Michael Ball is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC. His prior work includes long tenures at Weatherstone Capital Management and Transform Wealth, as well as roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners and Focus Partners Wealth. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing a residential real estate business on a limited basis. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach utilizing proprietary models and offers a broad range of portfolio management strategies.

Ryan Collette is a financial advisor at SPC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Parkland Securities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is president and sole shareholder of Collette Financial Planning and operates Collette Financial Group, offering financial services. He is also an independent insurance agent handling fixed insurance products. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisors managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

Teancum Stafford is a financial advisor at Lido with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Empower Advisory Group, among other firms. Stafford has also been affiliated with Brigham Young University. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies both directly and through pooled vehicles.

Zachary Nielson is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities since 2018, Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2017, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. He is involved in managing the ZB Family Trust for his wife. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs.

Bart Place is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked in technology and entrepreneurial ventures, including roles at Texas Instruments and ownership of The Sweet Place LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Matthew Stewart is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Sandy, Utah. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience, including roles at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance. He has invested as a lender in a short-term promissory note for Element Solar LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a broad client base including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Garth Driggs is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Stone Hill and Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, alongside a long-term association with Advantage Financial. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm’s advisory approach relies primarily on model portfolios and third-party managers, serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses.

Phillip Barbaria is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Principal Financial Services since 2016. He also has a long tenure with Principal Life Insurance Company dating back to 2007. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Stephen Kovalscik III is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Managed Wealth Financial, Transamerica Financial Advisors, the Defense Contract Management Agency, and World Financial Group. He is also involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory model primarily relies on model portfolios and third-party managers, with execution authority often delegated to platform providers such as Betterment, Fidelity, and Goldman Sachs.

Charles Newton is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Responsible Asset Management and NPB Financial Group LLC, as well as operating Advanced Financial Strategies since 2008. He serves on the board of the Utah Chapter of Financial Planning Associates, having previously held leadership roles within the organization. Independent Financial Group is a large, integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services, delivering advice through diverse platforms and combining in-house and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Austin Fields is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. and has prior experience at Eide Bailly Financial Services, LLC and Eide Bailly Advisors, LLC. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm utilizes a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

Christopher Miller is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has held roles at Allegis Advisors Group, Townsquare Capital LLC, and DFPG Investments, among others. Miller also serves as president of Allegis Advisors Group, a role in which he oversees strategy and agent recruitment. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Jeffrey Johansen is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in South Jordan, UT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His previous work includes roles at National Life Group, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved with several insurance agencies. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Blair Wilding is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Layton, Utah, holding a Series 66 credential and over 21 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2012. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in health insurance through Stone Hill National and operates a retirement planning business under the DBA BlackRidge Wealth Management. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and business clients with discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Jason Tenney is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with AE Wealth Management since 2020. Tenney also serves as Managing Director of Sales at KTS Financial Group, where he has worked since 2003, focusing on insurance sales and services. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolios, discretionary asset management, and financial planning services.

Timothy Blackham is a ChFC® with over 21 years of industry experience, currently serving with Equity Services, Inc. He has held positions at firms including National Life Group, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, Mr. Blackham is co-founder and COO of the Gift of Glove Foundation, a nonprofit focused on collecting equipment for donation. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a broad client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms featuring third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Barclay Emery II is a financial advisor at SPC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Parkland Securities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 33% partner in Emery Insurance Group, a call center focused on final expense life insurance and Medicare telesales, and is involved in the sale of non-variable insurance products through Emery Financial Group. SPC serves a broad client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, with a service model that includes discretionary management, co-advisor arrangements, and integrated non-fiduciary retirement services.

Tiffany Morgan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has worked with Managed Wealth Financial since 2018 and has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors and Perpetual Legacy Financial LLC since 2012. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products related to her firm affiliations. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, delivering services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms that emphasize model portfolios and third-party managers.

Nathan Anderson is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC in Draper, UT, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Osaic in 2026, he worked at Cetera Wealth Services and related entities from 2023 to 2026. Outside of advisory roles, he has been involved with Renaissance Financial and has experience in insurance sales. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms for portfolio construction and management.

Samuel Nielson is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. His prior roles include positions at Valic Financial Advisors, CapitalRock LLC, and MWA Financial Services Inc. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs and managed account offerings. The firm emphasizes client direction in investment strategy selection and provides ongoing monitoring and due diligence of third-party advisory products.