Yvonne Jimenez is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. Her prior roles include positions at The Vanguard Group, Charles Schwab, Fidelity Investments, and TIAA. 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 follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning and specialized consulting services.

Nicholas Lindholm is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors, Inc., Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors, LPL Financial, and Synergistics, Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he was involved with GSL Tournament / Ellensburg Little League from 2021 to 2023. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm combines asset allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private assets, and distinguishes itself by acting as general partner for proprietary private funds and advising a continuously offered interval fund.

Jason Gerb is a financial advisor with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Securities America Inc, Woodbury Financial Services, Triad Advisors, and TD Bank N.A., among others. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and state and municipal entities. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, with portfolios managed through multiple program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Azita Jalali is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at BMO Private Bank and JP Morgan Private Bank. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm integrates asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Thomas Hunt is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, based in Scottsdale, AZ, and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Primerica in 2024, he worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and was involved with Tango Commercial Real Estate, LLC for nine years. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Asha Jain is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2016 and previously spent seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. 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.

Brent Mcquiston is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hightower Advisors. He has worked with Hightower since 2018 and held prior roles at Wealth Trust Arizona and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. His business activities include fixed insurance sales. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and diverse investment vehicles.

Michael Bowen is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2018, he worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and WealthTrust Arizona LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach includes discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with an emphasis on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers.

Erica Gargol is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked with LPL Financial since 2003 and has been with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd since 2016. Outside of her advisory work, she holds a notary commission. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a broad client base including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and diversified asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Linda Bradle is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds a Series 63 designation. She has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and independent consulting. Outside of finance, she has been a consultant for Arbonne International, a skincare and nutrition company, since 2012. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base with advisory and brokerage services. The firm supports independent advisors through a limited-partnership ownership structure and provides a range of custodial and third-party investment solutions.

Barbara Marquis is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing before joining Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial in 2020. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, 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.

William Stevens is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Scottsdale, AZ, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Foresters Financial Services, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, and Penn Mutual. Stevens is also the owner and chief strategist of Real Performance, LTD, a leadership and management consulting firm. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies with various account-level features such as lending solutions and tax-harvesting.

Jennifer Berberich is a financial advisor at United Planners' Financial Services of America with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has served as a CPA and shareholder at O'Malley & Berberich CPAs PC since 2003. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent investment adviser representatives and utilizes a mix of custodians, third-party money managers, and platform programs to implement client-directed investment strategies.

James Toddy is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 30 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Center Street Advisors, Inc. and Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory roles, he is involved with Estate Documents Pro, licensing software for online estate document completion. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Mary Riley is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Brookstone Capital Management in two separate periods, as well as AE Wealth Management, LLC and Horter Investment Management, LLC. Riley is also the owner of Riley Higgins & Associates, LLC, where she is involved in insurance sales, and she is an author. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking or thrift institutions.

Matthew Armistead is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2015. He also holds a role at Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, where he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and accident/health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a mix of discretionary wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions. The firm emphasizes manager selection from a proprietary “Focus List” and employs both active and passive asset allocation strategies supported by quantitative and qualitative due diligence.

Jacob Lucchese is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and experience beginning in 2024. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, he worked at Northrop Grumman, Boeing, First International Bank and Trust, and BMO Harris Bank. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Kristen Rose is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2011 and is also an agent with Agia, involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Carlee Hughes is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds a Series 66 designation. She has five years of industry experience and has worked with United Planners and related entities since 2019. Outside of advising, she serves as an adult education instructor at Pima Community College. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm with about $12.77 billion in assets under management and approximately 359 advisors. The firm serves a broad range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts, and offers advisory and brokerage services through independent Investment Adviser Representatives.

Evan Cole is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Peachtree Life Finance. Outside of advising, he owns oil and gas rights leases in Ohio. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients by providing a range of advisory programs, investment management, and practice-management support. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and various program structures while acting as a platform provider for affiliated advisors.