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Vahick Yedgarian is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 11 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Regency Financial Group since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he has worked as an adjunct instructor at several universities since 2009 and holds a California real estate license. Regency Financial Group is a single-advisor registered investment adviser offering discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term, diversified investment approach and prepares written investment policy statements with regular portfolio reviews.

John Mears is the principal advisor at Mears Money Management in Valencia, CA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been involved in financial services since 1991 through his work at Mears And Associates. In addition to his advisory role, he owns a tax preparation and accounting business and is a licensed insurance agent. Mears Money Management serves individual clients by providing portfolio management and selecting third-party money managers, typically recommending mutual funds and index funds. The firm applies modern portfolio theory with a long-term investment approach, offers portfolio analyses and educational resources, and distinguishes itself by not imposing account minimums and by its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Christian Carreon is a financial advisor with Create Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has previously worked at firms including All One Wealth, LLC, NPB Financial Group, LLC, Gold Coast Securities, Inc., RBC Advisors, and Medtronic, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner and CEO of Paradigm Shift Trading, Inc., an educational and mentorship program focused on systematic trading. Create Wealth Management, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, sector, and cyclical analysis and employs strategies including strategic and tactical asset allocation, short-term trading, options, futures, and leverage.

Lindahl Lucas is a financial advisor with Avinci Wealth Management, Inc. in Valencia, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Financial & Tax Architects for six years and owns Lucas Insurance Services, an insurance agency he founded in 1989. Avinci Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing model strategies with trend-following, momentum overlays, and algorithmic rebalancing to manage allocation and risk. The firm also offers estate-planning support through a digital platform, limited 401(k) guidance, and sub-advisory services.

Paul Fritch is the principal and sole advisor at Paul Edward Fritch CPA, an independent firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including 12 years at WBB Securities, LLC. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California, providing accounting, tax advisory, and management services alongside his advisory work. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of cyclical analysis and modern portfolio theory. It focuses on mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, and annuities, with advice tailored through Investment Policy Statements and ongoing quarterly reviews.

Manu Walia is the sole advisor at Continuum Global Asset Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Santa Clarita, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience, having been with Continuum Global Asset Management since 2005. Continuum Global Asset Management provides fee-based investment supervisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family trust accounts, and retirement accounts. The firm combines fundamental and technical research with asset-allocation techniques and employs a mix of equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, REITs, and options, using active strategies such as stop losses and option hedging to manage volatility.