Johanna Toman is a financial advisor with JET Wealth Advisors in La Jolla, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and 19 years of industry experience. She worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for 13 years before joining JET Wealth Advisors in 2026. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a substitute teacher in elementary education and is a registered yoga instructor teaching yoga to children. JET Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, using a range of investment vehicles and applying fundamental, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis.

Chelsea Mieczkowski is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bamboo Wealth Strategies. She previously worked at Dyer Wealth Management for five years. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with the San Diego Port Tenants Association, where she assists with bookkeeping and event planning. Bamboo Wealth Strategies manages roughly $235 million for individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, customized investment approach using low-cost diversified ETFs and individual bonds, supported by a network of affiliated service providers offering integrated back-office and implementation options.

Cory Den Herder is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at CAVU Wealth Management since 2019. Prior to joining CAVU, he worked at Capital Financial Consultants Group and eMoney Advisor. Outside of his advisory role, Den Herder also assists with financial reporting and payroll analysis at an estate planning firm. CAVU Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a range of strategies including asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, and maintains a multi-office presence with a focus on tax-aware, risk-managed portfolio implementation.

Paul Yeh is a financial advisor with Axos Invest, Inc, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisors Networks LLC, and Advyzon. Axos Invest provides automated investment advisory services to individual investors through a digital platform, offering model-based portfolio management primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, with options for thematic exposures and tax-loss harvesting, and operates within the Axos Financial group alongside affiliated brokerage and custody services.

Brad Duerks is a financial advisor at Tidemark, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for LPL Financial for 18 years. He conducts fixed life insurance business through Millennium Brokerage Group. Tidemark, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, small businesses, pension plans, and other institutional clients. The firm designs tailored portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and employs fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis in its process.

Kyle Smith is a financial advisor with Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CalPro Financial Network for 12 years and has been involved in music as a self-employed musician since 2014. Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a mix of proprietary strategic allocation models and customized portfolios, often managing accounts with discretionary authority while coordinating with independent managers and outside advisors.

Patrick Bowers is a financial advisor at Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. He has worked in education as an English teacher for high school students and serves as an instructor for the nonprofit Society for Financial Awareness, which focuses on financial literacy. Bowers also co-owns Bowers Financial Group LLC, which provides health insurance services and related tax and banking activities. Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office offers investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs proprietary strategic allocation models and customized portfolios, coordinating with sub-advisors and custodians to provide discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive wealth-planning services.

John Barber is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC since 2003, where he is part of a four-advisor team based in San Diego, CA. TriVant Custom Portfolio Group, LLC provides customized, discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high net worth clients. The firm employs a top-down, style-rotation investment approach with an emphasis on asset allocation, utilizing quantitative models and research to construct diversified portfolios within defined risk constraints.

Michael Blackman is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC and has two years of industry experience. He has a background that includes service as a full-time officer in the U.S. Navy and ownership of businesses involved in insurance sales and personal investment trading. Elevated Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, and IPS preparation. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with both strategic and tactical asset allocation, providing a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent advisors.

Ike Ekeh is a financial advisor with Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with Kingstone Capital Partners since 2017 and previously worked at NDC Data for one year. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combined bottom-up fundamental and top-down investment approach, managing separately managed accounts primarily through direct equity holdings or ETFs, and sometimes uses derivatives with quantitative risk controls.

Alin Wadhwa is a financial advisor with Bamboo Wealth Strategies in San Diego, holding a Series 65 credential. He has experience working with multiple firms including Sovran Advisors, Spectrum Consulting Group, and SummaCor, Inc., a medical startup where he supported device testing and accounting functions. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved in a consulting firm serving primarily medical clients with accounting, payroll, and corporate services. Bamboo Wealth Strategies is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized portfolios using low-cost ETFs and bonds, applying fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with an emphasis on frequent client contact and interactive planning tools.

Tina Vieregg is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Capital Management Investments LLC since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Seaside Wealth Management, Inc., eMoney Advisor, LLC, and Gries Financial LLC. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, professionals, business owners, retirement plans, and families in business. The firm employs a long-term, evidence-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized consulting services.

Christopher Jaccard is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 professional with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Alternatives, Inc. in La Jolla, CA since 2002. Financial Alternatives, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and wealth advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs diversified portfolios across various asset classes and offers project-based consulting, including late-stage college funding, while employing third-party managers and private funds when appropriate.

Shauna Price is a financial advisor at Colomb Investment Management Company, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Paradigm Shift Financial, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Price is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Colomb Investment Management Company, LLC provides personalized, fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, diversified portfolios guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and employs both discretionary and nondiscretionary mandates, often working with third-party managers under its oversight.

Jeffrey Lovegren is a financial advisor at Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office in San Diego, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has spent the majority of his career with PlanMember Securities Corporation before joining Superior Planning. 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 uses a combination of proprietary strategic allocation models and customized portfolios, working with third-party strategists and sub-advisors while offering ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive wealth-planning services.

Scott Clements is a financial advisor at CAVU Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at CAVU since 2020, previously spending over a decade with Hayes Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates It’s A Wrap Video, creating videos for athletes and filming high school sports events. CAVU Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies, maintaining a multi-office footprint and incorporating derivatives and held-away participant-account management in its investment approach.

Giovanna Leyva is a CFP® with one year of experience in the financial advisory industry. She is currently with Tidemark, LLC and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC. Outside of advisory services, Leyva is employed by Brigantine, Inc. Tidemark, LLC serves individuals, small businesses, pension plans, and institutional clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages $462.5 million in assets, offering tailored portfolios that include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments, structured products, and selected cryptocurrencies.

Connor Mac Kenzie is a financial advisor at Financial Alternatives, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 15 years in private and public education and four years at UCSD. Financial Alternatives, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a range of asset classes and offers project-based consulting, including late-stage college funding.

Anthony Ferreira is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with WorthPointe, LLC since 2013. Ferreira holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Ramona, CA. WorthPointe provides discretionary portfolio management and a range of financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory with diversified model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an internal suitability process and an Investment Committee.

Alfonso Ruiz Ortiz is a financial advisor at Finec Asset Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Finec Asset Management since 2021. Ortiz also serves as a fund manager for Administración y Asesoría Dinámica SC, a financial advisory firm based in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he dedicates part of his time managing investment funds. Finec Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations primarily in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside macroeconomic research to create customized portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk profiles.