Patrick Ford is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2015 and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2015 to 2019. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios through an open-architecture approach and active asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Drew Nordlicht is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in San Diego, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Securities and Hightower Advisors since 2012. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, with a focus on manager selection and multi-manager solutions incorporating both affiliated and third-party managers.

Trevor Isaacs is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2017 and has affiliations with New York Life Insurance Company and NYlife Securities LLC dating back to 2014. Isaacs operates IZX Financial and Insurance Solutions and owns Isaacs Financial Group LLC, which handles insurance brokering and related business activities. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored solutions and mostly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Matthew Hurley is a CFP® licensed financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2020 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he offers comprehensive wealth management services through Hurley Wealth Management, including insurance, portfolio management, and retirement planning. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets and provides advisory services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives using multiple investment platforms and program options.

Greg Stafford is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2008 and previously led Stafford Financial Group from 2008 to 2022. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, technology, investment management, and compliance support to affiliated advisors who manage client portfolios using a wide range of securities and insurance products.

David Allen is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Private Asset Management, Inc. for eight years. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost index vehicles, multi-factor strategies, and tax management.

Matthew Adams is a CFP® professional at Corient with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Dowling & Yahnke, LLC and Aspiriant LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines internal strategies with third-party managers and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Nicole Farrar is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with three years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and San Diego Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed health insurance agent assisting friends with enrollment in health insurance plans. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients through portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory solutions. The firm’s open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Schane Goheen is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in San Diego, CA. Prior to joining Mercer, Goheen held positions at Epstein and White Financial LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, and nonprofit entities. The firm focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a variety of investment vehicles, combined with specialized retirement, tax, and estate planning services.

Alexander Singelyn is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and has a background that includes attending the University of California, Davis. Singelyn also participated in collegiate women's beach volleyball during 2021-2022. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement consulting to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a mix of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Adam Lane is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities. He has over one year of experience in the financial services industry, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, San Diego County Credit Union, and Thinkwise Credit Union. Prior to his advisory career, he spent 12 years at Twin Peaks Auto Service. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Mark Bobin is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he also provides public notary services and works as a California-licensed insurance agent. 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 a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers to implement client investment strategies.

Christopher Muniz is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Creative Planning since 2017 and previously worked at UnionBanc Investment Services and Union Bank from 2011 to 2017. Based in San Diego, CA, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and other portfolio management techniques.

Tina Huston is a Certified Financial Planner® with 37 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2009 and also operates JM Financial Services, where she serves as president and manages tax preparation services. Huston holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in San Diego, CA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and a range of investment options.

Eric Davis is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He currently works at The Colony Group, LLC and HoyleCohen, LLC while previously serving at Davis & Seiley Wealth Management, Inc. and Capital One Financial Corp. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients by providing investment management, financial counseling, family office services, fiduciary retirement plan services, tax and business management, and sub-advisory solutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with third-party management, offering diverse portfolio strategies and integrated reporting across multiple asset types.

Daniel Phillips is a financial advisor at Creative Planning in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2016. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals.

Constance Walsh is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC. Her prior roles include positions at MS Howells & Co and Laurel Wealth Advisors, as well as running Walsh Financial Divorce Solutions for over two decades. She holds insurance licenses in California, Illinois, and New York, selling fixed life and long-term care insurance products as an additional business activity. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC supports a network of independent advisors serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios that combine mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income with both long-term and shorter-term strategies.

Augustin Wehn is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. based in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., as well as several positions outside finance, including with the Arizona Diamondbacks and NASA Psyche Mobile Application. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, serving clients with tailored investment recommendations and annual financial reviews while relying on Schwab’s research tools and standard asset allocation models.

Janet Kohrmann is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She currently works at Farther Finance Advisors and previously held roles at Goldman Sachs PFM and United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing bespoke allocations and proprietary algorithmic model portfolios with automatic rebalancing, focusing primarily on ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Jay Wurtzler is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Group, LLC. He has worked at Hagerty Stewart & Associates LLC and Independent Financial Group Inc since 2003, and has been associated with Capital Growth Inc since 1988. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent offering various insurance products. 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 services through a national network of advisers and utilizes multiple advisory programs and third-party asset managers.