Amrish Patel is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Patel Wealth Management, LLC, which offers insurance, brokerage, and advisory services, and he provides private consulting and business coaching through GWS Advisors, LLC. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, managing approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Gavin Lyons is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, TMD Wealth Management LLC, One Charles Private Wealth, and TMD & Associates, Inc. He is a member of the Schwab Client Experience Panel, providing feedback on custodian client experience on a voluntary basis. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial counseling, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with a range of investment options and a network of affiliated service companies.

Thomas Noel is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC based in Fountain Hills, AZ, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Cetera Advisor Networks, and has been a partner at Noel-Schopen, LLC since 2011. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved as an insurance agent selling life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad range of clients, including individuals, families, foundations, and institutions, through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management guided by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a variety of services including financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan solutions.

Jason Zilveti is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Rockefeller Capital Management, Rockefeller Financial LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of two Christian faith-based nonprofits, the Arizona Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Tales From The Tour. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides integrated services through affiliated trust and insurance entities and emphasizes a broad range of investment options including alternative and private investments.

Christopher Popkey is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2016 and previously with Wells Fargo Advisors from 2013 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in guest services for the Green Bay Packers. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a broad client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that aggregates multiple investments and supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Darren Evans is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LDIntelligence, and Hightower Advisors. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that combines asset management with financial planning, managing portfolios using asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities with regular reviews and rebalancing.

Ian Sachs is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with ChFC® and Series 63 credentials. He has been involved in the financial services industry since 2015, primarily through his role as president and owner of Risk Resource, a life insurance planning firm. Sachs also serves as a regional and national board member of the Jewish National Fund, a nonprofit organization. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, employing a variety of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Tonette Echols is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2014. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a Strategic Wealth Management platform featuring an open-architecture approach that aggregates multiple investments into a single account and supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Brian Plowman is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and is registered with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Coldstream Capital Management Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies, leverages third-party independent managers, and provides extensive reporting and participant education.

Brian Benjamin is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked in the fitness industry in various roles including licensed independent trainer and at Jeremy Scott Fitness. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs that include portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs diverse investment strategies and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary relationships, managing billions in assets across multiple programs.

Aaron Wong is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at State Street Global Advisors and TD Ameritrade. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved in an entrepreneurial venture with Cigarz Lounge from 2016 to 2020. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and various types of plans and organizations. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Kenneth Kann is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Windsor Capital Management, LLC for seven years. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) solutions to individual, corporate, pension, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Eric Anthony is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, TMD Wealth Management LLC, One Charles Private Wealth, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with third-party managers and alternative strategies, supported by a broad network of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Hussein Elgohary is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ. His prior roles include positions at Earned Wealth Advisors, Charles Schwab & Co., Carson Wealth, Clarity Capital Partners, and Prudential. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory approach, utilizing diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs, index funds, and separate account managers, complemented by educational content and a range of affiliated service lines.

John Nilson is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners since 2021, alongside prior roles at LPL Financial and New York Community Bank. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Denise Rhodey is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Mercer Global Advisors since 2015. 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, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and offers a range of implementation options such as ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Dave Hauer is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at United Planners since 2012 and was also involved in independent insurance from 2016 to 2023. United Planners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, providing both fee-based and commission-based options.

Paul Ahern is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors and Hightower Securities since 2018 and previously held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Wealthtrust Arizona LLC. Ahern is also an insurance agent licensed since 2000. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles.

Stacey Bendfelt is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. from 2020 to 2026. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in Tukwila Tiny Houses, managing rental leases and payments for a partnership that owns seven rental units. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients through approximately 366 advisors. The firm offers a range of financial planning services and investment strategies using an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple platforms and third-party managers.

Eric Franz is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Capital Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 13 years. He is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Rockefeller Capital Management is an enterprise firm with 157 advisors, offering comprehensive wealth management services.