David Aizuss is a financial advisor with SLP Wealth in La Mesa, CA, holding a Series 65 license and two years of industry experience. He has prior experience at Prospect Financial Group Inc. and has worked in roles outside traditional investment advising, including student loan consulting through Student Loan Planner and mortgage lending with United Mortgage Lending LLC. SLP Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients and small-business owners with discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing diversified, risk-based portfolios primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs. The firm supports a large client base with a broad office footprint and offers additional services such as tax preparation and student-loan planning.

Matthew Vallebo is a financial advisor with Presidio Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Presidio Capital Management since 2020, with previous roles at Cetera, First Allied Advisory Services, First Allied Securities, and Wells Fargo. Outside of his advisory work, Vallebo serves as Volunteer President of the Mira Mesa Wrestling Club, where he participates in financial oversight, fundraising, and compliance. 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 employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while maintaining flexibility to include various investment types and risk management tools.

Cassidy Fisher is a financial advisor at Castle Coast Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Castle Coast Wealth, they held various roles in the hospitality and automotive industries. Castle Coast Wealth, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $423.7 million and provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis in portfolio management and offers both limited-scope and full discretionary advisory services.

Andrew Weld is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2009. Weld serves on the Investment Advisory Committee for the San Diego Rescue Mission, providing expertise on investment strategy. Telos Capital Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement-plan participants, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, fundamentally driven investment process that integrates bottom-up company analysis with top-down macroeconomic assessments, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing.

Leonardo Simpser is a Series 65-licensed advisor at LM Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He has been with LM Advisors since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing partner of LLJ Ventures, LLC. LM Advisors, LLC provides investment supervisory services and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, insurance companies, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis and employs a range of strategies, including long- and short-term positions, margin, short selling, and options.

James Thompson is a financial advisor at Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and served in the US Navy from 2003 to 2021 before joining Trivant in 2021. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group provides customized, discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high net worth clients. The firm employs a top-down, style-rotation investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation and uses quantitative models alongside research to implement style tilts.

Gabriela De Quadros Ribas is a financial advisor at JET Wealth Advisors in La Jolla, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining JET Wealth Advisors in 2026, she worked at Wells Fargo Advisors from 2024 to 2026. Before entering the financial industry, she was involved with Babe Kombucha Beverage for three years and was self-employed for four years. JET Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, utilizing diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances. The firm employs fundamental, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis in portfolio construction and manages approximately $546 million in regulatory assets under management.

Megan Sperry is a financial advisor at Wealth Analytics Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked with the Del Mar Schools Education Foundation. Wealth Analytics Partners provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, executives, business owners, trusts, estates, and select organizations. The firm manages approximately $316 million in client assets using a risk-scored model portfolio framework and Modern Portfolio Theory to align allocations with clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.

Brady Welles is a financial advisor at Atlas Private Wealth Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cetera and Avantax Advisory Services before joining Atlas and LPL Financial in 2026. Welles also provides accounting and tax services as a client service assistant with Canyon Oak Financial. Atlas Private Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, charities, and small businesses, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $860 million in assets across more than 1,200 client relationships and employs a range of investment strategies including asset allocation, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Mengxi Ma is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Blankinship & Foster, LLC since 2010. Ma is a member of the investment and finance committee for the International Community Foundation, a nonprofit focused on international charitable giving. Blankinship & Foster, LLC provides customized wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes asset allocation based on macroeconomic analysis and client-specific investment policies, managing portfolios across diverse asset classes on a discretionary basis.

Peter Staab is a financial advisor with Centura Wealth Advisory in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centura Wealth Advisory, he worked at the National Sports Forum for two years and was a full-time student for seven years. Centura Wealth Advisory provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a diversified investment approach, including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and Independent Managers, and serves as a fiduciary for retirement plans under ERISA when applicable.

Michael Whitehurst is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2019 and spent over three decades at McCuen & Co., Inc. He serves as Treasurer and Officer on the board of trustees for the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation. Telos Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement-plan participants, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, fundamentally driven investment process that integrates bottom-up company analysis with top-down macroeconomic assessment, emphasizing diversification and periodic rebalancing across multiple asset classes.

Rielle Sanidad is a CFP® professional at Presidio Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She has been with Presidio Capital Management since 2021 and previously worked at the University of San Diego and Punahou School. Presidio Capital Management offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also maintaining flexibility to incorporate a variety of investment vehicles and risk management tools.

Joshua Stipcich is a financial advisor with Tidemark, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Tidemark in 2023, he spent 18 years with LPL Financial, LLC. Tidemark, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, small businesses, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its strategy.

Charles Chamberlin is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2009, where he is part of a seven-advisor team based in San Diego, CA. Telos Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement-plan participants, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, fundamentally driven investment process that integrates bottom-up company analysis with top-down macroeconomic assessment, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing.

Mauricio Lepe Melgoza is a financial advisor at Finec Asset Management with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at multiple Finec entities since 2015, as well as at Tauris Derivatives Solutions SA and Site Plasticos SA de CV from 2019 to 2023. He also serves as a director at Finec Asset Management Corp., a Panama-based investment advisory firm. Finec Asset Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations. The firm serves clients primarily in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Latin America, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios incorporating equities, fixed income, options, and alternative instruments.

Brooke Kelly is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Weatherly Asset Management. She has worked with the firm since 2016 in various capacities. Outside of her advisory role, she holds a minority ownership interest in a family-owned lumber company. Weatherly Asset Management serves individual and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a team-based approach focusing on mid- to large-cap core equities and high-quality fixed income, managing $1.68 billion in client assets.

Matthew Cayelli is a financial advisor at Centura Wealth Advisory with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including CCG Wealth Management LLC and Atria Wealth Solutions. 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 regulatory assets and customizes portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, structured products, and allocations to independent managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Danae Baltierra is a financial advisor at Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Christopher Weil & Company since 2020. Prior to her advisory career, she worked in dance instruction at Trilogy Ballroom Dance and Fred Astaire Dance Studio. Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting services to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporate entities. The firm employs diversified and opportunistic portfolio strategies, including the use of derivatives and cryptocurrency-related investments, and offers personalized investment policy statements and ongoing advisory support.

Theodore Kay is a financial advisor at DLK Investment Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC from 2014 to 2018. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $435 million in client assets using a tailored, allocation-driven approach focused on fundamental relative value, with many client accounts managed on a discretionary basis.