Brandon Yee is a financial advisor at Versant Capital Management, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Versant Capital Management since 2015. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Versant Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, and family office services to high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm combines traditional wealth management with an automated ETF program, managing approximately $1.24 billion in client assets.

Peter Lisicky is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC. He previously worked at Robert Baird & Co. for 12 years before joining his current firm. Lisicky holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC is a team of roughly 18 advisors managing approximately $650.7 million for a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing strategies based on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, and offers access to third-party money managers and alternative investments.

Duane Shumaker is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. He has held prior roles at Sunrise Tax & Planning LLC, Sage Financial Services LLC, First Financial Equity Corporation, and operates Shumaker Wengren LLC, where he is managing partner involved in tax preparation and bookkeeping supervision. Balboa Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $1 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, employing a long-term, diversified approach using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities alongside fundamental and technical analysis.

Paul Butler is a financial advisor with Blakely Walters Wealth Management in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Planning Grounds L.L.C., as well as involvement with Blakely Walters Insurance, LLC. Blakely Walters Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing fee-based asset management, financial planning, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm employs a tactical allocation investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, customizing portfolios to client objectives and offering an employer-facing subscription plan with payroll-deducted fees.

Paul Phillips Jr. is a financial advisor at Synergy Asset Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with Synergy since 2023. Phillips also serves as a FINRA arbitrator, hearing industry-related cases. He owns intellectual property that he leases to nonprofits. Synergy Asset Management provides wealth management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth investors, business owners, trusts, retirement plans, and other advisors. The firm uses tactical asset allocation combined with fundamental and technical analysis across proprietary strategies and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and family office services.

Clinton Carpenter is a financial advisor at Eckman Wealth Management, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, with 15 years at the firm and 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Carpenter owns and operates CLC Tax, LLC, through which he prepares individual tax returns. He also occasionally provides AML audits for unaffiliated firms. Eckman Wealth Management is a small team adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a top-down, macro-driven approach that emphasizes asset allocation, primarily using ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities.

Joshua Becker is a financial advisor at Kingdom Financial Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with Fullerton Financial Planning and Kingdom Financial Group since 2019. Becker is also the owner and Managing Partner of Impele Holdings LLC, an investment company focused on private enterprises in Southern and Eastern Africa. Kingdom Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients through discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial plans, and educational seminars. The firm manages approximately $520.9 million in discretionary assets and serves around 1,785 clients with a team of 18 advisors.

Ethan Bell is a financial advisor at Martinsen Wealth Management in Tempe, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Martinsen Wealth Management, he worked at Adams Wealth Advisors for two years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in local youth soccer training. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages most client accounts on a discretionary, wrap-fee basis and employs a variety of investment strategies, including direct and strategic indexing, options overlays, and tactical allocations.

David Garman is a financial advisor with Stronghold Capital Partners LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms over his career, including Gradient Advisors, empiriKal Partners, and Midwest Wealth Planning Institute, and he has operated Garman Investment Group since 2000. Stronghold Capital Partners serves individual and business clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA retirement-plan services, primarily through recommending and monitoring third-party managers using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis. The firm operates a solicitor-centric model with formal fee-sharing arrangements and a multi-office team structure to support its referral relationships.

Emily Gall is a financial advisor at Fortitude Family Office in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fortitude in 2024, she worked at Schmooze and Morning Squeeze. Fortitude Family Office serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, providing investment management, comprehensive wealth planning, and family office services. The firm combines traditional family office operations with private fund sponsorship and manages illiquid private credit and real estate-credit investments.

Jordan Galvin is a financial advisor with Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Galvin, Gaustad & Stein since 2015, including time overlapping with Foothill Securities Inc in 2015-2016. Galvin, Gaustad & Stein is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.35 billion in assets and employs a fundamentally driven security-selection process combined with quantitative screening and qualitative company analysis to construct diversified portfolios and offer both discretionary and non-discretionary financial planning services.

Steven Fullerton is a financial advisor with Kingdom Financial Group, LLC in Peoria, Arizona, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has operated Fullerton Financial Planning since 2011, providing financial planning strategies and insurance services. Outside of finance, he is a member of the Fullerton Foundation, a charitable nonprofit organization. Kingdom Financial Group primarily serves individual clients with personalized financial planning and consulting, offering a range of services from comprehensive plans to ongoing consultations. The firm outsources investment analysis and portfolio management to third parties while maintaining client communication and suitability oversight.

Michael Christensen is a financial advisor at Sage Financial Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sage Financial Advisors, he held various roles including positions at Instacart and GrubHub. Sage Financial Advisors serves individuals, business entities, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $219 million across about 105 client relationships with a five-advisor team. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with financial planning, tax services, and educational programming, using fundamental analysis and a range of investment strategies.

Christopher Puplava is a financial advisor with Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. in Gilbert, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and over 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Puplava Securities, Inc. since 2016 and at Puplava Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. Puplava also participates in podcasts and writes occasional articles for FinancialSense.com. Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $836 million for nearly 600 clients, including individuals, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to implement client-directed strategies, offering a range of portfolio approaches from conservative fixed income to aggressive equity, along with retirement-plan consulting and participant account management.

Kurtis Knobbe is a financial advisor at Bledsoe Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in various roles with the City of Phoenix since 2011, including serving as a Fire Captain in the Phoenix Fire Department. Bledsoe Asset Management serves members of the public safety community, their families, and a range of individual clients, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses strategic model portfolios tailored to client needs and employs both long-term and active trading strategies, including options and derivatives, with a focus on optimizing retirement benefits for public safety employees.

Jacquie Lemarr is a financial advisor at CS Planning Corp with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and previously worked at Redstone Capital Management, Inc. and Charles Schwab. Outside of finance, she has been involved with Cyclebar since 2018. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, provides investment supervisory, portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-advisor model and focuses on broadly diversified portfolios with systematic rebalancing tailored to client risk tolerance and goals.

Thomas Dupree is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Dupree Financial Group, LLC and has prior experience at Strategy Financial Group as well as brief roles outside the financial sector. Dupree Financial Group is a team-based firm managing approximately $404 million in client assets, focusing on discretionary portfolio and asset management for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm emphasizes a modified value-focused, bottom-up investment approach tailored to retirees and those planning for retirement.

Daniel Owens is a financial advisor at Juncture Wealth Strategies, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Elk River Wealth Management LLC, BOK Financial, and CoBiz Wealth. Owens serves as a board member for Team Bradley Bear, a charitable organization, where he provides guidance and advocacy. Juncture Wealth Strategies advises individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, managing over $470 million in assets as of the end of 2025. The firm uses a combination of proprietary strategies, model portfolios, and trading services, incorporating behavioral, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, along with derivatives and hedging techniques in separately managed accounts.

Blake Essary is a financial advisor with Stronghold Capital Partners LLC in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience. Essary’s background includes roles at multiple firms such as Landing Rock Cash Management, National Gold Consultants, and Stronghold Wealth Partners LLC, where he is a co-owner. Outside of advising, he operates an insurance agency and participates as a solicitor for third-party investment managers and banking institutions. Stronghold Capital Partners serves individual and business clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA retirement-plan services. The firm primarily places assets with third-party managers and maintains ongoing monitoring, operating under a solicitor-centric business model with formal fee-sharing relationships.

Patrick Conway is a financial advisor at Fairport Advisors, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Fairport Advisors since 2000 and also has a long history with Fairport Capital, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ. Fairport Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension, and business accounts. The firm utilizes a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation, proprietary algorithms, technical and quantitative analysis, and artificial intelligence tools to manage a range of model portfolios from defensive to aggressive strategies.