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Deron Dong

Advisor at Hippocratic Financial Advisors

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Location

San Pedro, CA

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

10 years

About

Deron Dong is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Hippocratic Financial Advisors and has previously been associated with Rivetti Financial Group, LLC, and Rivetti Investment Services, LLC. Dong also offers fixed insurance products, including life, health, disability, and long-term care, through his own DBA, DSQ Advisors. Hippocratic Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management, financial planning, and educational seminars, recently expanding to include student-loan analysis and management. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on diversified, low-cost funds and tailored client portfolios, operating multiple offices and managing several hundred accounts.

Client services

Based on Hippocratic Financial Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Hippocratic Financial Advisors

Student loan debt

Occupation focus

Based on Hippocratic Financial Advisors

Doctor or Medical Professional Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Hippocratic Financial Advisors

HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees up to $10,000; Student loan initial meeting fee $250 (individual), $400 (married couple); Student loan implementation fee $2,250 (individual), $3,600 (married couple); Analysis and implementation bundle $2,500 (individual), $4,000 (married couple); Annual updates fee applies for ongoing student loan management

Percentage

up to 1.5% annually (negotiable)

Project-based

$200 to $400 per hour

Other

Fee-only: Fee-only investment management and financial planning, no commissions

Location

San Pedro, CA

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

Hippocratic Financial Advisors

2025 - Present (1 year)

Rivetti Financial Group, LLC

2017 - 2023 (6 years)

Self Employed DBA DSQ Advisors

2015 - Present (11 years)

Rivetti Investment Services, LLC

2014 - 2023 (9 years)

Disclosures

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General retirement planning Income planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management
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