Taylor Rios is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Symphony Financial Planning for 14 years before joining Pure Financial Advisors, LLC, where he has been since 2024. Pure Financial Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as services for trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a planning-centered investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee, utilizing modern portfolio theory, tax-aware strategies, and specialized sub-advisers.

Mark Pearcy is a financial advisor with Sovran Advisors, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Metlife Securities Inc., Mass Mutual Investors Services, and as President and CEO of Pearcy Financial Partners and Insurance Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Vice Commodore of the Southwestern Yacht Club. Sovran Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, blending active and passive investments tailored to client objectives and supported by technology-enabled rebalancing and administrative tools.

Kevin Foote is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC in San Diego, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, including prior work at LPL Financial, LLC. He also serves as an operations manager with Kestra Private Wealth Services, providing operational support for securities consulting and investment activities. Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC provides investment advisory services through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, serving individuals and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $13.45 billion in client assets and offers a broad range of investment products and specialized services, overseeing advisor recommendations within its approved platform.

Amon Dothard is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, GW Golden Financial, EMortgage/American Financial, and ReMax/Compass. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a financial advisor and consultant with Elite Resource Team, an independent marketing organization and virtual family office specializing in holistic planning for accounting professionals and their affluent clients. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs an open-architecture platform and combines tailor-made asset allocation models with fundamental and technical analysis to implement strategies aligned with client objectives.

Royceton Pinder is a financial advisor at Sovran Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Mass Mutual Investors Services, Metlife Securities, and Greater Pacific Solutions. Pinder serves as an audit committee member for Pomona Valley Community Health Center. Sovran Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion in client assets through a team of 53 advisors, offering tailored portfolio management and retirement plan consulting using a combination of advisor-managed and model portfolios.

Adam Slade is a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Aspiriant, he worked at Airbus for three years and has also held positions at Christopher Newport University. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, offering comprehensive wealth management services including investment management, tax and estate planning, and specialty consulting. The firm emphasizes customized investment programs and expanded family office capabilities, supported by an affiliated law group and a substantial employee ownership structure.

Johnson Andrews is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Pure Financial Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he held positions at Cetera and TIAA-CREF. Pure Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines a planning-centered investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee with tax-aware techniques and specialized sub-advisers, supported by enterprise-scale infrastructure and a multi-advisor platform.

Kseniya Mendoza is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments Inc., where she serves as both an investment advisor representative and a registered representative. Mendoza has previously worked at firms including Equitable Advisors and Bourke Wealth Management, and she has experience managing insurance product implementation through Octavia Risk Management LLC. Octavia Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm managing approximately $2.15 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios that include low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Nicholas Rose is a Certified Financial Planner® with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC since 2022 and previously spent over a decade at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.05 billion in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing a planning-centered approach based on modern portfolio theory and tax-aware asset allocation.

Han Gu is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC. He has worked at multiple firms, including Crestwood Capital Management LLC and Cetera, and has served as president of Madison Fund Service, Ltd., providing tax consulting and preparation services. Additionally, he works as a property and casualty insurance broker. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse clientele, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services. The firm employs an open-architecture platform with customized investment approaches and integrates insurance-related account management alongside its advisory services.

Robert Lucente is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Pure Financial Advisors, LLC, having joined in 2024. His prior experience includes a 14-year tenure at Fisher Investments and roles at Colorado Financial Management, Withum Wealth Management, and Lido Advisors. Pure Financial Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as services for trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a planning-centered investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee and utilizes tax-aware strategies, sub-advisers, and a multi-advisor platform supported by enterprise-scale infrastructure.

Aaron Malardino is a financial advisor with RBC Securities, Inc. based in Solana Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at City National Securities, Unionbanc Investment Services, MUFG Union Bank, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an officer and board member for Malsimi Holdings, Inc., a company involved in real estate acquisition and management. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through a wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm integrates investment management with a broad financial services group affiliated with a bank parent, offering comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and ongoing reporting.

Marc Takenaga is a financial advisor at CreativeOne Securities, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at CreativeOne Securities since 2017, following four years at Gwn Securities Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Takenaga is an attorney providing legal services and also engages in tax preparation for individuals and businesses. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines project-based financial planning with ongoing asset management, utilizing fundamental and cyclical security analysis alongside a proprietary advisory platform.

Matthew Argyropoulos is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management (LNW) and has worked there and its related entities since 2018. Prior to joining LNW, he spent two years at Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory roles, he was involved with MTA Baseball, LLC from 2016 to 2018. LNW provides wealth planning and investment management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities such as trusts and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes customized investment policies, strategic asset allocation, and integrates active management, tax-aware strategies, and alternative investments across multiple categories.

Jason Parker is a Certified Financial Planner® with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Eudaimonia Partners, LLC, B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc., and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Chase & Jax, LLC, a non-investment related business. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services while utilizing an open-architecture platform that incorporates third-party managers and supports insurance-linked account management.

Joseph Schweiger is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Pure Financial Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2018, and previously spent six years at LifePro Asset Management. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $11 billion in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing academic investment frameworks and offering specialized services such as pension consulting and donor-advised fund management.

Gary Huband Jr. is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, and Bank of the West. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC manages approximately $11 billion in assets and serves individual and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-centered approach and utilizes advanced platforms and strategies, including management of held-away retirement plans and donor-advised funds.

Michael Crawford is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC in La Jolla, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 24 years of industry experience. His previous experience includes ten years at UBS Financial Services Inc. and concurrent roles since 2018 with Arete Wealth Management LLC and Entrust Wealth Advisors, LLC. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional equity and fixed-income strategies.

Jacob Benson is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Navy Federal entities since 2021, including roles at Navy Federal Credit Union and Navy Federal Financial Group. His prior experience includes positions at Solidago Management and University of Nebraska. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual investors and trusts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and an automated ETF-based Digital Investor product. The firm utilizes model portfolios managed by third-party subadvisers and provides account monitoring, rebalancing, and optional tax and impact overlay services.

Danilo Kim is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently affiliated with Sovran Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities. In addition to his advisory roles, he is involved with Greater Pacific Solutions as a financial advisor and holds a license to sell fixed insurance products. Sovran Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing financial planning, advisory services, and portfolio management using a combination of active and passive strategies. The firm supports multiple investment programs and employs technology-driven rebalancing and administrative services across a platform that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives, and derivatives.