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James Kennon is the sole advisor at Kennon Wealth Management, LLC in Goodyear, AZ, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Monticello Investment Services, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management before founding his current firm. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates the Jim Kennon Financial Network as an insurance agent. Kennon Wealth Management serves individual clients by assisting them with the selection and oversight of third-party money managers rather than directly managing client portfolios. The firm provides ongoing monitoring and coordination while the managing member maintains an active insurance practice alongside his advisory work.

Patrick Church is the sole advisor at Church Capital, an independent investment advisory firm based in Buckeye, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 17 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and Pacific West Financial Consultants Inc. Church Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as a limited number of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management primarily using equities and ETFs, employs technical analysis and both long- and short-term trading, and acts as an ERISA 3(38) fiduciary offering retirement plan model management and consulting.

John Welch is the principal advisor at Welch Private Wealth in Litchfield Park, AZ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 0 years of industry experience. Prior to founding the firm, he served 16 years in the United States Air Force and currently serves in the Air Force Reserves as an F-35 instructor pilot. Welch Private Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning, project-based planning, and discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to develop customized investment strategies and offers educational seminars and workshops to groups and the public.

Christopher Carlton is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Edward Jones for 15 years before joining North Wind and Sun Advisory LLC, where he has been since 2026. North Wind and Sun Advisory LLC provides wealth management services to individuals and high-net-worth clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as comprehensive financial planning and consulting. The firm primarily constructs diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while allowing for individual stocks, bonds, and margin transactions when appropriate.

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.

Blake Welch is a financial advisor with Arete Financial Solutions, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has four years of industry experience, including previous roles at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and Securities America, Inc. Outside of finance, he works as a bouncer at The Womack in Phoenix. Arete Financial Solutions provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and business entity clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to develop tailored investment allocations and offers both non-wrap advisory services and a wrap-fee program.