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® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Pacific Wealth Management since 2018 and was previously employed at Pruco Securities, LLC and operated Mayer Reprographics from 2015 to 2017. Pacific Wealth Management is a seven-advisor team that serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing approximately $372 million in client assets. The firm uses an asset-allocation driven approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, options strategies, and structured products with regular portfolio rebalancing.

Cory Den Herder is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CAVU Wealth Management since 2019. He previously worked at Capital Financial Consultants Group and eMoney Advisor. Outside of his advisory role, Den Herder assists with financial analysis and payroll processing for an estate planning firm. CAVU Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm employs a mix of asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies, and maintains a multi-office presence with a focus on tax-aware, risk-managed portfolio implementations.

Brian Britt is a financial advisor with The Institute in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. He is the founder of CLEARWEALTH Asset Management, where he has been active for 16 years, and has held advisory roles at multiple firms including the Institute for Wealth Management since 2019. The Institute for Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $1.37 billion across about 803 clients with a team of 17 advisors. The firm employs an internally led Investment Committee to develop model portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, offering a range of strategies from ESG-focused core portfolios to tactical sector-rotation and specialized equity and income approaches.

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 Series 65-registered advisor with Christopher Weil & Company, Inc., where he has worked for 10 years. He has nine years of industry experience. Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate transition, and pension consulting to a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporate entities. The firm employs diversified portfolio strategies, including the use of derivatives and cryptocurrency-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 with Superior Planning Wealth Management & Family Office in San Diego, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Superior Planning, he worked at PlanMember Securities Corporation and CALPRO Network Financial Services. Outside of advising, he teaches English at Grossmont Union High School District and provides financial literacy education through the Society for Financial Awareness. 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 utilizes proprietary strategic allocation models alongside customized portfolios, coordinating with independent managers and outside tax or legal advisors.

Marcelle Kako is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license. She currently works at Financial Alternatives, Inc. and has experience across several roles, including positions at Independent Investment Bankers, San Diego State University, and with Senator Joel Anderson. Financial Alternatives, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The six-person team manages approximately $615 million in assets, offering discretionary portfolio management, wealth advisory, and financial planning services with diversified investment strategies.

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.

Brett Lathrup is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Blankinship & Foster, LLC since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Creative Money LLC, White Raven Financial Services, and LPL Financial. Outside of finance, he has experience working with Dixon Golf. Blankinship & Foster is a nine-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $940 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm follows an asset-allocation-driven investment approach supported by a documented process that includes goal-setting, portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing a diverse range of securities and emphasizing cost-effective mutual fund share classes.

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 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has led Illumination Family Office since 2021. He also operates Rinkey Investments, which he founded in 2008. Illumination Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers integrated Financial Life Management, pension consulting, and business-owner exit planning through a team-based approach that combines strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple offices.

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.