Daniel Roberts is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. in San Diego, CA, bringing one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Stratos Private Wealth and Ciari Guitars, Inc., as well as academic experience at California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, utilizing an open-architecture investment approach and offering a range of advisory and portfolio management solutions.

Bruce Levitus is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at OSAIC for 21 years and spent time at DJK Consulting before joining his current firm. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, organizing fundraising activities linked to his hobbies of paddling and skiing. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a combination of firm and third-party models to develop tailored investment strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across multiple platforms.

Harry Lodge is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 42 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Financial Design Group, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, and Securian Financial Services. Lodge also operated his own firm, Harry S. Lodge and Associates Inc, for 37 years. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model utilizing multiple investment strategies and technology platforms while integrating third-party managers and TAMPs.

John Peters is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63-registered financial advisor at Corient with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Corient since 2022, and previously held roles at Northern Trust Corporation and Dowling & Yahnke, LLC. Based in San Diego, CA, Peters is currently part of a large advisory team at Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers, and offers specialized services through various affiliates.

Kyle Whisenhunt is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience currently at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His previous roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, HoyleCohen, San Diego Wealth Management, Sagepoint Financial, Inc., and Wolters, Hagar, & Pratt Financial Planning, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, offering a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, and specialized employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies tailored to client needs and includes access to non-traditional services and affiliated investment opportunities.

Hatem Elshimy is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments and several insurance and investment firms. He is also involved in outside sales of various insurance products, including life, disability, annuities, and health insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations and military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Eduardo Torres is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 42 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Investment Placement Group and currently serves as managing partner of Pacific Tides Wealth Management. United Planners Financial Services supports a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Kimberly Day is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Christopher Weil, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Higgins Capital Management. She is based in San Diego, CA. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee and various implementation tools.

Randolph Toledo is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera Advisors LLC, First Allied Advisory Services, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in retail through two small business ventures, Enagie and RR Toledo Enterprises. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, employee education, plan design, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions. The firm serves very large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Emme Phillips is a financial advisor at Corient with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. Her prior firms include Fidelity Personal & Workplace Advisors, Equitable Advisors, and OneSeven. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investment options to align portfolios with client objectives.

Carlos Hernandez is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having five years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including LPL Financial LLC, The Retirement Group, LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Brian Lavoie is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Coastwise Capital Group, LLC and Laurel Wealth Advisors. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach complemented by shorter-term trades for portfolio rebalancing.

Louis Lopez is a CFP® and registered investment advisor with 14 years of experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2012. He is based in San Diego, CA. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm implements discretionary, customized portfolios supported by internal research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Roxana Gomez is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at MMA Securities LLC and Marsh & McLennan Agency. 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 consulting services, utilizing customized portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and emphasizes a combination of long-term strategies and shorter-term rebalancing.

Emily Yu is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Axos Invest, Inc., Axos Invest LLC, Axos Bank, and Sofun Media Corp. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm’s advisory model differentiates point-in-time planning services from ongoing discretionary managed accounts, utilizing both model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Sebastian Bolic is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with three years of experience, currently associated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. He has previously worked in roles spanning insurance and securities, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Temecula Mountain Lions Rugby Club. Additionally, he engages in independent contracting and networking group activities outside of his advisory work. Park Avenue Securities LLC, part of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored client solutions through a combination of advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and digital advisory platforms.

Curtis Baumann is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations. His prior roles include positions at Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC and Fisher Investments. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Andrew Farmer is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at Corient. Prior to joining Corient, he held roles at Deloitte, Sunrun, and Gradient Capital Advisors, and also worked in academic positions at the University of Southern California, Point Loma Nazarene University, and Cypress High School. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs advanced risk management and portfolio monitoring tools.

Quyen Leba is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in La Jolla, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and four years of industry experience. She has been associated with Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2022 and concurrently works with Duffy Kruspodin LLP and operates her own CPA practice focused on tax preparation and accounting services. Additionally, she serves as a notary public. 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, consulting, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, with both long-term and shorter-term trading strategies.

David Vaz is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2004 and also serves as a board member of NOLAH, Inc., a charitable organization focused on projects for disabled veterans. Vaz maintains insurance agent roles outside of his advisory work. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and combines active and passive investment approaches through various managed account platforms and third-party programs.