Philford Jeffords is a financial advisor at Acrylic Financial, Inc. with a Series 65 designation. He has eight years of experience in the mortgage industry and two years in wealth management. Acrylic Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporations, other advisers, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses a combination of asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and both passive and active investment models, including management of a firm-sponsored hedge fund.

Jason Lane is a financial advisor with Vance Wealth in Santa Clarita, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Vance Wealth since 2020 and previously held roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Clear Structure Financial Technology. Vance Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $893.6 million in assets. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, fundamentally driven strategies with customized portfolios emphasizing ETFs and mutual funds, supplemented by individual securities and third-party managers as appropriate.

Calvin Hedman is a financial advisor with Vance Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Catalina Capital Group LLC and EP Wealth Advisors and manages Hedman Partners LLP, a public accounting firm. Outside of advisory work, Hedman serves as co-chair of the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors and is involved with Real Life Church’s finance committee. Vance Wealth provides wealth management and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach using customized portfolios of ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, and third-party managers.

Anthony Goring is a financial advisor at Vance Wealth in Santa Clarita, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Pure Financial Advisors for one year before joining Vance Wealth in 2022. Vance Wealth is a multi-advisor investment advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm manages approximately $736 million in assets and focuses on long-term, fundamental analysis-based portfolio construction using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and outside managers, with tailored asset allocation and fiduciary oversight.

Carrisa Flores is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She has worked at Vance Wealth since 2021. Flores is also licensed to sell insurance and spends approximately 10% of her time on insurance sales. Vance Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm offers wealth management and discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and business consulting, managing about $893.6 million in assets for roughly 380 clients through an 11-advisor team.

Jerrod Ferguson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Vance Wealth since 2020 and previously spent over a decade at Raymond James Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, Ferguson is also an independent insurance agent. Vance Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $893.6 million in assets. The firm follows a long-term, fundamentally driven investment process, constructing customized portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, and third-party managers.

Niall Shaffery is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Vance Wealth in Santa Clarita, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Poole & Shaffery LLP. Outside of his advisory work, Shaffery serves as Vice President of a business professional referral network in Valencia, CA. Vance Wealth provides wealth management and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach, utilizing customized portfolios primarily composed of ETFs and mutual funds, and manages approximately $893.6 million in assets for around 380 clients.

Kenneth Newberry is a financial advisor at CRUX Wealth Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Waddell & Reed and Raymond James Financial Services. He is also involved as a financial advisor with Triton Wealth Advisors and Arete Wealth Management. CRUX Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a process-driven, advisor-customized approach using a variety of analytical methods and generally manages client accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring.

Michael Parrinello is a financial advisor with BCN Financial, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at LPL Financial, Crown Capital Securities, and Quest Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a volunteer football coach in Valencia, CA. BCN Financial provides retirement plan advisory and financial planning services primarily to participants of employer-sponsored retirement plans and members of over 200 Police and Fire Department associations. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis with market timing, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs while typically delivering specific non-discretionary advice tailored to available plan options.

Shkira Singh is a financial advisor with Secure Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Secure Investment Management, Singh worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and several other financial firms. Outside of advising, Singh is an author and speaker, with multiple published works on fitness and business topics. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, including both retail and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management through a quantitative, factor-based investment approach that emphasizes diversified, long-term allocations using low-cost funds and tailored strategies.

Thomas Schulte is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Napier Financial. He previously spent nine years with US Financial Advisors. Schulte is involved as a partial owner in GenWel Capital LLC and GenWel Capital 2 LLC, firms engaged in private real estate investment activities. Napier Financial serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing a macro-economic, top-down asset allocation approach and managing portfolios with a range of investment vehicles including private placements and affiliated private real estate funds.

Lucas Mendoza is a financial advisor at Vance Wealth with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Vance Wealth, he worked at KB Home and attended Texas Christian University. Vance Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other financial institutions. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, business consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services with a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach.

Christopher Pelch is a financial advisor at Vance Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC, Kudu, Eliqs, LLC, UCLA Anderson School, and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Vance Wealth is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis, using a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and independent managers while tailoring asset allocation to clients’ cash-flow needs and risk tolerance.

Tyler Tilton is a CFP® professional at Vance Wealth with 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and Waddell & Reed Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is also a part-time independent insurance agent. Vance Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other financial institutions. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business consulting, utilizing a fundamentally driven, long-term investment process with customized portfolios.

Bronson Feuer is a CFP® professional with one year of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Vance Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at 360 Business Management, BDO USA, Deloitte Tax LLP, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Washington. Vance Wealth is a multi-advisor investment advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, business consulting, and retirement plan advisory services.

David Ford is a financial advisor with Blakeslee & Blakeslee Financial Advisers Inc. in Valencia, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with Blakeslee & Blakeslee Financial Advisers since 2025 and previously spent six years with American Funds. Blakeslee & Blakeslee Financial Advisers serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses with integrated portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a team approach and uses a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative metrics, maintaining a long-term investment orientation that can include ESG/SRI screens upon client request.

Sierra Cappella is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Vance Wealth in Santa Clarita, CA, joining the firm in 2025. She has diverse work experience including roles at True Barre and In-N-Out Burger. Vance Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and other entities, offering wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business consulting. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach that emphasizes customized portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities.

Zachary Johnson is a financial advisor at Vance Wealth with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His background includes roles at ICE Recovery and Wellness, PredictAP, and work at the University of California, Berkeley. Vance Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other financial institutions. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, business consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services, managing roughly $893.6 million in assets for about 380 clients.

Frederic Wachtel is a financial advisor at Prosperitas Financial, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held prior positions at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Clearing. Prosperitas Financial is a multi-team registered investment adviser that serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm manages diversified portfolios using a range of securities and employs multiple analytical approaches, including fundamental and technical analysis, while also offering financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Jason Miller is a financial advisor with Prosperitas Financial, LLC in Valencia, CA. He holds one year of industry experience and previously worked at KPMG from 2015 to 2019. Miller also has roles at Equity Smart Home Loans and PGIE, where he has been involved since 2019. Prosperitas Financial is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $812 million for about 1,745 clients, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a mix of analytical approaches and individualized portfolios.