Meryl Feys is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Bradley Wealth and Hope College. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing a proprietary Focus List and a formal due-diligence process to implement client strategies across third-party independent managers.

Steven Mindak is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mahoney Financial Organization and direct involvement with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 1987. He also operates Mindak Financial Group, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through various programs, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis, and operates within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jacob Heisler is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at Versant Capital Management and Barnes Investment Advisory. He also serves as an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a proprietary manager “Focus List” and a combination of active and passive asset allocation strategies. The firm sponsors proprietary investment vehicles and acts as an operating general partner for multiple private funds.

Laura Rider is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2020 and spent nine years at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney prior to that. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of a family LLC that manages a residential property. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm uses a Private Advisor model supported by a consolidated investment platform to deliver a range of portfolio management and consulting services, and it is distinctive in operating as a registered broker-dealer with a broad set of affiliated capabilities.

Noah Putnam is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC and Sonora Investment Management LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, and it offers a range of specialized investment programs and consulting services.

Cassandra Thornock is a CFP® professional at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Beacon Pointe since 2022 and previously held roles at Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors, EF Legacy Securities, and Edelman Financial Services. In addition to her advisory duties, she is an insurance agent for Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Patrick O'Leary is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co. from 2000 to 2024 before joining Mercer in 2024. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, using a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Theresa Labadie is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. She has worked with Triad Advisors, Inc. since 2016 and joined Osaic in 2024. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of financial services through multiple program models, combining proprietary guidance and third-party platforms to build and manage portfolios.

Gavin Lyons is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, TMD Wealth Management LLC, One Charles Private Wealth, and TMD & Associates, Inc. He is a member of the Schwab Client Experience Panel, providing feedback on custodian client experience on a voluntary basis. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial counseling, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with a range of investment options and a network of affiliated service companies.

Bruce Eisenhauer is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at CWM, LLC since 2018 and previously spent 16 years at LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is involved in income tax preparation through Meikle Financial Group. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients via a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using model portfolios supported by both fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a strong focus on retirement plan services and fiduciary processes.

Thomas Noel is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC based in Fountain Hills, AZ, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Cetera Advisor Networks, and has been a partner at Noel-Schopen, LLC since 2011. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved as an insurance agent selling life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad range of clients, including individuals, families, foundations, and institutions, through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management guided by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a variety of services including financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan solutions.

Jason Zilveti is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for UBS Financial Services from 2008 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of two Christian faith-based nonprofit organizations, the Arizona Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Tales From The Tour. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm operates with a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and unique broker-dealer services including securities transactions and placement of alternative investment vehicles.

Christopher Popkey is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2016 and previously with Wells Fargo Advisors from 2013 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in guest services for the Green Bay Packers. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a broad client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that aggregates multiple investments and supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Darren Evans is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Intelligence Driven Advisers, LDIntelligence, and Hightower Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support client and advisor needs.

Ian Sachs is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with ChFC® and Series 63 credentials. He has been involved in the financial services industry since 2015, primarily through his role as president and owner of Risk Resource, a life insurance planning firm. Sachs also serves as a regional and national board member of the Jewish National Fund, a nonprofit organization. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, employing a variety of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Tonette Echols is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2014. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a Strategic Wealth Management platform featuring an open-architecture approach that aggregates multiple investments into a single account and supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Brian Plowman is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and is registered with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Coldstream Capital Management Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies, leverages third-party independent managers, and provides extensive reporting and participant education.

Heather Quinones is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley for nine years. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach varies by program and includes strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing.

Brian Benjamin is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked in the fitness industry in various roles including licensed independent trainer and at Jeremy Scott Fitness. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs that include portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs diverse investment strategies and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary relationships, managing billions in assets across multiple programs.

Aaron Wong is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at State Street Global Advisors and TD Ameritrade. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved in an entrepreneurial venture with Cigarz Lounge from 2016 to 2020. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and various types of plans and organizations. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.