Matthew Poole is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently with Dark Horse Advisors LLC and has previously worked at DFPG Investments, Inc., First Allied Advisory Services, INC., Centara Capital Management Group, Inc., and Equitable Advisors. Poole is also involved in insurance sales, providing life and health insurance services to clients. Dark Horse Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer plans. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, quantitative, and macroeconomic analysis, and it maintains an affiliation with Dark Horse CPAs, which allows clients access to integrated accounting and tax services.

John Julian Pilapil is a financial advisor with Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC in San Diego, California. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Meketa Investment Group, Thompson Strategy Group, and Gateway Partners. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group, LLC provides customized, discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a top-down, style-rotation approach focused on asset allocation and style tilts, using quantitative models and research to select portfolios that are moderately concentrated with explicit risk constraints.

Raymond Yau is a financial advisor with Secure Investment Management, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Affinex Financial LLC, LPL Enterprise LLC, and Forthright Capital Advisory LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as the marketing director and owner of XMvisuals LLC, a print and signage business. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with a quantitative, factor-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm uses low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, third-party managers, and direct indexing, customizing portfolios to client objectives through a decentralized network of independent advisers.

Cristina Eddy is a financial advisor at Monex Asset Management, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Snowden Lane Partners from 2015 to 2017 before joining Monex in 2017. Monex Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis across a broad range of products and strategies, managing accounts directly and through sub-advisors.

Omar Almaraz is a CFP® professional at Pathview Wealth Advisors with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Rowling & Associates LLC and EMoney Advisor before joining Pathview. Pathview Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities by providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm focuses on client-specific investment policies primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and offers tax-preparation services supervised by a licensed CPA.

Nicolas Mendoza Fernandez is a financial advisor at Finec Asset Management with three years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He previously worked at Union Editorialista SA de CV for nine years and Finec Servicios SA de CV for four years. He also provides family office services to high-net-worth individuals, including financial reporting and bill payment. Finec Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supported by macro research to build diversified portfolios across various asset classes, focusing on capital preservation and appreciation.

James Thomason is a CFP® with 42 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with One Degree Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2018. His prior experience includes long tenures at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities America, Inc., as well as at J.J. Thomason, Inc. He serves on the board of the nonprofit World Help. One Degree Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and corporate clients with financial planning and discretionary investment management, utilizing institutional-style and no-load mutual funds and ETFs within a strategic asset-allocation framework informed by Modern Portfolio Theory.

Peter Shenas is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Ariston Services Group, LLC since 2008. Ariston Services Group provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $490.8 million for about 70 clients and also serves as investment adviser to a private limited partnership, employing a mix of discretionary management and allocations to independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategies.

Sofia Iglesias Gonzalez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Investor Fan. She has experience with prominent firms, including UBS Financial Services and J.P. Morgan, totaling over a decade in the industry. Investor Fan offers investment management, financial consulting, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and various analysis methods, tailoring portfolios to client goals while coordinating with other advisors.

Angel Brown is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors for 14 years and Ameriprise for 7 years prior to joining Asendo Wealth Advisory. Asendo Wealth Advisory offers financial planning, consulting, investment, and wealth management services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an institutional modeling system to manage ETF-centric portfolios across various risk profiles and incorporates strategies such as options, inverse ETFs, and third-party managers when appropriate.

Stephen Doster is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Pathview Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2024, following prior roles at Rowling & Associates and his own firm, Doster Financial Planning. Pathview Wealth Advisors serves individual investors along with retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities, offering financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm employs client-specific investment policies, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and emphasizes fundamental analysis and asset allocation in its discretionary account management.

Eric Simms is a financial advisor with Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Gradient Capital Advisors since 2014. 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 combination of fundamental and technical investment strategies, including option strategies, short sales, and margin transactions, and offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Alexander Okugawa is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience. He is affiliated with One Degree Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2015, and previously spent a year at Securities America, Inc. One Degree Advisors serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and corporate clients with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a strategic, asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory and uses institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, municipal notes, and bonds, alongside specialized strategies such as options-based box spread strategies and third-party sub-advisers.

Shalmali Kulkarni is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Rowling & Associates from 2017 to 2024 and joined Pathview Wealth Advisors in 2024. Pathview Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities by offering financial planning, consulting, and ongoing portfolio management. The firm focuses on client-specific investment policies implemented primarily through asset allocation and fundamental analysis, managing accounts mainly on a discretionary basis.

Jonathan Helton is a financial advisor at T2 Asset Management, LLC in Coronado, CA, with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with T2 Asset Management since 2013 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. T2 Asset Management provides investment management, wealth planning, and business advisory services to individuals, small businesses, and institutions, managing approximately $165 million on a discretionary basis. The firm uses proprietary, rules-based models combining technical and fundamental analysis to guide asset allocation and risk management across multiple investment profiles.

Chelsea Mieczkowski is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advising. She currently works at Bamboo Wealth Strategies and previously spent five years at Dyer Wealth Management. Outside of finance, Chelsea is involved with the San Diego Port Tenants Association, where she handles bookkeeping and event planning. Bamboo Wealth Strategies provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm adopts a long-term, client-specific approach, focusing on diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs and individual bonds, and offers both fixed-scope and ongoing planning services.

John Barber is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC since 2003, where he is part of a four-advisor team based in San Diego, CA. TriVant Custom Portfolio Group, LLC provides customized, discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high net worth clients. The firm employs a top-down, style-rotation investment approach with an emphasis on asset allocation, utilizing quantitative models and research to construct diversified portfolios within defined risk constraints.

Michael Blackman is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC and has two years of industry experience. He has a background that includes service as a full-time officer in the U.S. Navy and ownership of businesses involved in insurance sales and personal investment trading. Elevated Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, and IPS preparation. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with both strategic and tactical asset allocation, providing a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent advisors.

Alin Wadhwa is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Bamboo Wealth Strategies, based in San Diego, CA, with one year of industry experience. He is dually registered as an Investment Advisor Representative with both Bamboo Wealth Strategies and Sovran Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Spectrum Consulting Group, a consulting firm primarily serving medical clients with accounting and operational support services, and contributes to SummaCor, Inc., a medical startup focused on circulatory assist device development. Bamboo Wealth Strategies provides 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 to portfolio construction, typically focusing on diversified, low-cost ETFs and individual bonds, and offers both fixed-scope and ongoing planning services with discretionary trading and rebalancing.

Alfonso Ruiz Ortiz is a financial advisor at Finec Asset Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Finec Asset Management since 2021. Ortiz also serves as a fund manager for Administración y Asesoría Dinámica SC, a financial advisory firm based in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he dedicates part of his time managing investment funds. Finec Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations primarily in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside macroeconomic research to create customized portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk profiles.