Luke Podbury is a financial advisor at Canter Wealth with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Merrill Lynch, The Retirement Group, FSC Securities Corporation, Capital One Investing, and Spire Securities. Canter Wealth is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, families, trust accounts, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on factor-based, low-cost, tax-efficient, globally diversified portfolios primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, with ongoing portfolio management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Joseph Kalmanovitz is a financial advisor at Canter Wealth with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Versant Capital Management, Stonegate Capital Advisors, and Charles Schwab. Canter Wealth is a fee-only investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes factor-based, low-cost, tax-efficient, globally diversified portfolios primarily managed through ETFs and mutual funds, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of technology tools.

Luis Maizel is a financial advisor at LM Advisors LLC in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been involved with LM Advisors, LLC since 1984 and LM Capital Group, LLC since 1989. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in C CUBED LLC and a member of LLJ LLC. LM Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and portfolio management to retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, insurance companies, and pension plans. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and manages approximately $2.86 billion in assets with a team of five advisors.

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.

Matthew Copley is a financial advisor at Copley Financial Group, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Emerson Equity LLC and other related entities. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a used car sales business, Copley Enterprises, Inc. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through direct management, referrals, and model-based programs, incorporating model portfolios, sub-advisors, and alternative investments.

Pei Shan Li is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Alternatives, Inc. since 2010. She is based in La Jolla, CA, and works within a team of seven advisors at the firm. Financial Alternatives, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and wealth advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a range of asset classes and employs various investment vehicles, including independent managers and private funds, while offering consolidated reporting and project-based consulting.

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.

Raymond Yau is a financial advisor with Secure Investment Management, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Affinex Financial LLC, LPL Enterprise LLC, and Forthright Capital Advisory LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as the marketing director and owner of XMvisuals LLC, a print and signage business. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with a quantitative, factor-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm uses low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, third-party managers, and direct indexing, customizing portfolios to client objectives through a decentralized network of independent advisers.

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.

Troy Robertson is a financial advisor at Copley Financial Group, Inc. in San Diego, CA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Emerson Equity LLC and Mondelez Global, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Heritage Tax and Insurance Services, where he provides estate planning and insurance-related services. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes model portfolios, third-party money managers, and may include fee-based alternative investments as part of client portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

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.

Andrew Canter is a financial advisor at Canter Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to his current role, he was involved with Canter Strategic Wealth Management and Wells Fargo Investments. Outside of advising, Mr. Canter owns and operates Canter Companies, a multifaceted real estate firm active in brokerage, development, and private equity transactions. Canter Wealth is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, families, trust accounts, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a factor-based, low-cost, tax-efficient investment approach focused on globally diversified portfolios managed primarily with ETFs and mutual funds, supported by an internal Investment Committee and technology tools.