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.

Christopher Calvert is a financial advisor at J.M. Arbour, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at several firms including Pando Alts, Cuatro Capital Securities LLC, and Catch Capital, LLC. Calvert is also involved with CCAST Holdings, LLC outside of his advisory role. J.M. Arbour serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, and other business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and private fund management, utilizing model portfolios and strategies such as direct indexing and the use of derivatives.

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.

Timothy Sagawa is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC, where he has worked 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 and short sales, and offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Matthew Holman is a financial advisor at Modern Capital Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Modern Capital Advisors and Liberty Partners Financial Services since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Holman is involved in lacrosse as a coach at San Diego State University and participates in regional college lacrosse tournaments through the Southwestern Lacrosse Conference, as well as supporting the EMW Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Modern Capital Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio and wealth management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with actively managed funds or third-party managers, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management services.

Michael Harris is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC since 2008. He is based in San Diego, CA, and holds a Series 65 license. Outside of financial advising, Mr. Harris is involved in managing several real estate and assisted living LLCs. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group, LLC provides customized, discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high net worth clients, employing a top-down, style-rotation investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation and utilizes quantitative models alongside internal and third-party research.

Kurt Carroll is a financial advisor with Copley Financial Group, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Marshall McGowan, and Marriott. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser that provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs model portfolios, sub-advisors, and co-advisor arrangements with third-party money managers and offers account reviews, educational seminars, and both discretionary and client-approved trading.

Kent Hulse is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with four years of experience at Copley Financial Group, Inc. He has prior experience with Emerson Equity LLC and has also worked in loan arrangement and tax planning roles at Senior American Funding, Inc. and Heritage Tax & Insurance. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans through direct management, third-party money manager referrals, and model-based programs. The firm combines multiple investment approaches including model portfolios and alternative investments, offering discretionary or client-approved trading and educational seminars.

Juan Aguilar is a financial advisor at Pathview Wealth Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials. He has been in the industry since 2013, with prior experience at Rowling & Associates. Pathview Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities, providing investment supervisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment policies implemented through asset allocation and fundamental analysis, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs.

Trevor Shaw is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC. He has been with Gradient Capital Advisors since 2015, working continuously in various capacities within the firm. Gradient Capital Advisors is a team advisory firm managing institutional-scale assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical investment approach, utilizing a range of strategies including options, short sales, and margin transactions, and provides comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Todd Seger is a financial advisor at Guide Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with eight years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he served 11 years in the United States Air Force and has held engineering and aviation consulting positions, including as president of Seger Aviation, LLC. In his aviation consulting business, he focuses on software design requirements for F-16 adversarial air flying missions. Guide Advisors, Inc. provides fee-based financial planning and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, offering co-advisory management through third-party platforms. The firm emphasizes public education via seminars and workshops and supports clients with insurance and annuity products through licensed agents.

William Frankenstein is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Sovran Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Co., and MetLife Securities Inc. He is also involved with the Foundation for Senior Services, where he discusses financial planning with seniors. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion in client assets through a team of about 53 advisors, offering customized portfolio management and diversified investment strategies.

Joshua Porras is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with Navy Federal in various roles since 2018, including positions at Navy Federal Credit Union and Navy Federal Financial Group, and previously worked at Phase Four Financial Solutions. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a lead for small group discussions at Rise City Church. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm primarily delivers advice through managed advisory programs utilizing third-party portfolio managers, supported by due diligence from an investment committee and a range of portfolio solutions including automated ETF products.

David Hirons is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at RBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Clearing, A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., and UBS Financial Services. Outside of advising, he works as an independent contractor and retail marketing consultant. Wedbush Securities offers investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, providing a range of wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets services along with portfolio management tailored to client objectives.

Ali Emami is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Regal Group CPA since 2012. Legacy Wealth Management serves individual clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs both model and customized investment strategies, including alternative investments, and utilizes a broad menu of affiliated resources and third-party managers.

Justin Galietti is a financial advisor at Sovran Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Wealth Services, Integrative Wealth Partners, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory roles, he is also involved in fixed insurance sales. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion in client assets through a team of about 53 advisors, utilizing a range of portfolio management strategies and multiple platform relationships to tailor client solutions.

Peter Stokes is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes 11 years at Fidelity Investments. Pure Financial Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as 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 specialized sub-advisers.