Lauri Smith is a financial advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Northwestern Mutual and Wells Fargo. Trajan Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and retail investors, including high-net-worth clients and institutional entities. The firm employs a long-term, disciplined investment approach focused on stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds, tailoring portfolios to client-specific factors and integrating tax, estate, and insurance planning.

Kristin Rathjen is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ designation, as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has been with Wedbush Morgan Securities since 2001. Outside of her advisory work, she is a partner in a handmade card and invitation business and contributed to the overhaul of the PFP certification test for the AICPA. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and institutional research, with a focus on tailored portfolio management and advanced operational capabilities.

Erica Melissa is a financial advisor with Westminster Financial Advisory Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Westminster Financial Advisory Corporation since 2008 and Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. since 2009. Westminster Financial Advisory Corporation provides investment supervisory services and general investment advice to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on diversified, multi-asset class portfolio management with a buy-and-hold strategy complemented by tactical adjustments and employs a range of investment instruments including mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies.

Anthony Rocha is a financial advisor at PFG Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Securities America, and United Planners. Outside of his advisory roles, Rocha serves on the finance committee for Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Phoenix, AZ. PFG Advisors offers fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach utilizes a network of advisors who implement model portfolios or select third-party managers, emphasizing macro allocation and index-based ETFs along with fundamental and technical analysis.

Sharon Cohen is a financial advisor at Parallel Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at BOK Financial for 11 years before joining Parallel Advisors in 2023. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates multiple investment strategies and technology platforms to manage diversified portfolios and offers fiduciary services through an affiliated trust company.

Ricardo Leyva is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC, and OneAmerica Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent with The Quantum. Encompass More Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-platform model services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs model-based strategies that incorporate proprietary and third-party sub-advisers across a range of investment options, including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, private placements, and digital-asset related exposures.

John Durham is a financial advisor with USAA Investment Services Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked within various affiliated USAA entities since 2007, including USAA Financial Advisors, Inc., USAA Financial Planning Services, and USAA Life Insurance Company. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services to USAA members and individual investors, primarily through phone and digital channels. The firm offers a Retirement Income Strategy Report and facilitates referrals to third-party broker-dealers and advisers, operating mainly as a referral intermediary rather than managing client assets.

Christopher Stokes is a financial advisor with USAA Investment Services Company, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at USAA Life Insurance Company since 2018 and USAA Financial Advisors, Inc. from 2008 to 2020. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and the general public, offering a Retirement Income Strategy Report and referring clients to Charles Schwab for investment products and account services. The firm operates as a referral and retirement-advice intermediary rather than a portfolio manager.

Phillip Scavo is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Parallel Advisors, LLC and previously held roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Morgan Stanley, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, he manages and performs in a music band. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that includes fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, while integrating technology for tax-efficient portfolio management and offering affiliated fiduciary services.

Jonathan Brackmann is a financial advisor at Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Axxcess Wealth Management and Arete Wealth Advisors in various roles since 2013. Axxcess Wealth Management offers wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and third-party asset management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm is known for its Third-Party Asset Management Platform (TAMP) and sleeve-manager capabilities, providing customized multi-asset portfolios and operational support for multiple third-party managers within single accounts.

Donald Cuppy is a financial advisor with Parallel Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He worked at Autus Asset Management, LLC for 16 years before joining Parallel Advisors in 2022. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach, including fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and integrates technology platforms to support tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away account management.

Paul Mann is a financial advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. in Scottsdale, AZ, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Empire Wealth Advisors and AE Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in licensed insurance sales. Trajan Wealth serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, endowments, and institutional investors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, using a client-tailored investment process documented in an investment policy statement.

Louise Willmering is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Crewe Advisors since 2021. Prior to joining Crewe Advisors, she worked for 26 years at BMO Financial Group. Outside of her financial advisory role, she holds a vice president position at Sonic Aerospace, Inc., a family-owned aerospace manufacturing business. Crewe Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and insurance companies. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach and is noted for advising private pooled vehicles and serving insurance company clients.

Lori Callahan is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Wedbush Securities since 2009. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets solutions. The firm supports both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and provides custodial, clearing, and prime services.

David Carroll is a financial advisor at Trek Financial with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with several firms, including Trusted Business Advisor Group and UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA. Carroll also maintains various insurance appointments for fixed life, health, long-term care, and disability insurance. Trek Financial serves individual, high-net-worth clients, and institutional retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary and non-fiduciary services. The firm employs a blend of strategic and tactical investment approaches, integrating quantitative models, alternative strategies, and artificial intelligence tools under governance and human oversight.

Joseph Donti is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior firms include AE Wealth Management, Solutions First Financial Group, and Priority Wealth Advisors. He is also the owner and CEO of Priority Financial and Insurance Solutions, Inc., which focuses on life insurance, long-term care, and annuity sales. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and consultative retainer services to individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and other RIAs. The firm manages primarily discretionary accounts using a combination of proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, employing methods such as modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis.

Timothy Lambros is a financial advisor with Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. in Tucson, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wealth Watch Advisors, LLC and Strategic Stewards, LLC dba Trust Advisor Associates. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent and is involved in annuity sales. Trajan Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as foundations, endowments, and institutional investors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, using an investment process tailored to client objectives and informed by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Marti Bryant is a financial advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, Ashton Thomas Insurance Agency, BCJ Capital Management, and DOBA CPA PLLC. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed as an insurance agent and sells insurance products. Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, disciplined investment approach focused on stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds, tailoring portfolios to clients’ specific risk tolerances and tax situations.

Scott Pilvinis is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he held roles at PSP Financial Services LLC and PSP & Associates, Inc. Outside of advising, he is also active as an insurance agent. Strategic Wealth Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm utilizes both proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offers access to private placements, and employs a variety of investment analysis techniques while delegating day-to-day trading to sub-advisers when appropriate.

Lenny Letcher is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Surprise, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Avantax Advisory Services and Linda Field and Associates, alongside ownership of multiple tax preparation and accounting businesses. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of a nonprofit organization and is a member of the board of a child development center. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory program access. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory solutions through a variety of managed account options and third-party relationships, managing over $900 million in client assets.