Carmel York is a financial advisor at Clym LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked in mortgage companies and banking. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Vice President of Sales at OptiFunder LLC, a subscription software company that automates mortgage operations. Clym LLC provides integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and select institutional clients. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary and focuses on portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals, utilizing institutional-class mutual funds, ETFs, and private investments, while also offering educational workshops and coordinating with clients’ other professionals.

Jordan Lampos is a financial advisor at Midway Partners Capital Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Duff & Phelps Securities LLC from 2016 to 2021. Lampos holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Midway Partners Capital Management is a single-advisor registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities through separately managed accounts and a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs an intrinsic-value, bottom-up fundamental investment approach focusing on discounted cash-flow analysis and conservative forecasts, managing concentrated, longer-term holdings with routine portfolio reviews.

Luis Contreras is a financial advisor at Contreras Financial, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Contreras is active in his community as a committee member and scholarship chair for the Cannery Row Rotary Club in Monterey, CA. Contreras Financial, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm offers a wrap fee program, educational seminars, and pension consulting, employing an investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with modern portfolio theory.

Alex Baier is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in financial advising, currently with RLS Private Wealth Consulting, Inc. Prior to joining RLS Private Wealth, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Foresters Financial Services. RLS Private Wealth Consulting serves high-net-worth individuals and businesses by providing family office executive and comprehensive wealth-planning services. The firm offers non-discretionary investment consulting, estate-planning coordination, and specialized family office operations, focusing on administrative oversight and project-based billing rather than traditional asset-based fees.

Aaron Schwartz is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor at McFarland Associates with 16 years of industry experience. He has held various roles at McFarland Associates and previously worked at NPB Financial Group, LLC. Outside of finance, he is involved in private flight instruction as a certified pilot and flight instructor. McFarland Associates serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, non-profits, and other business entities, advising both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, mutual fund-based portfolios managed primarily on a non-discretionary basis, integrating comprehensive financial planning and a range of non-investment services.

Tonia Ryan is a financial advisor at AFS Investments with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Franklin Templeton and Waddell & Reed. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a notary public in Sacramento, CA. AFS Investments provides advisory and planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and business entities, managing approximately $56 million across about 140 client relationships. The firm employs both bottom-up stock selection and top-down asset allocation strategies, offering clients discretionary, non-discretionary, or self-directed engagement options.

Rhonda Staelgraeve Secor is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RLS Private Wealth Consulting, Inc. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Investments, LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. She is also an advisory board member at Monterey County Bank. RLS Private Wealth Consulting provides wealth-planning and family office executive services to high-net-worth individuals and businesses. The firm offers non-discretionary investment consulting, comprehensive financial planning, and administrative support, including estate-planning coordination and client onboarding to a digital family office platform.

William Hastie Jr. is a financial advisor with Hastie Financial Group in Salinas, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network. Hastie Financial Group offers personalized financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, focusing on long-term, asset-allocation–oriented recommendations without providing trade execution or discretionary management. The firm’s planning engagements conclude with written financial plans or analyses, and clients may implement recommendations through associated persons or elsewhere.

Ryan Hastie is a financial advisor with Hastie Financial Group in Salinas, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network. Prior to entering financial services, he worked in physical therapy and at California State University Fresno. Hastie Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on long-term, asset-allocation-oriented recommendations, delivering written financial plans without portfolio management or trade execution.

Mary Barone is a financial advisor with The Marshall Financial Group LLC in Salinas, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Mutual Advisors, LLC for 12 years. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of the City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation and is involved with the Ferrari Club of America’s Monterey Peninsula Chapter. The Marshall Financial Group LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers fee-based asset management and comprehensive financial planning, building individualized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and managed stock sleeves guided by asset-allocation models and third-party software.

George Wehrfritz is a financial advisor at Saratoga Research & Investment Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Saratoga Research & Investment Management since 2009. Saratoga Research & Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and various institutional clients such as pension plans, endowments, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a long-only, concentrated large-cap equity approach using quantitative and qualitative analysis, managing approximately $2.5 billion across about 2,800 clients.

Angela Pack is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She currently works at SLP Wealth and also provides student loan consulting through Student Loan Planner. Her prior experience includes roles at Susan L. Kendall, CPA, Kendall Wealth Partners, and Northwestern University. SLP Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients and small-business owners with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs diversified, risk-based portfolios using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, offering ongoing account monitoring and additional services including tax preparation and 401(k) plan support.

Michael Parkin II is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Secure Investment Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Secure Investment Management in 2025, he was self-employed for one year and held roles at Hesai, Inc. and Veoldyne Lidar, Inc. He also works as an insurance agent selling fixed insurance products. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and separately managed account solutions. The firm employs a quantitative, factor-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, using a mix of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, third-party managers, and direct indexing tailored to client objectives.

Joel Knight is a financial advisor with American Investors Company, holding a Series 66 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has worked with American Investors Company since 1990 and operates Joel Knight Tax & Business Services, a bookkeeping and tax preparation business, since 1978. He has also been an independent insurance agent since 1991, though he is not actively selling life, accident, or health insurance at this time. American Investors Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and 401(k) investment services, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered adviser.

Cole Silva is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience with firms including Cotari and cfd Investments. Outside of finance, Silva serves as a substitute job coach for Hope Services, a nonprofit social services organization. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients across various wealth levels, providing investment management and financial planning using asset-class model allocations aligned with five risk objectives. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, including Biblically Responsible Investing strategies, supported by an Executive Investment Committee and a range of client-focused operational features.

William Pinkerton is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Monterey, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 47 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 1980. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement-plan sponsors, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services on an open-architecture platform that includes firm-sponsored and third-party strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, providing clients with discretionary and non-discretionary management options along with specialized municipal bond and other investment programs.

John Madonna is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Hilltop Securities, Inc. for 38 years. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through a platform model that integrates third-party managers and specialized municipal bond strategies sponsored by Hilltop affiliates.

Anthony Madonna is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He has held his current position at Momentum Independent Network since 2009. Madonna holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Momentum Independent Network serves individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients through advisory and brokerage relationships. The firm offers a range of services including investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage, execution, clearing, and custody services.

Christopher Murray is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Monterey, CA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones before joining Hilltop Securities and its independent network. Outside of his advisory role, he owns R62 Enterprises, a lifestyle apparel and gear company based in Salinas, CA. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions. The firm offers a range of portfolio management programs and fiduciary services, supported by an open-architecture platform and distinctive operational features such as municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group.

Allison Barrientos is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently with Modern Wealth Management, LLC. She was previously with Integris Wealth Management, LLC for 15 years. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets across 94 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and tax, estate, and insurance-related services through affiliated entities.