Alexander Wymore is a financial advisor with Koala Financial in Bonita, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Koala Financial since 2014 and previously was with Avantax from 2022 to 2025. Outside of advisory services, Wymore is involved with Koala Financial’s accounting and tax preparation business, including bookkeeping and tax planning. Koala Financial provides investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering pension consulting and written financial planning. The firm integrates accounting, tax, legal, insurance, and real estate services, and employs a multi-method investment process with discretionary portfolio management across various securities.

Joshua Khokhar is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Santara Wealth Management LLC, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC. He is also the owner of Providence Wealth Management, an investment advisory holding company. Santara Wealth Management is a small advisory firm managing approximately $75.5 million in assets for individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business clients. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach and offers asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services.

Joshua Lightcap is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Lightcap Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to founding his firm, he spent six years at Edward Jones. Lightcap Financial Group is a small registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and business and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using various analytic approaches and provides retirement plan consulting and insurance services.

William Larson is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Wealth Legacy Group, Inc. with one year of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Wealth Legacy Group, he worked at Action Sport Rentals and held various positions while pursuing his education at Arizona State University and Baylor University. Wealth Legacy Group, Inc. serves high-net-worth families, business owners, nonprofit clients, and institutional entities by providing integrated wealth planning, business succession, philanthropic planning, and guidance on tax-deferred real estate investments. The firm utilizes a proprietary planning process and works primarily through institutional third-party managers and model platforms, focusing on coordinated discretionary management rather than in-house security selection.

Connor Buckley is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience currently with Petix & Botte Financial. He has previously worked at LPL Financial and has experience in tax preparation through Petix & Botte Tax. Petix & Botte Financial provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $412 million in client assets. The firm utilizes customized portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, including tax-aware trading, and integrates tax preparation services alongside its advisory offerings.

Jesse Sikorski is a financial advisor at Sikorski Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for six years before joining his current firm in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent. Sikorski Wealth Management offers portfolio management and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and macroeconomic analysis alongside various asset-allocation strategies, and it uses borrowing and derivatives in managed accounts.

Paul Botte is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 41 years of industry experience. He is a founding principal of Petix & Botte Financial and has held roles with LPL Financial and Tax & Financial Services Co., Inc. Since 2013, he has authored a book titled *Instant Retirement*. Petix & Botte Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $364 million across 743 clients, offering discretionary asset management and tailored portfolios that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside various LPL Financial–sponsored advisory programs.

Todd Lunsford is a financial advisor with International Private Wealth Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at MGO Private Wealth, LLC for seven years. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent, spending a portion of his time selling various types of insurance including life and annuity products. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, managing approximately $255 million for around 384 clients.

Stephen Mulholland is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of industry experience. He is a managing member and Chief Investment Officer at Mulholland & Kuperstock Asset Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, and also serves as Principal and Chief Investment Officer at MKAM ETF LLC. Prior to these roles, he worked at GSG Capital Advisors and Livian & Co. Mulholland & Kuperstock Asset Management, LLC provides individualized asset management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, ERISA plan sponsors, and small business entities. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and sector analysis, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

Chaz Fahrner is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Orion Capital Management LLC since 2022. His prior roles include positions at The Gensler Group and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a real estate rental business in San Diego. Orion Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active investment approach using fundamental analysis and a wide range of instruments, including derivatives strategies for accredited investors, and operates across seven offices with a four-advisor team.

Jefferson Rotherham is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor at Orion Capital Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Orion since 2019 and previously held roles at LPL Financial LLC and The Gensler Group. Orion Capital Management LLC provides customized portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions, managing approximately $370 million for about 160 clients. The firm uses an active, fundamental-analysis approach and integrates automated analytics and AI-supported tools alongside human oversight in its planning and reporting processes.

Andrew Mestyanek is a financial advisor at Pacific Spirit Investments LP with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Globeflex Capital, L.P. for 29 years and briefly at Andrew Mark Consultant. Outside of his advisory role, Mestyanek serves as CEO and Managing Member of Pacific Spirit LLC, a real estate investment company. Pacific Spirit Investments provides discretionary investment management and portfolio construction for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a bottom-up quantitative stock-selection and portfolio-construction process across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Jerry Palmer Jr. is a financial advisor with Dynamic Wealth Strategies, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Dynamic Wealth Strategies since 2017 and was previously with Independent Financial Group, LLC from 2007 to 2016. Dynamic Wealth Strategies advises individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary asset management, model-based programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs tailored model portfolios with factor-based strategies, derivatives, option overlays, and sub-adviser arrangements, and it also serves clients through a private pooled fund.

Fiel Barrow is a financial advisor at Alpha & Omega with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Alpha & Omega Financial Management Consultants, Inc. since 2017, following a year at RJ Patterson Capital Investment Group, Inc. Alpha & Omega Financial provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and retirement plan administrative services, using methods such as cyclical and fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with a primarily non-discretionary approach.

Aiden Johnson is a financial advisor at La Jolla Institute for Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He is also involved with Adventures in CRE and has been associated with La Jolla High School for over a decade. La Jolla Institute for Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, managing approximately $41.9 million using a core-and-satellite, strategic asset allocation approach with an emphasis on globally diversified portfolios.

Robert Cenko is a financial advisor at Reliance Investing, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Reliance Investing since 2018 and previously spent time at Sterling Global Strategies and Northwestern Wealth Management. Mr. Cenko is also an insurance agent involved in insurance activities approximately 20% of the time. Reliance Investing provides discretionary, fee-based portfolio management, retirement planning, and pension consulting to individuals, plan sponsors, trusts, and similar clients. The firm emphasizes diversified, systematic portfolios with ongoing monitoring and serves primarily non-high-net-worth individuals without a firm minimum account size.

Jaime Boyer is a financial advisor at Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisory, Inc. and G. Michaelis, Inc. Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. manages approximately $244 million for around 394 clients, primarily serving individual investors, high-net-worth households, businesses, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach with diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Minka Hull is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently with Mission Hills Financial Advisory LLC. She has been associated with various entities under the Mission Hills Financial umbrella since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she spends part of her time as an enrolled agent and real estate broker. Mission Hills Financial Advisory provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers tailored portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, access to third-party managers, and conducts ongoing reviews to align with client goals.

Ryan Kennedy is a financial advisor at Kevin Kennedy, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Northwestern Mutual and Danielle Stanton Inc, among other firms. Ryan’s background also includes roles outside finance, such as positions at San Diego State University and Alameda Theater and Cineplex. Kevin Kennedy, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm utilizes SEI-managed account programs and focuses on non-discretionary services, advising clients on asset allocation and model portfolio selection without taking custody of client assets.

Rafael Melendez is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Next Gen Financial Planning since 2020, following roles at The Wealth Consulting Group, Capital Financial Consultants Group, and Wells Fargo. His background also includes a position at San Diego State University. Next Gen Financial Planning serves individual clients across a range of wealth levels, offering investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs a passive, evidence-based investment approach and provides flexible engagement options, including discretionary portfolio management and hourly planning.