Charles Picerni is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at Sensible Money, LLC. His prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as well as experience with organizations such as the San Francisco Giants and the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation. Sensible Money provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services primarily to individuals in or nearing retirement, their trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach integrates plan design, investment implementation, and ongoing adjustments through its Juicing® Experience model, emphasizing diversified portfolios and liability-driven investing techniques.

Jennifer Smiljanich is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with SJS Investment Services since 2017 and previously worked at SJS Investment Consulting, Inc. from 2010 to 2017. SJS Investment Services serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, institutional investors, and public entities, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and consulting. The firm’s investment process features diversified model portfolios monitored by an internal Investment Committee and includes a specialized public-funds practice with tailored cash-flow analysis and detailed reporting.

Michael Gauthier is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and is affiliated with Strategic Income Group LLC in Chandler, AZ. He has been with Strategic Income Group since 2013 and is involved in several other business ventures, including authoring financial education materials through Strategic Media Group LLC and serving as CEO of Strategic Family Management, a family office service. Strategic Income Group advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business clients, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, estate planning support, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including the management of two private funds focused on income and capital appreciation, and provides client education through newsletters and seminars.

Mark Goaslind is an advisor at Martinsen Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at First Advisors National, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Abacus Partners, LLC, an entity used for business expense tracking. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment approaches, including direct indexing and options overlays, and manages most client accounts on a discretionary, wrap-fee basis.

Sara Johnson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with Accelerate Retirement. She previously worked at Sunwest Pensions, BCJ Financial Group, and PKB Retirement Services. In addition to her advisory role, she provides retirement plan consulting services to members of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) trade association through ABC Insurance Trust. Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term allocation approach with customized portfolios and provides comprehensive services including plan design consulting, investment due diligence, and ERISA co-fiduciary roles.

Andrue Jorgensen is a financial advisor at Bayntree Wealth Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Securian Financial Services Inc and Renaissance Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as the Sponsorship Chair for the Arizona Region of the Porsche Club of America. Bayntree Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing investment management, retirement plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term total return with attention to limiting downside risk and uses a tailored planning process known as the Bayntree Blueprint.

Lauren West is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, with one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa and Delta Air Lines, and she spent eight years at Berman Capital Advisors. Laffer Tengler Investments provides portfolio management, model delivery, 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 to manage strategies across various asset classes, including an actively managed equity income ETF.

Randall Davey is a financial advisor at Guide Advisors, Inc. in Mesa, AZ, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked in various roles including insurance and securities since 2003. He operates a sole proprietorship offering insurance products and services alongside his advisory work. Guide Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and consulting, co-advisory asset management through a third-party platform, and insurance and annuity products. The firm conducts public seminars and educational workshops and generally acts as a co-advisor rather than directly managing discretionary client portfolios.

Thomas Hughes is a financial advisor at One Wealth Capital Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. His background also includes twelve years at Automatic Data Processing. One Wealth Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $307 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a macro-environmental approach to tactical asset allocation, combining growth and fixed-income strategies across various investment vehicles, and utilizes both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Ryne Macpherson is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience. He is affiliated with DecisionPoint Financial, LLC and has previously worked at The Vanguard Group. Macpherson also held a position at Utah Valley University for three years. DecisionPoint Financial, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a fee-only, asset-based model and utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Giancarlo Mateus is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to joining Ironwood, he spent 13 years at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Ironwood Investment Counsel is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.5 billion for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios and also provides financial planning, estate and insurance planning, and retirement plan consulting services.

Bruce Williams is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC since 2003. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, he is part of a multi-advisor team at Ironwood. Ironwood Investment Counsel manages approximately $1.5 billion for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a diverse investment approach, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial, estate, and retirement plan consulting. Ironwood also serves as a sub-adviser and model provider to other registered investment advisers.

Gage Boegli is a financial advisor at Stableford Capital LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Stableford Capital, he worked at National Indemnity Company for one year and was a full-time student for ten years. Stableford Capital serves individual investors, including high-net-worth households and business owners, as well as institutional clients such as retirement plans, pensions, endowments, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a multi-tiered business consulting program, employing a committee-supported investment process focused on long-term total return and risk management.

Tabitha Daly is a CFP® with five years of industry experience and is currently with Sensible Money, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ. Her prior roles include positions at TFO Phoenix, Inc., Versant Capital Management, and Charles Schwab. She has also worked in education and community recreation settings earlier in her career. Sensible Money provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, focusing on clients transitioning into or already in retirement. The firm uses a planning-and-implementation model called the Juicing® Experience and builds diversified portfolios that incorporate liability-driven investing techniques.

Joan Zimniewicz is a financial advisor with E. A. Horwitz LLC in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. She has been with Western International Securities, Inc. and E. A. Horwitz LLC since 2013. E. A. Horwitz LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual clients, focusing on a conservative, principal-preservation investment approach tailored to individual needs. The firm offers services including retirement and college planning, estate and wealth-transfer advice, and employs tools such as options and fixed-income trading to manage risk and generate income.

Teresa Armel is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Next Capital Management LLC with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Rockefeller Capital Management, Spearhead Capital Advisors, and Greycourt & Co., Inc. Next Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and fee-only financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers family-office style services through its NEXT Vantage program and access to alternative investment vehicles, with a focus on customized asset allocation, ongoing monitoring, and integrated reporting.

Darci Zaunmiller is a CFP® professional based at Nectarine with 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill and Ellevest. She is also involved in divorce planning through her business, Decisions in Divorce, where she provides consultation on financial statement analysis related to divorce. Nectarine serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering consultative financial planning through advisor representatives selected via the firm’s website. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation with low-cost, index-based funds and provides advice without managing client portfolios or accepting custody.

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.

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.

Kortney Bamrick is a financial advisor at DecisionPoint Financial, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Charles Schwab, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, State Farm, and Carvana. DecisionPoint Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses a diverse investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers portfolio management alongside retirement-plan consulting and participant education.