John Mayer is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently serving clients at Pacific Wealth Management in San Diego, CA. He joined Pacific Wealth Management in 2018 after working briefly at Pruco Securities and previously operated Mayer Reprographics. Pacific Wealth Management is a six-advisor team managing approximately $318 million in assets, serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a client-specific, asset-allocation approach through its “Proactive Asset Management” framework, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and providing ongoing portfolio monitoring and client reviews.

Michelle Hams is a financial advisor at Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and TD Ameritrade Institutional. Outside of finance, she works as a freelance makeup and beauty consultant. Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning 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, and fixed income, supplemented by option-enhanced strategies, private placements, and alternative investments.

Brian Britt is a financial advisor with The Institute in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. He is the founder of CLEARWEALTH Asset Management, where he has been active for 16 years, and has held advisory roles at multiple firms including the Institute for Wealth Management since 2019. The Institute for Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $1.37 billion across about 803 clients with a team of 17 advisors. The firm employs an internally led Investment Committee to develop model portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, offering a range of strategies from ESG-focused core portfolios to tactical sector-rotation and specialized equity and income approaches.

Derek Finch is a financial advisor at Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at firms including Evolve Private Wealth, LLC and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of finance, he has experience in the brewing industry through Gravcap Brewing. Seaside Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing approximately $362 million in client assets. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach with a focus on passive, diversified exposure and offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services.

Jonathan Strauss is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. since 2016 and previously worked at MRC Smart Technology Solutions from 2014 to 2016. Based in San Diego, CA, he is part of a seven-advisor team at Christopher Weil & Company. Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporate clients. The firm employs diversified portfolio strategies that include the use of derivatives and crypto-related ETFs, guided by fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

Caroline Mason is a financial advisor at Cascade Financial Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Guide My Finances and Captrust. Outside of finance, she has experience working with Main Street Swim School and has been involved with the City of Roseville Parks and Recreation. Cascade Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts and financial planning. The firm manages roughly $1.16 billion for about 271 clients using tailored portfolios based on clients’ objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Brendan Mc Murtrie is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. and Financial Sense Securities, Inc. and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services and AXA Advisors. Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, managing approximately $836 million for about 588 clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing both fundamental and technical analysis across a range of investment strategies.

Curtis Custard is a CFA® charterholder currently with Centura Wealth Advisory in San Diego, CA. He has five years of prior experience at Newton Investment Management and one year at CCG Wealth Management LLC. Centura Wealth Advisory provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment approach and serves clients typically with portfolios of $2 million or more.

Brett Lathrup is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Blankinship & Foster, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Creative Money LLC and White Raven Financial Services, Inc. He also has experience working at LPL Financial and Washington State Employees Credit Union. Blankinship & Foster is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $940 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm follows an asset-allocation driven approach, employing a documented process that includes investment policy statements, goal-setting, and ongoing portfolio monitoring across a range of traditional and alternative asset classes.

Larry Steckler is a CFP® with 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He is associated with Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc., where he has been working since 2017. In addition to his advisory role, Steckler volunteers with the Financial Planning Association, providing pro bono financial planning services to wounded veterans. Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process that includes the use of derivatives and margin transactions, serving several hundred client accounts with approximately $306 million in discretionary assets under management.

Brandon Healy is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience currently at Pacific Point Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. He previously held roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC. Healy is also a licensed insurance agent involved in implementing insurance recommendations. Pacific Point Advisors serves affluent families, entrepreneurs, executives, and select institutions, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisory services, and private fund management. The firm emphasizes customized, diversified portfolios and manager selection through proprietary model suites and employs advanced research and AI tools in its investment process.

Daniel Cotamagana is a financial advisor at JRS Investments and Wealth Preservation, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America, Banner Bank, and LPL Financial. JRS Investments and Wealth Preservation provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and small business entities, focusing on custom portfolios built through a fundamental investment approach that includes macro-economic review. The firm serves a range of clients from non-high-net-worth to high-net-worth and manages approximately $15 million in assets across five offices.

Matthew Rinkey is a financial advisor at Illumination Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Illumination Family Office since 2021. He is also the president and owner of Illumination Family Office, which provides family office services to individuals and businesses. Illumination Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans by offering comprehensive Financial Life Management that integrates financial planning with ongoing investment management. The firm uses client-specific investment policy statements and strategic asset allocation models, emphasizing long-term allocation and regular portfolio monitoring.

Stone Churby is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Presidio Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked for one year, following three years at Weatherly Asset Management, LP. Presidio Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach using diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with additional flexibility for individual securities and alternative investments.

Russell Silberstein is a financial advisor at Carmel Capital Partners, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Carmel Capital Partners since 2002 and also operates Silberstein Capital Management, LLC. Carmel Capital Partners provides investment management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and pooled-vehicle investors. The firm emphasizes fundamental valuation focused on free cash flow and capital preservation, utilizing customized portfolios, model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, sub-advisors, and derivative strategies. Carmel also acts as a private fund sponsor and manager, serving as general partner or manager for multiple private investment vehicles.

Scott McClatchey is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a Senior Wealth Advisor at Ballast Rock Private Wealth. He previously worked at WWM Financial and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is the Treasurer of the Carlsbad Rotary Foundation, where he manages the investment account in accordance with the foundation’s Investment Policy Statement. Ballast Rock Private Wealth offers tailored portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to construct long-term portfolios guided by documented client risk tolerance and objectives.

Paul Lipcius is a financial advisor with PracticeCFO Investments in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with PracticeCFO and PracticeCFO Investments since 2016. Outside of advisory services, he provides accounting and CFO advisory work through PracticeCFO. PracticeCFO Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, insurance placement, and tax and accounting services. The firm employs a hybrid investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining low-cost passive ETFs with tactical asset allocation and formal Investment Policy Statements.

Ari Crandall is a financial advisor at Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and has worked at Premier Wealth Advisors since 2018 and the Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2004. Outside of advising, he prepares income taxes as part of his professional activities. Premier Wealth Advisors LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans, providing non-discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and income tax preparation. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes risk-based allocation to no-load mutual funds and ETFs with periodic rebalancing and often utilizes third-party turnkey advisers for model portfolio implementation.

Zoe Rubendall is a financial advisor at Centura Wealth Advisory with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at CCG Wealth Management and Nordstroms prior to joining Centura. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in the sale of commission-based insurance products. Centura Wealth Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $769 million in assets and employs a customized investment approach combining mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, structured products, and independent managers.

Thomas Ohanesian is a financial advisor at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Intelligence Driven Advisers since 2018, previously practicing at Labrum Wealth Management from 2015 to 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is active as an insurance agent through an affiliated insurance agency. Intelligence Driven Advisers is an SEC-registered multi-team firm managing approximately $882 million for individual and institutional clients, including retirement plans, trusts, estates, and Native American sovereign entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach focused on low-cost institutional funds, risk management, and fundamental analysis, and offers services including financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan solutions.