Alvin Parra is a financial advisor with C. E. Skowrup & Co. holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has held roles at Strategic Choices Wealth Advisors Inc. since 2018 and is President and Life and Health agent of Strategic Choices Financial & Insurance Solutions. Outside of financial advising, Parra is the founder and president of Reyuz Inc., a company in the pre-manufacturing phase of plastic products. C. E. Skowrup & Co. is a small, state-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement rollover guidance. The firm emphasizes a buy-and-hold approach using fundamental criteria for equity selection and focuses on investment-grade fixed-income securities with short maturities.

Harinne Kim is a financial advisor with Apiis Wealth Management Corp. and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 19 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ameritas Investment Company, LLC, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and Espy Asset Management LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she serves as vice president of Apiis Financial Inc. and president of Harik Insurance Agency, both of which involve insurance-related activities. Apiis Wealth Management Corp. provides discretionary portfolio management through third-party sub-advisers and offers retirement plan consulting and standalone financial consulting services. The firm serves corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and high-net-worth individuals, employing tactical and strategic asset allocation while delegating trading discretion to sub-advisers.

Michael Bernard is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Bernard & Johnson Family Wealth Management since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, Bernard is a freelance musician involved in several orchestras and chamber music groups and holds leadership roles in local performing arts and community organizations, including serving as Vice President of the City of Angels Performing Arts Association and committee chair for the Rotary Club of Pasadena. Bernard & Johnson Family Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary investment management, typically implementing customized, long-term strategies through institutional money managers and emphasizing fiduciary responsibility in retirement plan advisory services.

Hilberto Cerda is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Cerda Munoz Advisors, Inc. since 2013 and also operates Cerda Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, Cerda prepares individual income tax returns as part of his work with Cerda Munoz Advisors. Cerda Munoz Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm combines investment advisory with in-house tax preparation and insurance product implementation, utilizing a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified asset allocations and periodic portfolio monitoring.

Brenna Cancilla is a financial advisor at Mission Street Wealth Planning with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. She has worked at Mission Street Wealth Planning since 2023 and is also involved with CicLAvia, a nonprofit organization that hosts large community events in Los Angeles encouraging biking and walking. Mission Street Wealth Planning advises individuals, families, small business owners, health care professionals, and various committees, providing comprehensive and limited-scope financial planning alongside portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a diversified, research-based investment approach and operates on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client approval for all strategies and trades.

Samuel Hwang is a financial advisor at AIS Asset Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at City National Bank from 2016 to 2021 before joining AIS Asset Management in 2021. AIS Asset Management is a small registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial advice, employing fundamental analysis and tailored asset-allocation strategies with two service tiers to meet client needs.

La Nedra Munson is a financial advisor at Avant Garde Capital with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Avant Garde Capital since 2012. Avant Garde Capital serves a small number of individual and high-net-worth clients, providing portfolio management and related investment advisory services with an emphasis on direct oversight of client accounts. The firm offers educational seminars and workshops alongside its advisory services.

Alex Chalekian is a financial advisor with Lake Avenue Financial LLC in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lake Avenue Financial and its predecessor firms since 2014 and previously spent 17 years at LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Disrupter Labs, LLC, a real estate investment and consulting business. Lake Avenue Financial LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, as well as brokerage customers and financial institutions. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using customized asset allocation and model-based strategies, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with ongoing supervision and rebalancing.

Scott Colton is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Colton Wealth Management since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates from Arcadia, CA. Colton Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and trusts. The firm follows a fee-only model and emphasizes a long-term, asset allocation-based approach using institutional-class mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and certificates of deposit, while also offering concurrent tax services alongside comprehensive financial planning.

Abigail Chao is a financial advisor at Cosmos Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and tru Independence Asset Management 2. Outside of her advisory role, she has engaged in part-time employment with TELUS International. Cosmos Wealth is a recently established SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $191 million in assets. The firm serves primarily larger or non-typical retail clients, offering discretionary investment management and hourly consulting, employing a combination of active and passive investment strategies tailored to individualized client profiles.

Ling Lu is a financial advisor at IFMGroup with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Investment & Financial Management Group since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Ling Lu serves as president of a life insurance agency in Monrovia, CA. IFMGroup provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selective active funds and manages roughly $4 million in assets across seven client accounts.

George Zuluaga is a financial advisor with Avina Financial Group, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Avina Financial Group since 2019 and previously at Sagepoint Financial, WiseWealth Financial Advisors, and WiseWealth Insurance and Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a sole proprietor insurance agent. Avina Financial Group serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a wrap fee program and integrates retirement plan fiduciary services and participant education into its investment approach.

William Pugh is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Vela Consulting, LLC and has previously worked at Apriem Advisors and Columbia Capital Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he acts as an independent insurance agent for life, health, and disability insurance. Vela Consulting is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $47 million in assets. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, emphasizing diversification, long-term allocations, and periodic rebalancing, and offers customized portfolio management and financial planning services.

George Ayala is a financial advisor at Sackett Wealth Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance/Capstone Partners, CAK International, and The University of New Mexico. Sackett Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $181 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary investment advice focused on asset allocation across public and private securities, with a preference for passively oriented asset-class funds, and offers additional tax and consulting services through an affiliated accounting practice.

Anastasia Timineri is a financial advisor at Torrey-Payne Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at firms including Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Timineri also serves as a client service associate, handling meetings and account updates for Torrey-Payne. Torrey-Payne Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing tailored portfolios with asset allocation, rebalancing, and fundamental and modern portfolio theory analysis.

Charles Salembier is a financial advisor at The Sterling Group with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with The Sterling Group since 1999, including its wealth management division since 2012. The Sterling Group is a team-based investment advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, fiduciaries, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, emphasizing customized asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing portfolio monitoring tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Robert Kalter is the principal of Tres Wealth Management Group, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Chino, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has a background that includes operating Kalter Insurance Services and serving as president of Kalter Financial Group, a CPA firm. Outside of investment advisory, he is actively involved in insurance sales and accounting services. Tres Wealth Management Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and select corporate or business entities, managing approximately $57 million across 151 accounts. The firm provides tailored portfolio management and pension planning, employing a documented investment process that includes long- and short-term trading strategies and a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Michael Lagos is a CFP® professional with 38 years of industry experience. He is the president of Lagos Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 1995, and has also been affiliated with Madison Avenue Securities, LLC since 2022. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in a referral business focused on securing R&D and ERC tax credits through partnerships with CPA and law firms. Lagos Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, sponsoring organizations, and other entities by offering discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory referral services. The firm employs the AssetMark platform and third-party managers to implement customized investment strategies and manages a Next Level IRA program using a quantitative and qualitative scoring process for mutual funds.

West Cohan is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and currently serves at InvestLinc Wealth Services. He has worked with InvestLinc in various forms since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Cohan is the CFO and founder of Lémore, a skincare company. InvestLinc Wealth Services provides wealth management and investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities. The firm designs tailored multi-asset portfolios, incorporating fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and offers access to both traditional and alternative investments.

Donald Hall is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Hall Capital, LLC since 2010 and previously worked at Arcturus Management, LLC. Hall Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, endowments, and foundations. The firm manages approximately $164 million through a two-advisor team, employing a fundamental analysis approach that includes the use of leverage, options, and short selling within individualized portfolios.