Akhilesh Sinha is a financial advisor at Sovran Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 65. His prior experience includes roles at Metlife Securities Inc., MassMutual Investors Services, and Greater Pacific Solutions, where he also provides financial planning and advisory services. Sovran Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by offering financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs written investment policy statements and a combination of active and passive strategies across a variety of investment vehicles.

Stephen Pitchkolan is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Wedbush Securities since 1989, serving in his current role for 37 years and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutions, offering a range of brokerage and advisory services. The firm combines broker-dealer, capital markets, custody, clearing, and prime services with managed account solutions to support its clients' investment objectives.

Michael Kelly is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and offering 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Wedbush Securities since 2013 and serves as Managing Director of the Kelly-Pitchkolan Wealth Management Group. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, providing brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across multiple asset classes. The firm offers a range of managed account solutions alongside commission-based brokerage services and operates significant clearing, custody, and prime services functions.

Marcus Gonzalez is a CFP® professional at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. He has also worked outside the financial sector in education and hospitality. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC serves several thousand individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a financial-planning-centered approach based on academic frameworks and offers services such as pension consulting, variable annuity management, and donor-advised fund solutions.

Morgan Davis is a financial advisor with The Wealth Consulting Group in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021 and previously spent six years at North Island Credit Union and Cuso Financial Services. The Wealth Consulting Group provides fee-based wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate plan sponsors, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment process that integrates fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis across multiple custodial platforms and offers legal-service integration and fiduciary support for plan sponsors.

Steven Pollock is a Certified Financial Planner® with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Merit Financial Advisors and has held prior roles at PKS Investments, LPL Financial, and Reason Financial, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is co-treasurer of the Friends of Kate Sessions Elementary Parent Teacher Organization in San Diego. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services with an investment approach focused on long-term, diversified portfolios managed through centrally controlled models and overseen by an internal investment committee.

Stephen Lovell is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, Kalos Capital, Investacorp, and LPL Financial. Lovell serves as a board member and vice chairman of the education committee for ADISA, an organization providing education about alternative investments to RIAs and registered representatives. Realta Investment Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a tailored investment approach based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, utilizing asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Anton Anderson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC and has previously worked at Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC and Elite Investment Team. Outside his advisory work, Anderson is the managing partner of Elite Resource Team, which offers business and marketing training through online and in-person events. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform and employs both fundamental and technical analysis to implement tailored investment strategies across a broad range of asset types.

Jeffrey Stephenson is a financial advisor with Integrated Advisors Network LLC in San Diego, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Advisors Network and affiliated entities since 2019. Outside of his advisory work, he is president and sole owner of Trek Trading Corporation, a holding company established in 1985. Integrated Advisors Network is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a range of investment approaches within risk-profile frameworks and routinely utilizes third-party sub-adviser platforms to implement and oversee client portfolios.

Gaston Guerrero is a financial advisor at BBVA Global Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Private Portfolio, Inc. and Mercantile Capital Advisors, LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as president of Mercantile Consulting Group, a property management business. BBVA Global Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, businesses, and family offices through portfolio advisory and wrap-fee programs. The firm primarily manages non-discretionary assets, aligning investment strategies with each client’s risk profile and leveraging global research and third-party models.

Jacob Johnson is a financial advisor with Compass Financial Management LLC in San Diego, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working at Roadmap Tax since 2025 following an 11-year career in the U.S. Navy. Compass Financial Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and non-discretionary retirement plan consulting, utilizing a multi-team approach with 27 advisors managing approximately $519 million in discretionary assets.

Jan Rogers is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Cetera and First Allied Securities. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs style allocation models overseen by an investment advisory committee and offers tax-intelligent strategies, centralized trading, and annual account reviews, serving approximately 7,500 clients with $7.57 billion in assets under management.

Joshua Aldus is a financial advisor with Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at AXA Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Aldus serves as a board member for the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, where he helps organize active lifestyle events. Octavia Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm managing approximately $2.15 billion for a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm employs customized portfolios emphasizing low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, and securities, while also utilizing alternative investments and sub-advisors as appropriate.

Robert Pancrazi is a financial advisor at Dunham with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ast Investor Services, LLC and Fourwood Capital Partners, LLC for 13 years. Dunham is an SEC-registered investment adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth clients through proprietary mutual funds, wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, standalone investment consulting, and a private fund. The firm’s investment process focuses on asset allocation and a manager-of-managers approach, supported by quarterly rebalancing and a proprietary algorithmic rebalancing program.

Stevan Dority is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, Dority is the CEO of Wine Country Wealth, a wealth management firm. Concurrent Investment Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $9.9 billion in client assets through customized portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, employing a long-term investment approach with opportunistic rebalancing.

Tyler Cohen is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with The AmeriFlex Group in San Diego, CA. His work history includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, CURO Financial and Insurance Solutions, and several other firms. Outside of his financial career, he previously operated a dog boarding facility called The Animal Keeper. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing various wrap programs and model asset allocations to deliver tailored investment strategies.

Chris Maudlin is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at AlphaCore Capital since 2020, following an 11-year tenure at Altegris Investments. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm combines traditional and alternative investment strategies with wealth planning, tax preparation, trustee services, and ERISA retirement plan advisory, emphasizing multi-asset diversification through qualitative analysis and manager due diligence.

Collin Vaz is a financial advisor with HBW Advisory Services LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he has worked in various roles including a booking manager at Spin Nightclub in San Diego. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the event venue business as a booking manager. HBW Advisory Services manages approximately $1.75 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blended investment approach that combines tactical asset allocation, fixed income, and multi-manager diversification, and it provides both discretionary and non-discretionary services through various platforms, including partnerships with third-party money managers.

Richard Alexander is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC since 2018 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. 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’s investment approach is planning-centered and incorporates modern portfolio theory, tax-aware techniques, and the use of specialized sub-advisers.

Lucas Keefer is a financial advisor at Dunham with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Dunham, he held roles at LPL Enterprise and has experience outside the financial sector, including hospitality and retail positions. Dunham is an SEC-registered investment adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a manager-of-managers investment approach with formal rebalancing and offers a variety of investment vehicles, including proprietary mutual funds, separately managed accounts, and a private fund, alongside trust and custodial services through an affiliated trust company.