Edward Maruna is a financial advisor with Blakely Walters Wealth Management in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and Next Financial Group. Maruna also serves in the United States Air Force Reserve. Blakely Walters Wealth Management provides wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines discretionary asset management with financial planning, utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and employs sub-advisors and alternative strategies to tailor investment programs.

James Dew is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Dew Wealth Management since 1999. Dew is an independent trustee for trusts unrelated to his advisory clients and receives royalties from previously published educational books on investing and financial planning. Dew Wealth Management serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, including business owners, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of wealth services combining financial planning, investment management, and coordination of outside professionals, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio oversight.

William Lee is a CFP® and CFA® with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at ARQ Wealth Advisors, LLC and has previously been with Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC and Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member and part-owner of a recreational company, Fun Times AZ LLC. ARQ Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients through fee-only asset management and financial planning, employing a disciplined investment process that includes derivatives and options strategies within separately managed accounts. The firm blends traditional and alternative investment exposures while maintaining a formal fiduciary standard.

Kevin Canterbury is a financial advisor at CS Planning Corp with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including Redstone Capital Management, Coastal Investment Advisors, and Advisory Solutions Group. He is also a licensed life insurance agent at Truchoice Financial Life Insurance Brokerage. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a systematic investment approach with broadly diversified portfolios across global equity and fixed-income markets, tailored to each client’s risk tolerance and goals, and operates through a multi-advisor and multi-affiliate model.

Mark Stein is a CFP® with 43 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC, where he has worked since 2010. His prior roles include five years at Foothill Securities, Inc., and he maintained an insurance sales business for over four decades. Galvin, Gaustad & Stein is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a proprietary, fundamentally driven security-selection process and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary financial planning and portfolio management services.

Neil Sabagh is a financial advisor at Acrylic Financial, Inc. with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Acrylic Financial and Brokers Alliance in 2024, he worked at Amazon from 2020 to 2024. Acrylic Financial, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, other investment advisers, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of asset-allocation frameworks, momentum and moving-average models, and both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment programs according to client goals and risk tolerance.

James Meyers is a financial advisor at Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes time at The Herbst Group, LLC. Laffer Tengler Investments offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model delivery to other advisers, and wrap-fee program management for individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and specialty clients. The firm combines quantitative modeling and macroeconomic forecasting with fundamental security analysis across various asset types and operates an actively managed equity income ETF.

Santiago Rosas is a financial advisor at Dew Wealth Management in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at FP Solutions Ameriprise, Insitu, and Bosh Global Services. Dew Wealth Management serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, including business owners and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive wealth services such as Family Office Assessments, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates financial planning with investment oversight and the coordination of outside professionals, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Todd Reeg is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC. His prior work includes roles at Robert W. Baird & Co., Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory, using both bespoke and licensed model portfolios, and accesses alternative and private investments while maintaining discretion over portfolio implementation.

Christopher Kuehne is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Greenwich Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Greenwich Advisors, he was with Independent Financial Advisors for 30 years. Greenwich Advisors, LLC is a Delaware-organized SEC-registered investment adviser with a five-advisor team managing approximately $293 million for about 72 clients across five offices. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, utilizing a range of analytical methods and complex investment instruments.

Lindsey Tummond is a financial advisor at MDRN Capital with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Bancwest Investment Services, Cole Capital Corporation, and AmeriFirst. Lindsey also serves as an Investment Advisor Representative with McAdam, LLC, where she provides financial planning and investment advisory services. MDRN Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by offering discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a multi-advisor team model and typically constructs portfolios using unaffiliated independent managers along with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Sam Winter is a financial advisor at Fortitude Family Office in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cudos LLC and UBS Financial Services. Fortitude Family Office primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and their related entities, providing investment management, comprehensive wealth and financial planning, and family office services. The firm combines traditional family office operations with a private fund sponsor role, managing illiquid private credit and real estate-credit investments alongside customary custody-related services.

Charles Dickens IV is a financial advisor at Strategy Financial Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Cardone Ventures. Outside of finance, he was involved with Champions Yoga LLC for three years. Strategy Financial Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $367 million across various accounts. The firm focuses on conservative, income-oriented investing and risk management using diversified multi-asset portfolios, complemented by its marketing and client education initiatives.

Jeffrey Gilbert is a financial advisor with Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Chalice Capital Partners, LLC, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Arete Wealth Advisors LLC before joining Balboa Wealth Partners in 2015. Balboa Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a team structure and a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options, with a focus on periodic account reviews and tax-sensitive decision-making.

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.

Tara Kreizenbeck is a financial advisor with MSH Capital Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. She has worked at MSH Capital Advisors and its affiliated firm M.S. Howells & Co. since 2019, and previously spent ten years at Inventure Foods Inc. Outside of advisory work, she serves as COO of both MSH Capital Advisors and MS Insentra LLC, an insurance marketing organization. MSH Capital Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $1.09 billion across a network of 11 advisers. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, small businesses, and government entities, offering portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, securities-based lending, and access to third-party managers and model portfolios.

Cole Leonida is a financial advisor with John Moore & Associates Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining John Moore & Associates in 2021, he worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Capital Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a personal brand website and social media platform. John Moore & Associates provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs quantitative equity models and diversified strategies, including Biblically Responsible Investing, tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

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.

Richard Bingaman is a financial advisor with CS Planning Corp, holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Dynamic Wealth Advisors and GuidePoint Private Wealth Management, and he owns a CPA tax and business advisory firm, REB CPA, PLLC. In addition to his advisory work, he manages several non-investment related residential and commercial property leasing businesses. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, provides investment supervisory, portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-advisor model to deliver broadly diversified, systematically managed portfolios tailored to each client’s risk tolerance and goals.

Peter Lisicky is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC and previously worked at Robert Baird & Co. for 12 years. Lisicky also serves as an insurance agent providing advice on insurance and annuity products. Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to create tailored investment strategies, utilizing third-party technology and access to alternative investments.