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Ryan Demartini is the principal of JC Financial Services in Loomis, CA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at JC Financial Services since 2016, following a brief tenure at Johnston, Martin & Montgomery. In addition to his advisory role, he operates JC Bookkeeping, providing bookkeeping and tax preparation services. JC Financial Services offers investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, including services for small-business retirement plans. The firm employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs and integrates its tax preparation and bookkeeping practice as part of its service offerings.

Tristan Payne is a financial advisor at Sow and Reap Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Finisar Corp for nine years. Sow and Reap Financial LLC provides advisory services to individual clients, including both non‑high‑net‑worth and high‑net‑worth individuals, through discretionary investment management and project‑based financial planning. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation strategies using no‑load mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on passive management, long-term equity holdings, and tax-aware portfolio rebalancing.

Marshall Goins is a financial advisor at Clarion Advisors Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Clarion Advisors since 2012. He is also the owner and managing member of Mason Morgan Investments, LLC. Clarion Advisors Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $110.9 million across 882 accounts. The firm emphasizes long-term trading informed by multiple methods of analysis and maintains an unusually high client-to-advisor ratio.

Daniel McCurdy is a financial advisor at McCurdy Financial Solutions with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. Prior to founding his independent firm, he worked at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, LPL Financial, Western Wealth Management, and Edward Jones. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in tax return data entry through a law office. McCurdy Financial Solutions provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers tailored discretionary portfolio management using both fundamental and technical analysis, combining active and passive funds, and incorporates socially conscious investing when requested. It also emphasizes financial education through seminars and educational materials.

James Braziel is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Braziel & Associates LLC and NPB Financial Group, LLC. He is also involved in insurance as a sole proprietor outside of his advisory work. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm supports a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives and provides access to multiple advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers.