Paul Escarcega is a financial advisor with Sensible Money, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has recently begun his career in the financial industry. Prior to joining Sensible Money, he worked in various roles including positions at Grand Canyon University and Morgan Stanley. Sensible Money provides ongoing financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individuals transitioning into or already in retirement. The firm uses a comprehensive planning-and-implementation model called the Juicing® Experience and employs diversified portfolios alongside liability-driven investing techniques.

Dewayne Nelson III is a financial advisor at Collective Wealth Advisors LLC in Phoenix, AZ, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Buckingham Strategic Partners, LLC, and Lwi Financial Inc. Collective Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans as a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary. The firm combines independent third-party account administration with access to multiple sub-advisors and offers educational seminars alongside discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services.

John Reyna is a financial advisor with Regal Advisory Services, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with Regal Securities since 2010 and also serves as president of Natural Resources Management, a consulting and community relations firm. Reyna acts as a successor trustee for family and close friends’ estates and trusts, providing personal representative services. Regal Advisory Services, Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients through a team of 15 advisors managing approximately $113.5 million in assets. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory, utilizing a blend of fundamental and quantitative research tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Dana Anspach is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with Sensible Money, LLC, where she has worked for 15 years. Her prior experience includes roles at Wealth Management Solutions, Hopkins Parker Financial Services LLC, and 1st Global Advisors Inc. Outside of her advisory work, Dana is involved in authoring educational content through Anaday LLC and is a partner in a health and wellness business, BodyByIntent LLC. Sensible Money provides ongoing financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, with a focus on clients entering or in retirement. The firm employs a model called the Juicing® Experience, integrating plan design, implementation, and ongoing management, and utilizes diversified portfolios and liability-driven investing techniques.

Manuel Parra Jr. is a financial advisor at Partners Capital, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and the Yucatan Leones Baseball Club. Partners Capital, LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as advising pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines ongoing portfolio management with sponsorship and management of a private fund that pursues an opportunistic credit and equity strategy.

Zachary Tobey is a financial advisor at Fullerton Financial, LLC in Peoria, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Kingdom Financial Group LLC and Fullerton Financial Planning. Before entering financial services, he worked in various positions including at golf courses and Dutch Bros. Fullerton Financial, LLC provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual clients across a range of wealth levels. The firm employs discretionary management using model portfolios and third-party managers accessed through a sub-advisory relationship with AE Wealth Management, and offers consulting, written plans, educational seminars, and newsletters.

Calvin Goetz is a financial advisor with Strategy Financial Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Strategy Financial Services, LLC since 2013 and is the sole owner of Strategy Financial Insurance, LLC. Goetz is also a licensed insurance agent and an equity owner in Strategy Financial. Strategy Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations with discretionary investment management and financial consulting. The firm emphasizes conservative, income-focused investing and downside risk management through diversified, multi-asset portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

Austin Grizzell is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at SJS Investment Services. He previously worked for THE Vanguard Group, Inc. for nine years before joining SJS. SJS Investment Services serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, institutional investors, and public entities, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm’s investment process is led by an internal committee that constructs diversified portfolios and includes tailored solutions for public funds and qualified investors.

Andrew Abysalh is a financial advisor with Strategy Financial Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Strategy Financial Group in 2023, he worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America. Strategy Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations with discretionary investment management and financial consulting. The firm emphasizes conservative, income-focused investing and downside risk management through diversified, multi-asset model portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

Matthew Carter is a CFP® and CFA® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC since 2005. 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 includes fundamental analysis and portfolio monitoring across various asset classes, while also serving other registered investment advisers through sub-advisory and model-provider arrangements.

Lucas Graybill is a financial advisor at Fullerton Financial, LLC in Peoria, AZ, holding a Series 66 license with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Kingdom Financial Group LLC, Swissport, FiveIron Golf, Fidelity Investments, and Raymond James. Fullerton Financial, LLC provides investment management and financial planning to individual clients, including both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers written financial plans, consulting, model portfolios, newsletters, and educational seminars, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis through model portfolios and third-party managers.

