Catalina Cherny Santos is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Christopher Weil & Company, Inc., where she has worked since 2014. She has 10 years of industry experience and also maintains a role at Sharp Hospital since 2013. Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies, including the use of derivatives and cryptocurrency-related ETFs, and offers personalized investment policy statements and consolidated reporting.

Michael Hession is a financial advisor with JET Wealth Advisors in La Jolla, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Citigroup. Outside of finance, he works as a bartender at Mission Brewing. JET Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses. The firm customizes portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and applies fundamental, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis in its discretionary management approach.

Bernard Surovsky is a financial advisor with Measured Risk Portfolios who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Measured Risk Portfolios since 2012 and previously at Independent Financial Group from 2007 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed California insurance agent and president of Kingsroad Financial & Insurance Services. Measured Risk Portfolios manages approximately $400 million in assets for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs model portfolios incorporating derivatives and margin and serves as sub-adviser to the MRP SynthEquity ETF.

Alana Hall is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Creative Capital Management Investments LLC, bringing three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Casa Gabriela, Abacus, Financial Haus - North Star Subsidiary, and Local360 & Et Voila. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC provides fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professionals, business owners, retirement plans, and families. The firm follows a long-term, evidence-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, offering customized portfolios and specialized consulting in areas such as estate and tax planning.

Joseph Bauers is a financial advisor with Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office in San Diego, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office since 2024 and previously spent 14 years with Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Bauers is a co-owner of A Perfect Pear, LLC, a corporation involved in real estate investment. Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of proprietary strategic allocation models and customized portfolios, often working with third-party strategists and sub-advisors, and offers both discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning.

Eric Yeager is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC since 2015. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in San Diego, CA. 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 blend of fundamental and technical investment strategies, including option strategies, short sales, and margin transactions, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Lauren Gabele is a financial advisor at Cascade Financial Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and JLL. Cascade Financial Partners, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients, focusing on tailored strategies that include asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and both long- and short-term holdings. The firm emphasizes detailed client interviews and investment policy statements to guide its discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts.

Renee Halsch is a financial advisor at JET Wealth Advisors with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, RBC Capital Markets, San Diego County Credit Union, and LPL Financial. JET Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive planning, using diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Cody Evan Bostian is a financial advisor at Axos Invest, Inc with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked briefly at Cetera and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, and has a background that includes positions outside the financial industry. Axos Invest serves retail individual clients by providing automated advisory services through online platforms, offering discretionary portfolio management with model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, including digital-asset ETFs. The firm employs lifecycle-based asset allocation models supported by ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, with a focus on broad retail account management.

Jack Cohen Nieto is a financial advisor at Finec Asset Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and Seguros Monterrey New York Life. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an Asset Management Analyst for Finec Asset Management SA de CV Asesores en Inversiones Independientes, a regulated firm based in Mexico City. Finec Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations primarily in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with macroeconomic research to build customized portfolios that may include equities, fixed income, options, and alternative instruments tailored to client objectives and risk profiles.

Aaron Kaplan is a CFP® with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Telos Capital Management, Inc. and previously worked at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Kaplan also has experience at Harkham-GAON Academy and UCLA Anderson. 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 approach that integrates bottom-up company analysis with macroeconomic assessments, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing across various asset classes.

Michael Hubbert is a financial advisor at Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. in San Diego, CA, with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Christopher Weil & Company since 2016, following a brief tenure at First New York Capital Management. Outside of advising, he is a passive investor in a Manhattan restaurant and an online commerce website. Christopher Weil & Company provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting to individual clients, pension plans, charities, and corporate entities. The firm employs diversified and opportunistic portfolio strategies, including the use of derivatives and cryptocurrency-related ETFs, and offers personalized investment policy statements and ongoing advisory support.

Zachary Jones is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office. He previously worked for nine years at Raymond James & Associates before joining Superior Planning in 2024. Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines proprietary strategic allocation models with customized portfolios and coordinates with independent managers and outside tax or legal advisors.

Scott Zardenetta is a financial advisor with Copley Financial Group, Inc. in San Diego, CA. He holds a Series 63 and Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Outside of advising, he works as a delivery driver for Door Dash. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios, third-party money managers, and fee-based alternative investments.

Rene De Charon is a CFP® and Series 63 credentialed advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at American Money Management, LLC since 2021 and previously spent seven years at Wealth Quest Partners, Inc. He is also the principal of RJ Financial Partners, LLC, a financial services business. American Money Management, LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans and trusts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, 401(k) advisory services, and financial planning, with an investment committee overseeing customizable, asset-allocation oriented strategies.

Dusan Zachystal is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-licensed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Individual Asset Management, Inc. since 2002. His other business activities include providing UK pension consulting services to U.S. resident clients and referring them to UK pension transfer and management firms. International Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on U.S. expatriates and non-U.S. residents with U.S. investment accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management, employing a global investment approach that includes currency hedging and attention to cross-border tax considerations.

Megan Hayden is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving at TritonPoint Partners, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Goldman Sachs PFM and Morgan Stanley, and is based in San Diego, CA. TritonPoint Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, employee benefit plans, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term asset allocation approach informed by modern portfolio theory and combines quantitative and fundamental analysis across a range of asset classes, including private-market alternatives.

Christina Guiang is a financial advisor at Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Christopher Weil & Company since 2019. Her prior roles include work with the Patricia and Christopher Weil Family Foundation and participation in the Jet Program. Christopher Weil & Company provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporate entities. The firm employs diversified portfolio strategies that include the use of derivatives and cryptocurrency-related investments, supported by fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

Cameron Smith is a financial advisor at PracticeCFO Investments in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with PracticeCFO since 2019 and previously worked at VanderSpek Howerzyl, CPAs, as well as in the food service industry. PracticeCFO Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional accounts by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with low-cost ETFs and a hybrid of passive core exposure plus tactical asset allocation.

Philip Maravilla is a CFP® with 10 years of experience, currently serving at PracticeCFO Investments since 2016. He is also involved with PracticeCFO, providing accounting and CFO advisory services. PracticeCFO Investments offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, insurance placement, and tax and accounting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $401.6 million for about 211 clients through a hybrid investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.