Daniel Cadena is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with 21 years of experience at Cadena Financial Planning & Tax Services, an independent firm based in San Diego, CA. He has been the sole advisor at the firm since its founding in 2005. Cadena Financial Planning & Tax Services offers fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals and trusts, focusing on comprehensive and targeted financial plans. The firm integrates tax planning as a central element of its advisory services and manages discretionary accounts with a fundamental investment approach tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Herman Chang is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Asset Advisors Inc. in Solana Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone Asset Advisors since 2015. Cornerstone Asset Advisors Inc. provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, typically serving a small client base with account minimums around $1 million. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis, including the use of derivatives such as option writing and spreading strategies, and emphasizes advisor-led quarterly reviews.

Jacqueline Karnavas is a financial advisor at Torrey Capital Investments with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Omni Brokerage Inc. since 2007. In addition to her advisory work, she is the owner of Sea + Wander, a non-investment-related business. Torrey Capital Investments provides discretionary asset management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $99.8 million across 231 accounts, using a combination of cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies.

At Astra Wealth Management, we provide personalized financial planning and investment management for individuals and families navigating financial complexity. We serve high-net-worth families and high-income professionals, including retirees, sales professionals, business owners, and multi-generational families who value thoughtful guidance and a long-term partnership. AWM is located in San Diego, California and serves clients across the nation. Our clients often come to us during pivotal moments—retirement, equity compensation events, business transitions, job changes, inheritance, or major lifestyle shifts. We specialize in helping clients make confident, informed decisions during these life-defining transitions. Our services include: • Comprehensive financial planning • Portfolio management • Tax planning • Estate and legacy planning • Equity compensation and business transition planning • Insurance & Risk Management As an independent, fiduciary firm, we focus on helping clients align their wealth with what matters most—offering clarity, confidence, and a plan built for the long term.

Peter Gordon is the sole advisor at Highlands Wealth Advisors, LLC, a fee-only registered investment adviser based in San Diego, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 17 years of industry experience, including 15 years with his current firm. Highlands Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-account advice to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes customized, predominantly long-term portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with selective use of individual stocks and bonds, and offers ongoing personal contact and periodic reviews.

FlightPath Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm built for high-earning professionals whose financial lives have outgrown generic advice. Many of my clients are nurses, physicians, pilots, tech employees, and small business owners — people with strong incomes but complicated situations: vesting equity compensation, layered employee benefits, multiple income streams, or a small business that's finally generating real cash flow. I specialize in helping clients make sense of equity compensation — RSUs, stock options, and ESPPs — building a coordinated strategy around vesting schedules, tax exposure, and diversification instead of treating it as an afterthought. I also work extensively with clients navigating PPO, HMO, HSA and high-deductible health plan decisions, particularly during open enrollment, when most advisors don't dig into the tradeoffs with any real rigor. As a Certified Financial Planner® and fiduciary, I work on a fee-only basis — no commissions, no product sales, no conflicts of interest. My practice runs on an ongoing, fixed-fee model with no account minimums, so clients always know exactly what they're paying and what they're getting, regardless of portfolio size. This makes planning accessible to high earners who don't yet have significant investable assets but have real financial complexity to manage. I'm also a private pilot with instrument and commercial ratings, and I bring the same discipline to financial planning that I bring to flying — clear checklists, careful preparation, and a plan you can actually execute under real-world conditions. That precision shows up in how I work with clients: methodical, transparent, and focused on the decisions that actually move the needle. Beyond individual client work, I run a program called True Net Benefit, which helps employers and employees navigate open enrollment decisions, particularly around HSA and HDHP options. It's often how I first connect with new clients, especially professionals working through employer benefits that are more complicated than they look on paper. If you're a high-earning professional trying to make sense of equity compensation, a benefits package, or simply want an ongoing planning relationship without AUM minimums, I'd welcome the chance to talk. Schedule a free consultation to see if we're a good fit.

Sean Kelly is the principal and sole advisor at Kelly Financial Group LLC in Encinitas, CA. He holds the CFP® designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Sean also operates a separate tax preparation business as an Enrolled Agent, providing tax return services to clients. Kelly Financial Group is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing a range of investment strategies tailored to client risk tolerances and coordinating with other professional advisors.

