Justin Ragatz is a financial advisor with The Wealthgarden F.S. LLC in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cetera, Confidere Financial, and Equitable Advisors. Before entering the financial industry, he worked in various positions, including at California State University San Marcos and in ride-sharing services. The Wealthgarden F.S. LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolios using diversified allocations and employs fundamental research, Modern Portfolio Theory, and cyclical analysis in its approach.

Francisco Ibarra is a financial advisor at D.H. Hill Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining D.H. Hill, he worked at Sleeve Financial, Inc., Uber, and Lyft. Outside of advisory roles, he manages an insurance agency and is involved in property management through Cal Pro Management, where he serves as a site manager. D.H. Hill Advisors provides wealth-management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other entities, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a blend of tactical asset allocation, quantitative and technical analysis, and tax-aware techniques across directly managed and advisor-managed portfolios.

Andrew Nugent is a CFA charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sage Capital Advisors, LLC since 2018 and previously spent seven years at Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Sage Capital Advisors primarily serves pension and profit-sharing plans, plan sponsors and participants, as well as individuals, families, and certain nonprofit clients. The firm employs a custom, value-oriented investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis to create portfolios tailored to client objectives, utilizing individual equities, ETFs, fixed income, tactical strategies, and third-party managers.

Eddie Mc Gee is a financial advisor with Smith & Wyatt, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including CoreCap Advisors, AE Wealth Management, and Dugan & Brown LLC. Outside of advisory work, Mc Gee is president of Toro Financial & Insurance, where he is involved in insurance sales and services. Smith & Wyatt serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and corporations with tailored financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and estate-planning consulting. The firm manages approximately $207 million for about 724 clients through a team of eight advisors and offers educational programs for federal employees.

Eduardo Ciuffo is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Ariston Services Group, LLC since 2021 and previously spent seven years with Commonwealth Financial Network. He serves on the board of the CFA Society San Diego. 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 advises a private limited partnership, the Ivanhoe Fund.

Daniel Laimon is a financial advisor at Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Trivant since 2003, working as part of a four-advisor team. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group provides customized, discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high net worth clients. The firm employs a top-down, style-rotation investment approach focused on asset allocation, using quantitative models and research to guide portfolio construction across multiple asset classes within defined risk constraints.

Shannon Grey is a CFP® certificant with 25 years of industry experience, currently working at Origin Investment Advisory LLC. Prior to joining Origin Financial in 2022, she spent 20 years at Charles Schwab and held roles at InvestEdge Planning LLC and PFG Advisors LLC. Origin Investment Advisory provides financial planning, budgeting, and portfolio management services to individual retail clients via subscription and employer-sponsored programs. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach enhanced by behavioral finance, offering automated index investing, AI-driven advice, and cash management solutions.

Luis Maizel is a financial advisor at LM Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with LM Advisors, LLC since 1984 and LM Capital Group, LLC since 1989. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in C CUBED LLC and a member of LLJ LLC. LM Advisors, LLC provides investment supervisory services and individual portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and insurance companies. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, offering a range of strategies and managing approximately $2.29 billion in client assets as of the end of 2024.

Richard Brydges is an investment adviser representative and portfolio manager at Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, and other financial firms. In addition to his advisory work, he is a referring agent for Compass Realty, specializing in retail residential real estate. Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based approach with a focus on long-term, diversified portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other investment instruments.

Janice Thompson is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently serves at One Degree Advisors, Inc., where she has worked since 2014, following a 16-year tenure at Securities America, Inc. Thompson is also a director and secretary on the board of Kingdom Advisors. One Degree Advisors serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and corporate clients with personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation framework and utilizes institutional-style funds, ETFs, and options-based liquidity strategies for eligible clients.

Yoel Bank is a financial advisor at LM Advisors LLC in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has been with LM Advisors since 2015. LM Advisors provides investment supervisory services and individual portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, insurance companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis and manages approximately $2.29 billion in client assets as of the end of 2024.

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.

Jamie Edwards is a financial advisor at MYeCFO with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with MYeCFO since 2020. Prior to her advisory career, she was a homemaker for five years. MYeCFO is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, businesses, and non-profits. The firm integrates portfolio management with accounting and tax-preparation services, emphasizing a client-specific investment approach that primarily employs passive investment vehicles while retaining tactical flexibility.

Martin Curiel is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with MYeCFO since 2013, where he is part of a nine-advisor team based in La Jolla, CA. MYeCFO serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as businesses and non-profits, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth-management coordination. The firm integrates accounting and tax-preparation capabilities into its advisory services and employs a client-specific investment approach that generally favors passive vehicles while allowing tactical adjustments.

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.