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Cortnie Stensland

Advisor at Merrill — Chandler, AZ 2565 W Chandler Blvd

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

11 years

Location

Chandler, AZ 85224

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Total advisors

25,558

Across 3,149 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Cortnie Stensland is a financial advisor at Merrill with 11 years of industry experience, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. She has worked at Merrill in two separate periods totaling eight years, with three years at Morgan Stanley in between. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved as an officer and managing member in family-held entities that manage rental properties in Arizona. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Client services

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Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

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Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Chandler, AZ 2565 W Chandler Blvd

2565 W Chandler Blvd

Chandler AZ 85224

Advisors at this office

339

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

11 years of industry experience

Merrill

2025 - Present • 1 year

Chandler, AZ

Morgan Stanley

2022 - 2025 • 3 years

Tempe, AZ

Merrill

2015 - 2022 • 7 years

Chandler, AZ

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Business activities & affiliations

Raman S

CFP®, Series 66, EA

Phoenix, AZ

Singh PWM LLC

I watched my family work incredibly hard their whole lives -- and I never wanted anyone else to reach the end of theirs wondering if they did enough with what they had. That's the reason I became a financial advisor. Not because I loved spreadsheets -- though I do -- but because money is the thing that funds the life you're trying to build, and most people deserve someone in their corner who actually treats it that way. I moved to the U.S. from India as a kid and started working at 13. Money was never theoretical in our house. It was decisions with real consequences, and I learned early that the difference between a good outcome and a bad one often came down to information, timing, and who you had helping you. I've spent 14+ years in financial services. Long enough to understand how the industry works -- and long enough to be frustrated by it. Clients getting sold products they didn't need. Advisors earning more when clients invested more, regardless of whether it made sense. Tax, investments, and estate planning treated like separate problems instead of one integrated picture. Singh PWM exists because I refused to operate that way. No commissions. No AUM fees on assets I don't manage. No incentive to recommend anything other than what's right for you. Just transparent flat fees and a clear scope of work -- so you always know what you're paying for and why. I hold two credentials that matter for the kind of work I do: CFP® since 2016 and Enrolled Agent since 2026. The CFP® covers the planning side. The EA means I'm federally authorized to represent clients before the IRS and work through tax strategy directly -- not hand it off to someone else. Together, they let me build retirement plans where tax decisions, investment structure, and income planning actually work together. My wife Stefania runs client services. We live in Phoenix with our son Luke and three dogs. This is a small firm by design -- because the kind of advice I give requires knowing you, not managing a book of 500 accounts. If you're serious about getting your financial life in order before retirement, I'd like to talk. CFP® Since 2016 | EA Since 2026

Retirement income strategy Roth conversion strategy Retirement withdrawal strategies Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Retired Approaching retirement Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Hayden E

Series 63, Series 65

Phoenix, AZ

Iridescent Capital Management

Hayden Ess is a financial advisor at Iridescent Capital Management in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Charles Schwab and Bank of America. Outside of advising, he owns a tax preparation business and provides DJ services. Iridescent Capital Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving a small client roster that includes high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with fundamental analysis, focusing on low-cost passive funds and ETFs, and offers retirement plan consulting alongside comprehensive financial planning.

Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive

Jacob M

CFP®, CPA

Phoenix, AZ

Styra Wealth Management

I work with people who are within about five years of retirement, or already moving into it, in an ongoing advisory relationship that runs through the transition and past it. You've saved for decades and the balances are real. What changes as retirement gets closer is the questions: how much you can comfortably spend, when you can stop working, which accounts to draw from first, when to claim Social Security, and how to cover health insurance before Medicare. I'm a CPA and a CFP® professional, and I prepare my clients' tax returns myself. The plan and the filing come from the same desk, so a Roth conversion, a withdrawal order, or an equity sale gets modeled against the return it will land on before anyone acts on it. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, working with clients across the country. Fee-only, no commissions.

Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Retirement withdrawal strategies General tax planning Wealth management Retired Established Professionals Approaching retirement Retired Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Don L

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Mesa, AZ

Larson Wealth Management, LLC

Don Larson is the principal advisor at Larson Wealth Management, LLC in Mesa, Arizona, holding a CFP® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Steele Larson Advisors, LLLP for seven years before founding Larson Wealth Management in 2011. Outside of advisory services, he owns and manages a bookkeeping and tax preparation business and serves as secretary and treasurer for AEM International (US) Ltd. Larson Wealth Management provides investment supervisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, corporate and Taft-Hartley employee benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs customized strategic asset allocations across various equity and fixed income securities, emphasizing mutual funds and ETFs, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with regular reviews.

Business succession planning Cash flow / budgeting Debt management Life insurance needs analysis Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive
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Nicholas L

CFP®, Series 65

Gilbert, AZ

Kingdom Wealth Advisers

Nicholas Lombardozzi is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Kingdom Wealth Advisers in Gilbert, AZ. His prior experience includes roles at Creative Planning, Keystone Wealth Partners, Edelman Financial Engines, Edelman Financial Services, and Barrows Sollenberger Group. Kingdom Wealth Advisers provides portfolio management and planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan accounts. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach favoring passive, long-term strategies and offers fiduciary advice to retirement and IRA accounts with documented client risk tolerance and investment policies.

Passive / index investing Real estate investing Annuities
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Tanner E

Series 65

Queen Creek, AZ

Stride Wealth LLC

Tanner Erickson is a financial advisor at Stride Wealth LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at West Monroe Partners LLC and various academic institutions. Stride Wealth LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services, using internally developed model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, top-down, and bottom-up analyses to tailor client allocations.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy
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