Chester Schaal is a CFP® professional at Tandem Wealth Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Tandem Wealth Advisors since 2011. Tandem Wealth Advisors is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a blend of top-down macroeconomic analysis and bottom-up fundamental research to construct diversified, balanced portfolios focused on long-term capital growth with risk control.

Frank Jackson is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Bledsoe Asset Management, LLC since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he teaches business part-time at Maricopa Community College in Tempe, AZ. Bledsoe Asset Management serves members of the public safety community, their families, and a range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic model portfolios combined with customized allocations and uses options and derivatives within managed accounts, with a focus on helping public safety employees optimize retirement benefits.

Catherine Lafee is a financial advisor at Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including ButcherJoseph Asset Management, Sable Capital, Arizona Bank & Trust, LPL Financial, and Waddell & Reed. 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, offering actively managed strategies across various asset classes and serving as a sub-adviser and model provider to other advisers and wrap program sponsors.

Claire Thornton is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and currently works at Avise Financial in Scottsdale, AZ. Her prior experience includes roles at Apella Capital, Inspired Financial, The Strategic Financial Alliance, Carnegie Wealth Management, and Merrill Lynch. Avise Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and educational seminars, using a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios.

Stephanie Schultz is a CFP® professional with over four years of industry experience, currently serving at Sensible Money, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Plan Member Services, with additional experience running her own financial entities. Sensible Money is an independent SEC-registered adviser that primarily serves individuals nearing or in retirement, as well as their trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates comprehensive financial planning with discretionary investment management, utilizing diversified portfolios and a liability-driven investment approach tailored to clients’ tax and cash-flow needs.

Matthew Kelly is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC since 2009. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, he is part of a 14-advisor team at the firm. 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 uses fundamental analysis and a diversified approach across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and other strategies, and also provides sub-advisory and model services to other advisers.

Brian Jackson is a financial advisor at Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Ironwood in 2016, he worked at Arizona Bank & Trust for nine years. 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-based investment process across various asset classes and provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as financial, estate, and retirement plan consulting services.

Lawrence Van Quathem is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with ABLE Financial Group, LLC and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC. ABLE Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, and business entities, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fiduciary, client-focused approach using a variety of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and project-based services.

Judith Macias is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has been with L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP since 1992, working within a team of ten advisors based in Phoenix, AZ. L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP provides customized investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented approach focusing on domestic equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds, and manages approximately $1.5 billion in client assets through a multi-advisor team structure.

Cheri Johnson is a financial advisor with Stronghold Capital Partners LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. She has worked with Stronghold Wealth Partners LLC since 2022 and previously spent two years at CalChoice Wealth Management LLC. Outside of advisory work, she was involved with Allergy Free Naturally from 2017 to 2020. Stronghold Capital Partners serves individual and business clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan (ERISA) services, primarily through recommending and monitoring third-party investment managers. The firm operates a solicitor-centric business model with a multi-office team structure to support its referral relationships.

Kathryn Swan is a financial advisor at Blakely Walters Wealth Management in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial and Next Financial Group, Inc., among other firms, and has been with Blakely Walters Wealth Management since 2021. Blakely Walters Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing wealth management through discretionary asset management and financial planning. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach and utilizes sub-advisors and alternative investment strategies.

Lane Martinsen is a financial advisor with Martinsen Wealth Management in Tempe, AZ, holding a Series 65 license and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked for First Advisors National, LLC for 10 years. Martinsen is also president and owner of M50 Tax Pros, LLC, a tax preparation service. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages most client accounts on a discretionary, wrap-fee basis and employs diverse investment approaches including strategic indexing, options overlays, and tactical allocations.

Jeffrey Fryer is a financial advisor with Watts Gwilliam & Company, LLC in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Watts Gwilliam & Company since 2009. Watts Gwilliam & Company is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and corporate entities. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation with a long-term horizon, employing tactical tools such as options overlays and collars, and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and access to private placement funds.

Evan Sweeney is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC, having previously worked at Domain Money, Fisher Investments, and Blackrock. 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 investment process across various asset classes and also serves as a sub-adviser and model provider to other registered investment advisers.

Stephen Brown is a financial advisor at Stronghold Capital Partners LLC with ten years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with multiple firms, including Ashthorn Group LLC and Sterling Revenue Group. Outside of advisory roles, he owns Three Past Nine, LLC, a business holding company, and Retirement Level Up, a financial education platform. Stronghold Capital Partners serves individual and business clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA retirement-plan services. The firm primarily acts as a solicitor for third-party managers, monitoring their performance and disclosures while employing fundamental, technical, and charting analysis.

Lillian Irion is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Nectarine. She previously worked at firms including Brighton Jones LLC and Baird. Outside of her advisory role, Irion is the CEO and founder of Daring Greatly Wealth, a financial coaching and life planning business. Nectarine serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing consultative financial planning through advisor representatives selected via the firm’s website. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation using low-cost, index-based funds and offers a proprietary financial-aggregation app but does not manage client investment portfolios or accept custody.

Alexander Marek is a financial advisor at Ironwood Wealth Management, LLC, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ironwood since 2015. Marek serves on the Board of Advisors for New Way Academy, a nonprofit school, where he contributes to strategies for improving visibility and fundraising. Ironwood Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charities with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes client-specific asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and share-class selection while offering tiered service programs and coordinating with clients’ other advisors on non-investment matters.

Trevor Moore is a financial advisor at Fortitude Family Office in Scottsdale, AZ, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Captrust, MRA Associates, and Keats Connelly. Fortitude Family Office primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, offering investment management, comprehensive wealth and financial planning, and family office services. The firm combines traditional family office operations with a private fund sponsor and adviser role, managing both liquid and illiquid investments across multiple asset classes.

Lukas Odden is a financial advisor at Eaton-Cambridge Inc. in Phoenix, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Eaton-Cambridge serves individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services, supported by in-house tax and accounting expertise. The firm’s advisory approach integrates multi-disciplinary credentials and affiliated accounting practices to tailor ongoing portfolio management and related services.

Kristen Hilty is a financial advisor at Strategic Portfolio Solutions, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Smarter Divorce Solutions, Better Divorce Solutions, Belpointe Asset Management, LLC, and Crown Capital Securities, LP. Strategic Portfolio Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plan participants, offering asset management, financial planning, consulting, and divorce-planning services. The firm employs a tailored investment approach with active strategies and regular portfolio supervision, and it also provides educational seminars and workshops.