Danielle Luster is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bamboo Wealth Strategies in San Diego, CA. She previously worked at MSI Financial Services, Inc. and has been with Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. (doing business as Bamboo Wealth Strategies) since 2014. Danielle is also an owner and corporate officer of Bamboo Insurance Services, where she is involved in fixed insurance sales. Bamboo Wealth Strategies provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a range of clients including individuals, high net worth clients, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, client-specific approach focused on diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs and individual bonds, offering both fixed-scope and ongoing planning alongside discretionary trading and rebalancing.

Alan Bunce is a financial advisor with Copley Financial Group, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. He also serves as Chief Operations Director for Heritage Tax & Insurance Services, providing tax and insurance services. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes model portfolios, third-party money managers, and fee-based alternative investments, conducting regular account reviews and educational seminars as part of its service.

Rodney Simms is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2014. The firm is a team advisory practice managing institutional-scale assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and corporate plan sponsors. Gradient Capital Advisors employs a combined fundamental and technical investment approach, offering services that include comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Philip Reuer is a CFP® with four years at One Degree Advisors, Inc. based in San Diego, CA. He has prior experience with Kilo Weightlifting LLC and Marine Corps Community Services. One Degree Advisors serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and corporate clients, providing financial planning and discretionary investment management through a strategic, asset-allocation approach that incorporates institutional-style mutual funds, ETFs, and specialized strategies such as options-based box spreads.

Julia Cheng is a CFP® professional with 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is affiliated with Syndicated Capital, Inc. and has held prior roles at firms including Cabot Lodge Securities LLC, SB Advisory, LLC, IFS Securities, Girard Securities, Inc., and PRUCO Securities, LLC. Cheng is also president of Julia Cheng Wealth Management and Estate Planning, Inc., and leads related insurance and financial planning businesses in San Diego. Syndicated Capital, Inc. provides money management and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and 401(k) plans with customized advisory programs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance. The firm manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios and incorporates broker-dealer activities alongside advisory services.

Leigh Harns is a financial advisor with Invicta Financial Group in La Mesa, CA, holding a Series 65 license and eight years of industry experience. She has been with BDT & Associates, Inc., the parent company of Invicta Financial Group, since 2013. Outside of advising, she serves as president of the La Mesa Parks and Recreation Board and works as a high school field hockey official. Invicta Financial Group advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities primarily through financial planning and implementation services, directing clients to third-party investment advisers for ongoing asset management. The firm emphasizes client-specific planning and conducts regular reviews while maintaining a non-discretionary role in client accounts.

Eric Yeager is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC since 2015. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in San Diego, CA. Gradient Capital Advisors is a team advisory firm managing institutional-scale assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and pension and corporate plan sponsors. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical investment strategies, including option strategies, short sales, and margin transactions, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Jack Cohen Nieto is a financial advisor at Finec Asset Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and Seguros Monterrey New York Life. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an Asset Management Analyst for Finec Asset Management SA de CV Asesores en Inversiones Independientes, a regulated firm based in Mexico City. Finec Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations primarily in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with macroeconomic research to build customized portfolios that may include equities, fixed income, options, and alternative instruments tailored to client objectives and risk profiles.

Scott Zardenetta is a financial advisor with Copley Financial Group, Inc. in San Diego, CA. He holds a Series 63 and Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Outside of advising, he works as a delivery driver for Door Dash. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios, third-party money managers, and fee-based alternative investments.

Dusan Zachystal is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-licensed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Individual Asset Management, Inc. since 2002. His other business activities include providing UK pension consulting services to U.S. resident clients and referring them to UK pension transfer and management firms. International Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on U.S. expatriates and non-U.S. residents with U.S. investment accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management, employing a global investment approach that includes currency hedging and attention to cross-border tax considerations.

Philip Denstad is a financial advisor at Copley Financial Group, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Copley Financial Group since 2019, alongside roles at Heritage Tax & Insurance and Emerson Equity LLC. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs model portfolios, third-party money managers, and fee-based alternative investments as part of its investment approach.

Jeremy Martinson is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bamboo Wealth Strategies in San Diego, CA. He has held senior roles at Sovran Advisors, LLC, Summacor Inc., and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory work, Martinson is chief executive officer of Spectrum Consulting Group, Inc., which provides bookkeeping, payroll, and business consulting services, and he holds leadership positions with several nonprofit organizations focused on community support and education. Bamboo Wealth Strategies offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, client-specific approach emphasizing diversified portfolios primarily built with low-cost ETFs and individual bonds, supported by ongoing supervision and interactive planning tools.

Francisco Malfavon Jr. is a financial advisor with Monex Asset Management, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Clearing, Snowden Lane Partners, and Monex Securities. Monex Asset Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting with a range of strategies from long-term holdings to short-term trading.

Kyle Klinger is a financial advisor with Cabin Advisors, LLC in San Diego, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Copley Financial Group, Inc., Heritage Tax and Insurance Services, Inc., and Allen Mooney and Barnes Investment Advisors LLC. He also works as an independent contractor in residential mortgage loan originations. Cabin Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $220 million across more than 360 client relationships. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and sub-advisory services, employing a multi-faceted investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis as well as due diligence on alternative investments.

Israel Stanley is an advisor at Strategy Asset Managers L.L.C. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he spent nine years working at Sunnies Cafe. Strategy Asset Managers serves a range of clients including individual, high-net-worth, ultra-high-net-worth, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and institutional investment management. The firm employs a blend of bottom-up fundamental equity selection, dividend-oriented and concentrated growth strategies, as well as a quantitative market-oriented core approach, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Sasha Antman is a financial advisor at Eckman Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including SimplyRich and Thrive Portfolios. Outside of advising, Mr. Antman serves as a housing tester for the nonprofit CSA San Diego County and acts as an arbitrator for FINRA. Eckman Wealth Management is a small team adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm employs a top-down, macro-driven investment approach focused on asset allocation, primarily utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities with a long-term, low-turnover strategy.

Alberto Assad is a financial advisor at LM Advisors LLC in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He began his advisory career with LM Advisors in 2024 after completing a decade of academic studies. LM Advisors LLC provides investment supervisory services and individual portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, insurance companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing various strategies such as long- and short-term positions, margin, short selling, and options, and manages approximately $2.29 billion in client assets.

David Aizuss is a financial advisor with SLP Wealth in La Mesa, CA, holding a Series 65 license and two years of industry experience. He has prior experience at Prospect Financial Group Inc. and has worked in roles outside traditional investment advising, including student loan consulting through Student Loan Planner and mortgage lending with United Mortgage Lending LLC. SLP Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients and small-business owners with discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing diversified, risk-based portfolios primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs. The firm supports a large client base with a broad office footprint and offers additional services such as tax preparation and student-loan planning.

Leonardo Simpser is a Series 65-licensed advisor at LM Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He has been with LM Advisors since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing partner of LLJ Ventures, LLC. LM Advisors, LLC provides investment supervisory services and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, insurance companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis and employs a range of strategies, including long- and short-term positions, margin, short selling, and options.

James Thompson is a financial advisor at Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and served in the US Navy from 2003 to 2021 before joining Trivant in 2021. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group provides customized, discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high net worth clients. The firm employs a top-down, style-rotation investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation and uses quantitative models alongside research to implement style tilts.