James Hoyt is a financial advisor with Heffernan Advisory, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 66, 63, and 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Ascendent Financial Solutions and Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. Heffernan Advisory serves individuals, families, and entities such as employer retirement plans, offering an asset management program called Investment By Design™ alongside financial planning and consulting services. The firm employs modern portfolio theory and model allocations primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with regular rebalancing.

Gregory Hermes is a financial advisor with Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes 12 years at First Financial Equity Corporation. Balboa Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based approach and utilizes diversified, long-term portfolios constructed with low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and selected individual securities.

Gregory Powers is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently with TritonPoint Partners, LLC, where he serves as a managing director and financial planner. His prior experience includes positions at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and Mercer Allied Company, L.P. TritonPoint Partners, LLC provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, focusing on discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that integrates public equities, fixed income, and private market alternatives using both in-house and third-party management.

Gavin Grabowski is a financial advisor with Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Laffer Tengler, he worked at JOEY Restaurant Group and Green Street. Outside of finance, he participates in modeling for clothing advertisements through a licensed agency. Laffer Tengler Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model delivery, and wrap-fee program management for individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and specialty clients. The firm combines quantitative modeling and macroeconomic forecasting with fundamental security analysis to manage strategies across various asset classes, including ETFs and equities.

Marisol Fung is a financial advisor with Avier Wealth Advisors in Chandler, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. She worked previously at Dynamic Wealth Advisors from 2016 to 2022 before joining Avier Wealth Advisors in 2022. Avier Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, and various entities. The firm manages approximately $1.19 billion in client assets using broad asset-allocation strategies focused on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio oversight by a multi-credentialed advisor team and an investment committee.

John Kieber is a financial advisor with Delta Investment Management, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 license and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Delta since 2019 and previously was employed at Brookstone Capital Management LLC and United Retirement Advisors Group. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Kieber is a managing member of URA Group AZ L.L.C., where he spends substantial time providing clients with a variety of financial products. Delta Investment Management offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and pension plans. The firm employs a combination of quantitative macro analysis, fundamental research, and technical indicators across multiple strategies, including tactical ETF rotations and a concentrated growth equity mandate, and serves clients with a wide range of account sizes, often acting as a subadvisor to other investment advisors.

Ernest Moosherr is a financial advisor with Canopy Wealth Management in Paradise Valley, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential. He joined the firm in 2025 and has prior experience at Samsara and other companies in various roles. Canopy Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, managing approximately $1.15 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services, using individualized investment policy statements and a range of analytical approaches to portfolio construction and rebalancing.

Amy Macedo is a financial advisor with Heffernan Advisory, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 15 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ascendant Financial Solutions and Geneos Wealth Management. Heffernan Advisory serves individuals, families, and employer retirement plans, offering an asset management program called Investment By Design™ alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm uses model allocations and modern portfolio theory, primarily implementing portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs on a discretionary basis.

Mark Blom is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Benefit Financial Services Group since 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Phoenix, AZ. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through its wealth management and institutional services divisions. The firm uses a diversified, model-based investment approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis and manages over $1.5 billion in discretionary assets and approximately $18 billion in assets under consultation for retirement plans.

Ronald Bringhurst is a financial advisor with Gallacher Capital Management, LLC in Phoenix, Arizona, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Gallacher Capital Management since 2017 and also leads Bringhurst Financial Services, LLC, a CPA and tax preparation firm, since 2003. Gallacher Capital Management advises individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing integrated wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services. The firm employs a consultative investment process using proprietary platforms and offers access to both proprietary and third-party funds, including private investment vehicles with performance-based fee structures.

Michael Lossing is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Ironwood Investment Counsel is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.5 billion for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment process and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, while also acting as a sub-adviser and model provider to other advisers.

Nathan Gunderson is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent six years at Robert W. Baird & Co. His background also includes experience in academic and public sector roles. Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm consisting of a team of approximately 18 advisors managing over $650 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers and alternative investments.

Paul Knobbe is a financial advisor with Bledsoe Asset Management, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Bledsoe Asset Management since 2014 and previously served 30 years with the City of Phoenix Fire Department. Bledsoe Asset Management serves members of the public safety community, their families, and a broader client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing strategic model portfolios and derivative strategies to manage approximately $188.9 million across about 341 clients.

Colin Shepherd is a financial advisor at Salus Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Corepath Wealth Partners and North Star Resource Group prior to joining Salus Financial Advisors. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Salus Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services with a focus on customized, fiduciary-driven portfolio construction and long-term investment strategies.

Peter Eickelberg is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with ABLE Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Alpha Fiduciary. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as co-trustee of a family trust. ABLE Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary approach to portfolio management, utilizing fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and offers both public and private securities, including the use of derivatives and margin borrowing when suitable.

Jeremy Vaught is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Martinsen Wealth Management and has previous experience at Ameriprise Financial Services, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and First Advisors National. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in golf equipment sales with 2nd Swing Golf in Scottsdale, AZ. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers a range of investment approaches and also delivers estate-planning coordination, credit and identity monitoring, and Medicare-related assistance.

David Millet is a financial advisor at Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Mercap Securities, LLC and The Westerman Group. Galvin, Gaustad & Stein is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm employs a proprietary, fundamentally driven security-selection process and manages approximately $1.35 billion in client assets, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services alongside financial planning engagements.

Casey Cason is a financial advisor with Tactive Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Brookwood Investment Group, Redwood Private Wealth LLC, and Cason Financial Group, Inc. Casey is also a licensed independent insurance producer specializing in health, life, and fixed annuities. Tactive Advisors provides portfolio management to individual clients, trusts, businesses, employee benefit plans, and institutional investors through a combination of robo-advisor and advisor-led services. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using blended model portfolios based on the Black-Litterman framework.

Robert McConchie is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with AWM Capital, LLC and AWM Ventures, and previously worked at Penniall & Associates and Athlete CEO Consulting LLC. McConchie also provides tax and accounting services exclusively to AWM clients. AWM Capital is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as private funds. The firm employs an open-architecture investment platform with an emphasis on liability-driven investing and integrates tax, estate, and insurance planning into its financial strategies.

Julie Lafferty is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC with eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Robert W Baird & Co and DC Capital and Investments LLC. She currently works within a team of 21 advisors based in Scottsdale, AZ. Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers and alternative investments, employing both fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory.