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.

Brandon Healy is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience currently at Pacific Point Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. He previously held roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC. Healy is also a licensed insurance agent involved in implementing insurance recommendations. Pacific Point Advisors serves affluent families, entrepreneurs, executives, and select institutions, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisory services, and private fund management. The firm emphasizes customized, diversified portfolios and manager selection through proprietary model suites and employs advanced research and AI tools in its investment process.

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.

Stone Churby is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Presidio Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked for one year, following three years at Weatherly Asset Management, LP. 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 retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach using diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with additional flexibility for individual securities and alternative investments.

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.

Russell Silberstein is a financial advisor at Carmel Capital Partners, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Carmel Capital Partners since 2002 and also operates Silberstein Capital Management, LLC. Carmel Capital Partners provides investment management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and pooled-vehicle investors. The firm emphasizes fundamental valuation focused on free cash flow and capital preservation, utilizing customized portfolios, model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, sub-advisors, and derivative strategies. Carmel also acts as a private fund sponsor and manager, serving as general partner or manager for multiple private investment vehicles.

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.

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.

Paul Lipcius is a financial advisor with PracticeCFO Investments in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with PracticeCFO and PracticeCFO Investments since 2016. Outside of advisory services, he provides accounting and CFO advisory work through PracticeCFO. PracticeCFO Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, insurance placement, and tax and accounting services. The firm employs a hybrid investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining low-cost passive ETFs with tactical asset allocation and formal Investment Policy Statements.

Ari Crandall is a financial advisor at Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and has worked at Premier Wealth Advisors since 2018 and the Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2004. Outside of advising, he prepares income taxes as part of his professional activities. Premier Wealth Advisors LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans, providing non-discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and income tax preparation. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes risk-based allocation to no-load mutual funds and ETFs with periodic rebalancing and often utilizes third-party turnkey advisers for model portfolio implementation.

Zoe Rubendall is a financial advisor at Centura Wealth Advisory with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at CCG Wealth Management and Nordstroms prior to joining Centura. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in the sale of commission-based insurance products. Centura Wealth Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $769 million in assets and employs a customized investment approach combining mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, structured products, and independent managers.

Mark Myers is a financial advisor with American Money Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at American Money Management since 2019 and previously held roles at Credit Union Financial Solutions and Horter Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Myers Financial Services, where he acts as a life insurance agent specializing in fixed and fixed-indexed annuities. American Money Management, LLC is a multi-office team firm managing several hundred million dollars for individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with tailored asset-allocation strategies and incorporates fundamental, cyclical, economic, and technical analysis, as well as alternative investments, into its investment process.

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.

Glenn Goodstein is a financial advisor at The Investment House LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at MG Capital Partners since 2016, The Investment House LLC since 2012, and GSG Capital Advisors, which he owns and presides over, since 1997. The Investment House LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and pooled vehicles. The firm employs client-specific investment policies implemented across multiple strategies, utilizing a mix of fundamental analysis and sector selection, and manages over $2 billion in assets with a compact advisory team.

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.

Crystal Colbert is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. She has been associated with Financial Sense Securities, Inc. in various roles since 2016. Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $836 million for around 588 clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and advice on fee-based annuities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies ranging from conservative fixed income to aggressive equity portfolios and provides retirement plan participant account management through a third-party platform.

Kristina Tabuena is a financial advisor at Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Mariner Wealth Advisors and Wells Fargo. Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting to a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporate entities. The firm employs a variety of portfolio strategies and uses fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to guide investment selection.

Carmel Exum is a financial advisor with Nelson Securities, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Nelson Securities, she worked in various roles at Transition Staffing Group, Marriott Hotels, Hilton Hotels, PETSMART, and the University of California San Diego. Nelson Securities, Inc. manages approximately $272 million for over 2,000 clients through discretionary investment management and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and uses diverse strategies, including stocks, ETFs, and short-selling funds, tailoring asset allocations based on investor profiles and Investment Policy Statements.