Lucia Perez

Charles Carty is the sole advisor at Carty Financial, Inc., an independent firm based in Thousand Oaks, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 27 years of industry experience. He has led Carty Financial since 2007. Carty Financial provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis and emphasizes client approval for transactions, using a mix of individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, and selective covered-call options.

Bruce Bassin is the sole advisor at Bassin, Bruce, an independent firm based in Thousand Oaks, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience, including two years at Southeast Investments, N.C. Inc. Bruce Bassin is also a licensed insurance agent. The firm provides financial planning, third-party manager recommendations, and retirement plan consulting to retirement-plan sponsors, plan participants, and individual clients. It focuses on ERISA-style pension consulting and plan-sponsor fiduciary services, relying on referrals to sub-advisers rather than direct portfolio management.

Matthew Benson is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Opes MVB Capital, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, and US Trust/Merrill Lynch. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent and engages in real estate investment and development on a part-time basis. Opes MVB Capital provides wealth advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on portfolio allocation, real estate analysis, trust and estate advisory, tax planning, and charitable guidance. The firm emphasizes documented risk tolerances in tailored Investment Policy Statements and operates on a non-discretionary basis, allowing clients to retain final authority over transactions.

Daniel Disimile is the principal of Daniel J. Disimile CFP, LLC, a firm he has led since 2009. He holds the CFP® designation and has 36 years of industry experience. He is also licensed to sell insurance in California since 1987. His firm provides investment advisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trustees, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and employs various investment strategies while following a structured planning process.

Richard Dean is a financial advisor at Contemporary Planning Alternatives in Camarillo, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been the sole proprietor of Contemporary Planning Alternatives since 1996 and is also affiliated with Secure Benefits Group Inc since 1994. Contemporary Planning Alternatives provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework with a core-and-satellite approach and manages client portfolios on a discretionary basis with periodic reviews.

Andrew Killion is a financial advisor with Bankers Investment Counseling in Ventura, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, as well as operating a marine surveying business, Anchors Way Advisors, LLC, which inspects vessels for regulatory and safety compliance. Bankers Investment Counseling provides investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $18.4 million across 43 client accounts. The firm develops written investment policies tailored to each client’s objectives and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis in portfolio management.