Geoffrey White is a CFP® and ChFC® with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Strategies Group, LLC since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in life and health insurance products. Capital Strategies Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, charities, trusts, and estates, offering discretionary asset management and financial planning tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach and provides both managed accounts with discretionary trading authority and consultative services for held-away assets.

Alec Blomquist is a financial advisor at Rovin Capital with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Rovin Capital since 2020 and previously at CW Advisors, LLC. Rovin Capital provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and institutions, employing a customized, fundamental-analysis approach with ongoing account monitoring. The firm manages approximately $917 million in assets and acts as manager, sponsor, and adviser to multiple private pooled vehicles and real-estate-related offerings.

Jonathan Vest is a financial advisor at Watts Gwilliam & Company, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been self-employed since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, Vest maintains an active residential real estate license but does not actively pursue real estate sales. Watts Gwilliam & Company is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation with a long-term horizon while using tactical strategies such as option overlays and collars when appropriate, and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to private placement funds.

Joshua Robinson is a CFP® professional at West Ridge Advisors with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining West Ridge Advisors in 2021, he worked at Ace Workforce Technologies and Findlay Middle School. West Ridge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio management. The firm employs a team of 11 advisors and manages approximately $396 million in client assets, focusing on Modern Portfolio Theory with global diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost investment vehicles.

Kevin Shorts is a financial advisor at Tribeca Financial, LLC in Gilbert, AZ, holding a Series 65 license with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Tribeca Financial since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, Shorts is an independent insurance agent and manages Shorts Financial Services, LLC. Tribeca Financial provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, and charitable entities. The firm uses a structured, market-rate oriented approach focused on passive, globally diversified portfolios aimed at long-term growth.

Richard Everhart is a financial advisor at Clarity Wealth Management, L.L.C. in Gilbert, AZ, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Clarity Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2016. Clarity Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm uses a variety of analysis techniques and implements strategies ranging from long-term investing to short-term trading, often relying on model portfolios to serve a large client base efficiently.

Robert Cohen is a financial advisor at Tandem Wealth Advisors in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Tandem Wealth Advisors since 2018, including a brief sabbatical in 2021, and previously worked at Lotuswei LLC from 2013 to 2018. Tandem Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through discretionary separate accounts and model management for third-party platforms. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up fundamental research to create balanced, risk-managed portfolios focused on long-term capital growth and downside protection.

Rydan Case is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66-registered advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Ironwood Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he directs an event planning club and serves on the Past Presidents' Council of EO Orange County, a nonprofit focused on small business growth and education. Ironwood Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charities. The firm offers tiered service programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and written financial planning, emphasizing client-specific asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and cost-conscious share-class selection.

Logan Colwell is a financial advisor at Eckman Wealth Management, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Eckman Wealth Management, he worked in construction and security roles, including serving with the United States Secret Service. He is co-owner and director of construction at Flaming Rooster Firestop Corporation and also operates a tax preparation business, CLC TAX, LLC. Eckman Wealth Management is a small team advisor serving individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a macro-driven, asset allocation-focused investment approach with a long-term, low-turnover strategy.

Timothy Travis is a financial advisor with T&T Capital Management in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with T&T Capital Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Travis contributes investment research articles to SeekingAlpha.com on a periodic basis. T&T Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management mainly to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporate accounts, focusing on portfolio construction and ongoing supervision rather than comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, deep-value investment approach supplemented by tactical actions, including the use of margin, options, and short positions, with continuous account monitoring to align with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Adam Casto is a financial advisor at Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Vanguard and Charles Schwab. Safeguard Investment Advisory Group offers discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party sub-advisers, and fee-based financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and select institutional accounts. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and multi-year investment horizons, managing approximately $702 million in assets through a team of nine advisors across six offices.

Christopher Rich is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Tribeca Financial, LLC since 2008. He has also owned Rich Financial Group, LLC since 1992, where he is involved in insurance services. Outside of his advisory role, he is engaged in business exit planning and owns a fly fishing retail store. Tribeca Financial, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, and charitable entities. The firm employs a structured, market-rate oriented approach focusing on passive, globally diversified portfolios with an emphasis on long-term growth.

Jill Baumes is a financial advisor with Seros Wealth Partners in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She has worked with firms including United Planners' Financial Services and Newmark Capital Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing real estate sales and rental properties through Lala's Bay LLC and Samsara Rental. Seros Wealth Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, employing proprietary core models with tactical overlays tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Jason Kalman is a financial advisor with Schnieders Capital Management, LLC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience in both institutional and wealth management roles, including positions at Straight Arrow Capital Management and Whittier Trust Company. Kalman completed a Master’s of Finance and a Bachelor’s in Business at the University of Nevada Reno. Schnieders Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and long-term holdings, while maintaining flexibility for short-term strategies.

Carey Mccrady is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Cypress Wealth Services, LLC. Prior to joining Cypress in 2023, Carey worked at Watts Gwilliam and Associates and CSM Financial Planning, LLC. Cypress Wealth Services manages approximately $1.34 billion in discretionary assets for around 825 clients, offering customized investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm serves high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, employing a primarily fundamental research approach with flexibility for alternative investments and more active strategies when suitable.

Ashlee Merkley is a financial advisor at Seros Wealth Partners with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Seros Financial since 2019. Prior to her career in finance, she worked in the retail and service industries. Merkley is also an independent insurance agent. Seros Wealth Partners offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, utilizing proprietary core models with tactical overlays to tailor portfolios according to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Laurie Simons is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at Strategic Income Group LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC. Laurie is based in Chandler, Arizona, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Strategic Income Group LLC advises individuals, high-net-worth households, business owners, executives, and fiduciaries, providing discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and coordinated estate and tax strategy services. The firm utilizes integrated, tax-aware, and income-oriented investment strategies across multiple asset classes and manages private funds alongside third-party money managers.

Clinton Carpenter is a financial advisor at Eckman Wealth Management, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, with 15 years at the firm and 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Carpenter owns and operates CLC Tax, LLC, through which he prepares individual tax returns. He also occasionally provides AML audits for unaffiliated firms. Eckman Wealth Management is a small team adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a top-down, macro-driven approach that emphasizes asset allocation, primarily using ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities.

Victor Tassone is a financial advisor at API Financial Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Edward Jones and Prime Trading. Tassone also serves as an insurance producer for Symmetry Financial. API Financial Advisors, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and participant account management. The firm employs a combination of technical and fundamental investment analysis and maintains a formal affiliation with its sub-adviser, managing approximately $84.7 million in assets.

Ethan Bell is a financial advisor at Martinsen Wealth Management in Tempe, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Martinsen Wealth Management, he worked at Adams Wealth Advisors for two years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in local youth soccer training. 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 a variety of investment strategies, including direct and strategic indexing, options overlays, and tactical allocations.