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Ryan Melnyk is a financial advisor at Manzanita Wealth Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He earned his Series 65 designation in 2024. Manzanita Wealth Management LLC provides fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a mix of passive and active strategies guided by asset-allocation principles and client risk tolerance, including a taxable-only investment tier that uses derivatives with client approval and active risk controls.

Mark Dyer is a financial advisor at Mechfi in Sacramento, CA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America Corp, Edward Jones, J.P. Morgan Securities, Comerica Securities, Motif, and Lumity, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 25% owner of Mary's Mobile Kitchen, a restaurant business, for which he creates marketing materials. Mechfi provides fee-based advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s investment process follows Modern Portfolio Theory and uses diversified portfolios of ETFs, mutual funds, REITs, individual equities, and fixed income, with ongoing monitoring and client education through newsletters and seminars.

Alan Anzai is a CFP® professional at Anzai Financial with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked for 22 years at The Permanente Medical Group. Anzai Financial provides fee-only, project- or hourly-based financial planning services to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses exclusively on planning without investment management or asset custody, often recommending passive investment strategies implemented through index mutual funds and ETFs.

Richard Loek is a financial advisor with Onesta Wealth Management, LLC in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Onesta Wealth Management since 2012 and also runs Calrima Financial & Insurance Agency, where he serves as CEO and insurance agent. Onesta Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and asset management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis for portfolio monitoring and offers educational seminars and workshops without charge.

Gloria Rodriguez is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Golden Wealth Capital, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at CAPTRUST, Fulfilled Finances LLC, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services. Golden Wealth Capital provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering services such as Investment Policy Statement development, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-account fiduciary advice. The firm combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis in its investment process and offers educational seminars to organizations and the public.

David Herman is a financial advisor with Cypress Point Financial Advisors in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013 and previously spent nine years with LPL Financial. Cypress Point Financial Advisors provides asset management and comprehensive portfolio management services to individual investors and business entities. The firm’s investment approach utilizes fundamental analysis and a combination of long- and short-term trading strategies, offering individualized services and managing approximately $43.7 million across about 50 accounts.