Aubrey Williams is a financial advisor at Open Path Financial with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has a background in defense technology, having worked as an Associate Director of Program Management at Raytheon Technologies from 2021 to 2025 and previously at Lockheed Martin Corporation for 17 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in an affiliated education business focused on public financial education and workshop content. Open Path Financial provides fee-only financial planning and advisory services primarily on an hourly or fixed-project basis, serving individuals, families, businesses, and trusts. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified investment strategies using low-cost index funds and ETFs and operates without managing assets or charging percentage-based fees.

Frank Troise is a financial advisor with Soho Financial Services LLC in Montecito, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Soho Financial Services LLC since 2006 and also serves as a principal of Soho Capital LLC and Soho Asset Management LLC, both management consulting firms. SoHo Financial Services LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, model portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis with a focus on longer-term purchase strategies.

Dave Strandberg is the founder and sole advisor at Montecito Investment Strategies in Santa Barbara, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, he founded Supreme Indicator, a software company that produces technical analysis indicators for the TradingView platform. Montecito Investment Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs two main strategies, combining passive and active management with a focus on fundamental and technical analysis, including proprietary indicators.

David Peckham is the sole advisor at Peckham, David A, an independent firm based in Santa Barbara, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 2 years of industry experience as a financial advisor, alongside over 30 years with Santa Barbara Pension Consultants and 40 years as a sole proprietor. The firm provides investment management primarily to individual clients, building portfolios from mutual funds offered by a single fund family. Its investment approach blends modern portfolio theory with a buy-and-hold, fundamentals-based strategy, with client consent required before transactions.

Steven Gold is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with seven years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Placera Capital Management LLC since 2014. Placera Capital Management LLC is an independent investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and related advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on equity-oriented portfolios using a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis, and it employs long-term trading strategies alongside mutual funds, fixed income, and ETFs for diversification.

David Johannsen is the sole advisor at Johannsen & Associates, Inc., an independent firm based in Santa Barbara, CA. He holds 19 years of industry experience and has been with Johannsen & Associates since 1990. Johannsen & Associates provides discretionary investment management primarily for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts using proprietary trend-following systems that allocate among stock, sector, and money market mutual funds. The firm exclusively uses Fidelity mutual funds and offers written fee discounts tied to employer groups and client tenure.

David Biehl is a financial advisor with Capital Management Services in Santa Barbara, CA. He has 36 years of industry experience, having been with Capital Management Services since 1990. Capital Management Services is an independent, fee-only firm that provides investment planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, and small company retirement plans. The firm employs a value-oriented approach using no-load mutual funds and individual securities, focusing on long-term objectives and strategic asset allocation.

Jean Luc Bourdon is a financial advisor at Lucent Wealth Planning, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lucent Wealth Planning since 2018 and previously operated as a sole proprietor and at BrightPath Wealth Planning. Lucent Wealth Planning provides wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and low-turnover passive funds.

Ray Dibartolomeo is the principal advisor at Ironcrest Capital Management LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America and Merrill before founding Ironcrest Capital in 2020. He is a licensed insurance producer outside of his advisory role. Ironcrest Capital Management provides discretionary investment management through wrap-fee asset management and comprehensive portfolio management for individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis, with a focus on individualized account management.

Jacqueline Duran is the principal of Duran Capital Management, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank for six years before founding her independent firm. Duran serves on the boards of Standing Together To End Sexual Assault and the Montecito Union School Board. Duran Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a client-tailored fiduciary approach using multiple analysis methods and offers a broad range of services including charitable planning and employer-focused consulting.

Michael Vidal is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Select Investment Services. His prior experience includes roles at Wealth Innovation, Capital Synergy Partners, Inc., and Cornerstone Insurance Services, LLC. He also serves as a voting trustee for the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System. Select Investment Services provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies tailored to client-specific investment policies and offers additional services such as outsourced CFO support and insurance brokerage through an affiliated entity.

Anoushavan Bogharyan is a financial advisor at Santafino Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He has worked at several accounting firms prior to his current role and is the owner of Coast Village Group CPAs, a CPA accounting firm where he provides tax filing, bookkeeping, and tax planning services. Santafino Wealth Management LLC is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, family offices, institutions, and business entities. The firm primarily uses unaffiliated Independent Managers and may employ strategies including options, inverse ETFs, hedging, and digital asset trading to implement client portfolios.

Doron Linz is a financial advisor with Ivy Advisors, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Securities, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for seven years while operating Ivy Advisors as a single-advisor independent firm for 12 years. Ivy Advisors, LLC serves as the general partner and investment manager of a private investment partnership, offering discretionary asset management with a focus on a long-biased, relative-value strategy applied to highly liquid, publicly traded securities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to guide active trading, including short sales and derivatives, and maintains institutional-style controls despite its small size.

Kipley Lytel is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Montecito Capital Management, where he has worked since 2004. He has 22 years of industry experience. Montecito Capital Management provides non-discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, entities, educational accounts, and a pooled investment vehicle. The firm employs a selective multi-asset approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, focusing on asset-class construction, security selection, and dynamic allocation tailored to clients’ risk tolerance.

Craig Allen is the principal of Allen Wealth Management in Santa Barbara, CA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has led C.D. Allen Wealth Management, LLC since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he maintains a separate legal practice and consulting business providing CFO services. C.D. Allen Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm uses customized portfolios combining equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, and cash, employing a primarily long-term investment approach supplemented by short-term trading and options strategies as appropriate.

Jesse Dysart is a financial advisor with Gibraltar Financial Advisors in Santa Barbara, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been employed at Tecolote Research, Inc. since 2008, where he manages financial analysis and reporting. Gibraltar Financial Advisors is a sole-proprietorship investment adviser that provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individual clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using a core-and-satellite framework with a focus on passively managed index funds and ETFs, delivering recommendations for client implementation without discretionary management.

Brian Schaffield is a financial advisor with Summa Capital Management LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Summa Capital Management since 2006 and transitioned his advisory business to ThePARTNERS Wealth Management in 2022. Schaffield serves as the managing member and owner of Summa Capital Management. Summa Capital Management advises individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and businesses, providing discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments, managing portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and utilizes a single institutional custodian for client assets.

Grant Gardner is a financial advisor at Capital Adulting LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding a Series 65 credential and entering the industry with no prior advisory experience. He has worked at AppFolio Inc. since 2019 in a senior management role focused on customer onboarding for a software product aimed at real estate firms. Capital Adulting LLC is a newly formed, state-registered advisory firm that provides financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm emphasizes project-based planning and ongoing hourly or subscription arrangements without managing client assets or accepting custody of funds.

Johan Frisell is a financial advisor at Capital Wealth Strategies, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at The Estate Plan for 15 years before founding his current firm in 2012. Capital Wealth Strategies, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and insurance companies. The firm employs a medium-term trading approach using diversified portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income securities, and insurance products, supported by research and model portfolios from The Sherman Sheet.

Nuthira Neal is a financial advisor at NN Investment Advisory, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. Prior to founding NN Investment Advisory in 2024, she spent five years with Edward Jones and sixteen years at AstraZeneca. NN Investment Advisory offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans and other institutional clients. The firm provides a multi-method investment approach using a variety of securities and maintains a focus on ERISA-aware pension and retirement plan consulting.