Stephen Doster is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Pathview Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2024, following prior roles at Rowling & Associates and his own firm, Doster Financial Planning. Pathview Wealth Advisors serves individual investors along with retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities, offering financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm employs client-specific investment policies, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and emphasizes fundamental analysis and asset allocation in its discretionary account management.

Eric Simms is a financial advisor with Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Gradient Capital Advisors 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, short sales, and margin transactions, and offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Alexander Okugawa is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience. He is affiliated with One Degree Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2015, and previously spent a year at Securities America, Inc. One Degree Advisors serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and corporate clients with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a strategic, asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory and uses institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, municipal notes, and bonds, alongside specialized strategies such as options-based box spread strategies and third-party sub-advisers.

Shalmali Kulkarni is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Rowling & Associates from 2017 to 2024 and joined Pathview Wealth Advisors in 2024. Pathview Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities by offering financial planning, consulting, and ongoing portfolio management. The firm focuses on client-specific investment policies implemented primarily through asset allocation and fundamental analysis, managing accounts mainly on a discretionary basis.

David Magee is a financial advisor with Copley Financial Group, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Copley Financial Group since 2018 and previously spent over a decade at Magee Thomson Investment Partners, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Heritage Tax and Insurance Services, Inc., where he provides financial planning and investment advice. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs model portfolios, sub-advisors, and co-advisor relationships, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with educational seminars and regular account reviews.

Jonathan Helton is a financial advisor at T2 Asset Management, LLC in Coronado, CA, with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with T2 Asset Management since 2013 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. T2 Asset Management provides investment management, wealth planning, and business advisory services to individuals, small businesses, and institutions, managing approximately $165 million on a discretionary basis. The firm uses proprietary, rules-based models combining technical and fundamental analysis to guide asset allocation and risk management across multiple investment profiles.

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 Jaccard is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 professional with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Alternatives, Inc. in La Jolla, CA since 2002. 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 across various asset classes and offers project-based consulting, including late-stage college funding, while employing third-party managers and private funds when appropriate.

Christopher Calvert is a financial advisor at J.M. Arbour, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at multiple firms, including Pando Alts, Cuatro Capital Securities LLC, and Sharenett Securities LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with CCAST Holdings, LLC. J.M. Arbour serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, sub-advisory services, and investment management for private funds, using model portfolios and a variety of strategies such as direct indexing and derivatives.

Connor Mac Kenzie is a financial advisor at Financial Alternatives, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 15 years in private and public education and four years at UCSD. Financial Alternatives, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a range of asset classes and offers project-based consulting, including late-stage college funding.

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.

Michael Munson is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with MYeCFO since 2013 and also maintains a role at Denali Advisors. MYeCFO is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and non-profits. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth-management coordination, with an investment approach that emphasizes passive vehicles alongside tactical adjustments. MYeCFO integrates accounting and tax-preparation services into its advisory offerings and provides educational workshops and bookkeeping services as part of client engagements.

Andrew Hoffarth is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Alternatives, Inc. since 2021. He previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Essential Planning Services, LLC. Financial Alternatives, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, wealth advisory, and financial planning. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a range of asset classes and employs a disciplined approach that includes the use of third-party asset managers and consolidated reporting platforms.