Scott Buchanan is a financial advisor with Royal American Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Royal American Financial Advisors since 2005 and also works with Royal American Insurance Services, LLC, where he sells insurance products alongside his advisory services. Royal American Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, qualified accounts, high-net-worth investors, and business owners, managing approximately $99.4 million across 182 client relationships. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach using ETFs and no-load mutual funds, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and disciplined rebalancing, and offers investor education and coaching programs as well as access to insurance products through its affiliated agency.

Andrew Davies is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Davies Financial Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2006, and previously with Commonwealth Financial Network for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, Davies serves as a board member of an insurance brokerage firm and is a licensed insurance agent. Davies Financial Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary asset management, and retirement plan consulting to individual clients, businesses, pension/profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple methods of analysis and manages client accounts on a discretionary basis, offering access to a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Timothy Kay is a financial advisor with Investment Managers Group, LLC in Temecula, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Investment Managers Group since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in the sales and service of fixed life insurance and annuity contracts as an insurance agent. Investment Managers Group, LLC provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering tailored investment strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to shorter-term trading, with clients retaining final trading authority.

Benjamin Rones is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at R & R Financial. He previously worked at Thrivent Financial and Nepsis. Outside of his advisory role, he plays guitar in a local cover band and consults other financial advisors independently on business operations. R & R Financial is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and employer retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies guided by client discussions and manager analysis, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis.

Allen Kay is a Series 66-registered advisor with Investment Managers Group, LLC, based in Temecula, CA. He has 21 years of industry experience and has been with Investment Managers Group since 2012. Investment Managers Group, LLC provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management and financial planning, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm manages approximately $110 million on a non-discretionary basis and offers tailored investment strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to shorter-term trading.

Mona Hurtado is a financial advisor with Enduring Wealth Advisors in Temecula, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and non-investment employment as a DoorDash driver. Enduring Wealth Advisors LLC manages approximately $122.8 million for around 225 clients, primarily individuals and high-net-worth investors, as well as trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a mix of investment strategies and LPL-supported platforms.

Chad Wauschek is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving with Pathway Advisors, LLC. He is a partner at Cwick, APC, a tax and accounting firm, where he dedicates most of his time, and also a partner at Dunlap Wauschek & Elfarra CPAs. His background includes roles at Independent Financial Group and involvement in tax and accounting services alongside his advisory work. Pathway Advisors, LLC is a supported registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $58 million in assets, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with a notable focus on non-discretionary asset management and coordinated tax and accounting services through affiliated firms.

Ryan Buchanan is a financial advisor with Royal American Financial Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked with California State Parks for seven years and has been involved in education for over a decade. He is also licensed to sell insurance products through Royal American Insurance. Royal American Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, qualified accounts, high-net-worth investors, and business owners, managing approximately $99.4 million across about 182 client relationships. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach using ETFs and no-load mutual funds, emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, and offers investor education and coaching programs alongside traditional portfolio management and financial planning services.

Ralph Bender is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with Enduring Wealth Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2023, and has over two decades of experience with LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he regularly speaks and conducts investment-related seminars for Calvary Chapel Bible Fellowship in Temecula, CA. Enduring Wealth Advisors LLC manages approximately $122.8 million for around 225 clients, primarily individual and high-net-worth investors, along with trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of investment strategies and vehicles tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Travis Cramer is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Wolfgang Capital, based in Temecula, CA, and has been with the firm since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Northpoint Tax, Wealth and Business Advisory and Bryars Tolleson Spires & Whitton LLP. Outside of advising, he is a partner and CPA at Wolfgang Tax & Accounting LLP, where he provides tax professional services. Wolfgang Capital serves individual clients, both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, offering discretionary asset management and financial planning services. The firm manages portfolios based on client-specific investment policies and conducts educational seminars and webinars for the public.

Addison Hinrichs is a financial advisor at Vine Capital Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously at Shafer and Ray, CPAs, and KLittle Accounting. Outside of finance, he serves as Worship Director at Temecula Hills Christian Fellowship. Vine Capital Management provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers asset management through a wrap fee program, combining fundamental analysis and a contrarian security-selection approach tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Allison Peterson is a financial advisor at The Sullivan Group with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2011. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a Senior Administrative Assistant for the City of Dana Point’s Planning Department. The Sullivan Group is a California-licensed investment advisory firm managing approximately $100 million in discretionary assets for about 96 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a range of investment analyses and vehicles tailored to client objectives.

Justin Simmons is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Davies Financial Advisors, Inc. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Morgan Stanley, among other firms. Simmons is in the process of transitioning clients to CCG Wealth Management LLC while maintaining dual registration during this period. Davies Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, businesses, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and insurance-industry clients with financial planning, discretionary asset management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs multiple methods of analysis to develop individualized asset-allocation strategies and offers a range of investment products, including access to Commonwealth’s PPS Custom and PPS Select programs.

Ryan Mizer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Wolfgang Capital in Temecula, CA, and has eight years of industry experience. He has been with Wolfgang Capital since 2018 and is also involved in insurance sales and service through Wolfgang Financial and Insurance Agency. Wolfgang Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual clients. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios and offers financial planning at no additional charge to asset-management clients, with no account minimum required.

Mark Tracy is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Enduring Wealth Advisors in Temecula, CA, and has also worked with LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a youth baseball team manager for the Shetland Phillies. Enduring Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and businesses by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis, and includes options, alternative investments, and third-party manager recommendations in its strategies.

Lyndsay Davies is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Davies Financial Advisors, Inc., bringing two years of industry experience. She has worked at CCG Wealth Management LLC and Davies Financial Advisors, Inc., and previously held roles outside finance including positions in education. Ms. Davies is also CEO of Evergreen Marketing Enterprises, an administrative and consulting business, and is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation. Davies Financial Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary asset management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm uses multiple analytical methods and manages client accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, offering access to a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Paul Valencia is a financial advisor at Vineyard Wealth Advisory LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Vineyard Wealth Advisory since 2015. His other business activities include fee-based variable contract subaccount management, although he is not the writing agent. Vineyard Wealth Advisory is a small firm managing approximately $39.5 million for about 74 clients, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services, incorporating insurance product recommendations as part of its offerings, and generally operates on a non-discretionary basis.

Virginia Leon is a financial advisor at Pathway Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including E.G. Sanchez & Associates and Independent Financial Group. Outside of her advisory role, she is also licensed as a real estate agent, spending limited time in that capacity. Pathway Advisors, LLC is a supported registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $58 million in assets across 107 clients as of December 31, 2024.

Charles Etzweiler is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Nepsis, Inc. since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management. He is a board member of Equipping Pastors International, an organization that trains pastors in foreign countries. Nepsis, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, charities, and businesses. The firm also offers research and educational products to other financial advisors and employs a blend of investment strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, separate account managers, and sub-advisors.

Leonard Cole is a CFP® with 14 years of experience currently with Team Wealth & Tax Advisors. He has previously worked at AE Wealth Management and operates Cole Legacy Properties. He is also president and CEO of TEAMTAX PROFESSIONAL, INC., a tax preparation firm. Team Wealth & Tax Advisors provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities, with an integrated approach combining investment management and coordinated tax planning through affiliated tax entities.