Steven Collins is a CFP® professional with 38 years of industry experience, currently advising at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Chalice Capital Partners, Chalice Wealth Advisors, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Financial West Group. He is also an independent insurance agent, licensed to sell life insurance and variable annuities. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm distinguishes itself with its integration of insurance-linked account management and the use of both affiliated and unaffiliated third-party managers on an open-architecture platform.

Christopher Ordway is a financial advisor with Dynamic in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Dynamic Wealth Advisors dba STF Wealth Management since 2018 and previously at BFC Planning, Inc. and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is the author of the book *Reveal the Rockefeller Within* and is involved in educating parents on college planning and financial aid through The Hefar Group. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, businesses, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction approach and offers services ranging from portfolio management to sub-advisory and practice support for other advisers.

Peyton Gallovich is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors in Peoria, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at United Planners, OSAIC, Securities America, Inc., and PFG Advisors. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm’s approach involves model portfolios and third-party managers, utilizing top-down macro allocation with index-based ETFs alongside fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by multiple marketplace platforms.

Timothy Hammond is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at USAA Financial Advisors Inc and LPL Financial, and he currently provides investment advisory services through Gateway Wealth Partners. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services using a goals-based planning approach supported by proprietary technology and an evidence-based investment framework.

Jack Christensen is a financial advisor with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and DMKC Advisory Services, LLC. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through model-driven programs that include Separately Managed Accounts and Strategist UMAs, incorporating both proprietary and third-party investment products.

Troy Ray is a financial advisor at Berger Financial Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Berger Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, businesses, corporate executives, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial and retirement planning, income tax planning and preparation, succession planning, and retirement-plan consulting through its affiliate Quorom. Their investment approach is based on proprietary, long-term strategies developed by an Investment Committee that employs fundamental analysis, with many accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

Brad Wilson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Diversify Wealth Management, LLC, bringing three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Diversify Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at Intel for 24 years. He serves as a board member and officer for the Phoenix chapter of Dream Factory, a nonprofit organization. Diversify Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a tactically diversified investment approach across multiple platforms, including advisor-managed portfolios and curated models, with an emphasis on due diligence and alignment with clients’ objectives.

Phillis Pilvinis is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at PSP Financial Services LLC and Paramount Financial Advisors II, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for Atomic Technologies, a data delivery service. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, often implementing them on a discretionary basis.

Brian Penney is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Packerland Brokerage Services, Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc., and several other firms. He is also a managing partner of Capital Synergies, LLC, a life insurance business based in Litchfield Park, AZ. Sequent Planning, LLC, operating as Futurity First Wealth Management, is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services through a network of investment advisers using firm-developed models, third-party managers, and customized allocations within a structured risk framework.

Jason Noble is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Dynamic. His prior roles include positions at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, Financial Engines Advisors, and M&T Securities. Outside of advising, he is involved with PCRM, LLC, which provides fixed-insurance products. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement services, and sub-advisory support. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific approach and provides integrated technology and operational support to other advisers.

Matthew Hansen is a financial advisor at Dynamic with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Yellowstone Partners, LLC. Outside of advisory activities, Mr. Hansen is an Independent Insurance Agent and sells insurance and annuity products. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction process and provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and practice support for other advisers.

Michael Prior is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors in Peoria, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Securities America, Inc., and United Planners. Prior is also the co-founder and CEO of RIA Partners Group, a shared services firm that helps RIA owners collaborate and reduce expenses. PFG Advisors offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of top-down macroeconomic allocation and fundamental/technical analysis, primarily using index-based ETFs with periodic rebalancing, and operates a distributed network of approximately 104 advisors across multiple offices.

Brentford Price is a financial advisor with Alera Investment Advisors, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including OSAIC, Triad Advisors, and KMS Financial Services, and is involved with Wilson & Albers Company, LLC as a producer. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and manages a small portfolio of rental properties. Alera Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm uses a combination of internal management, affiliated platforms, and independent managers to construct portfolios with a long-term focus and offers ERISA-focused services for retirement plans.

Bradley Allan is a financial advisor with Compass Financial Management LLC in Phoenix, AZ. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Compass in 2025, he worked at The Allan Agency and Family First Life. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and participant education. The firm manages approximately $894 million and employs a range of analysis techniques and both internally managed and third-party investment strategies.

Marc Brock is a financial advisor at Diversify Wealth Management, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has previously worked at Thrivent Advisor Network LLC and Your Source Financial, P.L.C. since 2010. Diversify Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a tactically diversified investment approach across multiple platforms, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management aligned with clients’ objectives.

Karen Koenig is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 11 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Union Capital Company and Edward Jones. Outside of advisory work, she provides business valuation services, is a licensed insurance agent, performs strategic planning and performance analysis for a governmental authority, and serves on the board of the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy Graduate Association, where she develops a graduate magazine. She also offers wills and estate planning services. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a goals-based advising process that combines proprietary software and behavioral economics with evidence-based quantitative metrics and implements both passive and active investment strategies.

Natasha Marakowski is a financial advisor with KCD Financial, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining her current firm, she served in the US Air Force from 2015 to 2017. KCD Financial, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with 38 advisors managing approximately $202 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment strategies and third-party management programs.

Nancy Bullock Swanson is a financial advisor with Independent Wealth Network, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Brokers International Financial Services, LLC and Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. Swanson is also president of Preferred Wealth Management and involved in life and health insurance sales through multiple entities. Independent Wealth Network, Inc. provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies and oversight tools, serving clients including high-net-worth individuals with approximately $518 million in assets under management.

Chad Blanton is a financial advisor with Simplicity Wealth in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Simplicity Group since 2017 and Guardian Wealth Management since 2021. Outside of financial services, he is a co-founder of Trademark Apparel, an apparel company based in Scottsdale, AZ. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities when appropriate, alongside model portfolios monitored and rebalanced regularly, and offers technology and operational support to other advisers through its TAMP platform.

Caleb Jelcick is a financial advisor with McAdam LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Before joining McAdam in 2021, he worked in various roles across multiple industries, including hospitality and retail. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios using fundamental analysis and incorporates a range of investment strategies, including less liquid assets and cryptocurrency exposure.