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Michael Melo is the principal of Melo Out Financial, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with over 20 years of experience, including two decades at Yosemite Farm Credit. He began his financial advisory career independently before founding his current firm in 2025. Melo Out Financial provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, and small businesses, including agricultural clients. The firm focuses on long-term, index-oriented strategic asset allocation with a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, and cash equivalents, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside coaching, consulting, and estate-planning coordination.

Nicole Seghetti is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Luminary Financial Planning in Modesto, CA, and has operated Seghhetti Holdings LLC since 2012, providing financial planning content for online publications. Luminary Financial Planning offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages client accounts on a strictly non-discretionary basis and employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Joshua Natham is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has been with Kenneth E. Boone Wealth Management, LLC since 2016, after working at HKG LLP for one year. Natham is also a licensed insurance agent, offering insurance products as part of comprehensive wealth planning when appropriate. Kenneth E. Boone Wealth Management advises individual and high-net-worth clients on wealth planning and portfolio management, utilizing a Modern Portfolio Theory framework. The firm emphasizes customized investment policies, diversified long-term asset-class exposures, and manages the majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis through a third-party administrator.

Christopher Fahey is a financial advisor at King Financial with a Series 65 designation. He has experience at King Financial since 2024 and has held roles at Tim Wheeler Accountancy Corporation and Gravity Picks Inc. Outside of finance, he previously worked in the entertainment industry with Elite DJ. King Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized real estate advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, modern-portfolio-theory approach and offers tailored investment strategies including 1031 exchange and Qualified Opportunity Zone consulting.

Kendall Seifert is a financial advisor at Blom & Howell Financial Planning, Inc. in Modesto, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Blom & Howell in 2023, Kendall worked at Grand Canyon University and has concurrent experience at Trader Joe’s since 2018. Blom & Howell Financial Planning serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and estate-planning assistance. The firm offers customized asset allocation and portfolio management services, including a firm-sponsored wrap fee program, and integrates technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in its investment processes.

Thomas Oliveira is a financial advisor with Oliveira Wealth in Modesto, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 15 years at LPL Financial and ongoing affiliation with The Leaders Group Inc. Outside of advising, he is involved in managing real estate and related business activities. Oliveira Wealth serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and cost segregation services. The firm employs individualized portfolios with a preference for ETFs and fixed income, and distinguishes itself with a broker-dealer affiliation and specialized tax and retirement plan consulting services.