Chelsea Mieczkowski is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advising. She currently works at Bamboo Wealth Strategies and previously spent five years at Dyer Wealth Management. Outside of finance, Chelsea is involved with the San Diego Port Tenants Association, where she handles bookkeeping and event planning. Bamboo Wealth Strategies provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm adopts a long-term, client-specific approach, focusing on diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs and individual bonds, and offers both fixed-scope and ongoing planning services.

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.

Cory Den Herder is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at CAVU Wealth Management since 2019. He previously worked at Capital Financial Consultants Group and eMoney Advisor. Outside of his advisory role, he assists with financial analysis and payroll processing for an estate planning attorney firm. CAVU Wealth Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a mix of asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and option strategies, maintaining a multi-office footprint and offering held-away participant-account management with a focus on tax-efficient and risk-managed implementations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Bamboo Wealth Strategies, based in San Diego, CA, with one year of industry experience. He is dually registered as an Investment Advisor Representative with both Bamboo Wealth Strategies and Sovran Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Spectrum Consulting Group, a consulting firm primarily serving medical clients with accounting and operational support services, and contributes to SummaCor, Inc., a medical startup focused on circulatory assist device development. Bamboo Wealth Strategies provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, client-specific approach to portfolio construction, typically focusing on diversified, low-cost ETFs and individual bonds, and offers both fixed-scope and ongoing planning services with discretionary trading and rebalancing.

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.

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.

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.

Christopher Calvert is a financial advisor at J.M. Arbour, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at multiple firms, including Pando Alts, Cuatro Capital Securities LLC, and Sharenett Securities LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with CCAST Holdings, LLC. J.M. Arbour serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, sub-advisory services, and investment management for private funds, using model portfolios and a variety of strategies such as direct indexing and derivatives.

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.