Matthew Griffith is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Centura Wealth Advisory since 2019. He previously worked at Reilly Financial Advisors for eight years. Griffith holds volunteer board positions with two charitable organizations focused on youth and community support. Centura Wealth Advisory serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities by providing financial planning, consulting, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $769 million in assets and customizes portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Matthew Showley is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Creative Capital Management Investments LLC since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Creative Capital Management Inc from 2006 to 2017. 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 in business. The firm employs a long-term, evidence-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, offering customized portfolios and specialized consulting in areas such as estate planning, tax planning, and business succession.

Deborah Spencer is a financial advisor at Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Strategic Wealth Advisors. Reyes Financial Architecture provides discretionary asset management, personalized financial planning, and consulting services primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio management.

Stefan Meierhofer is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2009. He participates on the investment advisory committees for the Office of the City Treasurer and the San Diego Rescue Mission, providing input on investment strategy. Telos Capital Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, fundamentally driven investment approach combining bottom-up company analysis with top-down macroeconomic assessment, emphasizing asset allocation and diversification across multiple portfolio programs.

Erick Schenkhuizen is a financial advisor at US Capital Global Wealth Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC and Empirikal Partners LLC. Schenkhuizen divides his time between advisory services and investment banking through affiliated entities. US Capital Global Wealth Management, LLC provides investment management, consulting, and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a multi-step screening process combining fundamental, sector/industry, and quantitative analysis to construct diversified portfolios using ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Samuel Wheeler is a financial advisor at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, Mutual of America Securities LLC, Capstone Partners Financial and Insurance Services, and Newport Beach Country Club. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent with Intelligence Driven Insurance Solutions. Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team 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 through model portfolios and custom accounts, retirement plan solutions, consulting, and held-away account management, with an investment approach emphasizing risk management and fundamental analysis.

Ryan Ponsford is a financial advisor at Carmel Capital Partners, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at American Advisors Group, 303 Advisors, LLC, and Akili Capital. Outside of his advisory work, Ponsford is a licensed real estate broker in California, serves on the executive board of Main Street Philanthropy, and is the founder of Gateway for Good, a Benefit Corporation focused on corporate giving programs. He is also Principal of Strategic Mastery Inc., a strategic consulting firm serving closely held businesses and families. Carmel Capital Partners provides investment management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm emphasizes fundamental valuation focused on free cash flow and capital preservation, utilizing customized portfolios, model portfolios, and allocations to mutual funds and ETFs, and acts as a private fund sponsor and manager for multiple private investment vehicles.

Louis Lange is a financial advisor at Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office in San Diego, CA, with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and PlanMember Securities Corporation. Lange serves on the advisory board of the San Diego Center for Economic Education. 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, regularly monitoring accounts and coordinating with independent managers and outside advisors.

Glenn Busch is a financial advisor at American Money Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with American Money Management since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he has been affiliated with UCSD since 2006. American Money Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and non-discretionary 401(k) advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a team-based approach to implement tailored asset-allocation strategies using fundamental, cyclical, economic, and technical analysis, and incorporates alternative investments where appropriate.

Babak Gahvari is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Canter Wealth since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. He is also a 100% owner of a single-family rental property but does not devote time to its management during securities trading hours. Canter Wealth is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a factor-based, low-cost, tax-efficient, and globally diversified investment approach, primarily utilizing ETFs and mutual funds, with portfolios managed according to signed Investment Policy Statements and ongoing rebalancing.

John Sedberry V is a financial advisor with Carmel Capital Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Carmel Capital Partners and Superior Planning, LLC in 2024, he worked at Raymond James for nine years. He is a shareholder in Karl Strauss, a business related to his investment activities. Carmel Capital Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, along with financial planning, sub-advisory services, and private investment vehicle management. The firm actively sponsors and manages multiple private funds and special purpose vehicles, employing fundamental valuation and various investment strategies including derivatives, margin, and private equity allocations.

Jon Beyrer is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Blankinship & Foster, LLC since 2003. The firm provides customized wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. Blankinship & Foster emphasizes asset allocation based on macroeconomic analysis and client-specific Investment Policy Statements, managing over $860 million in discretionary client assets as of the end of 2024.

Wesley Read is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is president of Wesley W. Read Accountancy Corporation d/b/a PracticeCFO and has been involved with Silver Coast Investments LLC since 2011. Outside of investment advisory, he is a partner in a dental practice management business. PracticeCFO Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional accounts, offering 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 combination of passive core exposure and tactical asset allocation, and it is affiliated with an accounting practice that provides tax and accounting services under separate agreements.

Ryan Puplava is a financial advisor with Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. His work history includes a brief tenure at LPL Financial in 2016 and a long-standing association with Financial Sense Advisors and Financial Sense Securities since 1996. Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment advisor serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, managing approximately $836 million for about 588 clients. The firm employs a team of nine advisors and offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, using both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies ranging from conservative fixed income to aggressive equity portfolios.

Austin Mangold is a financial advisor at Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and 49 Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory roles, he has experience in the food service industry and education. Seaside Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $362 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, employing a passive, diversified investment approach based on modern portfolio theory and third-party research, with additional services including financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Andrew Christopher is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 designated advisor with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Leading Edge Financial Planning LLC since 2023 and has prior experience with Dowling & Yahnke Wealth Advisors and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Outside of financial advising, he serves as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserves, works as an F-35 instructor pilot for Lockheed Martin, and has been a career coach and faculty advisor at Georgetown University. Leading Edge Financial Planning LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, offers discretionary portfolio management, and operates as a team of nine advisors across multiple offices.

Robert Gaan is a CFP® with over 20 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. since 1994. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporations. Christopher Weil & Company employs a range of portfolio strategies incorporating derivatives and cryptocurrency-related ETFs, and it recently transitioned to a partially employee-owned structure with expanded executive leadership.

Jonathan Grundman is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Adaptive Financial Consulting, LLC since 2017 and has been with Stratos since 2015. Adaptive Financial Consulting provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and standalone consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, employing a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses.

Brent Wilsey is a financial advisor at Wilsey Asset Management Incorporated with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Wilsey Asset Management since 2004 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Wilsey Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan services, financial planning, and hourly consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and ERISA clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis to guide investment decisions and supports plan sponsors with 3(38)-type oversight and participant presentations.

Garrett Heine is a CFA® charterholder at CoastEdge Partners, LLC with experience in investment and financial services since 2017. Prior to joining CoastEdge, he worked at Informed Momentum Company, Morningstar, and Meketa Investment Group. He earned his degree from The George Washington University School of Business. CoastEdge Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and comprehensive reporting services to high-net-worth families, family foundations, and institutional clients. The firm’s approach focuses on capital preservation, diversification, manager selection, and liquidity management, offering customized multi-asset portfolios and proprietary pooled vehicles.