Richard Nerad is a financial advisor at Nerad + Deppe Wealth Management in La Jolla, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at NDWM, LLC since 2009, with a one-year period at AlphaCore Capital LLC. Nerad + Deppe Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and is notable for its documented use of derivatives and inverse-ETF strategies alongside third-party manager oversight.

Stephen Derkash is a financial advisor at Evolution Global Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Millennium Management LLC and founded Bluerunner Global Advisors, LLC, where he provides consulting and research. Evolution Global Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, using model portfolios focused on foreign equities and employing fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Juliana Guerra is a financial advisor at Dean Roland Russell, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at AlphaCore Wealth Advisory for one year and was a full-time student for eight years prior to entering the financial industry. Dean Roland Russell, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth families, including related entities such as trusts and estates, providing fee-only wealth management and financial planning services. The firm creates customized portfolios using a variety of asset classes and incorporates tax, cash-flow, and estate planning considerations alongside security-level analysis.

Blake Pinyan is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Anchor Bay Capital, Inc., where he has worked since 2020. Prior to this, he held roles at Fidelity Investments, One Degree Advisors, and Weatherly Asset Management. Pinyan serves as president of the National Financial Planning Association NexGen chapter. Anchor Bay Capital, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, business entities, and pension plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios based on fundamental analysis and independent due diligence, tailoring strategies to each client’s risk profile and financial situation.

Leilani Harwood is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. She has held roles at multiple firms, including Independent Financial Group, LLC and Fortune Financial Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, Harwood volunteers as an executive board member for the American Youth Soccer Organization in Aliso Viejo. Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and both long- and short-term trading, including the use of derivatives and margin strategies.

Steven Simpson is a financial advisor at CoastEdge Partners, LLC with 23 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. His prior experience includes roles at Gurtin Municipal Bond Management and Morgan Stanley. CoastEdge Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and comprehensive reporting services primarily for high-net-worth families, family foundations, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on capital preservation, diversification, and tailored portfolio management through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies and proprietary fund vehicles.

Derek Long is a financial advisor at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked in real estate, serving as President of Derek Long Realtor Corp since 2019 and with Signature Real Estate Group from 2015 to 2019. Outside of advising, he continues to be involved in residential real estate transactions through his role at Derek Long Realtor Corp. Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $882 million for individual and institutional clients, including retirement plans, trusts, estates, and Native American sovereign entities. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary investment management using model and custom portfolios, and retirement plan consulting, with an investment approach centered on risk management and fundamental analysis.

Ryan Gibbs is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and is currently associated with Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. in San Diego, CA. He has worked with Heritage Wealth Management since 2014 and also serves as President and CEO of Heritage Advanced Tax Strategies, Inc., where he oversees tax planning and preparation. Prior to his current roles, he was affiliated with The Kocen Financial Group and Financial Goal Securities, Inc. Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach centers on asset-allocation portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and option-enhanced strategies, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis and sponsoring affiliated private pooled investment vehicles.

Aiden Cox is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Canter Wealth, where he has worked since 2023, and previously spent three years at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Cox also served six years at Marine Corps HQ. 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 implemented with ETFs and mutual funds, guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Brett Nussen is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Willow Creek Financial and has previously held roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and other firms. Outside of advising, he was involved with FTS Promotions from 2015 to 2017. Willow Creek Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and corporate entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm is noted for sponsoring its own wrap fee program and its use of advanced investment techniques such as derivatives and margin in separately managed accounts.

Joseph Ganino III is a financial advisor at Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Willow Cove Investment Group, Inc., Parcel Pending, and Zovio. Balboa Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $1.07 billion in assets and serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based approach, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates, and emphasizes long-term, diversified portfolio construction with low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

Jessica Roth is a financial advisor with Copley Financial Group, Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2011. Her experience with the firm totals over a decade in the San Diego, CA area. 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 arrangements, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with educational seminars and regular account reviews.

David Barta is a financial advisor at Nectarine with the CFP® and CFA® designations and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at HireArt Inc, Xylo AI Corp, Origin Financial, Earnin, and PAAMCO Prisma. Nectarine serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing consultative financial planning through advisor representatives chosen via the firm's website. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation with low-cost, index-based mutual funds and ETFs and offers a proprietary financial-aggregation app, operating on a fee-for-service planning model without managing client investment portfolios.

Brian Matter is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Creative Capital Management Investments LLC since 2017 and was previously with Creative Capital Management Inc from 2010 to 2017. The firm provides fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professionals, business owners, retirement plans, and families in business. Their investment approach is evidence-based and grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and cost efficiency, with customized portfolios reviewed periodically.

Meredith Mc Call is a financial advisor at TritonPoint Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs PFM from 2019 to 2023 and United Capital Financial Advisers from 2010 to 2019. Meredith holds a Series 65 designation. TritonPoint Partners, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other business entities. The firm employs a long-term asset allocation strategy grounded in modern portfolio theory, combining public equities, fixed income, and private market alternatives, and uses a mix of in-house and third-party management along with regular portfolio reviews.

Tyler Goglia is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc., where he has worked since 2019, and previously worked at Capital Financial Consultants Group, Inc. from 2019 to 2024. Prior to his financial advising career, he spent three years at Gateway Physical Therapy & Spinal Center. Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process and offers tailored advice through individualized accounts or model portfolios, with a noted use of derivatives and borrowing strategies uncommon among peer firms.

Wesley Salzman is a financial advisor at Pacific Wealth Management in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Pacific Wealth Management in 2026, he worked at Northrop Grumman Aeronautical Systems for three years and held positions at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Calvin Christian High School. Pacific Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, providing discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and 529 plan management. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven approach using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, options strategies, and structured products, managing approximately $365 million on a discretionary basis through a team of seven advisors.

J Dyer is a financial advisor with Sage Capital Advisors, LLC in La Jolla, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Sage Capital Advisors since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Dyer acts as a sales agent for various insurance companies on an individual basis, which may involve receiving sales commissions. Sage Capital Advisors serves pension and profit-sharing plans, plan sponsors and participants, individuals, families, and certain nonprofit clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant education, and financial planning, using a custom, value-oriented investment approach that includes individual equities, ETFs, fixed income, tactical strategies, and third-party managers.

Alondra Zepeda Ochoa is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. She previously worked at D.M. Brenner, Inc. for four years and has a background that includes six years at San Diego State University. Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. manages roughly $306 million in discretionary assets and serves several hundred client accounts. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, retirement plans, and organizations, employing a multi-disciplinary investment approach that incorporates derivatives and leverage in separately managed accounts.

William Gotses is a financial advisor with Colorado Financial Service Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 36 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Silber Bennett Financial, Inc. Outside of financial advising, he manages a used car dealership and motorsports racing business in San Diego and serves as president of his local homeowners association. Colorado Financial Service Corporation provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other legal entities. The firm offers customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, with advisory services delivered on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.