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Benjamin Anderson is a financial advisor at WealthGuard Advisors, Inc. in Placerville, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining WealthGuard Advisors, he worked at AeroVironment and In-N-Out Burger. WealthGuard Advisors serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as charitable organizations and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, advisory consulting, and third-party money manager recommendations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach with some use of derivatives and option-writing strategies and manages over $170 million in client assets.

Adam Anderson is a financial advisor at WealthGuard Advisors, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has worked at WealthGuard Advisors since 2010, with a brief tenure at Arbor Point Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Anderson serves on the boards of the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce, Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises, Inc., and the Marshall Foundation for Community Health, and manages a whitewater rafting business. WealthGuard Advisors serves individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach supplemented by shorter-term strategies when appropriate, utilizing a mix of analytical methods and options-based strategies within customized portfolios.

Blake Anderson is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthguard Advisors, Inc. He previously held roles at Copley Alternative Investments Inc. and has experience working with Brigham Young University and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Anderson is a board member of Hands 4 Hope - Youth Making a Difference, a nonprofit organization providing leadership experiences for youth. WealthGuard Advisors serves individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines long-term strategies with flexibility for shorter-term trading and employs analytical methods including modern portfolio theory and technical analysis, with a distinctive use of derivatives and option-writing strategies in separately managed accounts.

Deborah Grose is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at Lake Tahoe Wealth Management, LLC and Tbffp, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses diversified, risk-class based allocations combining passive and active management and offers a range of implementation tools and services supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Garrett Sanders is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Placerville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including JP Morgan Chase Bank and Principal Life Insurance Company. Sanders has also been involved in entrepreneurship, operating Love Birds Coffee & Tea Company for ten years. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Ian Gookin is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2021, he worked at Franklin Templeton Distributors Inc. and Franklin Templeton Financial Services Corp. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors, offering a range of advisory programs and affiliated investment products.