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Wendy Hobbs is the principal of Hobbs Advisory Services in Tucson, AZ, with 45 years of experience in the financial industry. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial since 2004. She also serves as a Notary Public for the State of Arizona. Hobbs Advisory Services is a state-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and consulting primarily for individual clients and families. The firm offers hourly, stand-alone planning engagements without managing client assets, focusing on tailored advice related to retirement, tax efficiency, estate planning, insurance, education funding, and cash-flow analysis.

Timothy Schott is a financial advisor at ATON Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and has been with ATON Advisors since 2010. ATON Advisors is an independent firm providing personalized, fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation using factor-based and passively managed index funds and ETFs, with global diversification and customized investment policy statements.

Michael Miller is the sole advisor at R.B. Financial Group, an independent advisory firm based in Marana, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. Miller has been with R.B. Financial Group since 2005. R.B. Financial Group is a fee-only, independent sole proprietorship that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual, corporate, trust, and retirement accounts. The firm focuses on fixed-income investors, employs a value-oriented approach to equity selection, and emphasizes dividend-paying equities and investment-grade bonds, with accounts reviewed monthly and managed on a discretionary basis.

Darla East is a financial advisor at D Squared Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Oro Valley, AZ. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, including 16 years at her current firm. D Squared Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages portfolios using a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, offering both wrap fee and non-wrap advisory arrangements, and employs a range of strategies including active trading, option-based stock replacements, and limited short-sale transactions.

Gautham Jain doesn’t just offer financial advice; he engineers financial roadmaps. As President of Jain Wealthonomics, he combines the analytical precision of an engineer with the fiduciary standard of a CFP® professional to help families build, protect, and transition their legacies. Before dedicating himself to financial stewardship, Gautham spent over two decades as a Senior Product Manager at General Motors. There, he managed risk and built multi-year strategic roadmaps for high-stakes, multi-million dollar initiatives. Today, he translates that "Fortune 500 discipline" into personal finance—engineering life roadmaps designed to navigate market volatility and ensure clients reach their destinations with certainty. Gautham believes a robust financial plan must be as efficient as it is effective. With over seven years of specialized experience in Tax Planning, he integrates tax-optimization strategies directly into the planning process, ensuring your wealth isn't eroded by avoidable "leakage." Holding an M.S. in Engineering and an Executive MBA in Finance & Economics, Gautham brings rare intellectual rigor to the table. However, his most important credential is his fiduciary duty: an unwavering commitment to act solely in your best interest. A leader in the Arizona community, Gautham also co-leads financial literacy initiatives for the Financial Planning Association (FPA), driven by the belief that an educated client is an empowered client.

John Gareau is the sole advisor at Jaguar Investment Services, Ltd., an independent firm based in Marana, Arizona. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience. Gareau has been with Jaguar Investment Services since 1987. Jaguar Investment Services provides investment supervisory services and individualized portfolio management to a small client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes continuous, discretionary management primarily using no-load mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, tailoring portfolios to clients' objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.