Victor Colley is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Equities LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background that includes nearly two decades at Coldwell Banker Residential Realty. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved with AmWay and SELF since 1995 and maintains a longstanding affiliation with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Prime Capital Equities LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, with a particular focus on ERISA-related services for plan sponsors.

Christina Hammann is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Carter Financial, LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at Charles Otto Gillespie dba Litton Financial and LPL Financial. She holds a Series 66 license and is based in La Jolla, CA. Carter Financial, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and multi-style asset allocation approach, focusing on ETFs and mutual funds while utilizing individual securities and options as appropriate.

Vincent Willyard is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of experience in the financial industry. He is a principal at Evolution Global Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of Luna Grill, a restaurant in San Diego, providing strategic guidance. Evolution Global Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on foreign equity investments, including ADRs and emerging markets, using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to target above-market, risk-adjusted capital appreciation.

Mari Fries is a CFP® professional affiliated with ProsperiTea Planning in San Diego, CA, with one year of experience in financial advising. Her background includes tax preparation and advisory roles, notably at H&R Block for 14 years and as owner of Lead Turn Consulting. ProsperiTea Planning serves individuals and families with holistic financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and integrated tax services. The firm combines investment advice with tax preparation under separate engagements, using a structured investment process and a fixed annual retainer model.

Matthew Cobas is a CFP® and holds the Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Mariner Wealth Advisors, Origin Investment Advisory LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors before joining Kaiyo Wealth LLC, where he has been since 2021. Kaiyo Wealth LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and long-term trading, incorporating margin and options strategies and occasionally using outside managers to implement specific allocations.

Eric Sigdestad is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Simplifi, Inc. He has led the firm since 2010, including its previous iteration as Sigdestad Financial, Inc. Located in San Diego, CA, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Simplifi, Inc. provides customized investment management and financial planning primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $251.5 million in discretionary assets across nearly 300 client relationships. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and incorporates human oversight alongside artificial intelligence for operational efficiencies.

Scott Melbrod is a financial advisor at M Wealth Management, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at M Wealth Management since 2015 and previously spent 15 years at National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, Melbrod is the managing partner of Accumulation Wealth Partners, a financial planning business. M Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as businesses, integrating tax planning and preparation services through an affiliated accounting practice. The firm follows an evidence-based, long-term investment approach emphasizing broad diversification, tailored planning, and behavioral coaching, along with a “Total Wealth” planning view that incorporates human capital.

Carl Wiese is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with seven years of industry experience. He has been with GROW Funds LLC since 2015 and serves as an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego, teaching courses on Ethics and Financial Markets and Institutions, Financial Management, and Introduction to Hedge Funds. GROW Funds LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, and institutional clients, managing both separately managed accounts and privately offered funds. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental small-cap long/short research process and offers performance-based compensation arrangements along with detailed investor reporting.

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.

Denisse Arebalo is a financial advisor at Pacific Canyon Investments with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Bay Street Capital Holdings and TD Ameritrade prior to joining Pacific Canyon Investments. Pacific Canyon Investments serves individuals, families, institutional clients, and plan sponsors, offering financial planning, asset management, and institutional advisory services. The firm’s investment approach blends a focus on disruptive innovation with value-based fundamental analysis and employs strategies including equity holdings and option tactics, alongside customized educational seminars for clients.

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.

David Sprenger is a financial advisor at Qualified Planning with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Sprenger has held roles at The Leaders Group DBA Simplicity Investments, Alkeme Insurance, IRA Solutions, Inc., and Dunhill Marketing & Insurance Services, Inc., where he serves as Vice President. Qualified Planning provides investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, as well as pension/profit-sharing plans and corporations. The firm offers passive, asset-allocation-driven portfolios mainly composed of ETFs and mutual funds, alongside model portfolio management and third-party manager monitoring.

Heather Quintero is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Carter Financial, LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Carter Financial provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-style asset allocation investment approach, continuously monitoring and rebalancing portfolios to meet client objectives.

Brady Bishop is a financial advisor at Waits Investments, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for the San Diego Futures Foundation for 15 years. Waits Investments primarily serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering personalized financial planning, hourly consulting, and ongoing portfolio management. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation focused investment approach that combines low-cost index funds and ETFs with selective active management.

Joel Everett is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Financial Planning Consultants and LPL Financial since 2015. Financial Planning Consultants provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial plans and life-stage planning without managing client assets, focusing on investment advice through a planning-only model with fixed or hourly fees.

Matthew Miller is a financial advisor with WBB Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Vanderbilt Securities, LLC and other related firms since 2020, and has been with WBB Securities, LLC since 2011. Miller also engages in occasional consulting and trade review for various firms outside of regular market hours. WBB Securities, LLC provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services through managed account programs that serve individual clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm combines asset allocation and custom portfolio construction using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis and operates both as a registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker/dealer with in-house investment banking and equity research capabilities.

Frank Montes is a financial advisor at Torrey Pines Financial, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated Frank E. Montes Financial Services, Inc. since 2001. Montes receives commissions for insurance 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 to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to develop diversified, long-term investment strategies, often allocating assets among independent third-party managers and focusing on manager selection and monitoring.

Kevin Barrett is a financial advisor with Wealth Alliance, LLC in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Alliance since 2006 and also maintains a role at Independent Financial Group, LLC. Outside of financial advising, he is the owner of VitalNRG, a company developing a wave energy converter device, and serves as a consultant for Innovative California Biosciences International. Wealth Alliance serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement-plan participants, and small businesses, with a focus on business owners and executives transitioning to retirement as well as emerging-wealth professionals. The firm manages approximately $64.5 million for around 266 clients and offers discretionary investment management along with personal financial analysis and consulting, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and a combination of quantitative and fundamental investment selection methods.

Riley Kelly is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Wealth Legacy Group, Inc. since 2006 and also owns R. J. Kelly Financial & Insurance Services, where he sells life and health insurance. He is based in San Diego, California. Wealth Legacy Group, Inc. serves high-net-worth families, business owners, nonprofits, and institutional clients by providing integrated wealth planning, business succession, philanthropic planning, and insurance guidance. The firm employs a proprietary planning process and utilizes third-party managers for investment implementation, focusing on coordinated, multi-topic planning and discretionary management through institutional platforms.

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.