Jason Tolzman is a financial advisor with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. based in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds the Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Geneos, he worked at Schooner Financial Associates. Outside of his advisory role, Tolzman is an independent representative for fixed insurance sales with various carriers. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services, utilizing a range of analytic approaches and investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Marty Block is a financial advisor with Verus Capital Partners, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Verus Capital Partners since 2013 and LPL Financial since 2020, with prior experience at Securities America Inc. Block provides investment advisory services through Verus Capital Partners and its affiliated entities. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Marc Brock is a financial advisor at Diversify Wealth Management, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has previously worked at Thrivent Advisor Network LLC and Your Source Financial, P.L.C. since 2010. Diversify Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a tactically diversified investment approach across multiple platforms, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management aligned with clients’ objectives.

Karen Koenig is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Edward Jones and Union Capital Company. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in business valuations and wills and estate planning, and serves as a board member for the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy Graduate Association, where she develops its Graduate magazine. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments with a goals-based, evidence-driven investment approach.

Rick Jones Sr. is a financial advisor at Trek Financial in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Trek Financial since 2016 and previously worked at World Equity Group. Jones is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Trek Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary and non-fiduciary services. The firm combines strategic and tactical portfolio construction with rules-based, evidence-based, fundamental, and technical analysis, utilizing artificial-intelligence tools under governance and human review. It provides a wide range of model strategies and alternative investment options, including direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, options-based overlays, concentrated-stock hedging, and access to alternative-investment platforms.

Austin Witherill is a financial advisor with Parallel Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Scottsdale Unified School District, Autus Asset Management, Waste Management, and Arizona State University. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and integrates technology platforms for tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away account management.

Natasha Marakowski is a financial advisor with KCD Financial, Inc. based in Sun City, AZ. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. Her prior work includes two years of service in the US Air Force before joining Pappas Wealth Management. KCD Financial, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser and introducing broker-dealer with 38 advisors managing approximately $202 million in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment strategies and access to third-party management programs.

Nancy Bullock Swanson is a financial advisor with Independent Wealth Network, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Brokers International Financial Services, LLC and Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. Swanson is also president of Preferred Wealth Management and involved in life and health insurance sales through multiple entities. Independent Wealth Network, Inc. provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies and oversight tools, serving clients including high-net-worth individuals with approximately $518 million in assets under management.

Timothy Van Houten is a financial advisor at Triad Wealth Partners, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Life Planning Advisors LLC, J.W. Cole Advisors, and Global Financial Private Capital. He is also president of Sonoran Wealth Systems, a fixed insurance business he has operated since 2005. Triad Wealth Partners serves individual and institutional clients through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and a Turnkey Asset Management Platform (TAMP) that provides sub-advisory and model portfolio services to other registered investment advisers. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with access to third-party managers and diversified investment strategies across various asset classes.

Michael Wong is a CFA® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth and Ashton Thomas Securities, having previously worked at M. S. Howells & Co and Wells Fargo Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee of a deceased friend’s education trust for the benefit of the friend’s children. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, employing a range of investment strategies and operating the Amplify Platform for back-office support and access to program managers.

Shane Tschida is a financial advisor at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. with two years at the firm and a total of two years in the industry. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Outside of his advisory role, he works as an insurance agent and is involved in real estate as a licensed agent on a client basis. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through managed account programs and third-party money manager relationships. The firm combines investment advisory, broker-dealer, and insurance services within the Mutual of Omaha group and offers a platform-based approach with discretionary or non-discretionary investment options.

Scott Slade is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LaSalle St. in 2024, he spent nine years at SCF Investment Advisors and has operated Slade Financial Advisory PLLC since 2011, where he also conducts insurance research to support comprehensive financial planning. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors offers personalized fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, utilizing both non-discretionary and discretionary asset management programs.

Brett Kalbfleisch is a financial advisor at USAA Investment Services Company with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. His career includes roles at USAA Life Insurance Company since 2018 and prior experience with USAA financial planning services from 2008 to 2020. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and individual investors through phone and digital channels. The firm offers a Retirement Income Strategy Report and facilitates referrals to third-party broker-dealer/advisers without managing client assets directly.

Ross Emmer is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Dynamic Wealth Advisors, doing business as Full Picture Financial LLC, since 2016. Based in Phoenix, AZ, he holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Dynamic serves a broad mix of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, and unaffiliated registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction process and provides both portfolio management and advisory support, with particular focus on serving other advisers through integrated technology and operational services.

Andrew Carrier is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisory Services Network and has previously worked at Parallel Advisors, Spire Investment Partners, and NorthCoast Asset Management. Carrier operates 8 Mile Investments PLLC as an independent contractor, which is his sole professional business. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of approximately 208 independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, overseeing about $8.6 billion in client assets.

Marius Mada is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently with USAA Investment Services Company. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity Investments. Mada also served at Compass Bible Church for ten years. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members. The firm emphasizes retirement income planning and refers clients to Charles Schwab for investment products and account services.

Rafael Murguia Ramirez is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding six years of industry experience. He has been with Trilogy Capital since 2019 and previously worked in roles at Apple/Volt and PMI Services North America. Ramirez is also a licensed non-variable insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach using both in-house model series and third-party sub-advisors, and integrates personal and business real estate considerations into advanced financial planning.

Sean Lunny is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Stoker Ostler, a part of BMO Financial Group, since 2013. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. Stoker Ostler emphasizes individualized investment policy statements, diversified portfolio construction, ongoing due diligence, and tax-aware strategies, leveraging its affiliation with BMO’s broader wealth management and banking services.

Corbett Laduke is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. since 2016. He previously worked at Laduke And Wahrendorf LLC for ten years and has been a partner at Laduke Enterprises LLP since 2002, coordinating subcontractors on home developments. Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities, managing approximately $2.6 billion in assets. The firm follows a long-term, disciplined investment approach focused on stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds, tailoring portfolios to clients’ specific risk tolerances and financial situations.

Shawn Porter is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Cetera Investment Services, and First Interstate Bank. He is also involved in fiduciary activities through the Porter Family Irrevocable Trust. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, trusts, and charitable entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm utilizes a diverse investment approach incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and options strategies, supported by its Amplify Platform for program management and model design.