Cheryl Gruetzmacher is a financial advisor at Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Balboa Wealth Partners since 2016. Balboa Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $1.07 billion in assets and employs a team structure that utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates, focusing on a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

Kevin Sevier is a financial advisor with Dark Horse Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Dark Horse Advisors since 2023 and has been associated with DFPG Investments, Inc. and Advanced Wealth Planning since 2013 and 2008, respectively. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in life insurance sales through a separate insurance business. Dark Horse Advisors LLC, operating as Dark Horse Private Wealth, serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services, employing a range of investment strategies and a hybrid model that integrates advisory, plan consulting, and cross-disciplinary services.

Justin Read is a financial advisor at PracticeCFO Investments with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at RSM US LLP for eleven years before joining PracticeCFO in 2019. PracticeCFO Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional accounts by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using primarily low-cost ETFs and combines passive core exposure with tactical asset allocation.

Brian Peterson is a financial advisor at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Intelligence Driven Advisers in 2023, he worked at Mutual of America and Tri Ad. Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $882 million for individual and institutional clients, including retirement plans, trusts, estates, and Native American sovereign entities. The firm employs a risk-managed investment process using primarily low-cost institutional mutual funds and ETFs, and offers services including financial planning, discretionary investment management, retirement plan solutions, and consulting.

Robert Paterson is a financial advisor at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Labrum Wealth Management, LLC and Beta Wealth Group, Inc. Outside of advising, he is also involved as an insurance agent with LWM Insurance Solutions. Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team firm managing approximately $882 million for individual and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and discretionary investment management through model portfolios and custom accounts, emphasizing risk management and fundamental analysis.

Brittany Anderson is a financial advisor at Wealth Analytics Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for the Poway Unified School District for six years. Wealth Analytics Partners is a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and written financial plans, focusing on globally diversified portfolios and ongoing advisory services rather than commission-based sales.

Lauren Gabele is a financial advisor at Cascade Financial Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and JLL. Cascade Financial Partners, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients, focusing on tailored strategies that include asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and both long- and short-term holdings. The firm emphasizes detailed client interviews and investment policy statements to guide its discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts.

Barbara Williams is a CFP® with 43 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is a partner at Financial Focus LLC and has held roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc. and Securities America, Inc. Williams serves on the board of the Coastline Legacy Committee, which oversees outreach projects for a local church. Financial Focus LLC is a five-advisor team providing investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes model portfolios and discretionary asset management through the AssetMark platform, offering comprehensive financial plans and retirement-plan consulting services.

Ben Mccollum is a financial advisor at Pacific Point Wealth Management in Carlsbad, CA, holding a Series 66 credential with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Independent Financial Group, LLC, X Advisors, LLC, and Xton Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he consults on business valuation and mergers and acquisitions, as well as on business optimization. Pacific Point Wealth Management offers discretionary asset management and comprehensive portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with both long-term holdings and active trading strategies, including the use of leverage and derivatives.

Larry Rogers II is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with four years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has previously worked at Pinnacle Private Ventures, Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC, Silicon Hills Wealth Management, Aspireon Wealth Advisors, LLC, and United Services Automobile Association (USAA). He is currently with Naviter Wealth, LLC. Naviter Wealth, LLC is a multi-advisor team serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $1.87 billion across about 332 client relationships and offers distinctive features such as borrowing within separately managed accounts and performance-based fee arrangements for certain clients.

Enrique Garcia Jr. is a financial advisor with Nelson Securities, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Nelson Securities since 1997. Nelson Securities manages approximately $272 million for over 2,000 clients through a team of nine advisors, offering discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a range of investment strategies and maintains ongoing portfolio monitoring while clients retain trade approval authority.

James Puplava is a CFP® with 44 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the founder of Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. and has held prior roles at Puplava Securities, Inc. and Puplava Financial Services, Inc. Puplava is also involved in media through Financialsense.com, where he participates in podcasts and writes articles. Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $836 million for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs a team of nine advisors and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to provide discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting tailored to client-directed investment objectives.

David Chenet is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentialed advisor at Presidio Capital Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Presidio Capital Management since 2022 and previously held roles at LPL Financial LLC and Paradigm Wealth Advisory, LLC. Presidio Capital Management offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamentally driven investment process using diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with flexibility to include individual securities and alternative investments.

Thomas Brenner is a financial advisor with DLK Investment Management in Solana Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He worked at Nautilus Advisors LLC for nine years before joining DLK Investment Management in 2019. In addition to his advisory role, Brenner is an independent insurance agent specializing in disability, life/accident/health, and long-term care insurance. DLK Investment Management offers fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small institutional investors. The firm employs a fundamental relative-value approach to asset allocation and customizes accounts based on documented client profiles while providing proprietary performance reports and participant education as part of its retirement plan services.

Jacob Montes is a financial advisor at Dark Horse Advisors LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Dark Horse Advisors since 2023, following a role at DFPG Investments, LLC. Dark Horse Advisors LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, sentiment, and cyclical analysis with tax-aware strategies and third-party managers, and it operates as a subsidiary of an accounting firm, offering both asset-based and subscription-style fee arrangements.

Adrienne Cooper is a financial advisor at Hamilton-Bates Investment Research, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Hamilton-Bates since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she has experience working in guest services for professional baseball and supervising event operations at football games. Hamilton-Bates Investment Research, Inc. provides asset management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and asset-allocation methods, offering both discretionary separate-account management and model portfolio programs.

Aaron Kaplan is a CFP® with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Telos Capital Management, Inc. and previously worked at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Kaplan also has experience at Harkham-GAON Academy and UCLA Anderson. Telos Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement-plan participants, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, fundamentally driven investment approach that integrates bottom-up company analysis with macroeconomic assessments, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing across various asset classes.

Peter Campbell is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Bull Oak Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he was with Wealth Analytics Partners and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. He also spent several years at Aviara Golf Academy. Bull Oak Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients through a four-advisor team, offering customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes broad diversification with primarily ETF-based portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

Ryan Beckham is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2013, working within a team of seven advisors based in San Diego, CA. Telos Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement-plan participants, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, fundamentally driven investment process that integrates bottom-up company analysis with top-down macroeconomic assessment, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing across a range of asset classes.

Rene De Charon is a CFP® and Series 63 credentialed advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at American Money Management, LLC since 2021 and previously spent seven years at Wealth Quest Partners, Inc. He is also the principal of RJ Financial Partners, LLC, a financial services business. American Money Management, LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans and trusts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, 401(k) advisory services, and financial planning, with an investment committee overseeing customizable, asset-allocation oriented strategies.