Mark Tennenbaum is a financial advisor at Leyland Cypress, LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He serves as Chief Financial Officer for multiple businesses, including Life UnLocked Partners LLC, an investment advisory firm, as well as MailRoute, Inc., an email security company, and SCBI Online Store, LLC, a skincare business. He has held CFO roles since 2011 across these entities. 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 choices. The firm employs a quantitative ETF arbitrage strategy with daily account monitoring and regular client reporting.

Ryan Peabody is a financial advisor at Sharper & Granite LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Sharper & Granite since 2016. Sharper & Granite LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a top-down, asset-allocation strategy focusing on low-cost, tax-efficient index ETFs and mutual funds, and permits the use of margin in managed accounts.

Brooke Boyd is a financial advisor with MDRN Wealth, LLC in Venice, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining MDRN Wealth, she worked at firms including Apollo Global Securities, Athene Securities, and The Vanguard Group. MDRN Wealth is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning services. The firm integrates fintech solutions to manage held-away retirement and education accounts and employs diversified investment strategies that include fundamental analysis, third-party models, and a mix of equity and derivative instruments.

Tammy Trenta is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Family Financial. Her prior roles include positions at Creative Planning and Running Point Capital Advisors. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in tax and accounting services through FF Business Management LLC and is an author affiliated with the Institute for Financial Empowerment. Family Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses a primarily long-term investment approach with portfolios constructed from ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and digital currency, and incorporates borrowing and derivatives strategies that are relatively uncommon among peers.

Gregory Alessandra is a financial advisor with Alessandra Capital Management, LLC in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisors LLC, and First Allied Advisory Services, as well as managing his independent firm since 1999. Alessandra Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolios using model strategies, tactical asset allocation, and various investment vehicles, alongside financial planning services delivered through written plans, projects, or consulting engagements.

Roy Emanuel is a financial advisor at Dauntless Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also serves as Senior Professional Staff II at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Dauntless Advisory provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a documented investment process combining cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis with tailored model allocations and typically seeks discretionary authority for client accounts.

Michelle Miller is a financial advisor at DeLarme Wealth Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. before returning to DeLarme Wealth Management. DeLarme Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting for individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a risk-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, and other asset classes, along with documented use of derivatives and options strategies.

Alfred Walsh is a financial advisor at Malaga Cove Capital, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Malaga Cove Capital since 2008. The firm provides discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. Malaga Cove Capital focuses on capital growth through a primarily equity-focused, long-term buy-and-hold strategy supplemented by active management and periodic rebalancing.

Tina Herrera is a financial advisor at Sharper & Granite LLC in El Segundo, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with Sharper & Granite since 2014. Sharper & Granite provides comprehensive portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $318 million on a discretionary basis. The firm utilizes a top-down asset allocation approach focused on low-cost, tax-efficient index ETFs and no-load index mutual funds, employing statistical methods to estimate efficient frontier allocations.

Sean Miot is a financial advisor with Park Capital Group, Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Park Capital Group in 2022, he worked at LPL Financial and Cowen Prime Services, and he serves as a board member for Liquid Lung Dx, participating in corporate strategy discussions. Park Capital Group, Inc. serves individual and pension/profit-sharing clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis methods and offers participant education seminars alongside discretionary management of held-away participant accounts through a third-party platform.

Eric Imley is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Soaring Investment Management, LLC and previously worked at EWG Elevate dba Protection Point Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. He also operated Eric Imley Real Consulting for four years. Soaring Investment Management advises individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs multiple methods in portfolio construction, including fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and manages approximately $112.5 million in discretionary assets across around 171 client relationships.

Adam Scott is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at WellAcre Wealth Management LLC since 2020, following a decade at Westside Investment Management, LLC and concurrent experience with LPL Financial LLC from 2009 to 2020. WellAcre Global Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses, managing approximately $101 million across about 82 accounts. The firm offers a broad range of services including asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing multiple analysis techniques and investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Donald Bizub is a financial advisor at HG Wealth Partners LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Hamilton Grant LLC and Western International Securities, Inc. Bizub is also involved in life, health, and annuity insurance sales as a licensed insurance agent. HG Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving a limited number of individual clients, families, trusts, and certain institutional or corporate accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning, with investment decisions based on fundamental analysis and periodic account reviews.

Kevin Bidenkap is a CFP® and ChFC® with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Tortuga Wealth Management since 2010 and is also affiliated with LPL Financial. He serves as a for-profit board member of Quick Class, Inc. Tortuga Wealth Management advises individuals and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $223 million in discretionary assets and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across a range of investment strategies, delivering services primarily through LPL Financial–sponsored programs and its own wrap fee offering.

Jiyao Xu is a financial advisor at X and Y Advisors, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. Xu holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Blend Financial, Inc. dba Origin Financial, Confidence Wealth Management, LLC, and as a self-employed advisor. X and Y Advisors, Inc. is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning alongside tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll accounting, business consulting, and investment management. The firm primarily uses passive, low-cost portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides financial planning on both project-based and ongoing terms.

Brett Niven is a financial advisor at Beach Cities Wealth Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Beach Cities Wealth Management since 2011 and Bvcn Advisory Services, LLC since 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is the managing member of KOTA Commercial Assets, LLC, a firm managing commercial investment properties in Southern California. Beach Cities Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on personalized asset management with tailored portfolios that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, mutual funds, and private securities. The firm emphasizes ongoing account supervision and employs a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis with various investment strategies, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Carl Montgomery is a financial advisor with Astravia Family Wealth Office LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Morgan Stanley. Astravia Family Wealth Office LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and various business entities. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and third-party money manager selection, combining fundamental and technical analysis with quantitative techniques and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

Ashley Mc Guinness is a financial advisor at PointOne Family Office with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at William Blair, Bank of America, and Merrill. PointOne Family Office provides portfolio management and family-office style investment services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing a multi-method analytical approach and offering a broad range of investment options. The firm emphasizes regular portfolio monitoring and fiduciary duties while also evaluating and allocating assets to third-party advisers.

Jonathan Wimbish is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Kensington Investment Counsel since 2012 and is also involved with Nimin Energy. Additionally, he has been a member of Chisholm Partners II, LLC, an oil and gas production company, since 2011. Kensington Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, corporate and retirement plans, pension plans, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis across multiple equity strategies, emphasizes diversified equity and fixed-income exposure, and maintains low portfolio turnover to limit trading costs and tax impacts.

Richard Cabanes is a financial advisor with CleverAlpha holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Piper Sandler, First Empire Securities, and Velocity Clearing LLC. Cabanes is also the CEO of CleverAlpha Asset Management, an SEC-registered investment advisor. CleverAlpha offers discretionary investment management primarily through a digital platform that includes a standard algorithmic service and a premium AI-based tax optimization tier. The firm serves individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients using quantitative models and ETFs, with an emphasis on algorithmic monitoring and automated rebalancing.