Michael Rohling is a financial advisor with Golden State Wealth Management, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Golden State Wealth Management since 2018 and previously at Independent Financial Partners and LPL Financial. Golden State Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, providing asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm constructs tailored portfolios using various analytic approaches and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside standalone planning and consulting services.

Todd Blackburn is a financial advisor with Integrated Advisors Network LLC in Carlsbad, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Madison Avenue Securities, Vintage West Capital Management, and Mutual Securities. Blackburn also manages The Burns-Blackburn Group, an insurance agency providing various life insurance and annuity products. Integrated Advisors Network is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a range of investment approaches and frequently uses third-party sub-advisers while providing ongoing portfolio oversight and rebalancing.

Adam Sevier is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth in San Diego, CA, with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Wealth Services, Avantax Investment Services, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Sevier is involved with ATS Advanced Trustee Strategies Inc., where he assists with client services and communications. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, alongside model portfolios monitored and rebalanced regularly, and offers advisory and operational support services to other advisers.

Albert Shapiro is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors based in El Cajon, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at United Planners, OSAIC, and Securities America, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a financial advisor with MyPoint Credit Union. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers, emphasizing macro allocation with index-based ETFs and multi-platform access to diversified investment options.

Brandon Bol is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC in La Jolla, CA. His prior experience includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC and HoyleCohen, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing investment holdings through JoMar_MAE LLC. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional clients, and entities. The firm combines traditional and alternative investment strategies, offering comprehensive wealth planning, investment management, and specialized services such as trustee and ERISA retirement plan advisory, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party sub-advisers.

Michael Mcgreevy is a financial advisor with AlphaCore Capital LLC in La Jolla, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He worked previously at Private Asset Management, Inc. for 24 years before joining AlphaCore Capital in 2022. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm that serves individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional equity and fixed-income strategies to pursue multi-asset diversification and resilience.

Kenneth Maring is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Concurrent in 2024, he worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Wells Fargo in various advisory roles. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Great Basin Asset Management, a support company. Concurrent Investment Advisors provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm serves over 10,000 clients with approximately $9.9 billion in assets under management, offering customized portfolios with a long-term approach across a wide range of investment options.

Denise Kamel is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC and Navy Federal Financial Group, LLC, having joined in 2026. Prior to this, she spent nine years at Commonwealth Financial Network and five years at CUSO Financial Services, LP. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and portfolio management through advisory programs and brokerage channels. The firm utilizes third-party portfolio managers and offers overlay services and a Private Wealth Consulting program for high-net-worth clients.

Melissa Saxton is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2016. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in San Diego, CA. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, direct indexing, and selective private market investments, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Derek Anthony is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Charles Schwab and its affiliated entities since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property in San Diego. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice primarily to individual clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations based on standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not manage accounts on a discretionary basis.

Jonah Shafer is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in San Diego, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Prosperity Wealth Planning, Raymond James, and Ameriprise Financial. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employing globally diversified portfolios with multi-factor tilts and implementing a range of strategies including low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, and private funds.

Dennis Bavin is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and AXA Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is also an outside insurance broker in San Diego. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships utilizing in-house and third-party model portfolios, along with hybrid digital advisory solutions.

Andrea Chillak is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2013. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed in California as an insurance agent, focusing on life, fixed and variable contracts, and long-term care products. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, utilizing customized portfolios with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Stephanie Bryan is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Delphi Private Advisors and AlphaCore Capital. Bryan is based in San Diego, CA. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm utilizes a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services.

Jason Giorgio is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. He has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2008 and engages in selling life insurance products from selected carriers to meet client needs. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and business consulting. The firm employs a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account-level services, including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Robert Hanlon III is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Corient in San Diego, CA, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Dowling & Yanhke, LLC and FS Investments. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house security and fixed-income strategies with third-party manager solutions and customized asset allocation.

Kevin Tostado is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2024 and has been affiliated with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2023. Outside of finance, he owns Tostie Productions, LLC, through which he has produced and directed multiple motion pictures, and he volunteers with the Community Emergency Response Team in San Diego. He also serves on local community boards, including the San Carlos Area Council and the Our Lady of Grace Catholic School Parent Teacher Group. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes tailored advice and operates within the New York Life affiliate structure, offering various program types including fee-based advice, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services linked to insurance and annuity products.

Michael Hyat is a CFP® with 37 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC and Independent Financial Group, Inc. since 2004, and previously operated Hyat Financial Services for over 30 years. He serves as a board member of his local homeowners association. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers.

Gregory Jankowski is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2019. He has also been associated with Delphi Private Advisors since 2013. Based in San Diego, CA, his background includes working at well-established advisory firms. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Adam Baker is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Escondido, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Triad Advisors, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC, PB Shore Club, SagePoint Financial, Inc, Independent Capital Management, and 24 HOUR FITNESS. Baker also provides fixed insurance products such as life, disability, and long-term care insurance as part of his financial planning services. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using a range of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, with a long-term investment approach complemented by shorter-term rebalancing trades.