Dean Hunter is the principal of Hunter VIP Investments, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding his firm, Hunter worked at People 2.0 Global, LLC and Thrivent Investment Management and spent 35 years with Boeing. Hunter VIP Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary investment management and retirement account advice using diversified portfolios primarily composed of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with additional use of stocks, bonds, options, and certificates of deposit. The firm utilizes a fiduciary, long-term investment approach augmented by fundamental and technical analysis, offering portfolio customization and oversight, including allocations to independent managers.

Donna Gebhart is a financial advisor at Gebhart & Associates, Inc. in Fallbrook, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Gebhart & Associates since 1998. Outside of her advisory role, she is also licensed as an insurance agent offering life, health, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities. Gebhart & Associates is a small registered advisory firm providing financial planning, modular consulting, and related services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm focuses on written financial plans and asset-class or diversified-portfolio recommendations rather than ongoing portfolio management.

James Patterson is a financial advisor at Premier Financial Planning, Inc. in Valley Center, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. He has been with Premier Financial Planning since 2011. Premier Financial Planning, Inc. is a small, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using a strategic asset allocation approach guided by Modern Portfolio Theory, with services tailored to clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.

Darlene Maza is a financial advisor at DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services in Carlsbad, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. She has been with Seaside Advisory Services, Inc. since 2021 and with Seaside Advisory since 2016. Seaside Financial & Insurance Services primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension plans, businesses, charities, and trusts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and insurance placement, using investment strategies based on fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis.

Taylor Jobe is a financial advisor at MKT Advisors LLC with 11 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has worked at MKT Advisors LLC since 2015. Outside of his primary role, he is the owner and president of HARVEST LLC, a SaaS company providing options calculations, and serves on the strategic advisory board of DPL Financial Partners, an insurance marketplace. MKT Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $463.7 million across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and employs customized portfolios using stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and options with an emphasis on both long-term and tactical approaches.

Alvin Gebhart Jr. is a CFP® with 44 years of industry experience and is a principal at Gebhart & Associates, Inc. in Fallbrook, California, where he has worked since 1998. He has served on the Fallbrook Public Utility Board since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent offering life, accident, health, property and casualty insurance, and fixed annuities. Gebhart & Associates is a small registered advisory firm that provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm delivers written financial plans and modular consulting with a focus on asset-class and diversified-portfolio recommendations rather than ongoing portfolio management.

Jeffrey Wiyninger is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Pathway Advisors, LLC since 2016 and previously worked at Independent Financial Group and Cincinnati Analysts, Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Pathway Advisors is a supported registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth households, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm utilizes discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies, often employing model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers, and is noted for its integration with an accounting practice and advisory personnel who hold insurance licenses.

Lawrence Ladd is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience currently working at Coronado Investment Advisors, LLC. He has held positions at Magellan Federal, My Secure Advantage, and Zeiders Enterprises. Ladd also serves as a financial counselor for military service members, providing budgeting and credit counseling services. Coronado Investment Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, endowments, and government entities. The firm employs an adaptive, active investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and probabilistic methods, utilizing primarily individual stocks, bonds, and ETFs.

Timothy Winter is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Steward Family Office, Inc. since 2014. He provides management advisory services to his firm and performs additional consulting work for CTJML, Inc. Steward Family Office, Inc. offers financial consulting and family office services to high-net-worth families, trusts, and foundations, focusing on reporting, estate and philanthropic consulting, private equity, and administrative coordination without managing client investments or custody.

Timothy Kay is a financial advisor with Investment Managers Group, LLC in Temecula, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Investment Managers Group since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in the sales and service of fixed life insurance and annuity contracts as an insurance agent. Investment Managers Group, LLC provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering tailored investment strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to shorter-term trading, with clients retaining final trading authority.

Allen Kay is a Series 66-registered advisor with Investment Managers Group, LLC, based in Temecula, CA. He has 21 years of industry experience and has been with Investment Managers Group since 2012. Investment Managers Group, LLC provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management and financial planning, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm manages approximately $110 million on a non-discretionary basis and offers tailored investment strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to shorter-term trading.

Chad Wauschek is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving with Pathway Advisors, LLC. He is a partner at Cwick, APC, a tax and accounting firm, where he dedicates most of his time, and also a partner at Dunlap Wauschek & Elfarra CPAs. His background includes roles at Independent Financial Group and involvement in tax and accounting services alongside his advisory work. Pathway Advisors, LLC is a supported registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $58 million in assets, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with a notable focus on non-discretionary asset management and coordinated tax and accounting services through affiliated firms.

Brady Boyd is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Coronado Investment Advisors, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a Kidokinetics franchise in San Diego that offers youth sports and recreation programs. Coronado Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, endowments, and government entities. The firm uses an adaptive, active investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and statistical methods, implementing portfolios mainly through individual stocks, bonds, and ETFs.

Jiang Jing is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Xinde Asset Management Limited with three years of industry experience. He also operates Sean Jiang Law Office, a boutique California law firm where he is the sole owner and practicing attorney. His prior work includes roles at Shenzhen HongFang Private Securities Fund Management Limited and Northeast Securities Corporation Limited. Xinde Asset Management Limited provides investment management services to a variety of clients, including business entities, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio monitoring, discretionary and non-discretionary account management, and investment analysis utilizing both fundamental and technical approaches, supported by a network of cross-border legal and trust service affiliations.

Shawn Orser is a financial advisor with Seaside Financial & Insurance Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortune Financial Services, Inc. since 2014 and was previously with Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Orser serves as a trustee on the Board of Directors for Collaborative Investment Series Trust, overseeing mutual funds and fund managers. Seaside Financial & Insurance Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, charitable organizations, and trusts and estates. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, utilizing third-party research and financial planning tools, and offers portfolio management, pension consulting, and access to a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Michael Hart is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Hemispheres Investment Management since 2014 and previously worked at Hemisphere Asset Management, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. He is based in San Marcos, CA. Hemispheres Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households. The firm employs a value-oriented, fundamentally driven investment process that incorporates derivatives strategies to reduce risk and generate income, managing a concentrated client base with frequent account reviews.

Alison Farrin is a financial advisor with DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services in Carlsbad, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Fortune Financial Services, Inc. since 2014 and at Seaside Advisory since 2011, alongside her longstanding presidency of Innovative Pension Strategy & Design. Farrin also conducts educational seminars focused on helping participants understand 401(k) terminology and operations. Seaside Financial & Insurance Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, charitable organizations, and trusts and estates. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, offering portfolio management, ongoing financial planning, pension consulting, and access to a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Virginia Leon is a financial advisor at Pathway Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including E.G. Sanchez & Associates and Independent Financial Group. Outside of her advisory role, she is also licensed as a real estate agent, spending limited time in that capacity. Pathway Advisors, LLC is a supported registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $58 million in assets across 107 clients as of December 31, 2024.

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.

David Reyes is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He currently serves at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC and previously worked at Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. for six years. Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $882 million for a variety of clients, including individuals, institutions, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and Native American sovereign entities. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary investment management through model and custom portfolios, retirement plan solutions, consulting, and held-away account management, with an investment process centered on risk management and fundamental analysis.