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Samuel Sharples is a financial advisor at Solid State Wealth Advisory Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC for 11 years and Waddell & Reed for one year. Solid State Wealth Advisory Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting with investment strategies tailored to clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, utilizing a variety of analytical methods and may appoint sub-advisors to manage client accounts.

Gary Miller is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Trusted Financial Advisors in Laguna Niguel, CA. He has been with Trusted Financial Advisors since 2002 and also worked at Noble Wealth Management, Inc. since 2016. Trusted Financial Advisors is an independent firm serving primarily individuals and families, managing about $61 million in assets across roughly 46 client relationships. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using a bottom-up fundamental investment approach with a variety of liquid securities and occasional use of unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Clark Wilson is an advisor at Wilson, Clark Allen with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. He has worked at R. W. Towt & Associates since 2009 and has been involved with Clarke Wilson Capital Management since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a mortgage loan originator. Wilson, Clark Allen serves institutional clients, 401(k) plan sponsors, investment companies, and pension vehicles, offering portfolio management, 401(k) management, stock and ETF selection, option strategies, and subscription-based data and mobile app services. The firm employs an active, CAN SLIM–based investment approach with discretionary trading, market timing, stop-loss rules, and various option strategies, supported by proprietary algorithmic allocation systems delivered through subscription and app platforms.

Michael Templeman is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Templeman Wealth Management Inc. and over two decades leading Michael S Templeman Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he owns Paradigm Table Games, Inc., which licenses proprietary casino table game content, and T Lot Realty LLC, a commercial real estate holding company. Templeman Wealth Management Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and charting analysis within a long-term trading framework. The firm operates as a solo practice managing approximately $52 million in discretionary assets.

Strivent Financial provides fee-only, comprehensive financial planning advice, that follows the fiduciary standard, to Gen X and Baby Boomer generations with a focus on those preparing for retirement and those going through retirement in Orange County, California and beyond. We do our best work for clients that need clear answers to their complex questions and challenges. Strivent Financial works along-side you as a trusted partner to help you align your financial resources with your values and goals, so you can focus on what matters most to you. Meet in-person or virtually. Visit www.striventfinancial.com or call (800) 893-6783. Services include: • General Financial Planning – Cash flow, spending plan, saving strategies • Investment Management – Portfolio review, asset allocation, withdrawal strategies • Tax Planning – Tax mitigation strategies, Roth conversion strategies, employer benefits • Insurance Planning – Review of existing policies, auto, homeowner’s, health, disability, life, long term care • Retirement Planning – Retirement goal setting, retirement income analysis, social security, Medicare • Estate Planning – Create estate planning roadmap, wills, trusts, power of attorney • Assistance to Loved Ones – Gifting, education planning, 529 plans, caring for elderly • Special Services – Loss of spouse services, divorce services Kevin Henss is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) professional. He is the president and founder of Strivent Financial in Mission Viejo, CA. Kevin has been providing comprehensive financial planning advice for over twelve years. He is an avid speaker and presenter of financial planning concepts having presented to hundreds of financial advisors at the Financial Planning Association in Orange County and Santa Barbara chapters. Kevin served on the board of the Financial Planning Association in Orange County (FPA-OC) as the Director of Communications and was voted “Volunteer of the Year” in 2011 for his successful achievements and contributions. He continues to volunteer and is currently the leader of the FPA-OC’s Internship Program where he connects aspiring financial planners with host financial planning firms. Kevin resides in Ladera Ranch, California with his wife, Lauren, two daughters, Cadence and Haley.

Mark Robles is a financial advisor with Alta Pacific Wealth Management LLC in Mission Viejo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 46 years of industry experience. He has led Alta Pacific Wealth Management since 2014. Alta Pacific Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis. The firm manages over $61 million in assets with a focus on higher-risk strategies, including short sales, margin transactions, options trading, and private placements, and maintains direct, in-house discretionary management without third-party managers.