Eric Simms is a financial advisor with Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Gradient Capital Advisors since 2014. Gradient Capital Advisors is a team advisory firm managing institutional-scale assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and pension and corporate plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical investment strategies, including option strategies, short sales, and margin transactions, and offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Alexander Okugawa is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience. He is affiliated with One Degree Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2015, and previously spent a year at Securities America, Inc. One Degree Advisors serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and corporate clients with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a strategic, asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory and uses institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, municipal notes, and bonds, alongside specialized strategies such as options-based box spread strategies and third-party sub-advisers.

David Martinez is a financial advisor at Centura Wealth Advisory in San Diego, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at CCG Wealth Management LLC, FSC Securities Corporation, and The Retirement Group LLC. Centura Wealth Advisory provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored investment approach using various asset classes and serves as a fiduciary for applicable retirement plan engagements.

Shalmali Kulkarni is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Pathview Wealth Advisors, where she has worked since 2024. Prior to this, she spent several years at Rowling & Associates in various roles from 2017 to 2024. Pathview Wealth Advisors provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $580 million with an investment approach focused on asset allocation and fundamental analysis, primarily using mutual funds and cash equivalents.

Tyler Hewes is a financial advisor at Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 license and has worked at Christopher Weil & Company since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Hewes has been self-employed as an arts consultant since 2010. Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting services to individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporate clients. The firm employs diversified and opportunistic portfolio strategies, including the use of derivatives and cryptocurrency-related ETFs, and offers personalized investment policy statements and ongoing advisory support.

Daniel Shainberg is a financial advisor at Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Save Mart Companies, One Source Industries, Westminster Capital Inc., Alloy Asset Management, and BHIC, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in real estate investment through partnerships and ownership in multiple entities focused on multifamily and single-family home rentals as well as private equity advisory. Heritage Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, pension plans, trusts, 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 and alternative investments, with a focus on discretionary portfolio management and private pooled investment vehicles.

Michael Stoner is a financial advisor at Bull Oak Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously served ten years in the US Navy. Before joining Bull Oak Capital, he worked in exam preparation and spent two years at San Diego State University. Bull Oak Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients through a four-advisor team, offering customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes broad diversification using primarily ETF-based portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon, and incorporates other asset types as appropriate.

Heather Ring is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office, where she has worked since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at CalPRO Network Financial Services, PlanMember Securities Corporation, Bruce Smith & Associates, and Axa Advisors. 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 employs a combination of proprietary strategic allocation models and customized portfolios managed through third-party strategists and sub-advisors, offering a range of wealth-planning services including tax mitigation and succession planning.

Clark Dearmond is a financial advisor with Secure Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Secure Investment Management since 2017 and also owns and operates two licensed insurance agencies, Clark DeArmond, LLC and J.D. Mellberg Financial, LLC. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, including retail and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and separately managed account solutions. The firm employs a quantitative, factor-based investment approach centered on Modern Portfolio Theory and diversified allocations using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, third-party managers, and direct indexing.

David Magee is a financial advisor with Copley Financial Group, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Copley Financial Group since 2018 and previously spent over a decade at Magee Thomson Investment Partners, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Heritage Tax and Insurance Services, Inc., where he provides financial planning and investment advice. Copley Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs model portfolios, sub-advisors, and co-advisor relationships, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with educational seminars and regular account reviews.

Laura Sword is a financial advisor at Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. She has been with Christopher Weil & Company since 1994. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting to individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporate entities. The firm uses diversified, concentrated, and opportunistic portfolio strategies, incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across clients' accounts.

Michael Wynns is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cavu Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2019, and has prior experience at Capital Financial Consultants Group and Independent Financial Group. Wynns also serves as an officer and director of Cavu Insurance Services, Inc., which offers insurance products outside of his investment advisory role. 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 manages portfolios using a combination of asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies, with a notable multi-office presence and the use of derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Timothy Drake is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Telos Capital Management, Inc. He previously worked at Vanderbilt Advisory Services, Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, and Spire Wealth Management, LLC. 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 combining bottom-up company analysis with top-down macroeconomic assessment and manages over $1.4 billion across seven advisors.

Marnie Baird is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at American Money Management, LLC since 2021. Prior to joining American Money Management, she worked at Wealth Quest Partners, Inc. for seven years. American Money Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and 401(k) advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation strategies overseen by an investment committee, incorporating fundamental, cyclical, economic, and technical analysis, and includes alternative investments where appropriate.

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.

Darien Horton is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cascade Financial Partners, LLC since 2023. His prior roles include positions at Creative Planning, Inc. and Jackson Wealth Management Group, Inc. Cascade Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high net worth clients. The firm emphasizes customized strategies based on detailed client assessments and employs a range of investment approaches including asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and alternative investments.

Carolyn Taylor is a financial advisor with Weatherly Asset Management in Del Mar, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. She has been with Weatherly Asset Management since 1994. Weatherly Asset Management serves individual and institutional clients, including trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a team-based approach to manage approximately $1.68 billion in assets, combining top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up fundamental research focused on mid- to large-cap core equities and high-quality fixed income.

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.