Chaz Fahrner is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Orion Capital Management LLC since 2022. His prior roles include positions at The Gensler Group and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a real estate rental business in San Diego. Orion Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active investment approach using fundamental analysis and a wide range of instruments, including derivatives strategies for accredited investors, and operates across seven offices with a four-advisor team.

Jefferson Rotherham is a CFP® and Series 66 license holder with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Orion Capital Management LLC since 2019 and previously held positions at LPL Financial LLC and The Gensler Group. Orion Capital Management LLC provides customized portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm employs an active, fundamental-analysis investment approach, integrates AI-supported tools with human oversight, and offers both ongoing advisory relationships and project-based planning engagements.

Andrew Mestyanek is a financial advisor at Pacific Spirit Investments LP with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Globeflex Capital, L.P. for 29 years and briefly served as a consultant at Andrew Mark Consultant. Outside of his advisory role, Mestyanek is CEO and Managing Member of Pacific Spirit LLC, a real estate investment company. Pacific Spirit Investments LP provides customized investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a bottom-up, quantitative stock-selection and portfolio construction approach, emphasizes discretionary account implementation, and offers performance-based fee arrangements to qualified clients.

Zeynep Herges is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Herges Capital Management since 2013. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management to private clients, focusing on a low-cost, tax-efficient, long-only strategy that emphasizes direct holdings of individual stocks and bonds, quantitative selection methods, and risk-weighted commodity allocation.

Anna Marie Lovell is a financial advisor at Open Water Advisory Partners with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Infinity Financial Services Advisory and FSC Securities Corporation. Additionally, she serves as Advanced Planning Lead at Collective VFO. Open Water Advisory Partners is a two-advisor firm offering comprehensive financial planning and integrated wealth strategies to individuals, families, and business owners. The firm creates customized investment plans using fundamental, technical, and top-down analysis across various asset classes, providing portfolio management alongside financial planning and coordination with third-party professionals.

Steven Prescott is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Harvesting Gains Corporation in San Diego, CA. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Merrill. Prescott also has a background in real estate capital, having worked with Kingsbarn Real Estate Capital since 2016. Harvesting Gains Corporation provides investment and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and trusts and estates. The firm offers tailored advisory services including portfolio management, 1031 exchange advisory, private placement advice, and comprehensive financial planning with a focus on long-term, tax-efficient strategies.

Brian Lowder is a CFP® and CFA® with 28 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of Brian D. Lowder, Inc. since 1991. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. Brian D. Lowder, Inc. serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients such as corporate pension plans and endowments. The firm develops customized Investment Policy Statements for each client, focusing on fundamental analysis, diversification, and a core-and-satellite investment approach with ongoing monitoring and quarterly reporting.

Jerry Palmer Jr. is a financial advisor with Dynamic Wealth Strategies, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Dynamic Wealth Strategies since 2017 and was previously with Independent Financial Group, LLC from 2007 to 2016. Dynamic Wealth Strategies advises individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary asset management, model-based programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs tailored model portfolios with factor-based strategies, derivatives, option overlays, and sub-adviser arrangements, and it also serves clients through a private pooled fund.

Fiel Barrow is a financial advisor at Alpha & Omega with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Alpha & Omega Financial Management Consultants, Inc. since 2017, following a year at RJ Patterson Capital Investment Group, Inc. Alpha & Omega Financial provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and retirement plan administrative services, using methods such as cyclical and fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with a primarily non-discretionary approach.

Aiden Johnson is a financial advisor at La Jolla Institute for Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He is also involved with Adventures in CRE and has been associated with La Jolla High School for over a decade. La Jolla Institute for Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, managing approximately $41.9 million using a core-and-satellite, strategic asset allocation approach with an emphasis on globally diversified portfolios.

Robert Cenko is a financial advisor at Reliance Investing, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Reliance Investing since 2018 and previously spent time at Sterling Global Strategies and Northwestern Wealth Management. Mr. Cenko is also an insurance agent involved in insurance activities approximately 20% of the time. Reliance Investing provides discretionary, fee-based portfolio management, retirement planning, and pension consulting to individuals, plan sponsors, trusts, and similar clients. The firm emphasizes diversified, systematic portfolios with ongoing monitoring and serves primarily non-high-net-worth individuals without a firm minimum account size.

Jaime Boyer is a financial advisor at Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisory, Inc. and G. Michaelis, Inc. Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. manages approximately $244 million for around 394 clients, primarily serving individual investors, high-net-worth households, businesses, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach with diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Annelizabeth Rogers is a financial advisor at Azimuth Wealth Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Azimuth since 2017, following two years at DW Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of Glacierfish Ski Resort, LLC. Azimuth Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and various business entities with comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a discretionary, tailored investment approach, offering services that include M&A advisory and selective use of alternative instruments such as commodities and digital assets.

Nimai Chokshi is a financial advisor with Chokshi & Queen Wealth Advisors in San Diego, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at VOYA Financial Advisors and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Chokshi & Queen Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, trusts, employer retirement plans, and other institutions, offering asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis, incorporating a range of investment vehicles including derivatives and sub-advisors.

Jagdish (Jay) Sitlani is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience at Pacific Point Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Relational Investors LLC for 19 years and at Pacific Point Capital, LLC for two years. He serves as Chief Financial Officer and General Partner of a real estate fund affiliated with Pacific Point Advisors. Pacific Point Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services primarily to affluent families, entrepreneurs, executives, individual investors, and institutions. The firm employs diversified, risk-aware asset allocation and proprietary model portfolios, integrating third-party managers and artificial intelligence tools under human oversight.

Minka Hull is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently with Mission Hills Financial Advisory LLC. She has been associated with various entities within the Mission Hills Financial group since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she spends part of her time as a real estate broker in San Diego. Mission Hills Financial Advisory specializes in discretionary asset management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm tailors portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance using a mix of investment strategies and offers additional services including ongoing consulting and access to third-party managers.

Ryan Kennedy is a financial advisor at Kevin Kennedy, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Northwestern Mutual and Danielle Stanton Inc, among other firms. Ryan’s background also includes roles outside finance, such as positions at San Diego State University and Alameda Theater and Cineplex. Kevin Kennedy, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm utilizes SEI-managed account programs and focuses on non-discretionary services, advising clients on asset allocation and model portfolio selection without taking custody of client assets.

Rafael Melendez is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Next Gen Financial Planning since 2020, following roles at The Wealth Consulting Group, Capital Financial Consultants Group, and Wells Fargo. His background also includes a position at San Diego State University. Next Gen Financial Planning serves individual clients across a range of wealth levels, offering investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs a passive, evidence-based investment approach and provides flexible engagement options, including discretionary portfolio management and hourly planning.

Daniel Meyers is a financial advisor with TruFinancial Registered Investment Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has five years of industry experience. He has worked with TruFinancial and its related entities since 2016. TruFinancial Registered Investment Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, and manages diverse portfolios aligned with documented client objectives and risk tolerances.

Wesley Melbrod is a financial advisor at M Wealth Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at M Wealth Management since 2015, following earlier experience at Melbrod Financial Services. He also provides tax preparation services for existing advisory clients through Melbrod Financial Services. M Wealth Management offers discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs an evidence-based, long-term investment approach that emphasizes diversification across asset classes and return streams, tax-aware implementation, and behavioral coaching, supported by its affiliation with an accounting and tax preparation practice.