Executive and Administrative Team

WFP Securities is a full service securities firm and member of the FINRA & SIPC. WFP Securities was approved for membership with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. in 1994. Western Financial Advisors is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor.

John Schooler, the President of WFP Securities and Western Financial Advisors, says, "I am very proud of the staff here. Rees Horney, Senior Vice-President of Due Diligence and Operations and Compliance, and Tom Hanson, Vice-President of Operations and Compliance, have decades of experience to offer. Our administrative staff, consisting of Ed Buselt, Leslie Hodgson, Karen Armstrong, and Gail Rich, do an excellent job of performing the myriad tasks associated with running this complex and heavily regulated business.
 
"Here you get the best of both worlds. You have access to the same resources provided by large institutions without losing the feeling of a neighborhood advisor."
 
Executive Staff Biographies
 
John Schooler
 
Personal Mission Statement: To live God's will for my life, family and business. To strive for excellence in personal and business development. To improve those things that I can and accept those that I cannot. To put the clients' needs first. I will take my clients through a consultative discovery process where the clients' goals can be set and met. To live a life that benefits those who are close to me as well as impacting the lives of others. To create an environment where others can follow my lead.

Personal Statement: To live my life to have impact.

Biography: John Schooler was born and raised in the San Diego County. John decided in his early thirties to move into the financial services industry, thus leaving behind a successful career in public safety where he was the operations officer for a department in a local city. John takes pride in helping clients discover what is important to them and what their financial goals are. Together with a team of advisors, John's firm determines solutions and strategies that will help those clients achieve their financial goals. John is married to his wife Sue, and they have two children, Jenni and Michelle, as well as their pet, Rocky the Wonderdog.

Qualifications: John's credentials as an advisor include: Series 4 (Registered Options Principal), Series 7 (General Securities), Series 24 (General Securities Principal), Series 28 (Introducing Broker/Dealer Financial and Operations Principal), Series 53 (Municipal Securities Principal), Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam), Series 65 (Uniform Investment Advisor Exam), Series 79 (Investment Banking Representative), CFP (Certified Financial Planner), ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant), CFS (Certified Funds Specialist), and NFLPA (National Football League Players Association) Registered Player Financial Advisor. John has also earned a State of California Insurance License.
 
Rees Horney

Rees Horney has been the Vice President, Operations and Compliance for WFP Securities since 1995 and is currently Senior Vice President of Due Diligence. Mr. Horney has been in the securities industry since 1993 following other career paths, including his service as an officer in the Air Force and a program manager in the defense industry. Rees’s extensive knowledge and strict discipline make him an invaluable asset to the firm. Rees is a securities principal holding the Series 4 (Registered Options Principal), Series 7 (General Securities), Series 24 (General Securities Principal), Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam), Series 65 (Uniform Investment Advisor Exam), Series 79 (Investment Banking Representative), an investment advisor representative in the State of California and a FINRA Arbitrator. Rees constantly evaluates new products for inclusion in the WFP Securities Approved Product List, which currently includes approximately 50 non-traditional investment offerings.

Tom Hanson

Tom Hanson, Vice President of Operations and Compliance has been with WFP Securities since 2005 and in the securities industry since 1994. He was previously Associate Vice President of Operations for ABN AMRO Financial Services based in Chicago after many years acting as Operations and Compliance manager for Charles Schwab and LPL Financial. 

Qualifications: Tom is a securities principal holding a Series 6 (Investment Company/Variable Products), Series 7 (General Securities), 9 & 10 (General Securities Sales Supervisor), Series 24 (General Securities Principal), Series 27 (Financial and Operations Principal), Series 53 (Municipal Securities Principal), and Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam), Series 79 (Investment Banking Representative). He also holds the designations of Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional (CRCP) from the FINRA Institute at Wharton and currently completing the Investment Advisor Compliance Certificate Program (IACCP) from National Regulatory Services. Tom earned a BA in Public Administration with Economics emphasis from San Diego State University.