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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.

Nicole Seghetti is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Luminary Financial Planning in Modesto, CA, and has operated Seghhetti Holdings LLC since 2012, providing financial planning content for online publications. Luminary Financial Planning offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages client accounts on a strictly non-discretionary basis and employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Christopher Fahey is a financial advisor at King Financial with a Series 65 designation. He has experience at King Financial since 2024 and has held roles at Tim Wheeler Accountancy Corporation and Gravity Picks Inc. Outside of finance, he previously worked in the entertainment industry with Elite DJ. King Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized real estate advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, modern-portfolio-theory approach and offers tailored investment strategies including 1031 exchange and Qualified Opportunity Zone consulting.

Kendall Seifert is a financial advisor at Blom & Howell Financial Planning, Inc. in Modesto, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Blom & Howell in 2023, Kendall worked at Grand Canyon University and has concurrent experience at Trader Joe’s since 2018. Blom & Howell Financial Planning serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and estate-planning assistance. The firm offers customized asset allocation and portfolio management services, including a firm-sponsored wrap fee program, and integrates technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in its investment processes.

Matthew Lewis is a financial advisor at TechView Wealth Advisors LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and Enter Capital Group, Inc. He has been with TechView Wealth Advisors since 2017. TechView Wealth Advisors serves technology entrepreneurs, private business owners, and cross-border individuals and families investing in the United States. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using a combination of active and passive strategies, focusing on individualized planning and services tailored to international clients.