Sherod Bigelow is a financial advisor at Seros Financial, LLC in Tempe, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Seros Financial since 2011 and has also worked at Newmark Capital Management, LLC. Additionally, he serves as a notary public in Arizona, a role he has maintained since 1999. Seros Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $301 million for over 500 clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside a range of financial planning and ERISA-focused services.

Timothy Nyland is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Synergy Asset Management, LLC and previously worked at Pacific Point Advisors, LLC and Zack's Investment Research. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Viking Realty, Inc., a residential real estate company based in Phoenix, AZ. Synergy Asset Management provides wealth management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, business owners, and trusts. The firm employs a combination of tactical asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and technical tools across various proprietary strategies to manage portfolios from a total-return perspective.

Royce Ramey is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Versant Capital Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2023, following a 13-year tenure at Tolleson Private Wealth Management. Versant Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, and family office services to high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional clients, and charitable entities. The firm combines personalized wealth management with an automated ETF-based program, using diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, separate managers, interval funds, and private investment funds.

Joshua Hogan is a financial advisor with DMK Advisor Group, Inc. in Gilbert, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hogan French Financial Services, Inc., Creighton University, and HomeSmart. He also operates as a sole proprietor offering insurance services. DMK Advisor Group provides portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $130.8 million across 515 client relationships, offering both discretionary active management and non-discretionary consultative accounts primarily using mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Jason Dittberner is a financial advisor with Heffernan Advisory, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Prior to his financial advisory career, he practiced as a dentist for 20 years. He is also a speaker with the Association of Financial Educators and owns JD Financial Services LLC. Heffernan Advisory serves individuals, families, and employer retirement plans, offering an asset management program called Investment By Design™ alongside financial planning and consulting services. The firm constructs portfolios using modern portfolio theory and model allocations, primarily with mutual funds and ETFs, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with regular rebalancing.

Timothy Stein is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Bledsoe Asset Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2008. He has 18 years of industry experience and also serves as a member of the Phoenix Fire Department since 2005. Bledsoe Asset Management serves clients primarily from the public safety community along with high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of strategic model portfolios, customized allocations, and derivative strategies, including option writing, to manage approximately $189 million for around 341 clients.

Aridai Lopez is a financial advisor with Secure Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Secure Investment Management, he worked at firms including The Vanguard Group, Cetera Investment Services, and Foresters Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates a leadership and sales coaching business and serves as a loan officer specializing in SBA and commercial real estate loans. Secure Investment Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, including retail and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a quantitative, factor-based investment approach centered on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified portfolios through low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, third-party managers, and direct indexing tailored to client objectives.

Ignatius Jackson is a financial advisor at Arrowroot Family Office, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding the PFS™ designation with one year of industry experience. He has been involved with Arrowroot since 2024 and has held concurrent roles at several entities, including ILJ Consulting LLC, Ignite Wealth Management LLC, and Ignite Accounting LLC, where he has longstanding involvement. Jackson also has a background in construction through his experience at Centuri Construction Group. Arrowroot Family Office provides advisory services to individuals, families, and various institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, multi-family office services, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm focuses on asset allocation supported by quantitative analytics and manages private funds alongside its discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Shea Ogara is a financial advisor at Schnieders Capital Management, LLC with a Series 65 credential and approximately five years of experience in the industry. His background includes roles at Straight Arrow, Grimm Family Office, Whittier Trust Company, Ernst & Young LLP, and law schools at the University of San Francisco and the University of Nevada. Schnieders Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis with a focus on long-term asset allocation while maintaining flexibility for short-term strategies, managing over $1 billion in assets with a relatively small advisory staff.

Sean Nicol is a CFP® with nine years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Mosaic Wealth and has previously worked at Osaic Institutions, FineMark National Bank and Trust, Royal Alliance, Hornor Townsend & Kent, Strategy Financial Services, and Thrivent Financial. Nicol also served as a private wealth advisor managing portfolios at FineMark National Bank and Trust. Mosaic Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and select family-office bill-pay services. The firm employs a customized, primarily long-term fiduciary approach, constructing portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, third-party sub-advisers, and pooled private vehicles, with regular monitoring and tactical adjustments as appropriate.

Jeffrey Edwards is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP since 1987. The firm provides customized investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, foundations, and corporations. L. Roy Papp & Associates employs a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented approach focused on domestic equities and investment-grade fixed income, managing approximately $1.5 billion in assets through a multi-advisor team structure.

Jeremy Smith is a financial advisor at Seros Financial, LLC in Tempe, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. His career includes ownership and management roles in several business ventures, including construction, business operations management, and real estate sales and lending. Outside of finance, he serves as an assistant football coach at Snowflake High School. Seros Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside various financial planning and ERISA-focused plan services.

Jeffrey Walters is a financial advisor with JET Wealth Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing for a combined 10 years before joining JET Wealth Advisors in 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Walters Group LLC, an investment-related business based in Park City, Utah. JET Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Benjamin Barchilon is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Versant Capital Management, Inc. Prior to joining Versant, he worked six years at Eide Bailly, LLP. Versant Capital Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional, and charitable clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive wealth management, and related consulting. The firm develops client-specific investment policies and builds diversified portfolios that may include equity, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative vehicles, and third-party managers aligned with clients’ objectives and liquidity needs.

Connor Jackson is a financial advisor at Focused Alpha, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC. He conducts business under the DBA Four Corners Wealth Partners. Focused Alpha, LLC is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $664 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and public entities. The firm employs a rules-based, behaviorally informed investment process emphasizing tail-risk management and emotion-free decision making, using quantitative optimization, technical analysis, and computer-based methods to construct diversified portfolios.

Eric Dahm is a financial advisor at Range Financial Group, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Range Financial Group since 2017, following eight years at Human Investing. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Dahm is also an insurance agent. Range Financial Group is a team-based registered investment adviser with seven advisors managing approximately $320 million for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of investment methods and provides discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and standalone financial planning services.

Michael Bagley is a financial advisor at Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential with five years at Balboa and previous experience at First Financial Equity Corporation and Bank of America. He has seven years of industry experience prior to his current role. Balboa Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $1.07 billion in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities, incorporates various analytical methods, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Jeffery Fong is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Concentrum Wealth Management in Scottsdale, AZ. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Concentrum Wealth Management since 2013. Concentrum Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm focuses on wrap-fee asset management and uses a range of investment strategies, including derivatives and margin, to tailor discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan advisory services.

Byron Anderson II is a financial advisor at Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Mutual Securities, Inc., Mutual Advisors, LLC, and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he has been involved with Emerald Water Anglers. 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 to manage a range of investment strategies across multiple asset classes.

David Mowad is a financial advisor with Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked for First Financial Equity Corporation for 22 years before joining Balboa Wealth Partners in 2021. Balboa Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities, and it offers both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates with a team structure.