Peter Helms is a financial advisor with Exeter Financial, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Exeter Financial since 2007 and was previously with Bma Securities from 2008 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Helms is the managing member and consultant of H2Global LLC, a business consulting firm, and co-founder and CEO of ZipSit, Inc., a technology company offering an on-demand sitting service. Exeter Financial LLC provides wealth and portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and related entities, focusing on long-term investment strategies combined with tactical tools such as options and private placements. The firm often manages client assets on a discretionary basis and integrates coordinated estate and tax planning with other professional advisors.

Kenneth Chavis IV is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Versant Capital Management, Inc., joining the firm in 2023 after previous roles at Hightower Advisors LLC, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., and Empirical Wealth Management. Versant Capital Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional, and charitable clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using equity, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative vehicles, and may include independent managers or private funds tailored to client objectives and liquidity needs.

Angus Schaal is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Tandem Wealth Advisors since 2011 and previously spent three years at Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors LLC. Tandem Wealth Advisors is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental research to construct diversified, balanced portfolios and provides financial planning through its proprietary tool, Handlebar™. Tandem also acts as a sub-advisor for pooled collective investment trusts and wrap fee programs, offering regular performance reporting and model management services.

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 four years of industry experience, currently serving at Sensible Money, LLC since 2026. She previously worked at LPL Financial and Plan Member Services and has been involved in self-employment activities under Life of Liberty Financial since 2013. Sensible Money provides ongoing financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, focusing on clients who are transitioning into or are already in retirement. The firm employs a model called the Juicing® Experience to integrate plan design, investment implementation, and ongoing adjustments, using diversified portfolios and liability-driven investing techniques.

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 CFP® and CFA® with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC since 2016. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, he holds the Series 63 designation as well. Ironwood Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach across various asset classes and also serves other registered investment advisers through sub-advisory and model-provider arrangements, managing approximately $1.75 billion in assets.

Patrick Murray is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Key Group Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2008, and has held prior roles at Cetera Wealth Services, Concourse Financial Group Securities, Royal Alliance, and National Planning Corporation. In addition to his advisory work, Murray manages Key Group Tax Services, which provides income tax preparation and filing for individuals and businesses, and is involved in consulting and marketing a software tool called Red Capture. Key Group Management serves individuals and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with Key Group Tax Services, offering a combined approach that includes equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and other securities.

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 63 and Series 65 credentials and six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CalChoice Wealth Management LLC and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she has experience in insurance product sales. Stronghold Capital Partners provides investment advice and financial planning to individual and business clients, offering ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan services and primarily acting as a solicitor for third-party managers and service providers while delivering direct advisory services in select cases.

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® with four years of industry experience currently serving at Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Domain Money, Fisher Investments, and BlackRock. Ironwood Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis, portfolio monitoring, and a range of strategies spanning equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, alongside its notable role serving other registered investment advisers through sub-advisory and model-provider arrangements.

Stephen Brown is a financial advisor with Stronghold Capital Partners LLC, holding a Series 65 license and having 10 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Three Past Nine, LLC, a business holding company, and operates Retirement Level Up, a financial education platform. His career includes roles at multiple firms, including Retirement Level Up and Sterling Revenue Group. Stronghold Capital Partners provides investment advice and financial planning to individual and business clients, with a focus on ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan services and a referral model that connects clients to third-party managers and service providers. The firm emphasizes documented client objectives and ongoing monitoring of selected investment strategies.

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.