Sterling Mccarty is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Merrill for 35 years before joining D.A. Davidson in 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Colorado Springs, a nonprofit organization managing funds for the diocese. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm operates under fiduciary standards and offers services such as retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and private wealth management for clients with significant assets.

Ernest Miranda is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc. for 12 years. His background includes roles in caregiving and healthcare prior to his current financial services positions. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions within plan lineups chosen by sponsors.

John Thompson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2022, he worked at Keystone Wealth Partners and also spent time with VIP Kid and Rancho Sordo Mudo. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Joseph Okros is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Brookstone since 2015 and has also been self-employed since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, Okros is involved in insurance sales, including traditional life, disability, and long-term care insurance, as well as annuities, and he is associated with an attorney business. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, providing primarily discretionary investment management via model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Joshua Manwaring is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Manwaring Wealth Management, Trajan Wealth, LLC, and Pilot Mortgage, LLC. He is involved in fixed insurance and annuity sales and servicing. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network, employing diversified investment strategies combining passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Duke is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Mesa, AZ. He holds the Series 66 designation and began his career in the financial industry in 2026 after ten years at T-Mobile. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage and IRA clients. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

Carlton Weber is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2022. He previously worked at Keystone Wealth Partners and USAA, among other positions. Creative Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by customized equity, bond, and private market investments.

Davis Beazer is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management, he held roles at Vanguard Marketing Corporation and The Vanguard Group. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, utilizing a range of investment strategies implemented through discretionary model portfolios.

Ryan West is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Arizona Federal Credit Union, CUSO Financial Services, L.P., and LPL Financial. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and emphasizing a model that delegates investment management to its adviser representatives.

Patrick Freeman Jr. is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. who holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. He joined D.A. Davidson in 2018 after working at LPL Financial and Cetera. Freeman serves on the Idaho Department of Finance Emerging Technology Advisory Committee, advising on senior investor concerns. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards with both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Trace Udall is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in financial advisory services, currently with Kestra Advisory since 2025. He previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for 11 years and operated Udall Financial LLC for three decades. Outside of advisory work, he serves as managing member of BILTMORE TRAVEL LLC, a travel agency established to support personal travel needs for friends and family. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and employs multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within a supervised framework.

Luke Schroeder is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Ke Wealth Advisors in Tempe, AZ. His work history includes multiple roles at both firms since 2020. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Christine Koenings Hull is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Tempe, AZ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 36 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network for a total of 19 years, including a brief period at Kestra Investment Services in 2025, and also operates CK Financial Services, Inc. since 2003. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Brandon Orr is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and The Vanguard Group. Orr served in the United States Marine Corps for four years and has experience in investment operations at Investors Preferred Life Insurance Company. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

John Hanson is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Lion Street Financial, The Leaders Group Inc, Rational Life, Investacorp Inc, and Highland Capital. Hanson is also involved in insurance product sales as an independent contractor. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm provides continuous asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, utilizing a range of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Ryan Schulte is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Guardian Life and affiliated with Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked in various capacities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Schulte is an adjunct professor of finance, teaches cash flow management, and writes articles for various sources. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions, including digital options, and integrates proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Scott Ellsworth is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been associated with PlanMember since 2016 and also works with One2One Wealth Strategies and Williams & Co dba Williams and Company Financial Services. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options through its asset allocation portfolios. The firm’s investment process centers on a strategic asset allocation framework and the management of risk-based mutual fund portfolios, supported by education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Chenyi Booth is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse group of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment management and consulting services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Jackson Hansen is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has previously worked at Ameriprise, Hinman Financial Planning, and RH Advisors, LLC, among others. Hansen’s background also includes four years as a student and missionary. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Janette Schwendeman is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has previously worked at Graystone Partners Wealth Management, LPL Financial, J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services Corp., and Wells Fargo. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides access to managed account solutions through proprietary and third-party platforms and employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that combines client goals with a variety of investment strategies.