Evan Compton is a financial advisor at TruFinancial Registered Investment Advisory Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TruFinancial and its affiliated insurance services since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, Compton is a licensed insurance agent and serves as vice president of sales at TruFinancial & Insurance Services Inc. TruFinancial Registered Investment Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach, including fundamental and technical analysis, and manages approximately $44 million across about 267 accounts with tailored portfolios documented through Investment Policy Statements.

Kunal Gupta is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Gold Path Investment Group with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Robert Half International, Aon Corporation, and IBM. Gold Path Investment Group is a newly registered advisory firm that provides asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and non-profit organizations. The firm serves a range of institutional clients and employs a combination of fundamental analysis, charting, and modern portfolio theory to construct portfolios across various asset classes.

Robert Bernstein is a financial advisor with Rgb Capital Group in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Rgb Capital Group since 2009. Bernstein serves as President of the San Diego Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors, a nonprofit that organizes investment education events. Rgb Capital Group is a state-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm focuses on capital preservation and active risk management, employing mutual funds and ETFs across multiple strategies, and offers both managed and client-directed trading services.

Tyler Birch is a financial advisor at Lightcap Financial Group, LLC in San Diego, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry for one year. His prior experience includes roles at CDW and positions related to education and retail. Lightcap Financial Group is a recently formed registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts and estates, and business and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a variety of analytic approaches across multiple investment instruments.

Timothy Schneider is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at ACAS, LLC, operating as Tate Asset Management and DCO Wealth Management. He has been with ACAS since 2013. ACAS, LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities with investment supervisory services, discretionary advisory, and financial planning. The firm offers both ongoing portfolio management and limited investment consulting, employing a variety of asset types and trading strategies, and provides specialized ERISA-focused retirement plan services for plan sponsors.

Jason Park is a financial advisor at Margo Park Financial in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Margo Park Financial since 2014. In addition to advisory services, Jason is a licensed insurance agent who donates all profits from insurance sales to avoid conflicts of interest. Margo Park Financial manages approximately $36.3 million across about 75 clients, providing portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, and businesses. The firm uses model portfolios and applies modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis to tailor investment programs according to client risk tolerance.

Alan Grismore is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Santara Wealth Management LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC DBA Alta Private Wealth and JP Morgan Chase Bank NA. In addition to his advisory work, he is also involved in insurance sales, focusing on accident and health, life, and variable products. Santara Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering discretionary asset management and comprehensive portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to tailor portfolios and employs a range of investment strategies, including stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, and alternative investments.

Malek Hage Hassan is a financial advisor at RJ Patterson Group with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining RJ Patterson Group, he held various roles in education and retail, including positions at Mira Mar Community College and Floor and Decor. RJ Patterson Group provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and participant-account services to individuals, retirement plan participants, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a value-oriented equity approach combined with diversified use of ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed-income securities across different risk profiles.

Thomas Dudley is a financial advisor with Stirling Financial Group in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and LPL Financial and is currently a managing member and Chief Compliance Officer at Stirling Financial Group. He also provides investment advisory services through Leeds Capital Group, LLC. Stirling Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and other entities, offering wealth management and financial consulting. The firm manages client accounts on a discretionary basis using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, alongside asset-allocation models, and sponsors its own wrap fee program with custodial services provided through LPL.

Katherine Steck is a financial advisor at Copia Wealth Management Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with Copia Wealth Management Advisors since 2020 and is also involved in case management and support services for an affiliated insurance company, Copia Wealth Management and Insurance Services. Copia Wealth Management Advisors, Inc. serves primarily individual households, managing approximately $19.7 million on a discretionary basis for around 86 clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through third-party asset managers and TAMPs, financial planning, and ongoing due diligence on privately issued securities, using a mosaic research approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Mark Kuperstock is a financial advisor with Mulholland & Kuperstock Asset Management, LLC and MKAM ETF LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 registrations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at GSG Capital Advisors and has been a managing member and chief compliance officer at both firms. Mulholland & Kuperstock Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, ERISA plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm builds individualized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis and offers plan-sponsor education and retirement plan service assistance.

Chase Tushaus is a financial advisor at Tushaus Wealth Management in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at RBC Capital Markets and City National Bank before joining Tushaus Wealth Management in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he manages an insurance agency through Tushaus Partners LLC. Tushaus Wealth Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations with services including wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term investment approach focused on ETFs for diversification, supplemented by other asset classes, and offers educational seminars and client cash management programs.

Kevin Stickle is a financial advisor at Bourne Lent Asset Management, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Millennium Alliance, Charles Schwab, and New York Life. Bourne Lent Asset Management offers discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and municipal entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and customized portfolio construction, focusing primarily on individual equities and bonds while also utilizing mutual funds and ETFs as needed.

Kenneth Davey is a financial advisor with Carrington Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Regal Investment Advisors LLC for eight years before joining Carrington Advisors and Carrington Consulting in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a financial and insurance services firm that includes managing professional athletes and providing business and financial consulting. Carrington Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, selection of third-party managers, and financial planning services. The firm employs a personalized investment process that combines fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes third-party managers alongside an outsourced chief investment officer.

Wesley Schevers is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with Alpha & Omega Financial Management Consultants, Inc., based in La Mesa, CA. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at PenChecks Trust and Leafhouse Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he is involved in a flooring and contracting business that he co-manages with his father. Alpha & Omega provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and related administrative services. The firm employs methods such as cyclical and fundamental analysis and generally maintains a long-term trading orientation, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Peter Thoms is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Orion Capital Management LLC since 2002 and also serves at Africa Capital Group LLC. Orion Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs an active investment process grounded in fundamental analysis and offers customized portfolios that may include equities, ETFs, fixed income, convertibles, REITs, currency instruments, and, for accredited clients, derivatives strategies such as options and shorting.

Christine Skoczek is a CFP® and CPA with 22 years of industry experience. She is currently with Vistica Wealth Advisors, LLC and previously operated her own firm, Skoczek & Associates, LLC, for nearly two decades. In addition to her advisory work, she owns and operates a tax planning and compliance practice under the name Christine Skoczek CPA/CFP. Vistica Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $290 million in assets and uses a long-term, allocation-driven investment approach with access to both passive index funds and alternative strategies through third-party sub-advisors.

Vickie Petix Reichert is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is a principal at Petix & Botte Financial, where she has worked since 2014, and also operates Petix & Botte Tax and Business Services. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in managing family investment LLCs and serves as an independent insurance agent. Petix & Botte Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary asset management using a range of securities and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios, combining proprietary advisory services with LPL Financial–sponsored programs.

Kevin Ward is a financial advisor at Ward & Associates in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Ward & Associates since 2000. Ward & Associates provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, families, and related entities, including trusts and charitable foundations. The firm manages approximately $191 million in client assets and emphasizes a long-term strategic asset allocation approach guided by Modern Portfolio Theory, incorporating both traditional and non-traditional investments.

Josue Luque De Julio is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently practicing at Next Gen Financial Planning with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Next Gen Financial Planning in 2020, he worked at Mexpressions from 2011 to 2019. Next Gen Financial Planning is an independent firm based in San Diego, CA.