John Lahman is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Waddell, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a volunteer board member for the nonprofit DoingGrief.org and is involved in agricultural management through Lahman Heritage Farm, LLC. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, utilizing a range of traditional and legacy market-timing and momentum-based investment strategies.

Austin Fetch is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at AE Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He also serves as an advisor for Dare To Retire U, where he teaches financial education classes. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and plan services through a platform that combines multiple model strategies and advisor customization.

Michael Peterson is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrity Alliance, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Impact Wealth Management LLC and Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through Key Retirement Solutions. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets through a network of over 300 independent advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and both wrap and non-wrap programs, utilizing a range of investment approaches and platforms.

Jeffrey Boysen is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Glendale, Arizona, bringing four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Merrill, Bank of America, and the U.S. Army National Guard. He is also the owner and president of J.P. Boysen & Co., LLC, a company involved in general business activities. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs featuring model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Sonya Valentin is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Tolleson, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. She is also the owner of Shopalot LLC, an e-commerce business. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its financial planning.

Michael Trezza is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC in Peoria, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 11 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Edelman Financial Engines and JPMorgan Securities LLC. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and operates with a platform focus, managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.

Kimberle Dyer is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Glendale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and over 21 years of industry experience. She has been with J. W. Cole Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2014 and has also been associated with Life Investors since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Executive Women International and co-owns a business consulting firm focused on business consulting, estate preparation, social security fundamentals, and tax planning, and she works part-time as a blackjack dealer for an entertainment company. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, retirement plans, and other entities through a nationwide network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions, implementing investment decisions through discretionary or non-discretionary approaches.

Lisa Mc Clelland is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Glendale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company, Thrivent Financial, and Nationwide Insurance. Outside of finance, she has participated as a product tester for skincare products and worked event staff for NASCAR car racing events. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Brianna Steffes is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Glendale, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and three years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Cruz Financial Group, Principal Life Insurance Co, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. She serves as Vice Chair on the board of the Area Agency on Aging. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Christopher Thomas is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Dare To Retire U and Hybrid Retirement Solutions LLC DBA Oxford Retirement & Estate Planning. Outside of advisory roles, he teaches classes through Dare To Retire U. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach with model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and plan services, supporting a high client load per advisor and a complex affiliate structure.

Vayahn Onuselogu is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Hightower Advisors since 2023. His prior roles include positions at JP Morgan Securities, LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. from 2018 to 2023, as well as experience at Arete Wealth Management and Larson Financial Group. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a range of investment vehicles and strategies.

Elizabeth Mcleod is a financial advisor with Creative Planning, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She worked at Paragon Capital Management, LLC for 17 years before joining Creative Planning in 2018. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of supplemental investment options and affiliated non-investment businesses.

Thomas Ellis is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, World Financial Group, and several technology companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Postmates. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice programs and investment education, relying on Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight.

Jesse Sausedo is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work history at Kroger, where he was employed for 37 years. Additionally, he is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Paul Okonoski is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns a coffee shop business currently under construction in Mesa, Arizona, which is managed by his wife. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

Ray Jonas is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with various Fidelity entities since 1993, including Fidelity Brokerage Services, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, and Fidelity Investments. Fidelity's Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a broad client base, including retail and institutional investors. The firm employs a blend of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage portfolios and serves in advisory roles for multiple registered investment companies and fund-of-funds.

Natalie Flamm Stutenroth is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2011 to 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party databases.

Nancy Huynh is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Fidelity Investments since 2020 and previously held roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and USAA Financial Advisors Inc. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a broad client base, including retail and institutional investors. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, including multi-manager and fund-of-funds structures.

Martin Falcon is a financial advisor at Fidelity with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab, and USM, Inc. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, employing a blend of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm is noted for its use of systematic methodologies, delegated management, and involvement with registered investment companies and fund-of-funds.

Rickey Pickering is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Sun City, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2012. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions, operating under a fiduciary standard and supported by a nationwide network of approximately 23,701 financial advisors.