Alan’s mission is to help business owners, entrepreneurs and their families make informed, smart decisions about their assets for security, independence, growth, and inter-generational continuity. He employs a collaborative wealth management process, utilizing a professional network geared to a client’s specific and unique needs, and works closely with his clients’ key legal and tax advisors. Driving his vision is the realization that business owners are confronted with the difficulty of finding and selecting a financial advisor who can provide comprehensive wealth management services. He believes the key elements of true wealth management include:

• Wealth Enhancement (business and personal tax coordination and planning)
• Wealth Protection
• Wealth Transfer
• Investment Consultation
• Relationship Management
• Collaboration (with clients and their advisors)

During his high school years, Alan was a champion swimmer and a second tenor in the choir while working part-time. He volunteered for service in the U.S. Navy immediately after high school; and during his enlistment, achieved the rank of Petty Officer 3rd Class while concurrently working in small local businesses to put himself through college. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in mathematics and was invited to attend the U.S. Navy’s Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, thereafter receiving his commission as an officer of the line. He served on amphibious assault ships in the Pacific Fleet, including the USS Duluth (LPD-6), on which he served as an officer in two Vietnam combat campaigns. Released from active duty after the war, he began his career in the estate planning and life insurance industry with a major insurance company, where he received training in estate and business planning, retirement plans, and investments for business owners. He was drawn to his calling because his father had died suddenly with no will or estate plan while Alan was away on active military duty, leaving him with the responsibility of caring and providing for his mother, which he did for the next 41 years, and because he admired the entrepreneurial spirit of the small business owners for whom he had worked during college.

Alan started his financial services career in 1974 and he holds the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) designations and is a member of the life insurance industry’s Million Dollar Round Table.  Alan is married and he and his wife are involved in their community, and their hobbies include classic and vintage cars and travel.

Since 2011, Carl has primarily focused his career on working with clients in the investment, banking, and financial planning industry to help them achieve their personal and business goals including those around retirement, education, risk management, and estate planning. Focusing on personalized and comprehensive financial planning, Carl works with a diverse group of clients on understanding their needs and goals and translating their objectives into concrete financial advice. Working with clients in navigating the complicated world of personal finance, Carl enables clients to understand how they can achieve their goals efficiently and confidently.

Carl joined WealthSource from American Financial Network Advisory Services, LLC (“AFN”) where he led the financial planning team beginning in 2018. In 2019, while at AFN, Carl received the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® designation which focuses on empowering investment professionals to serve their client’s best interests.

Prior to joining AFN, Carl worked in New York, most recently preparing comprehensive financial plans for a Wall Street advisor. In 2016, while in New York, Carl received his Certified Financial Planner™ designation. As a CFP® professional, Carl has received rigorous training in personal finance and is committed to upholding its fiduciary standard.

Prior to moving to New York, Carl worked in the Canadian investment and banking industry primarily in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta.

Carl graduated from Queen’s University, in Kingston, Ontario in 2010.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® (with plaque design) and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Michael Sicuro is an Advisor Support Specialist at WealthSource Partners. He joined in 2016 previously working as an Office Manager for Vellum Financial LLC and Opis Advisors, Inc.

Mike graduated from California Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management and has a Certificate in Personal Financial Planning from UCLA Extension.

Steven began his career in 1999 as an Assistant Specialist for Pershing on the Pacific Stock Exchange Floor Post 29. He has worked in the industry as a Chief Compliance Officer, Portfolio Analyst, and Client Relationship Manager and recently joined WealthSource from American Financial Network Advisory Services, LLC.

He earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Tulane University. Steven also holds a Real Estate license.

In his free time enjoys staying active by hiking the local mountains around Los Angeles, swimming, surfing, and biking.

Zak enjoys helping business owners and executives navigate the complexity of their financial lives. Zak and his wife Merrill are lucky dog-parents to their Yorkie-Poo, Reese. They love to travel, especially if there is a beach (so much so that they got married on the beach). Zak played Division 1 soccer while pursuing his finance degree at West Virginia University — and he enjoys skiing, running, hiking, and really anything that gets his blood pumping.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® (with plaque design) and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.