Benjamin Cooper is a financial advisor with Watts Gwilliam & Company, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Norris Design and Rose Law Group, and he has been involved with Cooper Development Strategies, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he manages and consults on real estate investments through several related entities. Watts Gwilliam & Company is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, institutional clients, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation with a long-term horizon and utilizes tactical tools such as options overlays and collars, offering discretionary portfolio management and access to private placement funds.

Michael Gauthier is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and is affiliated with Strategic Income Group LLC in Chandler, AZ. He has been with Strategic Income Group since 2013 and is involved in several other business ventures, including authoring financial education materials through Strategic Media Group LLC and serving as CEO of Strategic Family Management, a family office service. Strategic Income Group advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business clients, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, estate planning support, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including the management of two private funds focused on income and capital appreciation, and provides client education through newsletters and seminars.

Mark Goaslind is a financial advisor at Martinsen Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked with First Advisors National, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where he has been involved since 2012. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages most client accounts on a discretionary, wrap-fee basis and employs a variety of investment strategies, including direct indexing, options overlays, and tactical allocations.

Joan Zimniewicz is a financial advisor with E. A. Horwitz LLC in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. She has been with Western International Securities, Inc. and E. A. Horwitz LLC since 2013. E. A. Horwitz LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual clients, focusing on a conservative, principal-preservation investment approach tailored to individual needs. The firm offers services including retirement and college planning, estate and wealth-transfer advice, and employs tools such as options and fixed-income trading to manage risk and generate income.

Darci Zaunmiller is a CFP® professional based at Nectarine with 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill and Ellevest. She is also involved in divorce planning through her business, Decisions in Divorce, where she provides consultation on financial statement analysis related to divorce. Nectarine serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering consultative financial planning through advisor representatives selected via the firm’s website. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation with low-cost, index-based funds and provides advice without managing client portfolios or accepting custody.

Mark Finelli is a financial advisor at Blue Square Asset Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior work includes positions at Celsius Network, INX Services Inc., Overstock, and United Capital. Blue Square Asset Management serves individuals, family offices, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other advisers by providing financial planning, investment management, sub-advisory services, and due diligence for private funds. The firm uses a proprietary Dynamic Cash Allocation® process to manage a variety of strategies, including risk-managed growth and digital asset exposure.

Matthew Tarini is a Certified Financial Planner® with 30 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focused Alpha, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to that, he was with Nations Financial Group, Inc. from 2021 to 2024 and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC from 2009 to 2021. Focused Alpha, LLC manages approximately $562 million for around 509 clients through an eight-advisor team. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, 401(k) consulting, and educational workshops, utilizing a rules-based, process-driven investment approach that incorporates quantitative optimization, technical and fundamental analysis, and a range of investment vehicles.

Kaitlyn Morgan is a financial advisor with Seros Wealth Partners in Gilbert, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential and having three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Seros Financial in 2026, she worked at Sevensuede Investments for three years and has experience in the beauty industry with Viori Beauty. Seros Wealth Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, managing approximately $359 million in assets for about 441 clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerances using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside proprietary models and tactical overlays.

Daniel Gwilliam is a financial advisor with Watts Gwilliam & Company, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Watts Gwilliam & Company since 2004 and has prior experience at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Watts Gwilliam & Company is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and corporate entities. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation with a long-term horizon, complementing this approach with tactical tools such as options overlays and margin strategies, and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to private placement funds.

Stephen Udall is a financial advisor at West Ridge Advisors in Gilbert, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential. He has been with West Ridge Advisors since 2025 and also serves as Director of Udall CPA Group, PLLC, a tax and accounting firm he has been involved with since 2019. Prior to his advisory role, he worked briefly at PwC and spent five years at Brigham Young University. West Ridge Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and manages approximately $268 million in assets for nearly 400 clients.

Marisol Fung is a financial advisor at Avier Wealth Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Avier since 2022, previously spending six years at Dynamic Wealth Advisors. Avier Wealth Advisors manages approximately $1.19 billion in client assets and offers financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, and various business entities. The firm emphasizes broad asset allocation strategies using primarily mutual funds and ETFs, with attention to factor research and portfolio oversight by an investment committee.

Kimball Gwilliam is a financial advisor at Watts Gwilliam & Company, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked in various roles including at Arizona Patient Transport and WeLink, as well as serving in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints prior to his advisory career. Watts Gwilliam & Company is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and corporate entities. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation with a long-term horizon while utilizing tactical tools such as options overlays and collars, and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to private placement funds.

Jeremy Vaught is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Martinsen Wealth Management and has previous experience at Ameriprise Financial Services, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and First Advisors National. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in golf equipment sales with 2nd Swing Golf in Scottsdale, AZ. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers a range of investment approaches and also delivers estate-planning coordination, credit and identity monitoring, and Medicare-related assistance.

Shawn Jones is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Gallacher Capital Management, LLC since 2014. Based in Mesa, AZ, he also maintains a life insurance and business management practice. Gallacher Capital Management advises individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing integrated wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a consultative investment approach utilizing proprietary platforms and manages client portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary agreements.

Lane Martinsen is a financial advisor with Martinsen Wealth Management in Tempe, AZ, holding a Series 65 license and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked for First Advisors National, LLC for 10 years. Martinsen is also president and owner of M50 Tax Pros, LLC, a tax preparation service. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages most client accounts on a discretionary, wrap-fee basis and employs diverse investment approaches including strategic indexing, options overlays, and tactical allocations.

Jeffrey Fryer is a financial advisor with Watts Gwilliam & Company, LLC in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Watts Gwilliam & Company since 2009. Watts Gwilliam & Company is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and corporate entities. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation with a long-term horizon, employing tactical tools such as options overlays and collars, and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and access to private placement funds.

Alexander Marek is a financial advisor at Ironwood Wealth Management, LLC, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ironwood since 2015. Marek serves on the Board of Advisors for New Way Academy, a nonprofit school, where he contributes to strategies for improving visibility and fundraising. Ironwood Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charities with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes client-specific asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and share-class selection while offering tiered service programs and coordinating with clients’ other advisors on non-investment matters.

Michael Ball is a financial advisor with Cross State Financial Group LLC in Tempe, AZ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms, including United Planners Financial Services and his own Ball Financial Group, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in the sale of stamps through A To Z Stamps, LLC. Cross State Financial Group serves individuals, charities, and retirement plans, managing approximately $166.8 million in discretionary assets through a team of nine advisors. The firm employs fundamental analysis with tactical asset allocation and offers both model and customized portfolios with discretionary management and client-imposed restrictions.

Whitney Hendricks is a financial advisor at Seros Financial, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Sevensuede Investments for two years. Prior to entering the financial industry, she was a homemaker for eight years. Seros Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $301 million for over 500 clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and ERISA-focused plan services.

John Pfaffmann is a CFP® with 35 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is the principal of Rubicon Financial Network and has held advisory roles at Petra Financial Advisors Inc and First Allied Advisory Services, among others. He divides his time primarily between Petra Financial Advisors and Rubicon Financial Network, which he has operated since 1996. Rubicon Financial Network offers financial planning, consulting, estate settlement assistance, and limited investment management primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm focuses on tactical management of variable annuity and life insurance sub-accounts, emphasizing sector strength and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.