Phone: (925)837-1601

Fax: (925)837-1605

Email: milt@advantagewealth.com

Milton Guzman is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional and Retirement Income Certified Professional®. He focuses on developing strategies for individuals, their families, and businesses to help plan for long-term financial goals aligned with a client's values and aspirations.

He enjoyed a successful 15-year career in the pharmaceutical sales industry, learning the importance of a dynamic and individualized approach to helping clients address their needs. Deciding to pursue his passion for finance, he joined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in 2010, and later, Merrill Lynch. Milton joined Advantage Wealth Advisors in 2013, and continues to work closely with healthcare professionals assisting with their financial planning concerns.

Milton obtained his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Retirement Income Certified Professional® designations which provide financial services professionals with the technical knowledge, practical experience, and communication skills needed to create and build a client centric wealth advisory practice. He approaches wealth management in a consultative manner, combining knowledge, experience and acumen with a deep understanding of his clients' financial vision. Milton employs an investment philosophy centered on planning effectively and acting decisively to help pair client objectives with market opportunities. He is dedicated to serving clients in the accumulation, preservation, and transfer of significant wealth. He holds his Series 7 and 66 securities registrations with LPL Financial and his California state insurance license.

Milton is a 1988 graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a B.S. in Economics. He traveled extensively during his service, having been stationed in Pearl Harbor, HI and San Diego, CA. He currently resides in Walnut Creek, CA where he enjoys spending time with his family as well as time outdoors, playing golf, fishing, hiking, and attending San Francisco Giants’ games.

CA Insurance License #: 0I72135

Phone: 505-897-7234

Fax: 505-897-2205

Charles “Chip” Presti brings more than 30 years of financial services experience working with clients from the accumulation through the income stages of investment planning. Chip believes that taking the time to really get to know and understand his clients and their goals is the most important step in the financial and investment planning process. He specializes in developing personalized strategies with the goal to help individuals and families maintain their desired lifestyles throughout retirement and works with clients to pursue their legacy and estate planning goals, addressing to manage risk through tax-efficient wealth preservation strategies.

Chip began his financial services career in 1988 at MuniCorp of California, Inc., a regional broker/dealer specializing in municipal bonds. In 1995, he became an independent financial advisor with Associated Securities, one of the nation’s first independent broker/dealer firms in the country. In 2007, he joined First Allied Securities where he met John Threlkeld. He later joined Advantage Wealth Advisors in 2012 as a financial consultant. He holds his Series 7 and 63 securities registrations with LPL Financial and his California and New Mexico state insurance licenses.

Chip and his wife, Jan reside in Corrales, NM. He is an avid runner and spends much of his free time providing support and counseling to children from families struggling with addiction problems.