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James Kennon is the principal of Kennon Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Goodyear, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Kennon Wealth Management in 2012, he established the Jim Kennon Financial Network in 2011, through which he also operates as a licensed insurance agent. Kennon Wealth Management serves a select group of individual clients by coordinating investment services with third-party money managers rather than managing assets directly. The firm provides ongoing liaison, reporting support, and client reviews, operating on a referral and revenue-sharing model that includes licensed insurance activities and incentive arrangements with third-party managers.

Kimberly Bridges is a CFP® and Series 63-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Bright Women Financial, where she has worked since 2025. Prior to that, she held roles at BOK Financial and Commerce Trust Company. Bright Women Financial provides comprehensive financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fixed, engagement-based fees rather than percentage-of-assets charges. The firm offers educational seminars and employs a long-term, asset-class-based investment approach alongside cash-flow, retirement, and estate planning.

Patrick Church is the sole advisor at Church Capital, an independent investment advisory firm based in Buckeye, Arizona. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. Church has operated Church Capital since 2013. Church Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and a limited number of pension and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $23 million in discretionary assets. The firm provides ongoing discretionary portfolio management, directs clients to third-party money managers when appropriate, and acts as an ERISA 3(38) fiduciary offering retirement plan model management and consulting.

Ross Luekenga is a financial advisor with AZ Legacy Wealth LLC in Glendale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has operated as a sole proprietor since 2007 and has been affiliated with AZ Legacy Wealth in various capacities since 2014. In addition to advisory services, he works as an independent insurance agent specializing in life and disability insurance. AZ Legacy Wealth LLC provides discretionary asset and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, managing approximately $52.9 million across about 331 accounts. The firm offers customized investment strategies with an emphasis on long-term holdings, utilizing a Unified Managed Account program and third-party overlay managers.

Edwin Ashton is an investment advisor at Arete Financial Solutions, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also a licensed attorney since 2011, focusing his legal practice on estate planning, probate, and business transactional law through his firm, Ashton Law, PLLC. Arete Financial Solutions provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and corporate clients, utilizing a documented investment process that includes fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory. The firm integrates in-house legal and accounting expertise alongside traditional investment management, offering a distinctive range of services including a wrap-fee program and managed-model solutions.

Munib Haddad is a financial advisor with SunStreet Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with SunStreet Securities since 2007. SunStreet Securities is a small advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and asset review services. The firm manages approximately $5.9 million in client assets using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, primarily through mutual funds, with accounts reviewed at least quarterly.