Montel Hawkins is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Terra Wealth Management, Renaissance Marriott, and Thompson Financial Group. Hawkins is also a founding partner of Modern Wealth Insurance Services LLC, an insurance agency offering life, disability, long-term care, and annuity products. Modern Wealth LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a blend of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, focusing on ETF- and mutual fund-based allocations with a long-term investment horizon.

Todd Bendell is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Optima Capital Management. He has worked at Amphibian Capital since 2021 as a General Partner involved in portfolio management and previously spent six years with Merrill Lynch. Outside of his financial advisory role, he teaches yoga, breathwork, and sound at a Phoenix-based studio. Optima Capital Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, families, and businesses, including retirement plan advisory and fiduciary support. The firm employs a goals-based approach using written investment policies and manages portfolios with a range of strategies, including traditional equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Michael Bosen is a financial advisor at GBG Wealth Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Gallacher Capital Management LLC and Gallacher, Bosen & Goodman PLLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation, accounting, and consulting through Gallacher, Bosen & Goodman PLLC. GBG Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for corporations, plan sponsors, and select individual clients. The firm employs a consultative, objectives-driven approach and may allocate assets to third-party managers, including its affiliated adviser Gallacher Capital Management, LLC.

Armando Roman is a financial advisor with Axiom Founders Family Office in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 license and 25 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC, and Axiom Financial Resources, Inc. Roman is also involved in tax preparation and accounting through his own firm, Armando G Roman, CPA, and serves as treasurer of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as well as chairman of the investment management committee for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. Axiom Founders Family Office provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, plan sponsors, and trusts, emphasizing tactical asset allocation that incorporates fundamental and cyclical analysis. The firm integrates portfolio management with personalized services, including a proprietary Founder’s Stress Test, and operates alongside affiliated entities specializing in insurance and business valuation.

Charles Luong is a financial advisor with Endeavor Advisors LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Endeavor Advisors since 2020 and previously held roles at LifeTyme Financial Advisors and World Financial Group. Luong serves as a board member of the Vietnamese Community Assistance Foundation. Endeavor Advisors LLC provides investment management, financial planning, estate planning facilitation, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm typically follows a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory-informed approach and offers periodic educational seminars and estate planning support.

Nicolas Moise is a financial advisor at Zenith Wealth Advisors in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Zenith Bank & Trust and Charles Schwab. Zenith Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and Family Office services. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and employs both discretionary management and third-party oversight, with a notable affiliation to a bank and trust company that supports trustee roles and integrated Family Office offerings.

Laurie Bagley is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Strategic Wealth Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ. She has been with the firm since 1999. Strategic Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies, including the use of short sales, margin, and options, while offering specialized programs such as the WealthBuilder program for younger clients.

Parker Foltz is a financial advisor with Zenith Wealth Advisors in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Zenith in 2025, he spent ten years with Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of a family rental property in Tempe, Arizona. Zenith Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with active strategies and offers trustee and bill-payment services through an affiliated banking and trust company.

Venkat Iyer is a financial advisor at Fjaka Wealth Management LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His background includes work preparing for Fjaka Launch and trading his own capital while completing a JD candidacy at Arizona State University. Fjaka Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family-office advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients nationwide, primarily via virtual meetings. The firm employs a blend of fundamental analysis, strategic asset allocation, and active security selection, including the use of derivatives and options strategies in separately managed accounts.

Anthony Culotta is a Certified Financial Planner® with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Freedom Family Office, LLC in Mesa, AZ, where he has worked for one year following a 13-year tenure at Robert W. B. Freedom Family Office provides family office services and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and other private entities, focusing on multi-generational wealth coordination. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios based on written Investment Policy Statements, continuous monitoring, and fiduciary oversight.

Reese Hinton is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Madrid Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Edwards & Summers Certified Public Accountants, Integrated Wealth LLC, REDW Wealth LLC, and Phoenician Wealth Management. Madrid Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax advisory services to individuals, employer plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes personalized asset allocation and risk profiling, utilizing a blend of passive and active strategies, and integrates tax services and educational offerings within its coordinated service model.

Taylor Roncancio is a financial advisor with Quantumvest, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Quantumvest since 2014. Outside of advisory work, Roncancio is involved in e-commerce through part ownership of a company selling baby products and an online trading course business. Quantumvest serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and small businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and wealth-planning services. The firm combines buy-and-hold portfolio construction with technical analysis and cycle-driven charting to guide timing and rebalancing decisions.

Cean Kenefick Rogers is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at WLTH Capital Management, LLC since 2025 and previously held roles at Ironwood Wealth Management, LLC, Ironwood Financial, LLC, and Marathon Advisors, Inc. Outside of advising, he serves as the treasurer for the Wellington Estates Homeowner Association in Chandler, AZ. WLTH Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a long-term orientation to construct portfolios primarily with mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, tailoring allocations to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Drew Peterson is a financial advisor at Witnauer Sloan & Associates LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Witnauer Sloan & Associates since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, Peterson is involved in accounting work for Shamrock Foods in Phoenix. Witnauer Sloan & Associates serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $56.6 million across about 102 client relationships. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, written financial planning, and occasional public seminars, employing both fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach.

Brendan Turelli is a financial advisor with 9 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with 345 Investment Advisory, LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in an outside insurance business. 345 Investment Advisory is an SEC-registered firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to institutional clients such as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement-plan participants. The firm uses proprietary and third-party model portfolios, incorporates a range of investment strategies, and employs platform and sub-adviser arrangements to support its operations.

Barclay Vajda is a financial advisor at Embark Wealth Management, LLC in Tempe, AZ, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Merrill, and several other firms. Mr. Vajda is also a licensed insurance agent. Embark Wealth Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $57.4 million across about 369 client relationships, using portfolios that include mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, REITs, private placements, and insurance products, guided by client-specific Investment Policy Statements.

Brian Rellihan is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wise Wealth Partners, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at TIAA-CREF for seven years and holds adjunct professor duties teaching finance at Grand Canyon University. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates Wise Tax Partners, focusing on income tax preparation. Wise Wealth Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a wrap-fee advisory program that integrates portfolio management with financial planning. The firm employs a fiduciary, research-driven approach with multiple analysis methods and asset-allocation strategies, sponsoring its own wrap-fee program and offering broad investment options continuously monitored and rebalanced.

Matthew Rogers is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Public Safety Financial/Galloway and Galloway Asset Management since 2015 and previously at Modern Wealth Management, LLC. Rogers also served with the City of Mesa Fire and Medical Department for over three decades. Public Safety Financial/Galloway is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves public-sector entities, municipal defined contribution plans, and individual clients. The firm specializes in discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios and third-party research, with a focus on public safety personnel and municipal plans.

Colby Hatch is a financial advisor at Leges Wealth Management LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Leges Wealth Management, he worked at Cetera and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a marketing consultant for American Outdoors, a cooler brand. Leges Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes ETF-centric portfolios and uses a range of investment instruments and analytic approaches, typically exercising discretionary authority and offering performance-based fee options for qualifying clients.

Tina Meyer is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CorePath Wealth Partners LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Stratos Wealth Partners, Sentinel Advisory Group, and Custer Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in pet sitting and dog walking through Rover. CorePath Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a fiduciary approach combining in-house portfolio construction and third-party platforms, emphasizing ongoing personal contact and structured educational programs such as its iStartFirst Financial subscription platform for women.