Matthew Higbie is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Birchwood Capital. His prior roles include positions at Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC, and Carlson Capital, L.P. Birchwood Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a passive, asset-allocation-driven approach focused on tax-aware implementation and primarily utilizes mutual funds and ETFs.

Krysta Kelly is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at D’Arcy Capital Management, LLC since 2011. She is based in San Diego, CA, and is part of a four-advisor team. D’Arcy Capital Management provides personalized investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm uses a core-and-satellite approach blending active and passive investments, offering diversified and non-diversified strategies with a focus on long-term fundamental analysis and customized solutions for high-net-worth clients.

Jan Gleisner is a financial advisor at Hafnia Financial, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including California Wealth Management and Hermes Econometrics. Jan is also licensed as an Independent Insurance Agent and sells insurance products. Hafnia Financial provides discretionary investment management and incidental financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite strategy with passive indices and ETFs for core exposure, supplemented by selective active managers for satellite positions, emphasizing global diversification and limited trading.

Patrick McNaughton is a financial advisor at McNaughton Wealth Management, LLC in San Diego, CA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 18 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent and engages in insurance planning. McNaughton Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing fundamental analysis and asset-allocation strategies, and maintains an affiliation with DPL Financial Partners to provide access to commission-free insurance products.

Brian Caine is the principal advisor at CSJ Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Solana Beach, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 29 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Caine Capital Management and CSJ Capital Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of The Caine Group, Inc., and is involved in private real estate development and legal services. CSJ Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, ERISA plans, and certain corporate and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, outsourced financial planning, and advice on private funds, employing a long-term, asset-class diversification strategy for individual accounts and a more active security-selection approach for pooled and institutional mandates.

Shimon Blumenfeld is a financial advisor at Integrity Investment Portfolios LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc. since 2009. Integrity Investment Portfolios serves individual clients, families, trusts, and retirement accounts, providing ongoing portfolio management with a focus on long-term trading strategies. The firm uses a combination of analytical approaches to tailor investment plans across a range of securities, managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis with regular client reviews.

Linda Halleran is a financial advisor at Frank Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC for seven years before joining her current firm. Outside of her advisory role, she is licensed as a health and life insurance agent and manages a small insurance business. Frank Financial Advisors provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, using primarily no-load or low-load mutual funds and ETFs, and offers retirement-plan advisory services under ERISA and the Pension Protection Act.

Jonathan Hoffman is a Series 65 licensed advisor with six years of industry experience. He has been with Zenith Investment Management, LLC since 2019 and also works with Independent Capital Management. Outside of advising, he is a licensed independent insurance agent specializing in long-term care, life, and disability insurance. Zenith Investment Management is a boutique wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth investors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and specializes in customized, goals-based strategies using fundamental and technical analysis, along with alternative investments and quantitative approaches in its private fund management.

Robert Leuffen is a financial advisor at Torrey Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Fidelity and TIAA-CREF before joining Torrey Wealth in 2020. His professional credentials include Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Torrey Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans, offering wrap asset management and comprehensive portfolio management through a sponsored wrap fee program. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios with low-cost equity index ETFs and fixed-income instruments, applying a combination of quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis that can be customized for socially responsible preferences.

Autumn Vaughn is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Satori Wealth Management, Inc. Prior to joining Satori in 2026, she worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Day & Ennis, LLC. Satori Wealth Management serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory with personalized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.

Parker Hann is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Simplifi, Inc. based in San Diego, CA. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Ospi Montecito and The Nugget Bar and Grill. Simplifi, Inc. provides customized investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, periodic rebalancing, and standalone financial planning. The firm manages various custodial accounts and inherited-IRA transitions, utilizing a diversified asset allocation strategy supported by third-party research and artificial intelligence for administrative and compliance functions.

Lawrence Palme is a financial advisor with Tate Asset Management and DCO Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. Tate Asset Management and DCO Wealth Management serve individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities with investment supervisory services, discretionary advisory, and financial planning. The firm offers portfolio construction using a variety of securities and alternative vehicles, with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, and provides specialized ERISA-focused retirement plan services for plan sponsors.

J Everhart is a financial advisor at Vector Financial Solutions, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America since 2007, with additional experience at LPL Enterprise and the California Health Benefit Exchange. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in Everhart Hospitality. Vector Financial Solutions serves individuals, corporations, charities, and pension and profit-sharing plans by providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses modern portfolio theory with model portfolios and tailors strategies to individual client objectives, including services uncommon among peers such as ERISA plan support.

Nathan Manor is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hamilton Manor & Associates in La Jolla, CA. He has been with Hamilton & Associates since 2014 and has concurrent experience with LPL Financial since 2014. Outside of his advisory duties, he is also a commissioned notary public. Hamilton Manor & Associates primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering retirement plan consulting, business planning, portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a range of third-party research and model portfolios, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and is notable for sponsoring a wrap fee program and offering access to multiple LPL-sponsored model platforms.

Nicholas Gardner is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at The Financial Team, Inc. He has previously worked at Great Point Capital, LLC and Jrl Capital Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, Gardner is a licensed insurance agent engaged in insurance sales. The Financial Team, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and third-party investment management referral services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on non-discretionary guidance and relies on referrals to outside managers who implement globally diversified portfolios primarily using ETFs and no-load mutual funds.

Michael Behner is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Nautilus Advisors LLC since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is involved in individual and group health insurance activities. Nautilus Advisors, operating as NTLS Wealth Management, provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing strategies such as trading and option writing, while allowing clients to impose reasonable investment restrictions on managed portfolios.

John Weinstein is a financial advisor with Decision Investments, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Decision Investments since 2012 and was previously with Citigroup Global Markets from 1998 to 2009. Decision Investments, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, high-net-worth, and employer plan sponsor clients. The firm employs an active, tactical asset-allocation approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, offering services across equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and alternative investment products.

Darlene Maza is a financial advisor at DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services in Carlsbad, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. She has been with Seaside Advisory Services, Inc. since 2021 and with Seaside Advisory since 2016. Seaside Financial & Insurance Services primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension plans, businesses, charities, and trusts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and insurance placement, using investment strategies based on fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis.

Michael Souza is a financial advisor at Koa Wealth Management, LLC in Encinitas, CA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated for 10 years. He is also president of Tytan Wealth, Inc., a role he manages alongside his advisory duties. Koa Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs, managing approximately $255 million with a two-advisor team.

Catherine Magana is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at WWM Financial since 2011. She previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for six years. Magana is chairman of the board for Partners in Education, an organization focused on educational and scholarship support, and has held leadership roles with the Financial Planning Association of California. WWM Financial provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach with tailored portfolio supervision and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management.