'I woke up to the smell of smoke'

California fire
A wildfire blazes near a house in San Diego, California, Tuesday, October 28, 2003. Wildfires in Southern California grew to about 830 square miles, more than half the size of Long Island, New York, forcing evacuations, affecting businesses and cutting power to 60,000 residents. Photographer: Sandy Huffaker/Bloomberg News.
SANDY HUFFAKER/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Our job as advisors is to support our clients and be their partner through life’s big events. Helping them through the devastation of the wildfire was no different. The fact that we were able to check in with all of our local clients within two hours is tremendous. We wouldn’t have been able to do it without the power of technology and a supportive team.

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