James Kuntz is a financial advisor with Pacific Wealth Management in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 44 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pacific Wealth Management since 2000 and previously spent 12 years at Girard Securities, Inc. Pacific Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, offering discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, 529 plan management, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation through a “Proactive Asset Management” strategy using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, options, structured products, and periodic rebalancing.

Derek Myron is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in financial advisory. He is affiliated with Centura Wealth Advisory and has previously worked with DW Advisors LLC (dba CCG Advisors). Outside of advisory services, he serves as president of the Centura Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Centura Wealth Advisory provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $769 million in assets using customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and allocations to independent managers, with a focus on continuous monitoring and fiduciary responsibility.

Brian Krause is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cascade Financial Partners, LLC since 2023. He previously worked at Creative Planning for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, he holds the position of Secretary at F&S Endeavor LLC, an investment-related business focusing on real estate, limited partnerships, private equity, and similar assets. Cascade Financial Partners, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts. The firm develops client-specific strategies based on detailed interviews and document reviews, utilizing various approaches including asset allocation and alternative investments.

Matthew Vallebo is a financial advisor with Presidio Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Presidio Capital Management since 2020, with previous roles at Cetera, First Allied Advisory Services, First Allied Securities, and Wells Fargo. Outside of his advisory work, Vallebo serves as Volunteer President of the Mira Mesa Wrestling Club, where he participates in financial oversight, fundraising, and compliance. Presidio Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while maintaining flexibility to include various investment types and risk management tools.

Andrew Weld is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2009. Weld serves on the Investment Advisory Committee for the San Diego Rescue Mission, providing expertise on investment strategy. Telos Capital Management offers 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 assessments, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing.

Megan Sperry is a financial advisor at Wealth Analytics Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked with the Del Mar Schools Education Foundation. Wealth Analytics Partners provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, executives, business owners, trusts, estates, and select organizations. The firm manages approximately $316 million in client assets using a risk-scored model portfolio framework and Modern Portfolio Theory to align allocations with clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.

Carl Rustin is a financial advisor with Sage Capital Advisors, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding four years of industry experience. He has been with Sage Capital Advisors since 2010. Sage Capital Advisors 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, utilizing individual equities, ETFs, fixed income, tactical strategies, and external managers to tailor portfolios to client objectives.

Mengxi Ma is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Blankinship & Foster, LLC since 2010. Ma is a member of the investment and finance committee for the International Community Foundation, a nonprofit focused on international charitable giving. Blankinship & Foster, LLC provides customized wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes asset allocation based on macroeconomic analysis and client-specific investment policies, managing portfolios across diverse asset classes on a discretionary basis.

Blake Isaacson is a financial advisor at Pacifica Capital Investments with over 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Pacifica since 2004. Prior to that, he has operated Blacke Isaacson & Associates since 1990. Pacifica Capital Investments provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a concentrated, industry-focused equity strategy using fundamental and cyclical analysis and manages both individual accounts and pooled vehicles.

Peter Staab is a financial advisor with Centura Wealth Advisory in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centura Wealth Advisory, he worked at the National Sports Forum for two years and was a full-time student for seven years. Centura Wealth Advisory provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a diversified investment approach, including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and Independent Managers, and serves as a fiduciary for retirement plans under ERISA when applicable.

Michael Whitehurst is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2019 and spent over three decades at McCuen & Co., Inc. He serves as Treasurer and Officer on the board of trustees for the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation. 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, emphasizing diversification and periodic rebalancing across multiple asset classes.

Rielle Sanidad is a CFP® professional at Presidio Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She has been with Presidio Capital Management since 2021 and previously worked at the University of San Diego and Punahou School. Presidio Capital Management offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also maintaining flexibility to incorporate a variety of investment vehicles and risk management tools.

Charles Chamberlin is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2009, where he is part of a seven-advisor team based in San Diego, CA. Telos Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services 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, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing.

William Kirk is a financial advisor at Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Heritage Wealth Management, he worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC for three years. Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, small businesses, pension plans, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation portfolios incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and option-enhanced strategies, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with additional involvement in private pooled investment vehicles and private placement products.

Brooke Kelly is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Weatherly Asset Management. She has worked with the firm since 2016 in various capacities. Outside of her advisory role, she holds a minority ownership interest in a family-owned lumber company. Weatherly Asset Management serves individual and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a team-based approach focusing on mid- to large-cap core equities and high-quality fixed income, managing $1.68 billion in client assets.

Matthew Cayelli is a financial advisor at Centura Wealth Advisory with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including CCG Wealth Management LLC and Atria Wealth Solutions. Centura Wealth Advisory serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities by providing financial planning, consulting, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $769 million in regulatory assets and customizes portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, structured products, and allocations to independent managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Theodore Kay is a financial advisor at DLK Investment Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC from 2014 to 2018. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $435 million in client assets using a tailored, allocation-driven approach focused on fundamental relative value, with many client accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

Jerrie Carli is a financial advisor with Financial Focus LLC in Carlsbad, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 32 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at OSAIC, Securities America, Inc., and National Planning Corp. She is also a fixed insurance agent specializing in disability, life, long-term care, and annuities. Financial Focus LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and provides retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services, including a distinctive wrap fee program that bundles management and transaction coverage.

Justin Kuntz is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Pacific Wealth Management since 2013 and previously worked at Girard Securities, Inc. from 2013 to 2017. Pacific Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $318 million in assets across about 210 client relationships. The firm employs a client-specific, asset-allocation approach through its “Proactive Asset Management” framework, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, consulting, and 529 plan management.

Matthew Griffith is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor at Centura Wealth Advisory with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Reilly Financial Advisors for eight years before joining Centura Wealth Management, LLC, where he has been since 2019. Griffith holds volunteer board positions with the charitable organizations HOMESTART and PL Optimists' youth funding program. Centura Wealth Advisory provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes a diversified investment approach including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and Independent Managers, and serves as a fiduciary for retirement plans under ERISA when applicable.