Michael Walling is a financial advisor with RBG Capital LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes 14 years at Triad Advisors, Inc., followed by roles at Arkadios Capital and Arkadios Wealth Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in operating a rebath franchise and owns several PetWellClinic franchises in Maricopa County through a family holding company. RBG Capital provides asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and merger-and-acquisition consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs approaches such as fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and third-party manager selection for discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Jacob Chaparro is a financial advisor at Zenith Investment Management, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms including Advisory Services Network, LLC, Level Four Advisory Services, Gallacher Capital Management, and TD Ameritrade. Zenith Investment Management is a boutique wealth management firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consultation services, utilizing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, strategic and tactical asset allocation, and selective alternative investments.

Geoffrey Grenert is a financial advisor with Sierra Legacy Group in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Cypress Advisory Group and Grenert Financial Group since 2007 and has maintained a relationship with M Holdings Securities since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Grenert serves as a board member of the MLBPA Players Trust and is engaged in baseball training and sports product development. Sierra Legacy Group provides asset management and financial planning services to individual and high net worth clients, managing approximately $152.7 million in discretionary assets. The firm constructs tailored portfolios using fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles, conducting regular reviews and rebalancing under discretionary authority.

Trevor Scheid is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Luminescent Wealth Management, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, having joined in 2025 after roles at Tarbox Family Office and Versant Capital Management. Luminescent Wealth Management is a fee-only firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, focusing on larger portfolios with a typical account minimum of $2 million. The firm combines tailored wealth management and financial planning with an approach that integrates tax and accounting expertise through its principal’s advanced credentials.

Philip Nagel is a CFP® and ChFC® with 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Aim Capital since 2012 and is also associated with LPL Financial. The firm, Aim Capital, provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $309 million across about 236 client relationships. Aim Capital offers tailored portfolio management using a variety of securities and conducts regular client reviews, operating a wrap fee program through LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management platform.

Patricia Druckman is a financial advisor at Envision Capital Management Ltd with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and 65. Druckman has been with Envision Capital Management since 2005 and is also a licensed insurance agent providing life and disability insurance services. Envision Capital Management Ltd offers discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients, including pension and 401(k) plan consulting. The firm uses a buy-and-hold, dividend-reinvestment investment approach informed by fundamental analysis and manages both separately managed accounts and a private pooled investment vehicle, Talisman Partners LLC.

Erin Itkoe is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Luminescent Wealth Management, Inc. and has held prior roles at Tarbox Family Office, Versant Capital Management, GFO Advisory Services, LLC, and Inlign Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a committee member of the AICPA Personal Financial Planning Executive Committee and is active on the auxiliary board of the Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, in addition to chairing a tax and legal seminar planning committee for local philanthropic organizations. Luminescent Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, focusing on larger portfolios. The firm integrates tax and accounting expertise into its wealth management and financial planning services and manages approximately $127.4 million in discretionary assets.

Garrett Grenert is a financial advisor with Sierra Legacy Group in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cypress Strategies and M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., as well as operating Grenert Financial Group, LLC. He also has experience in the food service industry with JJ's Pie Company. Sierra Legacy Group provides asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $152.7 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers tailored portfolio management with ongoing supervision, utilizing a range of investment strategies and vehicles, and combines advisory services with licensed insurance activities through its affiliation with M Holdings Securities.

Jeffrey Sloan is a CFP® and ChFC® with 17 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Witnauer Sloan & Associates LLC, where he has worked since 1999. He is also a manager and member of Wealth Strategies, LLC, an Arizona-licensed insurance agency. Witnauer Sloan & Associates serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $56.6 million across about 102 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, written financial planning, and public seminars, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a range of investment strategies.

Guy Chadwick is a financial advisor at Third Stanza Group with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Third Stanza Group, he worked at Edward Jones and served six years in the U.S. Army. He is also a full-time undergraduate and graduate history student at Arizona State University. Third Stanza Group is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser providing comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and qualified retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using exchange-listed securities, mutual funds/ETFs, options, and cash positions to manage risk and enhance performance.

Aaron Coates is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Foothills Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Creative Planning and Keystone Wealth Partners. He is also the owner of Foothills Accounting & Tax, PLLC, where he provides tax preparation services. Foothills Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporations, offering discretionary asset management and financial planning. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with Monte Carlo methods and provides public educational seminars, distinguishing itself through transparent disclosure of certain investment practices.

Colin Bybee is a financial advisor at Almega Wealth Management in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at David Morgan & Associates and part-time positions while attending California Baptist University and Ottawa University. He has also worked for the City of Newton Parks Department. Almega Wealth Management serves individuals, families, small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering wealth management, retirement plan services, and tax-related support through an affiliated tax practice. The firm uses a primarily passive investment approach with options for customized active strategies and provides educational resources alongside regular client reporting.

Charles Rossi is a CFP®, CFA®, ChFC®, and Series 65-registered financial advisor at Intelligent Capitalworks in Scottsdale, AZ, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with ICW Investment Advisors LLC since 2014. Rossi serves as a board member for the Help in Healing Home Foundation. Intelligent Capitalworks provides discretionary investment and wealth management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios, long-term dividend-focused equity ownership, and multi-sector income strategies, operating on a fee-only, independent basis without proprietary products.

Andrew Sosnowitz is a financial advisor at Buttonwood Capital Management with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Buttonwood since 2015 and LPL Financial since 2009. Buttonwood Capital Management manages approximately $315 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to build tailored portfolios and provides access to LPL Financial–sponsored models and outside strategists.

Martin Cole is a financial advisor at Cole Wealth Management, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has been with Cole Wealth Management since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Cole has a long-term association with Ids Life Insurance Company and Walt Disney World. He also sells insurance products, including life, health, and annuity contracts, when properly registered. Cole Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and actively managed asset allocation primarily through mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed-income securities.

Kodi Thruston is a financial advisor at Amplify Financial, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth and Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Thruston is the founder of a crypto blog called Komorebi and serves as a freshman and sophomore football coach at Chapparal High School. Amplify Financial provides sub-advisory and platform services to registered investment advisers and their clients. The firm offers a technology-driven platform that supports trading, reporting, and back-office functions while allowing advisers to maintain direct client relationships and control investment objectives.

Randall Vincent is a financial advisor with Stonebrook Capital Management, Inc. in Carefree, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Stonebrook Capital Management since 2003. Stonebrook Capital Management provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $70.3 million for about 108 clients, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to develop custom asset-allocation strategies with an emphasis on diversification and loss mitigation.

Tyler Karl is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Heritage Family Offices, LLP, where he has worked since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Fifth Third Private Bank, Juncture Wealth Strategies, LLC, and Heritage Wealth Management, LLC. Heritage Family Offices, LLP provides discretionary wealth management and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pooled investment vehicles, and charities, managing approximately $423 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers tailored investment programs and a range of family office functions including estate and succession planning, tax return preparation, and coordination of clients’ professional advisors.

Megan Wells is a financial advisor at Confluent Asset Management LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Camelback Wealth Consultants, and Harbour Investments, Inc. Confluent Asset Management is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals and small business entities with discretionary asset management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and 401(k) consulting. The firm uses a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies, including derivatives and options, to construct tailored portfolios and provides ongoing portfolio monitoring and investment policy documentation.

Kyle Erickson is a CFA® charterholder with a Series 63 license and over 11 years of industry experience, including a decade at Northern Trust before founding Elevate Investment Management, LLC. He is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Elevate Investment Management offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $36.8 million, employing a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to create diversified portfolios that may include options strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, and private placements.