Colin Ruttinger is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC in Gilbert, AZ, holding a Series 65 license and five years of industry experience. He has worked at AE Wealth Management since 2021 and concurrently operates Accrue Wealth Designs, where he has been involved in insurance sales and financial advising since 2017. Prior to that, he spent ten years with CMR Insurance Services, LLC. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, utilizing a range of investment strategies and managing nearly $50 billion in assets across more than 127,000 clients.

Daniel Applegate is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2022, following roles at Keystone Wealth Partners and Wisdom Index Advisors. Prior to his advisory career, he spent four years at Liberty University. Creative Planning is an enterprise firm managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors and 151 offices. The firm serves a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutions, using a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, tax strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Antonio Carter is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at M Financial Asset Management and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he buys and sells baseball cards through eBay and trade shows. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various investment adviser and promoter arrangements.

Mary Strong is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Penn Mutual, Iron Mountain, and Roots Management Group. Outside of advisory work, she created and sells a popular Series 66 study guide marketed via social media. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, with a focus on tailored asset allocation and diversification strategies.

Kevin De Stefanis is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. He has 15 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Edward Jones, MassMutual, and GWFS Equities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Kaden Creager is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Department of Interior AZ Strip District. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a comprehensive advisory platform that includes financial planning, advisory programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines SEC-registered advisory services with broker-dealer capabilities and manages billions in assets while working with third-party asset managers to provide tailored investment solutions.

James Collier is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Empower Advisory Group since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. and Charles Schwab, where he worked for a combined 14 years. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering integrated solutions tied to Empower’s administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Jason Rucker is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, where he has worked since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a bishop for a local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, overseeing various spiritual, physical, and financial needs. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers. The firm offers advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with a dual registration as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, supporting a broad range of investment and brokerage services.

Jamie Moultane is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Merrill for 15 years before joining Empower in 2025. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated model ties financial planning and managed account solutions to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Samuel Udall is an investment advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. He has worked with Commonwealth Financial Network and owns Udall Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing insurance business activities alongside a family member. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and due diligence-supported investment advice, serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Christel Covert is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2009. She is also the owner of Arizona Tax and Financial Advisors, PLLC, which provides tax preparation, accounting, and trust-related services. Additionally, she acts as trustee for several family trusts. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors, managing approximately $11.3 billion in assets. The firm provides advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

David Ricci is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group and Fidelity Investments. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning solutions.

Kenneth Gatliff is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Keystone Wealth Partners and Matson Money, Inc. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach featuring low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Douglas Rosendahl is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a bank/trust officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various arrangements.

Gary Alt is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2025. Prior to this, he worked for 14 years at Monterey Private Wealth, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management for both residential and commercial real estate through ownership interests. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and a range of affiliated non-investment businesses such as a law firm, trust company, and retirement plan recordkeeping services.

Tracey Knos is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, she owns a photography business, Nora James Photography, which operates on a referral basis. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Bryan Buzzard is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 37 years of industry experience, including long tenures at New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities Inc. He has also been involved with Cypress Strategies since 2002. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base and offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

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.