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Charles Carty is the sole advisor at Carty Financial, Inc., an independent firm based in Thousand Oaks, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 27 years of industry experience. He has led Carty Financial since 2007. Carty Financial provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis and emphasizes client approval for transactions, using a mix of individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, and selective covered-call options.

Bruce Bassin is the sole advisor at Bassin, Bruce, an independent firm based in Thousand Oaks, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience, including two years at Southeast Investments, N.C. Inc. Bruce Bassin is also a licensed insurance agent. The firm provides financial planning, third-party manager recommendations, and retirement plan consulting to retirement-plan sponsors, plan participants, and individual clients. It focuses on ERISA-style pension consulting and plan-sponsor fiduciary services, relying on referrals to sub-advisers rather than direct portfolio management.

Matthew Benson is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Opes MVB Capital, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, and US Trust/Merrill Lynch. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent and engages in real estate investment and development on a part-time basis. Opes MVB Capital provides wealth advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on portfolio allocation, real estate analysis, trust and estate advisory, tax planning, and charitable guidance. The firm emphasizes documented risk tolerances in tailored Investment Policy Statements and operates on a non-discretionary basis, allowing clients to retain final authority over transactions.

Daniel Disimile is the principal of Daniel J. Disimile CFP, LLC, a firm he has led since 2009. He holds the CFP® designation and has 36 years of industry experience. He is also licensed to sell insurance in California since 1987. His firm provides investment advisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trustees, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and employs various investment strategies while following a structured planning process.

Kristin Horton is the President of Haven Capital Group in Westlake Village, CA, and holds the CFA® designation along with a Series 63 license. She has 23 years of industry experience and has led Haven Capital Group since 2009. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed real estate salesperson in California and is an owner and officer of a creative services firm, Caroline Rea Horton, Inc. Haven Capital Group provides discretionary investment management and portfolio construction for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on customized asset allocation, fundamental equity and bond credit analysis, and employs mutual funds, ETFs, and tactical adjustments to manage portfolios.

Richard Dean is a financial advisor at Contemporary Planning Alternatives in Camarillo, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been the sole proprietor of Contemporary Planning Alternatives since 1996 and is also affiliated with Secure Benefits Group Inc since 1994. Contemporary Planning Alternatives provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework with a core-and-satellite approach and manages client portfolios on a discretionary basis with periodic reviews.