Darren Evans is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Intelligence Driven Advisers, LDIntelligence, and Hightower Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support client and advisor needs.

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.

Heather Quinones is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley for nine years. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach varies by program and includes strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing.

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.

Michael Maehl is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 52 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Opus 111 Group and Securities America Advisors, Inc., among others. He is also involved in fixed insurance sales, dedicating a portion of his professional time to this activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and support services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers advisors discretion in portfolio construction and manages model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

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.

Roger Wood is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and its affiliated entity, C.W.F. Financial, for 15 years. Wood is also a co-owner of rental properties outside his advisory business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and third-party asset management solutions to individual and institutional clients.

Jennifer Jenson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2016. Outside of her advisory work, she is an independent sales consultant for Norwex, a company focused on reducing chemicals in the home environment. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs that emphasize asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios for personalized advice and operates a large-scale advisory platform with over 300 advisors.

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.

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 Financial LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for UBS Financial Services for 13 years. Franz is currently based in Scottsdale, AZ. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing a consolidated investment platform and specialized alternative investment placement services.

Chad Wing is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cerity Partners LLC and Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Petrichor Asset Management LLC, Canopy Wealth Management, and Northwestern Mutual. He holds a Series 66 designation and continues to receive renewal commissions from prior insurance product sales, although he is no longer active as an insurance agent. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, corporations, charitable institutions, and other investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Miguel Mayagoitia is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Allworth and AW Securities in 2026, he worked at Vanguard Marketing Corporation and The Vanguard Group, Inc. from 2019 to 2026, and at Pathways Financial Partners from 2017 to 2019. He also has experience at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and the University of Arizona. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios using various model strategies and employs proprietary technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.