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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.

John Costa is a financial advisor at Influx Capital Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background that includes roles at Re/Max Del Oro, Influx Insurance Services, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in the sale and service of group medical and non-medical benefits. Influx Capital Management serves individuals, trusts, IRAs, and corporate clients by managing portfolios of stocks, bonds, ETFs, and other public investments on a non-discretionary basis. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis with quantitative screening, focusing on underpriced securities with multi-year catalysts and maintaining low portfolio turnover for tax efficiency.

Christopher Dennis is a financial advisor at Arrowhead Wealth Management Corp. in Modesto, CA, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Arrowhead Wealth Management since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance producer for various insurance companies. Arrowhead Wealth Management Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $30.8 million in client assets. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor non-discretionary portfolios, and it also serves as a solicitor for a third-party managed-account platform.

David Wong is a financial advisor at Arrowhead Wealth Management Corp. in Modesto, CA, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Wedbush Securities Inc. from 2009 to 2022. Arrowhead Wealth Management Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, primarily serving non–high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to customize portfolios and offers both discretionary management and non-discretionary assets.

Christopher Mraz is a financial advisor at Mraz and Associates in Modesto, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. and Conterra Wine Co., LLC. Mraz and Associates provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a disciplined, value-oriented investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing approximately $785 million in discretionary assets.

David Mraz is a financial advisor at Mraz and Associates in Modesto, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mraz, Amrine & Associates since 2011. Mraz and Associates provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a disciplined, value-oriented investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a range of securities and model portfolios, managing approximately $785 million in discretionary assets.