Troy Ray is a financial advisor at Berger Financial Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Berger Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, businesses, corporate executives, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial and retirement planning, income tax planning and preparation, succession planning, and retirement-plan consulting through its affiliate Quorom. Their investment approach is based on proprietary, long-term strategies developed by an Investment Committee that employs fundamental analysis, with many accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

James Matt is a financial advisor with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and having 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Golden State Equity Partners, Freedom Investment Management, Strada Wealth Advisors, and Pogson & Matt Wealth Management Group. Ascentis Independent Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients through a network of advisors. The firm offers asset management and comprehensive portfolio services using a mix of public and private securities and supports discretionary management through model portfolios, sub-advisory arrangements, and co-advisory platforms.

Brad Wilson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Diversify Wealth Management, LLC, bringing three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Diversify Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at Intel for 24 years. He serves as a board member and officer for the Phoenix chapter of Dream Factory, a nonprofit organization. Diversify Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a tactically diversified investment approach across multiple platforms, including advisor-managed portfolios and curated models, with an emphasis on due diligence and alignment with clients’ objectives.

Phillis Pilvinis is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at PSP Financial Services LLC and Paramount Financial Advisors II, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for Atomic Technologies, a data delivery service. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, often implementing them on a discretionary basis.

Christopher Nowack is a financial advisor with Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TA-Check Financial, LPL Financial LLC, SII Investments, Inc., Client One Securities, LLC, and Russ Lyon Sotheby's. Outside of his advisory work, he owns several for-profit businesses unrelated to investments. Trajan Wealth serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, endowments, and institutional investors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement and tax planning, and access to alternative investments, with investment strategies tailored to client objectives and documented in formal investment policy statements.

Brian Penney is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Packerland Brokerage Services, Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc., and several other firms. He is also a managing partner of Capital Synergies, LLC, a life insurance business based in Litchfield Park, AZ. Sequent Planning, LLC, operating as Futurity First Wealth Management, is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services through a network of investment advisers using firm-developed models, third-party managers, and customized allocations within a structured risk framework.

Gonzalo De Leon Plata is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Trilogy Capital, LPL Financial, and National Planning Corporation. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans, employing a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach with both in-house models and third-party sub-advisors. The firm integrates personal and business real estate considerations into its advanced planning and private markets strategies and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Daniel King is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with CGN Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at DEK Financial Solutions and Watermark Asset Management. CGN Advisors provides financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of asset-allocation strategies and tax-aware investment vehicles and frequently collaborates with institutional third-party managers.

Adrienne Rivett is a financial advisor at Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Redhawk Wealth Advisors for ten years before joining Axxcess Wealth Management in 2019. Axxcess Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and third-party asset management services, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage customized multi-asset portfolios.

Tucker Sahnow is a financial advisor with Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for six years and LPL Financial LLC. Sahnow provides investment advisory services with Gateway Wealth Partners since 2025. Gateway Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a diversified approach with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and independent managers.

Jason Noble is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Dynamic. His prior roles include positions at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, Financial Engines Advisors, and M&T Securities. Outside of advising, he is involved with PCRM, LLC, which provides fixed-insurance products. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement services, and sub-advisory support. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific approach and provides integrated technology and operational support to other advisers.

Hailey Leister is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Brighton Jones LLC since 2021, with prior experience at Charles Schwab & Co and roles in academic and athletics support at the University of Arizona. Brighton Jones LLC provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients—as well as charitable organizations and retirement plans. The firm uses a Personal CFO model and offers family office services, discretionary investment management, and private-investment opportunities through its subsidiary Lenora Capital.

John Stull is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Parallel Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously spent 13 years at Autus Asset Management, LLC. 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 fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes and incorporates technology platforms for tax-efficient portfolio management.

Matthew Hansen is a financial advisor at Dynamic with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Yellowstone Partners, LLC. Outside of advisory activities, Mr. Hansen is an Independent Insurance Agent and sells insurance and annuity products. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction process and provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and practice support for other advisers.

Michael Prior is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors in Peoria, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Securities America, Inc., and United Planners. Prior is also the co-founder and CEO of RIA Partners Group, a shared services firm that helps RIA owners collaborate and reduce expenses. PFG Advisors offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of top-down macroeconomic allocation and fundamental/technical analysis, primarily using index-based ETFs with periodic rebalancing, and operates a distributed network of approximately 104 advisors across multiple offices.

Brentford Price is a financial advisor with Alera Investment Advisors, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including OSAIC, Triad Advisors, and KMS Financial Services, and is involved with Wilson & Albers Company, LLC as a producer. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and manages a small portfolio of rental properties. Alera Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm uses a combination of internal management, affiliated platforms, and independent managers to construct portfolios with a long-term focus and offers ERISA-focused services for retirement plans.

Bradley Allan is a financial advisor at Compass Financial Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at The Allan Agency and Family First Life among other firms. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and participant education. The firm manages approximately $894 million across a multi-advisor team and employs a range of analytical methods and both internally managed and third-party model portfolios.

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.