Patricia Patterson is a CFP® certificant with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Premier Financial Planning, Inc. in San Diego, CA. She has been with Premier Financial Planning since 2004, including its predecessor LLP structure. Premier Financial Planning, Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, offering customized investment policy statements and ongoing portfolio monitoring tailored to client objectives.

Laura Devore is a financial advisor at DeVore Financial Advisors LLC with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Apriem Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC. She is also an independent insurance agent for Apriem Insurance Services. DeVore Financial Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management and written financial plans with algorithm-driven strategies and an automated platform to deliver personalized investment solutions.

Luka Erceg is a financial advisor at Dynamique Capital Advisors with over five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at firms including Kingswood Capital Partners and Dynamique Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is the managing director of Erceg Partners, LLC, providing consulting services in turnaround, restructuring, and board advisory. He is also a licensed attorney who occasionally takes pro bono cases for nonprofits. Dynamique Capital Advisors serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and tailored financial planning. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy that integrates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and event-driven analysis across a diverse range of investment instruments.

Sandie Turley is a financial advisor at Western Financial Corporation with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her work history includes roles at Rivulet Media, Inc. and operating S. Turley & Co. LLC since 2012. Western Financial Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering customized portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a systematic, rules-based investment approach that combines relative-strength equity selection with diversified fixed-income and ETF strategies, managing over $400 million in discretionary assets for approximately 170 clients.

Andrew Russell is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and has been with Dean Roland Russell, LLC since 2012. He is based in San Diego, CA, and holds a Series 63 license. Dean Roland Russell, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth families, including related entities such as trusts and estates, offering fee-only wealth management and financial planning. The firm creates customized portfolios across global asset classes, incorporating tax, cash-flow, and estate planning considerations alongside security analysis.

N Alexander Alard is a financial advisor at Eiger Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. outside of his advisory role, he has been employed by JPMorgan Bank, where he offers banking products and services. Eiger Wealth Management primarily serves accredited individual investors as well as qualified retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm provides wealth management and financial planning with discretionary portfolio management across public and private markets, emphasizing multi-asset diversification and coordination with outside professionals.

Wesley Melbrod is a financial advisor with M Wealth Management, LLC in San Diego, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with M Wealth Management since 2015 and previously operated Melbrod Financial Services from 2008 to 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he prepares taxes for existing advisory clients and related parties through Melbrod Financial Services. M Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business clients. The firm employs an evidence-based, long-term investment approach that emphasizes strategic asset allocation, broad diversification, cost control, tax-aware implementation, and behavioral coaching, with integrated in-house tax planning and preparation services.

Edward Buchan is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Ted Buchan & Company since 2006. The firm provides investment advice and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing portfolios through tailored models that combine fundamental and technical analysis. Ted Buchan & Company oversees a substantial asset base with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial plans.

Juliana Guerra is a financial advisor at Dean Roland Russell, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at AlphaCore Wealth Advisory for one year and was a full-time student for eight years prior to entering the financial industry. Dean Roland Russell, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth families, including related entities such as trusts and estates, providing fee-only wealth management and financial planning services. The firm creates customized portfolios using a variety of asset classes and incorporates tax, cash-flow, and estate planning considerations alongside security-level analysis.

Leilani Harwood is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. She has held roles at multiple firms, including Independent Financial Group, LLC and Fortune Financial Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, Harwood volunteers as an executive board member for the American Youth Soccer Organization in Aliso Viejo. Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and both long- and short-term trading, including the use of derivatives and margin strategies.

Ryan Gibbs is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and is currently associated with Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. in San Diego, CA. He has worked with Heritage Wealth Management since 2014 and also serves as President and CEO of Heritage Advanced Tax Strategies, Inc., where he oversees tax planning and preparation. Prior to his current roles, he was affiliated with The Kocen Financial Group and Financial Goal Securities, Inc. Heritage Wealth Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach centers on asset-allocation portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and option-enhanced strategies, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis and sponsoring affiliated private pooled investment vehicles.

Tyler Goglia is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc., where he has worked since 2019, and previously worked at Capital Financial Consultants Group, Inc. from 2019 to 2024. Prior to his financial advising career, he spent three years at Gateway Physical Therapy & Spinal Center. Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process and offers tailored advice through individualized accounts or model portfolios, with a noted use of derivatives and borrowing strategies uncommon among peer firms.

Alondra Zepeda Ochoa is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. She previously worked at D.M. Brenner, Inc. for four years and has a background that includes six years at San Diego State University. Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group, Inc. manages roughly $306 million in discretionary assets and serves several hundred client accounts. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, retirement plans, and organizations, employing a multi-disciplinary investment approach that incorporates derivatives and leverage in separately managed accounts.

Justin Read is a financial advisor at PracticeCFO Investments with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at RSM US LLP for eleven years before joining PracticeCFO in 2019. PracticeCFO Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional accounts by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using primarily low-cost ETFs and combines passive core exposure with tactical asset allocation.

James Puplava is a CFP® with 44 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the founder of Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. and has held prior roles at Puplava Securities, Inc. and Puplava Financial Services, Inc. Puplava is also involved in media through Financialsense.com, where he participates in podcasts and writes articles. Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $836 million for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs a team of nine advisors and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to provide discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting tailored to client-directed investment objectives.

Aaron Kaplan is a CFP® with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Telos Capital Management, Inc. and previously worked at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Kaplan also has experience at Harkham-GAON Academy and UCLA Anderson. 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 approach that integrates bottom-up company analysis with macroeconomic assessments, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing across various asset classes.

Ryan Beckham is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Telos Capital Management, Inc. since 2013, working within a team of seven advisors based in San Diego, CA. 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, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing across a range of asset classes.

Cameron Smith is a financial advisor at PracticeCFO Investments in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with PracticeCFO since 2019 and previously worked at VanderSpek Howerzyl, CPAs, as well as in the food service industry. PracticeCFO Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional accounts by providing 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 hybrid of passive core exposure plus tactical asset allocation.

Rosario Scappaticci is a financial advisor at Red SEVEN with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Red SEVEN, Rosario was a student for ten years. Red SEVEN is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $104.4 million for about 254 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and uses both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios according to individual goals and risk tolerances.

Philip Maravilla is a CFP® with 10 years of experience, currently serving at PracticeCFO Investments since 2016. He is also involved with PracticeCFO, providing accounting and CFO advisory services. PracticeCFO Investments offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, insurance placement, and tax and accounting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $401.6 million for about 211 clients through a hybrid investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.