Patricia Maisongodfrey is a financial advisor with Archer Investment Corporation based in La Mesa, CA. She holds a Series 63 designation and has 32 years of industry experience, including 27 years at Avantax Investment Services, Inc. and 26 years at Avantax Advisory Services. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee for a fiduciary appointment and operates a tax preparation and representation business. Archer Investment Corporation provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and investment companies, managing approximately $900 million primarily on a discretionary basis. The firm offers customized portfolio management and model-based strategies, constructing diversified allocations based on client-specific financial assessments.

Robert Smith is an advisor at Sovran Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and several securities licenses. Prior to joining Sovran Advisors, he worked at MassMutual Investors Services and Metlife Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president and owner of Go Fast Take Chances, an extreme sports lifestyle apparel company. Sovran Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing financial planning, advisory services, and portfolio management across multiple program types. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies, using a variety of asset classes and unified managed account platforms.

Joseph Lutz is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The AmeriFlex Group. His prior roles include positions at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. He is also involved in insurance and benefits services as an agent and serves as a successor trustee. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, delivering customized strategies via model asset allocations and discretionary or non-discretionary manager relationships.

Christopher Jackson is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Strategic Wealth Partners, LTD, My Wealth Architect, SurePath Wealth Management, Lionshare Partners LLC, Mercer Global Advisors, and Churchill Management Group. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a large registered investment adviser managing over $11 billion in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using academic investment frameworks and offers specialized services such as pension consulting and donor-advised fund management.

Phillip Chinothai is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC in San Diego, CA. His career has been exclusively at Pure Financial Advisors, where he has worked since 2016. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.05 billion in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-centered approach grounded in academic frameworks and offers comprehensive planning, discretionary portfolio management, and specialized services such as pension consulting and donor-advised fund solutions.

John Dugan is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Pure Financial Advisors, LLC since 2014. Pure Financial Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as services for trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a planning-centered investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee, incorporating modern portfolio theory, tax-aware strategies, and use of sub-advisers for specialized portfolio sleeves.

Matthew Balderston is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC since 2014. He previously worked at Pure Financial Advisors in 2007. Based in San Diego, CA, he holds the Series 63 designation. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC manages approximately $11 billion in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm follows a financial-planning-centered approach based on academic frameworks and emphasizes continuous planning through its Foundation Financial Plan process.

Matthew Barnhart is a financial advisor with Sovran Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 25 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Metlife Securities, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Concierge Wealth Management, where he serves as CEO. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management options and works from written investment policies to tailor strategies, managing approximately $1.78 billion in client assets through a team of about 53 advisors.

James Jones III is a financial advisor at Sovran Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Mass Mutual Investors Services and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Jampsen Corp, a private financial services business not held out to the public. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, and retirement plan clients. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion in client assets through a team of 53 advisors, offering customizable portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory variable annuity management.

Donald Van Dyke is a financial advisor with Sovran Advisors, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses, with 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MetLife Securities Inc., and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Van Dyke is an owner of an online health and wellness products business and teaches karate classes through the Chula Vista Parks and Recreation program. Sovran Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across multiple program types. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment exposures, working with written investment policy statements and leveraging internal and third-party portfolio models.

Albert Shapiro is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors in El Cajon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and six years of industry experience. His career includes roles at United Planners, SECURITIES AMERICA, and MassMutual, among others. He is also active as a financial advisor with MyPoint Credit Union. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach incorporates model portfolios and third-party managers, utilizing macro allocation strategies with index-based ETFs and regular portfolio monitoring.

David Keely is a CFP® professional affiliated with Valic Financial Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He has held advisory roles at Valic Financial Advisors since 2017, previously working at Agia, CUSO Financial Services, LP, and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory work, Keely serves as chairperson of a 501(c)(3) organization supporting a local Boy Scout troop’s charter. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors using centralized technology and model solutions.

Vincent Neal is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms over his career, including Sagepoint Financial, Independent Financial Group, and First Allied Advisory Services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and a broad client base. The firm manages around $212.7 billion in assets and provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody and clearing services.

Samuel Franco is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Cuso Financial Services, and Scottrade. He is based in San Diego, CA. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Roxana Gomez is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has nine years of industry experience, previously working at MMA Securities LLC and Marsh & McLennan Agency. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, and implements customized portfolios using a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Terence Tunnell is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently advising at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2010. He also operates JM Financial Strategies, providing tax preparation and bookkeeping services. Outside of financial advisory, he has been involved with Pizza Systems Inc. since 1987. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports advisors with operations, technology, investment management, and compliance while allowing discretion in portfolio construction.

Bridgette Ziolkowski is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved in coaching through Clear Intentions Coaching, where she practices as an energy healer and facilitator specializing in modalities such as Reiki and breathwork. Additionally, she rents a Tesla Model 3 through the Turo platform. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Gabriel Martin is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services across multiple wealth segments. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant activities.

Garrett Workmon is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Uber Technologies Inc. and H&R Block, and has experience with Wayzata Community Church and the University of Missouri - Columbia. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by enhanced indexing and private market exposure.

Travis Lewis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. His background includes prior roles at 7 Streets Financial, LPL Financial, Blueprint Wealth Partners, and Securities America Advisors. Outside of financial advising, he co-owns several businesses in Ketchikan, Alaska, including a cruise excursion and charter fishing company. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and their individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and various investment options.