Michele Suzanne Valdez

Gregory Crawford is the sole advisor at Crawford Financial Planning & Consulting in Modesto, CA, with 42 years at the firm and nine years of industry experience. He provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. Crawford Financial Planning & Consulting offers discretionary portfolio management and one-time financial planning engagements, emphasizing ETF-based portfolios and a blend of modern portfolio theory, fundamental analysis, charting, and cyclical analysis to guide asset allocation and security selection. The firm requires client accounts to be custodied at Schwab Institutional and operates as a sole proprietorship with a long operating history.

Norman Dotch is a financial advisor with Dotch Capital, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life and its affiliated entities from 2013 to 2020 before founding Dotch Capital in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independently licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales. Dotch Capital is an independent registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory to create diversified, tailored portfolios and provides asset management on a non-discretionary basis alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

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.

Paolo Marchetti is a financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at 401K Engineers Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2015 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an S-corporation providing fiduciary services under ERISA Section 3(16). 401K Engineers Inc. offers portfolio management to individual investors and advisory services to retirement plan sponsors, including pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable organizations. The firm focuses on customized investment policies and long-term strategies, integrating pension consulting and coordination with estate-planning attorneys.

Nathan Williamson is a financial advisor with Waystone Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Company and Findec Wealth Services, Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent in Washington. Waystone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses, using a customized, fiduciary approach that emphasizes strategic asset allocation and long-term investment horizons.

Christopher Fahey is a Series 65 licensed advisor with King Financial, where he has worked since 2024. He has over a decade of entrepreneurial experience, including founding Gravity Picks Inc and previously operating Elite DJ. Fahey also has a background in accountancy through Tim Wheeler Accountancy Corporation. King Financial offers investment and planning services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, utilizing a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory. The firm integrates insurance and tax perspectives into client work and provides specialized advisory services such as 1031 exchange and Qualified Opportunity Zone fund analysis.