Charles Picerni is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at Sensible Money, LLC. His prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as well as experience with organizations such as the San Francisco Giants and the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation. Sensible Money provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services primarily to individuals in or nearing retirement, their trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach integrates plan design, investment implementation, and ongoing adjustments through its Juicing® Experience model, emphasizing diversified portfolios and liability-driven investing techniques.

Jennifer Smiljanich is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with SJS Investment Services since 2017 and previously worked at SJS Investment Consulting, Inc. from 2010 to 2017. SJS Investment Services serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, institutional investors, and public entities, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and consulting. The firm’s investment process features diversified model portfolios monitored by an internal Investment Committee and includes a specialized public-funds practice with tailored cash-flow analysis and detailed reporting.

Michael Gauthier is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and is affiliated with Strategic Income Group LLC in Chandler, AZ. He has been with Strategic Income Group since 2013 and is involved in several other business ventures, including authoring financial education materials through Strategic Media Group LLC and serving as CEO of Strategic Family Management, a family office service. Strategic Income Group advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business clients, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, estate planning support, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including the management of two private funds focused on income and capital appreciation, and provides client education through newsletters and seminars.

Elizabeth Shabaker is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and has been with Versant Capital Management, Inc. since 2010. She holds a Series 65 license and works out of Phoenix, AZ. Versant Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, and family office services to high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm offers both high-touch wealth management and an automated ETF-based portfolio program, managing approximately $1.24 billion in client assets.

Mark Goaslind is a financial advisor at Martinsen Wealth Management in Tempe, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Advisors National, LLC and The O.N. Equity Sales Company. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints since 2012. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services including estate-planning coordination and Medicare-related assistance, managing most client accounts on a discretionary, wrap-fee basis with various investment strategies and an integration of insurance services.

Mark Rehn is a financial advisor at Stableford Capital LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. Before joining Stableford Capital in 2021, he worked for eight years at Ineos Styrolution America LLC. Stableford Capital serves individual clients, business owners, and institutional retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a research-driven investment approach focused on high-quality, capital-compounding companies and utilizes proprietary analytics, derivative strategies, and model portfolios for retirement participants.

Matthew Baum is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP since 2016. The firm provides investment management services to individual clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit sharing plans, and other entities, managing both discretionary and nondiscretionary accounts with approximately $1.62 billion in assets. L. Roy Papp & Associates employs a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented investment approach supported by an in-house research team and serves both high-net-worth individuals and investment company clients, including acting as adviser to a registered mutual fund.

Carl Mariner is a financial advisor at ARQ Wealth Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding the CFP®, CFA®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc. for 13 years before joining ARQ Wealth Advisors in 2024. ARQ Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, providing fee-only asset management and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process that integrates derivatives and options strategies and offers both retail wealth management and institutional retirement plan fiduciary services.

Justin Smiley is a CFP® at Versant Capital Management, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, with one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to joining Versant, he worked in various roles at PNC Corporate & Institutional Bank, MidFirst Bank, and Great American Insurance Company. Versant Capital Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and charitable clients with portfolio management, wealth planning, family office services, and consulting. The firm focuses on client-specific investment policies and builds diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes, including equity, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Andrue Jorgensen is a financial advisor at Bayntree Wealth Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Securian Financial Services Inc and Renaissance Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as the Sponsorship Chair for the Arizona Region of the Porsche Club of America. Bayntree Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing investment management, retirement plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term total return with attention to limiting downside risk and uses a tailored planning process known as the Bayntree Blueprint.

Luke Barnes is a financial advisor at Bledsoe Asset Management, LLC with Series 65 registration and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bledsoe, he worked in various roles including with the Phoenix and Tusayan Fire Departments and with Baker Tilly. He is currently active with the Phoenix Fire Department. Bledsoe Asset Management serves members of the public safety community, their families, and a broader clientele including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management and financial planning services using customized portfolios that incorporate both long-term holdings and derivatives strategies.

Phillip Adams is a financial advisor at Mathis Wealth Management in Phoenix, AZ, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Mathis Wealth Management since 2016, alongside prior roles at Ausdal Financial Partners and Transcend Security. Adams also served nearly three decades with the City of Phoenix Fire Department before transitioning fully into financial services. Mathis Wealth Management offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and pension plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach and provides services such as ongoing portfolio monitoring, financial planning engagements, and ERISA consulting.

Tina Decker is a financial advisor at Bridgeport Financial Solutions with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, INC and OSAIC. Bridgeport Financial Solutions serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm manages model portfolios through an Investment Committee and provides discretionary management with access to third-party strategists and affiliated models under the Founders Gate Capital brand.

Lauren West is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, with one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa and Delta Air Lines, and she spent eight years at Berman Capital Advisors. Laffer Tengler Investments provides 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 an actively managed equity income ETF.

Randall Davey is a financial advisor at Guide Advisors, Inc. in Mesa, AZ, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked in various roles including insurance and securities since 2003. He operates a sole proprietorship offering insurance products and services alongside his advisory work. Guide Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and consulting, co-advisory asset management through a third-party platform, and insurance and annuity products. The firm conducts public seminars and educational workshops and generally acts as a co-advisor rather than directly managing discretionary client portfolios.

Thomas Hughes is a financial advisor at One Wealth Capital Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. His background also includes twelve years at Automatic Data Processing. One Wealth Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $307 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a macro-environmental approach to tactical asset allocation, combining growth and fixed-income strategies across various investment vehicles, and utilizes both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Michael Peart is a financial advisor at Embree Financial Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Embree Financial Group since 2018 and previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and McAdam LLC. Embree Financial Group offers holistic financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a range of investment vehicles and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis, overseeing more than $1.22 billion in institutional fiduciary responsibilities.

Ryne Macpherson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc. for eight years and has been with DecisionPoint Financial, LLC for eleven years. He also has experience associated with Utah Valley University. DecisionPoint Financial provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, as well as retirement plan consulting for plan sponsors. The firm employs a mixed approach of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, allocating client assets among mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, while conducting periodic reviews and exercising discretionary portfolio management.

Giancarlo Mateus is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to joining Ironwood, he spent 13 years at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 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 fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios and also provides financial planning, estate and insurance planning, and retirement plan consulting services.

Catherine Smith is a financial advisor at LifeTyme Financial Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at McCauley Nicholson and Preder, CPAs for three years prior to joining LifeTyme Financial Advisors and LifeTyme Financial Group in 2019. Smith spends a significant portion of her time involved in investment-related activities as an insurance agent. LifeTyme Financial Advisors operates as a co-advisor on the Matson Money platform, providing retirement-plan advisory services, including limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary support and participant education. The firm offers public seminars and workshops on investment basics and implements asset-allocation models through Matson Money, focusing on client goals and portfolio monitoring rather than direct portfolio management.