilizes Schwab’s institutional platform while acknowledging ERISA fiduciary responsibilities for retirement plan clients.

Kenneth Park is a financial advisor at Think Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in various roles including mortgage research and real estate property investment and management. Park is a managing partner at Think Wealth Asset LLC, where he is involved in operations and management. Think Wealth, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients with discretionary portfolio management through model portfolios and non-custodial 401(k) consulting. The firm uses exchange-traded securities and emphasizes monitoring holdings for overlap and strategy adherence.

Amy Marshall is a financial advisor at S&F Investment Advisors with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. She has been with S&F Investment Advisors since 1988. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a bookkeeping service unrelated to investments. S&F Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and business entities through model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and income strategies. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis, event-driven strategies involving listed options, and offers performance-based fees for certain accounts.

Jeffrey Harwood is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Ventura Advisors since 2004. He is also a licensed real estate broker in California. Ventura Advisors provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, emphasizing strategic asset allocation through passively managed funds and tax-efficient, cost-conscious approaches.

Zachary Shrier is a financial advisor with Shrier Wealth Management, LLC in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 22 years before joining his current firm in 2025. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent. Shrier Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and actively manages donor-advised fund assets alongside a broader range of advisory services beyond typical wealth management.

Andi Kim is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as Chief Investment Officer at Positive Delta Asset Management LLC and a partner at AK Financial Holdings since 2011. Prior to this, Kim has been involved with Gb Positivedelta Asset Management since 2005 and Think Wealth, LLC since 2020. Outside of Positive Delta, Kim dedicates significant time to AK Financial Holdings, a CFTC-registered commodity pool operator. Positive Delta Asset Management LLC provides separately managed accounts to individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $28.8 million across about 69 accounts. The firm offers a Global Alpha multi-asset ETF portfolio and customized management strategies, employing quantitative models and risk monitoring to manage diversified exposures.

Eui Lim is an investment adviser representative at Think Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. She also serves as president and CEO of EB Wealth, where she is involved in marketing and promoting a fixed insurance product. Lim holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Think Wealth, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients with discretionary portfolio management through model portfolios and non-custodial 401(k) consulting. The firm uses exchange-traded securities exclusively and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with regular review and rebalancing.

Roger Fox is the sole advisor at S&F Investment Advisors in Encino, CA, with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at S&F Investment Advisors since 1995 and previously operated Fox Accountancy from 1984 to 2021. S&F Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and business entities through model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and income strategies. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis and event-driven strategies incorporating listed options, margin, and short sales alongside traditional asset allocations.

Kyongjin Lee is a financial advisor at Mainstream Capital Management with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advising, he serves as a general partner in a retail shoe business and is a major in the United States Army National Guard. Mainstream Capital Management provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual and corporate clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs fundamental security analysis and tactical asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment strategies such as leveraged ETFs and a long/short absolute-return program.

Kaine Nicholas is a financial advisor with Shifting the Culture Wealth Partners LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch and Prudential, among others. Outside of advising, he teaches financial literacy to youth through the nonprofit Wall Street Wizards Academy and is involved in sales of photovoltaic technology and life insurance. Shifting the Culture Wealth Partners is a fee-only firm offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a primarily passive, asset-class investment approach combined with fundamental and technical analysis, implementing portfolios through third-party Sub-Advisors and the Altruist platform.

Anthony Reed is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and has been with Millennium Investment Services since 1995. He also serves as managing member and sole owner of MIS Partners, LLC, and oversees MIS Equity Strategies, LP. Millennium Investment Services offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and related concierge services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm focuses on U.S. equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and options-based strategies, with customized portfolios typically managed on a discretionary basis, and sponsors pooled investment vehicles with performance-based compensation structures.

Ryan Haslam is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hesen & Haslam, LLC since 2017. He has also been associated with LPL Financial, LLC since 2014. Haslam is involved in retirement income specialization and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Hesen & Haslam advises individuals, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities, focusing on asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm operates as a fiduciary specializing in wrap-fee portfolio management with an emphasis on strategic asset allocation and conservative fixed-income management.

Vijay Ahuja is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at R Tech Advisors, Inc. since 2004. He is also president and senior consultant of R Tech Consultants, Inc., a third-party retirement plan administrator, a role he has held since 1992. In addition to his advisory work, Ahuja leads consulting and operational management activities at R Tech Consultants, Inc. R Tech Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning, investment portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, privately held businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm delivers customized, non-discretionary advice and offers fiduciary services, retirement plan participant education, and estate and business consulting.

Louiza Smith is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Acap Asset Management, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Acap Asset Management since 2016. Acap Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management alongside financial planning, retirement plan consulting, tax planning and preparation, and personalized bookkeeping services.