Our Team

David Bonebrake has been working in the financial services industry since July 1998. David believes wholeheartedly that everyone has creativity to share with the world. His mission is to help you get past what’s in your way—especially when it comes to money—so you can bring forth your beautiful creative work. His areas of focus include the following:

• Financial behavior modification to help clients achieve their goals
• Personal financial planning
• Retirement plans for small businesses
• Financial strategies for small businesses
• Savings and investments
• Asset allocation

David obtained his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification in 2006. He completed the CFP^® certification curriculum from The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in 2004. In 1995, David earned his BS from the University of Oregon in Eugene. David has also earned the credential of Accredited Investment Fiduciary^®.

David has a wonderful daughter who was born in 2005. He also has two grown sons and two grandchildren. David is very committed to the health and welfare of his family—and to families in general. He enjoys fishing, travel, and carpentry. Before he became a financial planner, he worked as a home builder who built craftsman-quality homes. David has a special interest and ability in working with clients to establish and execute a financial plan that can help you bring your financial needs and goals to life for you and your family.

Licensing

David has comprehensive training in financial planning and investments. He has all licenses and securities registrations required to transmit business, including Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), registration and state securities, and insurance licenses. David is registered as an Investment Adviser Representative of Commonwealth Financial Network.^®

Registrations

• Series 7
• Series 24
• Series 63
• Series 66
• Series 99
• Variable annuity
• Variable life

License Type and States Registered

• Insurance CA #0E26414, OR, WA, WY
• Securities AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, KS, MI, OH, OR, TX, WA, WY
• Advisory OR, TX

Affiliations

• The Financial Planning Association of Mid Oregon
• Rotary International, Eugene Rotary Member

David Bonebrake is proud to have been recognized as a Business Experience advisor for 2023—a distinction based on annual production that places him among the top 55 percent of advisors affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network.

Each year, Commonwealth, the broker/dealer–RIA that helps us process investment transactions on your behalf, recognizes Business Experience advisors by inviting them to an exclusive gathering of their peers, leading industry experts, and Commonwealth home office staff. Business Experience advisors benefit from an intensive learning and networking experience designed to help them hone their expertise, share best practices, and provide ever-higher levels of service, education, and leadership to their clients

Hunter DeShaw began his career with Bonebrake Financial in January 2023 as an intern, pursuing the path to financial advisor under the mentorship of David Bonebrake. After earning a Finance degree with a minor in Economics from the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business, he joined the firm full time in July 2023.

Areas of Focus
• Financial behavior coaching that helps clients reach their goals
• Customized personal financial planning
• Retirement plan design for small businesses
• End-to-end financial strategies for small businesses
• Savings and investment optimization
• Asset allocation

Hunter has obtained the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation after completing the CFP® curriculum through the Boston Institute of Finance.

Outside of work, Hunter enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family. A dedicated sports fan and daily exerciser, he looks for new experiences that broaden his perspective and support his growth.

Before entering financial planning, Hunter built strong interpersonal and communication skills as a bartender and server during college.

Registrations
• SIE
• Series 7
• Series 66

Licensing:

Hunter possesses comprehensive training in financial planning and investments, holding all licenses and securities registrations required to conduct business, including registration with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), and State securities licenses. He is registered as an Investment Adviser Representative of Commonwealth Financial Network.®

Mande May has been working as the firm's operations manager and assistant to David since 2003. She handles all administrative work for the office, contacts clients and prospective clients, responds to client requests, assists in meeting preparation, and covers all form processing and any other office needs.

Mande earned a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1995. She also earned a BS in horticulture from Montana State University in Bozeman in 1987.

Mande has one daughter born in 2005. Mande is interested in gardening, enjoying the great outdoors, and volunteering in her daughter’s school.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Landscape Designer
June 1995–November 2002, self-employed, Eugene, OR

Student Planner and Designer
September 1992–May 1995, U of Oregon Planning Office, Eugene, OR

Graduate Teaching Fellow
January 1992–December 1994, U of Oregon Landscape Architecture, Eugene, OR

Retail Sales Associate
April 1990–March 1992, Glenwood Nursery, Inc., Eugene, OR