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Darla East is the sole advisor at D Squared Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Oro Valley, AZ. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 21 years of industry experience, including 16 years managing portfolios at D Squared Capital Management. The firm provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering both wrap fee and non-wrap advisory programs. Its investment approach combines fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, utilizing a range of strategies including active trading, option-based positions, and margin use.

Ronald Knapp is the sole advisor at RH Knapp & Co. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. His career has been focused entirely at RH Knapp & Co., where he has worked since 1989. RH Knapp & Co. is an independent firm providing discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, trusts, small corporations, and various institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individual securities selection through fundamental and technical analysis, generally recommending equity investments for clients with a minimum five-year horizon and operating under limited trading discretion.

Brooks Larson is a financial advisor with Wealth Planning Advisors LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 13 years of industry experience. He has operated his own firm, Brooks Larson, LLC, since 1994 and has been self-employed in financial planning since 1991. Larson is involved in a family estate planning LLC unrelated to real estate transactions. Wealth Planning Advisors LLC is a small, fee-only advisory practice serving individual investors and employer plan sponsors. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational seminars, with additional tax, bookkeeping, and payroll services offered through an affiliated accounting entity.

Scarlett Vogel Ham is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and totaling 17 years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. She is the owner of Full Moon Financial LLC, where she runs group business and life insurance activities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm emphasizes direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions through both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Estel Freese is a financial advisor at Cetera with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Avantax Investment Services and 1ST Global Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he provides consulting on tax issues and retirement planning for employee benefit plans through WEST & COMPANY, LLC. Cetera Investment Advisers serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services, combining retirement capabilities with a broad trust and institutional network.

Adrian Arvayo is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2018, following seven years at Chase Bank. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.