Chester Schaal is a CFP® professional at Tandem Wealth Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Tandem Wealth Advisors since 2011. Tandem Wealth Advisors is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a blend of top-down macroeconomic analysis and bottom-up fundamental research to construct diversified, balanced portfolios focused on long-term capital growth with risk control.

Frank Jackson is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Bledsoe Asset Management, LLC since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he teaches business part-time at Maricopa Community College in Tempe, AZ. Bledsoe Asset Management serves members of the public safety community, their families, and a range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic model portfolios combined with customized allocations and uses options and derivatives within managed accounts, with a focus on helping public safety employees optimize retirement benefits.

Catherine Lafee is a financial advisor at Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including ButcherJoseph Asset Management, Sable Capital, Arizona Bank & Trust, LPL Financial, and Waddell & Reed. Laffer Tengler Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary 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, offering actively managed strategies across various asset classes and serving as a sub-adviser and model provider to other advisers and wrap program sponsors.

Claire Thornton is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and currently works at Avise Financial in Scottsdale, AZ. Her prior experience includes roles at Apella Capital, Inspired Financial, The Strategic Financial Alliance, Carnegie Wealth Management, and Merrill Lynch. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and educational seminars, using a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios.

Stephanie Schultz is a CFP® professional with over four years of industry experience, currently serving at Sensible Money, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Plan Member Services, with additional experience running her own financial entities. Sensible Money is an independent SEC-registered adviser that primarily serves individuals nearing or in retirement, as well as their trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates comprehensive financial planning with discretionary investment management, utilizing diversified portfolios and a liability-driven investment approach tailored to clients’ tax and cash-flow needs.

Matthew Kelly is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC since 2009. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, he is part of a 14-advisor team at the firm. 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 uses fundamental analysis and a diversified approach across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and other strategies, and also provides sub-advisory and model services to other advisers.

Clayton Netherlin is a financial advisor at Strategy Financial Group in Phoenix, AZ, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2000, with a brief tenure at Arcwood Financial, LLC. Strategy Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The five-advisor team manages approximately $280 million for nearly 1,000 clients, employing a conservative investment approach focused on income and risk management through diversified, multi-asset strategies and tactical allocations.

Brian Jackson is a financial advisor at Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Ironwood in 2016, he worked at Arizona Bank & Trust for nine years. 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 a fundamental analysis-based investment process across various asset classes and provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as financial, estate, and retirement plan consulting services.

Bert Cooper is a financial advisor with Clarus Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Clarus Wealth Advisors since 2015 and has prior experience at Crown Capital Securities, Lp, Wfg Investments Inc., and Private Client Services. Cooper serves as a board member of Plaza Del Rio Management, a property management company. Clarus Wealth Advisors provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, family trusts, and corporate plans. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with active overlays and manages discretionary portfolios while offering periodic reviews and comprehensive financial planning.

Jeremy Kraut Ordover is a financial advisor at Strategy Financial Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Habitat for Humanity International. He is also an Arizona-licensed realtor affiliated with HomeSmart, Inc., providing residential real estate referrals. Strategy Financial Group is a five-advisor team managing approximately $280 million for nearly 1,000 clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, employing a conservative, income- and risk-management–focused approach with diversified, multi-asset strategies.

Chase Barrett is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Kingdom Financial Group, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley. He is also affiliated with Fullerton Financial Planning. Kingdom Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, managing over $520 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a team-based approach, utilizing sub-advisory relationships and offering comprehensive financial plans, seminars, and newsletters.

Judith Macias is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has been with L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP since 1992, working within a team of ten advisors based in Phoenix, AZ. 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 employs a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented approach focusing on domestic equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds, and manages approximately $1.5 billion in client assets through a multi-advisor team structure.

Cheri Johnson is a financial advisor with Stronghold Capital Partners LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. She has worked with Stronghold Wealth Partners LLC since 2022 and previously spent two years at CalChoice Wealth Management LLC. Outside of advisory work, she was involved with Allergy Free Naturally from 2017 to 2020. Stronghold Capital Partners serves individual and business clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan (ERISA) services, primarily through recommending and monitoring third-party investment managers. The firm operates a solicitor-centric business model with a multi-office team structure to support its referral relationships.

Kathryn Swan is a financial advisor at Blakely Walters Wealth Management in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial and Next Financial Group, Inc., among other firms, and has been with Blakely Walters Wealth Management since 2021. Blakely Walters Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing wealth management through discretionary asset management and financial planning. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach and utilizes sub-advisors and alternative investment strategies.

Michael Bird is a financial advisor with Triton Wealth Management, PLLC in Sun City, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Leigh Baldwin & Co., Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Kingsview Asset Management, and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors. Triton Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $405 million for about 853 clients, serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides comprehensive portfolio management combined with financial planning and consulting, using a mix of asset-allocation and security-selection techniques across various investment vehicles.

Stanley Reeg is a financial advisor with Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Robert W. Baird & Co Inc, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing rental properties as a landlord. Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm composed of a team of approximately 18 advisors managing over $650 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and corporate entities. The firm employs both fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to implement client investment strategies and offers services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting.

Theresa Fanning is a financial advisor with Clarus Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Private Client Services, Crown Capital Securities, Morgan Stanley, and WFG Investments. She serves on the FINRA Continuing Education Committee and is a member of the Quarter Condos HOA Board. Clarus Wealth Advisors provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and limited consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, family trusts, and corporate plans. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory framework supplemented with active overlays and conducts regular portfolio reviews, excluding certain asset classes such as leveraged ETFs and private equity.

Nathaniel Duchein is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Triton Wealth Management, PLLC, where he has been since 2024. Prior to this, he spent eight years at Edward Jones. Triton Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $405 million for around 853 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans. The firm provides comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning using a mix of asset-allocation and security-selection techniques, employing a variety of investment vehicles and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Evan Sweeney is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC, having previously worked at Domain Money, Fisher Investments, and Blackrock. 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 a fundamental analysis investment process across various asset classes and also serves as a sub-adviser and model provider to other registered investment advisers.

Stephen Brown is a financial advisor at Stronghold Capital Partners LLC with ten years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with multiple firms, including Ashthorn Group LLC and Sterling Revenue Group. Outside of advisory roles, he owns Three Past Nine, LLC, a business holding company, and Retirement Level Up, a financial education platform. Stronghold Capital Partners serves individual and business clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA retirement-plan services. The firm primarily acts as a solicitor for third-party managers, monitoring their performance and disclosures while employing fundamental, technical, and charting analysis.