David Brenner is a ChFC® and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 40 years of industry experience. He has led D. M. Brenner, Inc. since 2013 and previously worked at Fortune Financial Services, Inc. from 2013 to 2020. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent. D. M. Brenner, Inc. provides customized financial planning, discretionary asset management, and qualified plan consulting to individual and business clients. The firm manages approximately $175 million in discretionary assets and employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, incorporating tax-aware strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Andrew Russell is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and has been with Dean Roland Russell, LLC since 2012. He is based in San Diego, CA, and holds a Series 63 license. Dean Roland Russell, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth families, including related entities such as trusts and estates, offering fee-only wealth management and financial planning. The firm creates customized portfolios across global asset classes, incorporating tax, cash-flow, and estate planning considerations alongside security analysis.

N Alexander Alard is a financial advisor at Eiger Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. outside of his advisory role, he has been employed by JPMorgan Bank, where he offers banking products and services. Eiger Wealth Management primarily serves accredited individual investors as well as qualified retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm provides wealth management and financial planning with discretionary portfolio management across public and private markets, emphasizing multi-asset diversification and coordination with outside professionals.

Andrew Mestyanek is a financial advisor at Pacific Spirit Investments LP with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Globeflex Capital, L.P. for 29 years and briefly served as a consultant at Andrew Mark Consultant. Outside of his advisory role, Mestyanek is CEO and Managing Member of Pacific Spirit LLC, a real estate investment company. Pacific Spirit Investments LP provides customized investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a bottom-up, quantitative stock-selection and portfolio construction approach, emphasizes discretionary account implementation, and offers performance-based fee arrangements to qualified clients.

Tod Lenhoff is a financial advisor with Wealth Compass Financial, Inc. in Carlsbad, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AE Wealth Management, Madison Avenue Securities, and managing his own insurance services firms. He is also president of a fixed income tax preparation practice. Wealth Compass Financial, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes individualized investment policy statements and a portfolio construction approach based on modern portfolio theory, offering ongoing monitoring and the use of major custodians.

Zeynep Herges is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Herges Capital Management since 2013. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management to private clients, focusing on a low-cost, tax-efficient, long-only strategy that emphasizes direct holdings of individual stocks and bonds, quantitative selection methods, and risk-weighted commodity allocation.

Anna Marie Lovell is a financial advisor at Open Water Advisory Partners with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Infinity Financial Services Advisory and FSC Securities Corporation. Additionally, she serves as Advanced Planning Lead at Collective VFO. Open Water Advisory Partners is a two-advisor firm offering comprehensive financial planning and integrated wealth strategies to individuals, families, and business owners. The firm creates customized investment plans using fundamental, technical, and top-down analysis across various asset classes, providing portfolio management alongside financial planning and coordination with third-party professionals.

Andrew Cornell is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Cornell Capital Group LLC since 2019 and previously spent 11 years at SMBP LLC. Cornell Capital Group LLC provides ongoing portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on asset allocation, security selection, and regular portfolio monitoring. The firm employs a blend of fundamental analysis, quantitative models, and modern portfolio theory, with a notable emphasis on derivatives and options trading within separately managed accounts.

Steven Prescott is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Harvesting Gains Corporation in San Diego, CA. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Merrill. Prescott also has a background in real estate capital, having worked with Kingsbarn Real Estate Capital since 2016. Harvesting Gains Corporation provides investment and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and trusts and estates. The firm offers tailored advisory services including portfolio management, 1031 exchange advisory, private placement advice, and comprehensive financial planning with a focus on long-term, tax-efficient strategies.

Brian Lowder is a CFP® and CFA® with 28 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of Brian D. Lowder, Inc. since 1991. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. Brian D. Lowder, Inc. serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients such as corporate pension plans and endowments. The firm develops customized Investment Policy Statements for each client, focusing on fundamental analysis, diversification, and a core-and-satellite investment approach with ongoing monitoring and quarterly reporting.

Alison Farrin is a financial advisor with DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services in Carlsbad, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Fortune Financial Services, Inc. since 2014 and at Seaside Advisory since 2011, alongside her longstanding presidency of Innovative Pension Strategy & Design. Farrin also conducts educational seminars focused on helping participants understand 401(k) terminology and operations. Seaside Financial & Insurance Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, charitable organizations, and trusts and estates. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, offering portfolio management, ongoing financial planning, pension consulting, and access to a broad range of securities and insurance products.

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.

Andrew Blacker is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, serving as a financial advisor at Delphinus Financial Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he served nine years in the United States Marine Corps. Delphinus Financial Advisors, LLC offers holistic financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, combining ongoing planning, discretionary investment management, and optional tax preparation. The firm operates on a fee-only basis with a fixed annual fee structure and emphasizes customized portfolios aligned with clients’ tax situations, risk tolerance, and goals.

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.

Annelizabeth Rogers is a financial advisor at Azimuth Wealth Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Azimuth since 2017, following two years at DW Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of Glacierfish Ski Resort, LLC. Azimuth Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and various business entities with comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a discretionary, tailored investment approach, offering services that include M&A advisory and selective use of alternative instruments such as commodities and digital assets.

Nimai Chokshi is a financial advisor with Chokshi & Queen Wealth Advisors in San Diego, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at VOYA Financial Advisors and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Chokshi & Queen Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, trusts, employer retirement plans, and other institutions, offering asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis, incorporating a range of investment vehicles including derivatives and sub-advisors.

Jagdish (Jay) Sitlani is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience at Pacific Point Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Relational Investors LLC for 19 years and at Pacific Point Capital, LLC for two years. He serves as Chief Financial Officer and General Partner of a real estate fund affiliated with Pacific Point Advisors. Pacific Point Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services primarily to affluent families, entrepreneurs, executives, individual investors, and institutions. The firm employs diversified, risk-aware asset allocation and proprietary model portfolios, integrating third-party managers and artificial intelligence tools under human oversight.

Steven Nuckols is a financial advisor at Wealth Compass Financial, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Blankinship and Foster. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent licensed insurance agent who occasionally offers insurance products to clients. Wealth Compass Financial serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment oversight, and integrated financial planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and emphasizes long-term strategies tailored to each client's objectives.

Wesley Melbrod is a financial advisor at M Wealth Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at M Wealth Management since 2015, following earlier experience at Melbrod Financial Services. He also provides tax preparation services for existing advisory clients through Melbrod Financial Services. M Wealth Management offers discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs an evidence-based, long-term investment approach that emphasizes diversification across asset classes and return streams, tax-aware implementation, and behavioral coaching, supported by its affiliation with an accounting and tax preparation practice.