Elizabeth A. Raines

John Buerger is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Altus Wealth Solutions since 2004. He is also the business manager and 50% owner of Accents, a retail business in Atascadero, CA, and operates a one-person life insurance agency, Buerger Insurance Solutions. Altus Wealth Solutions is a virtual independent advisory providing financial planning, investment management, business consulting, and pension consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and institutional entities. The firm offers passive and tactical investment strategies tailored to client risk profiles and manages approximately $5.2 million in assets across 26 accounts.

Paul Crosbie is a financial advisor at WealthMap Planning with Professional Financial Planner (PFS™) and Series 65 credentials. He has no prior industry experience but holds a concurrent role as Vice President of Finance and Strategy at Harris Farms, Inc., a farming and hospitality business where he has worked since 2014. WealthMap Planning offers fee-only financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on comprehensive written plans, year-end tax planning, and ongoing hourly support. The firm emphasizes modern portfolio theory concepts and asset allocation in its recommendations, but does not provide portfolio management or discretionary investment services.

Cole Stevens is a financial advisor at Burkart & Stevens Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Burkart & Stevens Wealth Management since 2016, with prior experience at H.D. Vest Advisory Services and Burkart & Associate. In addition to his advisory role, Stevens serves as president of an affiliated accountancy corporation that provides accounting, tax preparation, and payroll services. Burkart & Stevens Wealth Management offers financial planning and portfolio management primarily on a non-discretionary basis to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm integrates comprehensive financial planning with accounting and tax services through its affiliated accountancy corporation, and it collaborates with third-party managers to provide tailored investment solutions.

Brooke Salvini is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 16 years of experience. She is the principal of Salvini Financial Planning, a single-advisor firm she has led since 2020, following prior work at Salvini Financial Planning/Consulting. Salvini serves on several professional committees, including the California Society of CPAs Investment Committee and the AICPA Personal Financial Planning Executive Committee, and is president of The All-Star Financial Group, a nonprofit personal financial planning study group. Salvini Financial Planning provides asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation services for individuals, families, small businesses, and employee benefit plans. The firm uses strategic asset allocation with a preference for no-load mutual funds and ETFs, offers discretionary portfolio management, and integrates tax compliance into its advisory services.

Nelson Kobata is the principal of Kobata Financial in Atascadero, CA, holding CFP® and Series 63 designations with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 1998 and founded Kobata Financial in 2008. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally sells sports tickets for games he cannot attend. Kobata Financial provides comprehensive and modular financial planning and general investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm uses an analytical approach combining fundamental and technical security analysis with asset-allocation principles based on Modern Portfolio Theory to create written financial plans and recommendations.

Robert Hather is a financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience, currently operating under his own firm, HATHER, Robert K, in San Luis Obispo, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Wachovia Securities, LLC since 2003. He also serves as a trustee for several family trusts. Hather provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and retirement accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented, security-specific investment approach, constructing concentrated portfolios and tailoring strategies to client objectives and risk profiles.