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Peter Mu is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Wealth Cairn, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also licensed to sell insurance products as part of his professional activities. Wealth Cairn provides advisory services to institutional and individual clients, specializing in portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory and often implements strategies through third-party managers with ongoing due diligence.

Bruce Stamper is the principal of Stamper Capital & Investments, Inc. in Capitola, CA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated Stamper Capital & Investments since 1995. Stamper Capital & Investments specializes in investment supervisory services focused exclusively on municipal bond accounts for high-tax-bracket individual investors and institutional clients. The firm employs a proprietary investment process that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a value-contrarian approach.

Edward Rodden is a financial advisor at Disciplined Growth Capital, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked with Central Coast Partners, 3 Factor Indexing, and Silicon Valley Consulting. Rodden is also the owner of Central Coast Partners, a business consulting firm. Disciplined Growth Capital provides portfolio management services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, tailoring Investment Policy Statements to each client’s specific goals and risk tolerance. The firm combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading orientation, offering diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Mercy Tanudjojo is a financial advisor at FullGuards Financial in Santa Cruz, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 28 years of industry experience. She worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 25 years before founding FullGuards Financial in 2023. FullGuards Financial serves individuals and small business owners, managing accounts for trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation framework tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, typically managing assets on a non-discretionary basis while providing modular financial planning and ongoing asset management.

Michael Garber is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and the principal of Michael Garber Financial Planning, an independent advisory firm. He has worked at Keysight Technologies, Inc. since 2014 in an internal organizational consultant role focused on sales skills development. Michael Garber Financial Planning serves individuals and families through a fee-only, independent model offering comprehensive financial planning, investment consulting, tax preparation, estate-plan review, risk management, and small-business planning. The firm emphasizes a long-term, cost-minimizing investment approach using passive vehicles and operates on a retainer- and project-based fee structure without discretionary trading authority or acceptance of commissions.

Michael Wunsch is a financial advisor at WealthDevs in Santa Cruz, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining WealthDevs in 2019, he worked at TrueCar from 2012 to 2018. WealthDevs provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and personal tax return preparation to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive investment approach with portfolios of index mutual funds and ETFs, complemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis for asset allocation and security selection, and integrates tax planning directly into its advisory services.