Stephen John is a financial advisor at Tortoise Wealth Management in Tempe, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northsight Wealth Management, LLC and First Financial Equity Corporation. His firm offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $11.2 million for about 56 clients. Tortoise Wealth Management employs a tactical allocation strategy across a wide range of investment instruments and provides qualified retirement plan consulting with ERISA Section 3(21) fiduciary services and participant education.

I’m Steven Chau, owner of Know Your Worth Financial and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Know Your Worth Financial was started to help immigrants and young minority professionals achieve financial independence in an increasingly complex financial environment. We help clients achieve this by simplifying personal finance and by offering a safe space for people to talk openly about money and get the tools necessary to build a thriving financial future. Growing up in Arizona as a second-generation Chinese-American, outside of being told just to “save more and spend less”, conversations around money didn’t get much more complex. It wasn’t until I started my career in finance that I learned how underprepared my generation was when it came to personal finance. During my decade in the financial services industry, I observed a woeful lack of attention paid towards millennials and minority communities. As I progressed in my career, traditionally firm prerequisites like net worth and investable made it more and more difficult to help the people I was closest to. I started Know Your Worth Financial to move away from that traditional structure and work with more people like you. I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about me. I look forward to meeting you and learning about your journey!

Jared Peck is the sole advisor at Sage Advice Financial LLC in Mesa, AZ. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and began his advisory career in 2025. Prior to establishing his firm, Jared worked extensively in the transportation industry, including roles at Swift Transportation and Ascend Transportation, where he also serves as a fractional CFO for small and mid-sized companies. Sage Advice Financial LLC offers ongoing portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, providing customized investment policy statements and discretionary implementation. The firm’s investment approach includes a range from long-term strategic allocation to an optional active equity trading strategy with weekly model updates, combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses, and may involve short-term trading and margin transactions.

Abdul Hakeem Hamdan is the sole advisor at Groundwork Financial Partners and holds a Series 65 designation. He has professional experience in both financial advisory and dental practice management, including roles at Dental Financial Partners PLLC and Phoenix Biological Dentistry. Prior to his current work, he spent six years at Black & Veatch. Groundwork Financial Partners provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and other entities, offering a range of financial planning, tax support, and retirement consulting services. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its portfolio construction and maintains a close relationship with related accounting and tax practices.

Wilbert Guilford Jr. is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience and operates Wilbert Guilford, CFP, PLLC in Phoenix, AZ. He has worked in tax and business consulting since 1991 as a CPA and has provided personal financial counseling through Zeiders Enterprises since 2015. Guilford also maintains an affiliated accounting practice where he prepares income tax returns and offers tax-related advice. His firm offers commission-free, fee-only financial planning and consulting to individuals, families, and small businesses, focusing on retirement, college savings, estate planning, insurance review, and business development. Operating under a fiduciary standard, the firm develops investment policy statements and asset-allocation models primarily using no-load mutual funds and passive index vehicles, without exercising portfolio management discretion or custody of client assets.

Dave Hutchison is a CFP® with 45 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Hutchison Investment Advisors in Phoenix, AZ. He has worked with multiple firms since 1980, including founding Hutchison Investment Advisors and holding positions at Cetera and Cetera Advisors LLC. Hutchison Investment Advisors serves approximately 40 clients, offering personalized financial planning and non-discretionary investment advice to individuals, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes diversified, buy-and-hold portfolios evaluated using Modern Portfolio Theory and delivers advice on a consultative basis without discretionary management or custody of client assets.

Anthony Morley is the sole advisor at Delphi Value Investments, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Tempe, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Cove Communities and Bossert Capital LLC. Outside of advising, Morley owns and operates RJ's Outdoor, a business specializing in custom ear plugs for shotgun shooters, and provides hunting guiding services. Delphi Value Investments manages discretionary portfolios primarily for individuals and businesses, focusing on a value-oriented approach with long-term investment horizons. The firm maintains concentrated portfolios and employs a variety of securities, including derivatives and foreign investments, when appropriate.

James Kragenbring is the sole advisor at Aquifer Capital, LLC, based in Phoenix, AZ, holding the CFA® designation and a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He has served as Senior Vice President for Institutional Administration and Assistant Professor of Business and Christian Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary since 2017 and is a trustee on the Board of Bethlehem College and Seminary. Aquifer Capital previously provided discretionary investment management to pooled vehicles and separate accounts, serving funds, endowments, non-profit organizations, trusts, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment approach focused on absolute-return objectives through quantitative and qualitative analysis, though it is not currently managing client assets.

