Edwin Ashton is an investment advisor at Arete Financial Solutions, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also a licensed attorney since 2011, focusing his legal practice on estate planning, probate, and business transactional law through his firm, Ashton Law, PLLC. Arete Financial Solutions provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and corporate clients, utilizing a documented investment process that includes fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory. The firm integrates in-house legal and accounting expertise alongside traditional investment management, offering a distinctive range of services including a wrap-fee program and managed-model solutions.

Howard Luekenga is a financial advisor at AZ Legacy Wealth LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked in various positions including marketing and pest control, as well as community service roles with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the City of Phoenix. AZ Legacy Wealth LLC provides discretionary asset management services to a diverse client base, using quantitative and fundamental analysis to tailor portfolios to individual goals and risk tolerance. The firm emphasizes long-term holdings, periodic rebalancing, and incorporates Envestnet UMA overlay services when appropriate.

Munib Haddad is a financial advisor with SunStreet Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with SunStreet Securities since 2007. SunStreet Securities is a small advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and asset review services. The firm manages approximately $5.9 million in client assets using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, primarily through mutual funds, with accounts reviewed at least quarterly.

Thomas Pietrack is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Coherent Financial Advisers, LLC since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent who occasionally offers commissionable insurance products. Coherent Financial Advisers serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, small business owners, and other advisers, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and subadviser services. The firm employs a range of analytic techniques and strategies, including options trading, tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

James Stocker is a Series 65–licensed advisor at Wall Capital Group, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, with experience beginning in 2025. Prior to joining Wall Capital Group, he worked at USAA for six years and spent six years at Grand Canyon University. Wall Capital Group serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and their retirement accounts, offering discretionary investment supervisory management, personal financial planning, and non-discretionary institutional consulting. The firm uses strategic asset-mix targets with tactical adjustments based on economic and market factors, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with continuous monitoring and quarterly reviews.

James Tewalt is a financial advisor at EPS Wealth Management in Glendale, AZ, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Tewalt is involved in several business activities including legal document preparation, serving as a certified legal document preparer, and running a life and health insurance agency. He also operates a horse boarding business. EPS Wealth Management is a small registered investment advisor managing approximately $30.1 million for nearly 300 clients, providing wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach utilizing a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, and offers tailored strategies for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses.

Dewey Gough is a financial advisor at FSG Financial Services, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He has been with FSG Financial Services since 2022 and is also involved with Financial Security Group of AZ, Inc., where he serves as an Administrative Manager. FSG Financial Services provides discretionary investment management and portfolio oversight primarily for individual clients, using a range of analytical approaches tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance. The firm also conducts public educational seminars and manages accounts with delegated discretion, including the use of sub-advisors.

Ross Luekenga III is a financial advisor with AZ Legacy Wealth LLC in Glendale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at AZ Legacy Wealth LLC since 2014 and operated as a sole proprietor since 2007. He is also an independent insurance agent involved in life and disability insurance. AZ Legacy Wealth LLC provides discretionary asset management services to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs quantitative and fundamental analysis tailored to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances, emphasizing long-term holdings and periodic rebalancing.

Daniel Brooks is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Penn Advisory Group Inc. since 2025 and previously worked for The Vanguard Group, Inc. for 20 years. Brooks serves as Treasurer on the board of the Sunrise Mountain High School Girls Basketball Booster Club in Peoria, AZ. Penn Advisory Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party research, and quantitative modeling to tailor asset allocation according to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Grant Hadden is a financial advisor at Dynamic Wealth Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Dynamic Wealth Advisors and affiliated firms since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Hadden is involved in seasonal tax return preparation and holds a fixed insurance license. Dynamic Wealth Advisors is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a risk-focused investment process incorporating fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies, including income, trend-following growth, and opportunistic growth, and is notable for its active use of derivatives, shorting, and borrowing within managed accounts.

Blake Welch is a financial advisor with Arete Financial Solutions, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has four years of industry experience, including previous roles at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and Securities America, Inc. Outside of finance, he works as a bouncer at The Womack in Phoenix. Arete Financial Solutions provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and business entity clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to develop tailored investment allocations and offers both non-wrap advisory services and a wrap-fee program.

Sargon Zia is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Coherent Financial Advisers, LLC since 2016. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Peoria, AZ. Coherent Financial Advisers provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small business owners, and other investment advisers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and subadviser arrangements. The firm employs multiple analytic techniques and implements strategies including long-term trading and options, tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Roger Wilson is a CFP® professional with over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with WJ Wealth Management in Glendale, AZ, where he provides investment advisory services. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and ownership interests in several related entities. WJ Wealth Management serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $261.5 million in discretionary assets and employs a tailored investment approach incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis.

Gregory Bradstreet is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Farnam Financial and has previously worked at Schwab Private Client Invest Advisory, Inc. since 2012. He is also an instructor at Grand Canyon University. Farnam Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, employer retirement plan consultation, and consulting services for other RIAs. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a predominantly passive investment approach, offers educational seminars including a public Retirement Makeover program, and operates a wrap fee program with ongoing financial planning for investment clients.

Brandon Klippel is a financial advisor with Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC in Surprise, AZ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Vista Cima in 2019, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Klippel is a co-author and coach through Mindset Leadership Group LLC, where he coaches professionals and contributes to book authorship. Vista Cima Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines technical analysis and short-term trading with quantitative and fundamental methods, managing portfolios that include mutual funds, equities, fixed income, REITs, ETFs, and non-U.S. securities.

Alisha Stocker is a financial advisor at Wall Capital Group, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wall Capital Group in 2018, she worked in education at Grand Canyon University from 2016 to 2018. Wall Capital Group primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and their retirement accounts, offering discretionary investment supervisory management, personal financial planning, and non-discretionary institutional consulting. The firm uses a strategic asset-mix approach with tactical adjustments based on economic conditions and manages accounts with continuous monitoring and regular reviews.

Gary Luna is a CFP® with over 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Dynamic Wealth Advisors since 2014 and also owns and operates Luna Wealth Management and a fixed insurance and annuity business. In addition, he is a partial owner of a CPA firm providing tax advisory services during tax season. Dynamic Wealth Advisors is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a risk-focused, model-based approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, and it actively employs derivatives and shorting strategies within managed accounts.

Kent Forsey is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience currently serving at Hillspring Financial, Inc. since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is independently licensed to sell insurance. Hillspring Financial provides fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages discretionary accounts through its Private Asset Management program and a wrap-fee program on the AssetMark platform, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Brian Smalley is a financial advisor with Universal Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Triton Wealth Management, Leigh Baldwin & Co., PLLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Kingsview Asset Management, Raymond James Financial, and Edward Jones. Outside of advisory work, he owns BC Enterprises LLC, a finish carpentry business. Universal Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing model portfolios from unaffiliated managers. The firm’s approach combines fundamental analysis with long- and short-term purchase strategies and executes custody and trading through a recommended qualified custodian.

Gerald Barnes is a financial advisor with FSG Financial Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining FSG in 2018, he worked at Client One Securities LLC and OnPointe Advisory and Financial Services LLC. Barnes also serves as an insurance agent with Financial Security Group of AZ, Inc., selling fixed and index annuities. FSG Financial Services, Inc. provides discretionary asset management and advisory services to both high-net-worth and non-HNW individual investors. The firm manages approximately $52 million across about 163 clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to develop client-specific investment strategies.