Kristofer Venezia is a financial advisor at Eckman Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in media and broadcasting roles, including as a per diem host at WNYC and freelance writer. Venezia also produces podcasts at Fordham University. Eckman Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and estates, managing approximately tens of millions of dollars across several hundred relationships. The firm uses a top-down, macro-driven investment approach focused on asset allocation and generally implements portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities.

Jeffrey Wilcock is a financial advisor at Seros Financial, LLC in Tempe, Arizona, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked with United Planners' Financial Services and operates Wilcock Financial LLC. Seros Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $301 million for over 500 clients, including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and ERISA-focused services.

Kenneth Holmes is a financial advisor at Martinsen Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at First Advisors National, LLC, and FSC Securities Corporation. Outside of advising, he volunteers with Wish For Our Heroes, helping build relationships with military commands to raise awareness of the charity’s support for active duty families, and also presents financial education workshops through a nonprofit organization. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses discretionary, wrap-fee management with a variety of investment strategies and also offers fee-based estate-planning coordination, credit and identity monitoring, and Medicare-related assistance.

Robert Korljan is a financial advisor at Eaton-Cambridge Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at 724 Capital, LLC, Johnson Wealth Management, LLC, and Eaton-Cambridge CPA PC. Outside of financial advising, he serves on the boards of Solid Rock, which provides vocational training to teens, Scalpel at the Cross, a medical services provider in Peru, and Bone Foam Inc., a privately-held company. Eaton-Cambridge serves individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning services, supported by affiliated tax and accounting practices. The firm combines in-house tax expertise with tailored portfolio management and integrates insurance solutions through licensed professionals.

Benjamin Cooper is a financial advisor with Watts Gwilliam & Company, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Norris Design from 2019 to 2021 and has been involved with Cooper Development Strategies, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he manages real estate investments both personally and on behalf of others through several entities. Watts Gwilliam & Company, LLC manages approximately $1.03 billion across about 500 client relationships, providing discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes strategic asset allocation through model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and employs various structured and tax-aware strategies, including option overlays and tax-loss harvesting programs.

Harry Papp is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience based in Phoenix, AZ. He has worked at L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP since 1981. L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP provides customized investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and other entities. The firm follows a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented approach focused on domestic equities and fixed income, and it serves as adviser to a registered mutual fund while managing approximately $1.5 billion in client assets through a multi-advisor team structure.

Matthew Staffieri is a financial advisor at Rovin Capital with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has served as president of Artegius Capital, Inc., an investment firm focused on fund management. Rovin Capital LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a customized, fundamental-analysis approach and manages approximately $917 million in assets, offering a range of strategies such as options, private placements, and third-party managers.

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.

Elizabeth Shabaker is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and has been with Versant Capital Management, Inc. since 2010. She holds a Series 65 license and works out of Phoenix, AZ. Versant Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, and family office services to high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm offers both high-touch wealth management and an automated ETF-based portfolio program, managing approximately $1.24 billion in client assets.

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.

Matthew Baum is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP since 2016. The firm provides investment management services to individual clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit sharing plans, and other entities, managing both discretionary and nondiscretionary accounts with approximately $1.62 billion in assets. L. Roy Papp & Associates employs a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented investment approach supported by an in-house research team and serves both high-net-worth individuals and investment company clients, including acting as adviser to a registered mutual fund.

Justin Smiley is a CFP® at Versant Capital Management, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, with one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to joining Versant, he worked in various roles at PNC Corporate & Institutional Bank, MidFirst Bank, and Great American Insurance Company. Versant Capital Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and charitable clients with portfolio management, wealth planning, family office services, and consulting. The firm focuses on client-specific investment policies and builds diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes, including equity, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

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.

Tina Decker is a financial advisor at Bridgeport Financial Solutions with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, INC and OSAIC. Bridgeport Financial Solutions serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm manages model portfolios through an Investment Committee and provides discretionary management with access to third-party strategists and affiliated models under the Founders Gate Capital brand.

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.

Michael Peart is a financial advisor at Embree Financial Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He joined Embree Financial Group in 2018 after working at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and McAdam LLC. Embree Financial Group provides holistic financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients and employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios primarily through no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

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.