Top advisors focused on planning for children with special needs in New Mexico

Syedmuhammad Ali is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in New Hyde Park, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Citigroup, Merrill, Bank of America, and People's United Bank. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through both client-directed and discretionary investment solutions. The firm uses a multi-profile investment process combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with ongoing fund due diligence, serving a broad client base with diverse managed portfolios.

James Mccullough is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Albuquerque, NM, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Waddell & Reed, Inc. and various insurance carriers through W&R Insurance Agencies since 2012. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm provides a variety of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and a broad platform combining advisory and non-advisory products.

Lane Swisher is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. in Oklahoma City. He has been with LaSalle St. Securities in various roles since 2014. Beyond his advisory work, he serves as co-trustee for family trusts benefiting multiple relatives. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, combining active and passive approaches across multiple asset classes, and manages substantially more assets under non-discretionary authority than discretionary.

Donald Stonecipher is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999. Stonecipher is also involved with Aristoboulos Racing, LLC, a non-investment-related venture. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services, including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Deborah Oneil is a financial advisor with M Holdings Securities, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at Equitable Advisors and AXA Advisors, LLC for over two decades before joining AEM Partners, LLC and Assured Equity Management Corporation in 2022. In addition to her advisory roles, she serves as Vice President and Director of AEM Business Services Corp., providing legal counsel and strategic oversight, and acts as a partner at AEM Partners LLC, offering financial and investment advice to business owners and individuals. M Holdings Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving individual, corporate, retirement plan, and other clients through a nationwide network of Investment Advisor Representatives and Member Firms. The firm offers a range of advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and insurance-contract advisory services.

Amanda Quicke is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at various Wells Fargo entities since 2009. Amanda is a Series 66 license holder and has partial ownership in an investment-related business, Granite Wealth Management, LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients by providing investment and fee-based financial planning services. The firm offers a broad range of planning options using proprietary research and tools, with services tailored to clients who meet specific net-worth criteria.

Rudenca Blloshmi serves as a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, she helps clients develop personalized wealth management strategies tailored to their individual financial goals. She provides access to Merrill’s investment insights alongside the banking and lending solutions offered by Bank of America. Rudenca focuses on client areas including family wealth management, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, tax minimization, retirement income, special needs planning, managing new wealth, and women and wealth. Rudenca holds multiple professional designations, including Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA), and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA). She attended Pace University without earning a degree and conducts business in both English and Albanian. Rudenca is involved with the Global Albanians Foundation and enjoys baseball, biking, golfing, music, and photography in her personal time.

Matthew Seale is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Baytown, TX, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and registered Series 63 and Series 66. He has 21 years of industry experience, all with Edward Jones since 2004. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Lanis Webb is a financial advisor at G. A. Repple & Company with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with G. A. Repple & Company since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, Webb works as an independent fixed insurance sales agent. G. A. Repple & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including retail individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, employing various analytical approaches to portfolio construction and offering multiple investment program options.

Evan Hirano is a financial advisor at Mok Capital Management in Los Altos, CA, holding CFP® and CFA® designations with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2017 and has been with Mok Capital Management since 2015. Mok Capital Management provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, charities, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a value-based investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios and may utilize options strategies, concentrated positions, and foreign securities as part of its management.