Curt Thompson is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor at Global Strategic NextGen OCIO with 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. for 23 years before joining Global Strategic Investment Solutions in 2018. Global Strategic Investment Solutions serves high-net-worth individuals, donor-advised funds, endowments, and foundations by providing discretionary portfolio management and third-party manager selection. The firm employs a dynamic strategic asset allocation approach using proprietary quantitative models and emphasizes both public and private market investments.

Grace Lau is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 29 years of industry experience. She has worked at Benefit Financial Services Group since 2017 and previously spent 20 years at Pacwest Financial Management, Inc. Grace is currently also affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through dedicated wealth management and institutional services divisions. The firm manages a diversified portfolio using fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis and is notable for its scale of retirement plan consultation assets and its array of affiliated service providers.

Daniel Bennett is a financial advisor with Columbia Advisory Partners, LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Columbia Private Markets, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, and AssetMark Financial, among others. Outside of advising, he is the founder and manager of Heirloom Property Solutions, LLC, a real estate investing business. Columbia Advisory Partners is a team advisory firm serving individuals, corporations, 401(k) plans, and private fund investors. The firm combines modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis to manage portfolios through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, and it uniquely participates in pooled investment vehicles and private funds alongside its advisory services.

Matthew Tarini is a CFP® with 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Focused Alpha, LLC and has previously worked at Nations Financial Group, Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LPL Financial, and Citigroup Global Markets. Focused Alpha, LLC is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $664 million and serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and public entities. The firm employs a rules-based, behaviorally informed investment approach emphasizing tail-risk management and emotion-free decision making, utilizing quantitative optimization, technical analysis, and computer-based tools to construct diversified portfolios.

Scott Jewett is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor and owner at Mars Jewett Financial Group. His prior experience includes roles at Mutual Securities, Inc. and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Jewett is a board member of the Bellevue Christian School Trust and Investment Committee and serves as a Republican Precinct Committee Officer. Mars Jewett Financial Group manages approximately $734.7 million for a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, consulting, and investment management services. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios based on risk tolerance and uses a committee approach to select mutual funds and ETFs, also incorporating independent investment managers.

Jason Stock is a financial advisor with Stronghold Capital Partners LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms including Compound Consulting, Landing Rock, and CalChoice Wealth Management. Outside of advisory services, he operates as an insurance agent through Jason Stock, PLLC and Stronghold Wealth Partners LLC and acts as a solicitor for third-party managers and a banking institution. Stronghold Capital Partners provides investment advice and financial planning to individual and business clients, offering ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan services and primarily functions as a solicitor for third-party managers and service providers. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary management and uses formal solicitor relationships to connect clients with cash-management and 401(k) providers.

Frederick Petrino is a financial advisor at Windsor Capital Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Windsor Capital Management since 2009. Prior to joining Windsor, he worked at Payden & Rygel and Charles Schwab. Windsor Capital Management manages approximately $703 million in discretionary assets for around 458 clients through a team of five advisors. The firm provides customized portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, utilizing a range of investment strategies from conservative to aggressive risk profiles.

Joshua Bliss is a financial advisor with Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding the Series 66 designation and having 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo, among others. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation of insurance recommendations. Balboa Wealth Partners is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $1.07 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, employing a long-term, diversified investment approach using both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates along with unaffiliated independent managers.

Tyson Keene is a financial advisor at Global Strategic NextGen OCIO with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining his current firm, he held positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Robert Chick Fritz. Global Strategic Investment Solutions serves high-net-worth individuals, donor-advised funds, endowments, and foundations by providing discretionary portfolio management and third-party manager selection. The firm employs a dynamic strategic asset allocation framework based on proprietary quantitative models and emphasizes access to a wide range of public and private market investments.