Matthew Turnbull is the principal advisor at Turnbull Financial Services LLC in Encinitas, CA, with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Capital Investment Group, Inc. and Claremont Financial Group, Inc. Turnbull is also a licensed independent insurance agent, dedicating less than 10% of his time to that activity. Turnbull Financial Services LLC is a California-registered independent investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $3.65 million across about 15 client relationships, focusing on customized portfolio strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with an emphasis on long-term holdings and ongoing client contact.

John Pak is a financial advisor at Vector3 Wealth Management in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Edge Wealth Management, Golden State Equity Partners, and Golden State Asset Management. Vector3 Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining bottom-up fundamental analysis with top-down macroeconomic evaluation, managing a broad range of asset types in line with client objectives.

Douglas Anderson is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and has been with Life Strategies, Inc. since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates as the sole advisor at his independent firm based in Cardiff, CA. Life Strategies, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach and develops customized Investment Policy Statements to guide portfolio management.

Nicholas Iammarino is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and has been associated with LPL Financial since 1992. In addition to his role at LPL, he provides financial planning and consulting services through his independent registered investment advisor firm, Nicholas J. Iammarino. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with an in-house research team that develops model portfolios and provides a range of investment solutions tailored to client needs.

Richard Bell is the sole advisor at Bell Strategic Investments, Inc. in Escondido, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. He has led Bell Strategic Investments since 2003. Outside of his advisory work, Bell serves as a volunteer reserve police officer. Bell Strategic Investments provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $61 million in assets. The firm employs a client-specific investment process incorporating charting, fundamental, and technical analysis, using both long- and short-term trading techniques along with higher-complexity strategies when appropriate.

Paul Honeycutt is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Diego, CA, holding CFP® and Series 63 designations and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Financial Network, H.S. Financial, Inc., and Honeycutt Smith & Associates since 2005. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and discretionary model portfolios managed through a structured due-diligence process.

James O'Brien is a financial advisor at JMO Financial with 30 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked as an independent insurance agent since 1996. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed real estate broker and insurance agent in Carlsbad, CA. JMO Financial is a sole-advisor independent firm that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party adviser selection for individual clients. The firm manages approximately $8.27 million across five client relationships, focusing on asset allocation and fundamental analysis with regular account reviews and client meetings.

Matthew Ryan is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Focused Mission Financial, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Creative Capital Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Matthew creates financial educational videos and hosts webinars for various clients. Focused Mission Financial is an independent firm that provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as advisory services to employer plan sponsors. The firm employs asset-allocation strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining passive and active investments, and offers educational workshops and retirement plan consulting services.

Daniel Harris is the principal of D.R. Harris & Co. in La Jolla, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials with 17 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent advisory firm since 2009. In addition to investment advisory services, Harris provides income tax preparation and business consulting services through the same firm, serving some overlapping clients. D.R. Harris & Co. offers non-discretionary investment monitoring and advice tailored to individual clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. The firm emphasizes long-term, efficiency-focused portfolios and uses research into historical pricing, earnings, and industry growth to guide recommendations, while clients retain custody and execute trades independently.

Nicole Peterkin is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. She founded Peterkin Financial, LLC in 2018 after roles at The Patriot Financial Group, LPL Financial, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. She serves as a trustee and treasurer of the Woodward School for Girls. Peterkin Financial is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses with integrated financial planning and investment advisory services. The firm focuses on portfolio oversight and planning by recommending unaffiliated independent managers and offers public education services, including workshops and a financial boot camp for DIY investors.

Justin Irving is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal advisor at Irving Advisory Group, LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2012. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates an insurance agency and a tax preparation and planning business. Irving Advisory Group, LLC provides financial advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm primarily directs clients to third-party investment managers and focuses on mutual funds, bonds, ETFs, and insurance products, maintaining co-advisory relationships without exercising investment discretion or taking custody of client accounts.

Andrea Karafilis is a financial advisor at Karafilis Investments Corporation with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Karafilis Investments Corporation since 2006. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. Karafilis Investments Corporation employs a long-term, low-cost investment philosophy focused on diversification and portfolio construction using Dimensional Fund Advisors’ enhanced-index mutual funds guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a multifactor model.

Hugo Lopez is a financial advisor at Lighthouse Advisory Services, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Fortune Financial Services, Inc. and Seaside Advisory Services, Inc. Lopez also operates as an independent insurance agent. Lighthouse Advisory Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals and pension and profit-sharing plans, including 401(k) sponsors. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management and offers participant education programs and group seminars focused on enrollment, investment choices, and ERISA 404(c) compliance.