Mark Fulton is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealthcare Advisory Partners and LPL Financial since 2016 and has been associated with Christopher Urness since 2013. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in teaching through Great Hearts America. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets across a team of more than 150 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering wealth and investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a goals-based, evidence-driven advisory process.

Paul Rutkowski is a financial advisor with Eversource Wealth Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors LLC. Since 2011, he has owned Paul Rutkowski, LLC, a business managing bookkeeping and expenses related to his advisory and insurance practice. Eversource Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, providing wealth management, financial planning, and investment advisory services. The firm offers multiple investment programs and acts both as an adviser to outside RIAs and as a manager of private pooled investments, including private markets and impact investments.

Justin Carlson is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Magellan Financial since 2022 and has been affiliated with Foundations Investment Advisors, Fusion Investment Advisors, and Arizona Lighting Innovations, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Carlson is involved as a minority owner and manager in Arizona Lighting Innovations, a business-to-business company specializing in energy-efficient lighting retrofits, and holds investor interests in several restaurant and bar ventures in Arizona. Fusion Investment Advisors, operating as Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs an open-architecture platform and combines internally developed and independent asset allocation models with fundamental and technical analysis to implement tailored investment strategies.

Robert Himmelman is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP. His prior roles include positions at Fortitude Family Office, LPL Financial, Stratos Wealth Partners, and UBS Financial Services among others. Mission Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm providing wealth management, financial planning, and personalized portfolio management primarily for affluent individuals and families, as well as for institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term investment strategies using a broad range of assets and offers discretionary account management with tax-aware trading and rebalancing.

Harley Samuelson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with USAA Investment Services Company and USAA Life Insurance Company, having joined both firms in 2024 after 16 years with Edward Jones. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and individual investors through phone and digital channels. The firm specializes in retirement income planning and facilitates referrals to third-party broker-dealers and advisers rather than managing client assets directly.

Christopher Bowman is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC who holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Prospect Wealth Advisors, LLC, Claraphi Advisory Network, LLC, and Aeon Capital, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is a member and owner of PWA Partners, LLC, an insurance sales business, and is involved with Triada LLC, which manages and develops real estate ventures. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and other RIAs. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary ETF-based core models, third-party managers, boutique equity managers, and option-based strategies, supporting tailored suitability assessments and regular portfolio rebalancing.

Stephen Bull is a financial advisor at Verus Capital Partners, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at LPL Financial, LLC and Securities America, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a business owner of Kraft Screens in Paradise Valley, AZ. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation and offers customized portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Alexander Mitchell is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Camopy Wealth Management, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, TEKsystems, and Rent-A-Center. Mitchell is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm utilizes tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Barbara Meola is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. She has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and affiliated LPL Financial since 2013. In addition to her advisory role, she is the owner of Meola Consulting, a non-investment-related business. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory solutions through its Strategic Wealth Management platform, which supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Justus Novak is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Silverhawk Private Wealth, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advising, Novak has maintained an insurance license. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios supplemented by a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and access to alternative investments.

Dustin Brutton is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations, as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Canopy Wealth Management and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he authors a spiritual blog through his ownership of the Surrender Project. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Thomas Seifert is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 46 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Oppenheimer & Co and Waddell & Reed, Inc. He currently provides investment advisory services through Stratos Wealth Partners, an independent investment advisor firm. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory solutions through an open-architecture platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

James Cummins is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at The Vanguard Group and Wells Fargo. His background also includes self-employment in financial services prior to joining First Command. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs featuring model portfolios constructed from mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managed sleeves, with portfolio management centralized through an Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Michael Eitzen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 1990 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee alongside his mother for her personal trust. Oppenheimer provides a range of advisory and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and retirement plan fiduciaries. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies, serving both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Dayne Ventrone is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc and Pacific Capital Resource Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Oxford Retirement and Estate Planning and contributes to educational marketing through Dare To Retire U. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a platform-centered approach combining multiple model portfolios and offers a broad range of services such as discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services.

Chase Perchal is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor based in Scottsdale, AZ, with two years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a hunting guide for Big Chino Outfitters in Prescott, AZ. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individual, pension, charitable, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Lauren Ireland is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. based in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she was affiliated with Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc., and she also served two years with the Inver Grove Heights Police Department. Outside of advising, she owns Lauren Ireland Insurance LLC and recruits and trains insurance agents for Bankers Life. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

John Powers is a financial advisor at Mariner with 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated for over 16 years combined. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an Investment Committee and an internal management team, integrating tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Pamela Prine is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with J.W. Cole Advisors since 2012. Besides her advisory role, she is involved in business consulting with a focus on estate preparation, Social Security fundamentals, and tax planning, and serves as Communication Director on a local interfaith and civic council. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, and utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis as well as digital advice platforms.

David Rich is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Brightside Benefit and Vanguard. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder of Proudly We Wave, a holiday flag service based in Mesa, AZ. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management.