John Hogin has been successfully serving seniors, families, and businesses as well as managing investments and retirement since 1986. He was born and raised in Modesto, California and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Finance and Accounting. He was a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer and was awarded the U.S. Army Bronze Star, and South Vietnam's second highest Police Award for his Counter-Intelligence Operations in the city of Saigon, 1968-69.

John is an avid trout fisherman, photographer, and aircraft pilot.

He is also a member of the Stanislaus County Estate Planning Counsel, the American Academy of Certified Estate Planners, the National Association of Public Notaries, the Billy Graham Finance Committee for Central California, the Gideons International, former member of the board of Missionary Gospel Fellowship, and a member of the prestigious Million dollar Round Table Court of the Table.

John is married to Gwen; they have three children and one grandchild. Gwen is a retired high school math teacher, as well as an artist and photographer.