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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.

Robert Hillberg is the principal of Hillberg Capital Management, LLC in Turlock, California, and holds the PFS™ designation. He has 21 years of experience in financial advising and has operated his investment advisory firm since 2004. In addition, he has been a partner at Hillberg & Co, CPAs since 1980, providing tax, accounting, and general business services outside of investment advising. Hillberg Capital Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and diversification, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and integrates its investment management with the affiliated CPA practice for coordinated tax and financial planning.

Kevin Berger is the sole advisor at Berger Asset Management, Inc. in Turlock, CA, holding a Series 63 credential with 14 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Berger & Company, CPAs for 18 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president and director of several non-investment related companies, including Colonize Media, Inc., a digital media distribution firm, as well as employee benefit administration and consulting companies. Berger Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and estates and trusts. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented investment approach focused on large- and mid-cap securities, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and incorporating various instruments such as equities, debt, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and limited futures.

Glenn Andrade is a financial advisor at AFS Investments with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Mutual Advisors, LLC and Mutual Securities Inc prior to his current role. Outside of advisory work, he is a licensed life insurance agent involved in the sale and servicing of life insurance policies. AFS Investments is a family-owned registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm employs both a bottoms-up stock selection process and a top-down asset allocation approach, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with ERISA fiduciary consulting and retirement plan management.

Arthur Askil is a financial advisor at Titan Capital Management with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Titan Capital Management since 2005 in its various entities. Titan Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other registered investment advisors. The firm employs a Global Tactical Asset Allocation approach using proprietary quantitative models to adjust asset allocations dynamically across an aggressive-to-conservative risk spectrum.

Michael Abram is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Integral Investment Advisors, Inc. since 2015 and briefly attended California State University, Stanislaus in 2016. Beginning in December 2024, he will serve as the Treasurer for the City of Turlock, managing the city’s fixed income investment portfolio. Integral Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm focuses on asset-allocation-based portfolio construction with a total-return orientation and employs a tactical sector tilt, using a variety of instruments including options and digital-asset strategies.