Emily Gall is a financial advisor at Fortitude Family Office in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fortitude in 2024, she worked at Schmooze and Morning Squeeze. Fortitude Family Office serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, providing investment management, comprehensive wealth planning, and family office services. The firm combines traditional family office operations with private fund sponsorship and manages illiquid private credit and real estate-credit investments.

Jordan Galvin is a financial advisor with Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Galvin, Gaustad & Stein since 2015, including time overlapping with Foothill Securities Inc in 2015-2016. Galvin, Gaustad & Stein is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.35 billion in assets and employs a fundamentally driven security-selection process combined with quantitative screening and qualitative company analysis to construct diversified portfolios and offer both discretionary and non-discretionary financial planning services.

Michael Christensen is a financial advisor at Sage Financial Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles in accounting and corporate services. Sage Financial Advisors serves individuals, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and related consulting. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with diversified portfolios and offers educational seminars, tax services through affiliated CPAs, and documented operational controls.

Kurtis Knobbe is a financial advisor at Bledsoe Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in various roles with the City of Phoenix since 2011, including serving as a Fire Captain in the Phoenix Fire Department. Bledsoe Asset Management serves members of the public safety community, their families, and a range of individual clients, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses strategic model portfolios tailored to client needs and employs both long-term and active trading strategies, including options and derivatives, with a focus on optimizing retirement benefits for public safety employees.

Daniel Owens is a financial advisor at Juncture Wealth Strategies, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Elk River Wealth Management, BOK Financial Securities, and CoBiz Wealth. Owens serves as a board member for the charitable organization Team Bradley Bear, contributing guidance and advocacy. Juncture Wealth Strategies advises individuals, trusts, estates, and pension or profit-sharing plans, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios. The firm employs a range of investment approaches including behavioral, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and utilizes derivatives and hedging strategies within separately managed accounts.

Bridget Grimes is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Equita Financial Network, Inc. since 2018 and has been associated with WealthChoice LLC since 2016. Equita Financial Network, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes market efficiency and strategic asset allocation, building client-specific investment policy statements to guide portfolio construction and risk tolerance.

Blake Essary is a financial advisor at Stronghold Capital Partners LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked with several firms including Landing Rock Cash Management and National Gold Consultants. Outside of advising, he operates his own insurance agency and real estate business and serves as a solicitor for third-party managers and service providers. Stronghold Capital Partners provides investment advice and financial planning to individual and business clients, specializing in non-discretionary management and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan services. The firm primarily acts as a solicitor for third-party managers, referring clients to external providers while offering direct advisory services in select cases.

Patrick Conway is a financial advisor at Fairport Advisors, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Fairport Advisors since 2000 and also has a long history with Fairport Capital, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ. Fairport Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension, and business accounts. The firm utilizes a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation, proprietary algorithms, technical and quantitative analysis, and artificial intelligence tools to manage a range of model portfolios from defensive to aggressive strategies.

Richard Siegel is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at ARQ Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2008 and previously spent eight years with Vanguard Advisers. Outside of advising, Richard holds a minority ownership stake in Restaurant Investment Partners, LLC. ARQ Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with fee-only asset management and financial planning. The firm integrates derivatives and alternative investments into client portfolios and provides fiduciary support for employer plans alongside traditional wealth management services.

Jessica Coleman is a financial advisor at Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry for one year. Prior to joining Ironwood, she worked at Fisher Investments for three years and has experience in academic settings including Whitman College and the Vancouver School of Arts & Academics. Ironwood Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm’s investment process focuses on fundamental analysis and ongoing portfolio monitoring, utilizing a range of strategies and asset classes, and also serves other registered investment advisers through sub-advisory and model-provider arrangements.

Alexander Kalemba is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Dew Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Dew Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC for four years. He has experience in both financial services and the hospitality industry, including a role at Fox Cigar Bar. Dew Wealth Management serves individuals and high-net-worth clients such as business owners, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of wealth services including investment management and retirement plan consulting, combining financial planning with oversight of outside professionals.

Austin Filiere is a CFA® charterholder currently with Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ. He previously worked with T. Rowe Price and Capital Insight and has experience in the sports industry with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. Laffer Tengler Investments serves individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and intermediary clients by offering discretionary portfolio management, model portfolio delivery, and wrap fee program management. The firm employs a combination of quantitative modeling, macroeconomic forecasting, and fundamental security analysis across proprietary strategies and acts as both a model sponsor and ETF sub-adviser.

Leong Ngu is a financial advisor with LifeTyme Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with LifeTyme Financial Advisors since 2012 and LifeTyme Financial Group since 2014, in addition to Allstar Financial Group since 2011. Ngu is also an independent insurance agent specializing in Medicare supplement sales and insurance products. LifeTyme Financial Advisors operates as a co-advisor on the Matson Money platform, providing retirement-plan advisory services including limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary support and participant education. The firm follows a modern-portfolio approach through model portfolios implemented by a third-party platform and offers public seminars and workshops on investment basics.

Jacob Duffy is a financial advisor at Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Robert W. Baird and Duffy Mathias Private Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member on the finance committees of the BHHS Legacy Foundation and the Rotary Clubs. 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 and modern portfolio theory to build customized Investment Risk Profiles, employing third-party managers and technology tools while offering access to alternative and private investments.

Hunter Davis is a financial advisor at Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Renaissance Financial, Securian Financial Services Inc, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Davis serves on the Outreach and Recruitment committee of Scottsdale Leadership, a nonprofit leadership development program. Galvin, Gaustad & Stein is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.35 billion in client assets, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm uses a proprietary security-selection process that combines quantitative screening, discounted cash-flow valuation, and qualitative company analysis.

Jerad Rosburg is a financial advisor at ARQ Wealth Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining ARQ Wealth Advisors in 2026, he worked at Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC and Alps Distributors, Inc., and spent four years with the Dallas Stars. ARQ Wealth Advisors serves individual clients—including high-net-worth households—as well as trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers fee-only asset management and financial planning, utilizing a blend of asset-allocation frameworks, security selection, and derivatives strategies within a fiduciary approach.

Ezra Alpert is a financial advisor at Bayntree Wealth Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at SP+ and TCI Wealth Advisors, as well as involvement with Arizona State University, Tucson JCC, Congregation Bet Shalom, and The Gregory School. Bayntree Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations by providing investment management, retirement plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term total return with risk management and utilizes a limited selection of third-party managers when appropriate, offering services on both as-needed and ongoing bases.

Gene Pucci is a financial advisor with Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Financial Services. Pucci also serves as National Director of Operations for Excelsior Advisor Network LLC and works as a registered representative at The Leaders Group, providing investment advice and variable annuity solutions. 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 integrates fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory, utilizing bespoke and model portfolios while employing third-party technology and alternative investments to manage client portfolios.

Andrea Donaldson is a financial advisor with MSH Capital Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including M.S. Howells & Co., InterOcean Capital Group, LLC, and Henry+Horne Wealth Management. Andrea also serves as EVP of Retirement Plans at MSH Capital Advisors, focusing on advising qualified retirement plans. MSH Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and government entities. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and securities-based lending, delivering advice through independent Investment Advisor Representatives who tailor recommendations to client goals and risk tolerances.

Scott Mclaine is a financial advisor with Acrylic Financial, Inc. based in Fountain Hills, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He is senior financial trainer and on-camera personality for BrightWealth Academy, a financial training program operated by BrightPhoenix Management, LLC, and serves as managing partner of a tax strategy and planning business focused on tax return review and related advice. Acrylic Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and other investment advisers, utilizing a combination of asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside financial planning, and manages firm-sponsored pooled investment vehicles including a hedge fund.