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Grant Knox has been a Financial Advisor since 1994 and holds the following registrations and licenses: General Securities, California Life and Health Insurance, and California Real Estate and Mortgage Lending. A Southern California native, Grant excels at strategies for financial health and wealth that are attainable and effective. He is passionate about helping others achieve financial success and exceed their goals. He is a certified Kingdom Advisor, able to offer counsel on the integration of a Biblical worldview into financial practices. He holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Designation (CPFA), designating expertise in company retirement plans. He holds a Bachelors degree from Evangel University and a D.Min. from Summit Bible College. Grant lives in La Mesa with his wife, Nicole and their son Noah. He loves to travel, active in his church, is a voracious reader and an avid soccer fan, having played on and managed recreational soccer teams for over 30 years.

Frederick Pearson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He operates as a self-employed advisor through his independent firm, Pearson, Frederick, Norman Jr., based in Poway, CA. His firm provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual investors, focusing on IRA accounts. The investment strategy centers on income through dividend-paying stocks and ETFs, with a smaller allocation to growth equities managed under a strict money-management framework.

Kyle Tweet is a financial advisor with Tweet Management Services, Inc. in La Mesa, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Tweet Management Services since 2011. Tweet Management Services is a small registered investment adviser serving individuals, families—including some high-net-worth clients—as well as businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management using a non-discretionary approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis.

John Malaney is the principal advisor at Engineering Financial Independence, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He also works as a Program Manager at General Atomics, a role he has held since 2012. Engineering Financial Independence, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, combining fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods. The firm offers written Investment Policy Statements and free educational content such as newsletters and blog posts, with an investment approach that includes equity recommendations and options strategies.

Brian Chew is a financial advisor at Cliveden Capital Management, LLC, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has a longstanding career at Sempra Energy since 1990. Cliveden Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and outsourced chief investment officer services to small and mid-sized foundations, endowments, pension plans, and select high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven approach, constructing diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk profiles, and is notable for offering institutional outsourced CIO services to smaller organizations.

Sean Bradford is the sole advisor at Speiro Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Lakeside, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Bradford has led Speiro Investments since 2014. Speiro Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and plan sponsors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, managing diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, REITs, and government securities.