Allen Trim is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and has been with Blue Summit Wealth Management since 2018. Prior to joining Blue Summit, he worked at Cetera Advisors and held a strategy management role at ResMed, a medical device manufacturer. Outside of his advisory work, Trim has experience managing a vacation rental business. Blue Summit Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, qualified retirement plans, and private trusts. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with an emphasis on sustainable investing and pension consulting.

Dean Ferraro is a financial advisor at Longhouse Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at HD Vest Investment Services. Ferraro is also the owner of Authoritax, an accounting and tax preparation firm. Longhouse Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment education to individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios according to client objectives and employs a range of investment vehicles, while offering community-focused educational content and events.

Laurie Itkin is a financial advisor at Coastwise Capital Group, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and is the founder of two non-investment-related ventures, The Options Lady, focused on education, and Rouge Government and Public Affairs, specializing in public affairs, both based in San Diego. Coastwise Capital Group advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting, utilizing a range of investment instruments guided by clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Taylor Jobe is a financial advisor at MKT Advisors LLC with 11 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has worked at MKT Advisors LLC since 2015. Outside of his primary role, he is the owner and president of HARVEST LLC, a SaaS company providing options calculations, and serves on the strategic advisory board of DPL Financial Partners, an insurance marketplace. MKT Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $463.7 million across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and employs customized portfolios using stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and options with an emphasis on both long-term and tactical approaches.

Constance Maples is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Lanyon Advisory Services and has been with Viewpoint Financial Partners, LLC since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent. Lanyon Advisory Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $109 million across about 70 clients, utilizing a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies that include traditional and alternative assets.

Philip Smith is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor with Salient Wealth Planning and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Smith also assists clients with term, long-term care, and disability insurance. Salient Wealth Planning is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $239 million in client assets, focusing on long-term, fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual securities.

Heather Quintero is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ at Carter Financial, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Clarity Wealth Advisors, and LPL Financial prior to joining Carter Financial in 2019. Carter Financial provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis and multi-style asset allocation with a focus on ETFs and mutual funds while maintaining flexibility to use individual securities and options as appropriate.

Natalie Mcintosh is a CFP® with over 21 years of industry experience and has been with Mundoval Capital Management, Inc. and the affiliated Mundoval Fund since 2006. She holds a Series 66 license and works out of La Jolla, CA. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent contractor insurance agent for Blue Shield of California. Mundoval Capital Management provides discretionary asset management services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental, long-term equity analysis with a global orientation and offers ERISA plan services alongside managing an affiliated, no-load mutual fund.

John Ferraro is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Longhouse Wealth Management in Encinitas, CA, where he has worked since 2018. He has seven years of industry experience. Longhouse Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including trusts, estates, and retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management across equities, bonds, ETFs, and REITs. The firm uses proprietary quantitative and technical risk-management models to tailor investment policies and employs educational content and client seminars as part of its service approach.

Roy Lopez II is a financial advisor at Sage Stone Wealth Management LLC in La Jolla, CA, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has been with Sage Stone Wealth Management since 2010. Sage Stone Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental analysis with both passive and active investment strategies and offers client-directed ethical screens along with specific approaches such as Inflation-Hedged and Dividend strategies.

Bradley Ball is a financial advisor at Seaport Wealth Management in Escondido, CA, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Newbridge Securities Corporation for 13 years before joining Seaport Wealth Management in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he provides limited legal document preparation services, assisting individuals including his elderly father. Seaport Wealth Management is a small, two-advisor firm serving individual retail clients with a focus on passive portfolio management using diversified mutual funds and ETFs. The firm manages primarily nondiscretionary accounts and may recommend third-party managers for discretionary strategies when appropriate.

Scott Kyle is a financial advisor at Coastwise Capital Group, LLC in La Jolla, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Coastwise Capital Group since 2006. Coastwise Capital Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $184 million in assets and employs both fundamental and technical analysis across a broad range of investment instruments.

Frank Montes Jr. is a financial advisor at Torrey Pines Financial, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience. Montes has operated Frank E. Montes Financial Services, Inc. since 2001. He also receives commissions from insurance companies for products including fixed and indexed annuities, life, medical, disability, long-term care, dental, and vision insurance. Torrey Pines Financial provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services, focusing on trusts, estates, retirement plans, and IRAs. The firm uses fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to develop long-term, asset-allocation strategies and introduces clients to third-party asset managers.

Kevin Barrett is a financial advisor with Wealth Alliance, LLC in San Diego, California, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Alliance since 2006 and previously worked at Independent Financial Group, Wealth Analytics, Inc., and Hornor, Townsend & Kent. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as the owner of VitalNRG, a company developing a wave energy converter device, and serves as an independent contractor providing consulting services to Innovative California Biosciences International. Wealth Alliance, LLC provides investment management and financial analysis to individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plan participants, with a focus on business owners, executives nearing retirement, and emerging-wealth professionals. The firm manages about $70 million using a range of investments including ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, and alternative assets, combining fundamental and quantitative analyses with risk-assessment tools, and integrates tax and accounting services through affiliated professionals.

Fabian Waldner is a financial advisor at Eiger Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Eiger Wealth Management since 2019, following a 12-year tenure at Cornerstone Wealth Management. Eiger Wealth Management primarily serves individual accredited and high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, offering wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-asset approach that combines publicly traded equities, fixed-income strategies, interval funds, and private placements, while also utilizing third-party managers and providing access to private investment opportunities.

Michael Malvin is a financial advisor at Decision Investments, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Decision Investments since 2007. Decision Investments serves individuals—including both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients—as well as non-profit organizations and corporate plan sponsors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing an active, tactical asset-allocation approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with regular portfolio reviews.

Richard Vertucci Jr. is a financial advisor at Salient Wealth Planning with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Savvy. Salient Wealth Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement advice, and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach to construct diversified portfolios, emphasizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and oversees independent managers and platforms as part of its investment process.

Andreas Melzer is a financial advisor with Torrey Wealth, LLC and holds a Series 66 license. He has 11 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Charles Schwab Bank, TD Ameritrade Institutional, AXA Advisors, Foresters Financial, IUPS, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a lacrosse referee for the San Diego County Lacrosse Officials Association. Torrey Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans, providing wrap asset management and standalone financial planning. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios using low-cost equity index ETFs and fixed-income instruments, employing a mix of quantitative, fundamental, technical, sector, and cyclical analysis tailored to client preferences.

Jacqueline Buenrostro is a financial advisor at D. M. Brenner, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. She has been with D. M. Brenner, Inc. since 2022 and previously worked in education from 2015 to 2018. D. M. Brenner, Inc. offers customized financial planning, discretionary asset management, and qualified plan consulting to individuals and business clients. The firm manages portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, applying an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory with a focus on aligning portfolios to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Steven Wittenberg is the sole advisor at Independent Wealth Solutions with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated Wittenberg Financial and Insurance Services, Inc. since 2015. Previously, he was involved with The Inspired Youth from 2011 to 2017. Independent Wealth Solutions provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and tax-qualified 401(k) plans primarily through selecting and referring third-party investment advisers and acting as a solicitor. The firm also offers pension consulting and 401(k) plan services using the Betterment at Work platform and is affiliated with an insurance entity that sells fixed annuities.