Ramsey Brock is the sole advisor at Brock Asset Management in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Fulton Brock Asset Management since 1991. Brock Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations, providing portfolio management and non-discretionary advisory services for employer 401(k) plans. The firm employs a value-oriented fundamental screening process focused on established, large-capitalization companies for long-term holding and offers educational workshops and regular communications for 401(k) plan participants.

Cody Zindler is a financial advisor at STUDIOi, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Matson Money, Inc. for six years and has been associated with Ledger Foundry, LLC since 2026. STUDIOi serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis to create diversified, mutual fund–focused allocations, emphasizing documented client objectives and risk tolerance, and operates primarily with non-discretionary asset management.

John Kroeger is a CFP® and ChFC® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Personal Benefits Planning LLC since 2014. His background includes extensive work in insurance sales dating back to 1982, as well as providing legal document preparation and tax preparation services through separate self-employed ventures. Personal Benefits Planning LLC is a state-registered, single-advisor firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting primarily to individual and some high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates tax preparation and insurance services with its investment advisory offerings and emphasizes individualized asset allocation and suitability analysis across a range of investment products.

Christopher Anthony is the principal of JTNC Wealth Advisors LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Mesa, AZ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. Christopher is also the managing member of Volare Capital Management LLC, a financial software development firm supporting trading strategies used by JTNC Wealth Advisors. JTNC Wealth Advisors offers discretionary investment management through separately managed accounts to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs automated, quantitative strategies focused on relative-value equity pair trading and trend-following in futures and commodities, using short-term, volatility-adjusted trading models.

Chris Dountz is the sole advisor at DCA Investment Advisory, LLC in Chandler, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with DCA Investment Advisory since its founding in 2008. DCA Investment Advisory provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan consulting to individual clients, trusts, and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes low-cost passive, index-linked model portfolios while allowing concentrated common-stock allocations under specific criteria, and offers pension consulting and service-provider selection services uncommon for a firm of its size.

James Rosebrough Jr. is a financial advisor with Strategic Financial Group, PLC in Mesa, Arizona, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Financial Group since 2009 and also manages private real estate lending funds through AZDOT, LLC, where he serves as a managing member. Outside of advising, he is involved in real estate as a licensed agent and participates in a bookkeeping and tax firm owned jointly with his wife. Strategic Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses to tailor portfolios aligned with client investment policies and manages roughly $16.7 million across about 85 accounts, including the sponsorship and management of private Regulation D real estate lending funds.

Michelle Patel is the sole advisor at Patel Wealth Strategies, Inc. in Chandler, AZ, holding a CFP® designation with 24 years of industry experience. She has prior experience at FSC Securities Corporation, Inc. and operates a health and life insurance business alongside her advisory role. Patel also serves as Secretary of the Board of Ministry at Epiphany Luther Church. Patel Wealth Strategies, Inc. serves individual, high-net-worth, and business clients with comprehensive asset management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment process with customized asset allocation, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and offering a mutual-fund-only program through American Funds.

Alexander Telidis is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Innovative Financial Solutions, Inc., where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he was with ProEquities Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Telidis also works as an independent insurance agent. Innovative Financial Solutions, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and recommendations of third-party investment managers. The firm emphasizes retirement plan consulting and offers tailored portfolios using various strategies, managing about $93.2 million in discretionary client assets as of August 2026.

Yuanfang Zhu is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with three years of industry experience. Zhu is the principal at Enso Financial PLC, an independent, fee-only firm based in Phoenix, AZ. Prior to founding Enso Financial, Zhu worked at Huub and has experience in tax preparation and small-business CFO services through an affiliated business. Enso Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a long-term, passive investment approach based on asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, using mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds, and also offers educational workshops and seminars on financial topics.

Geoffrey Johnson is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Questar Asset Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance sales and also maintains a notary public commission. Wealth Management Advisors, LLC provides fee-based financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients, managing approximately $4.1 million across 73 accounts. The firm uses documented investment policy statements and combines fundamental and technical analysis while monitoring and rebalancing accounts quarterly, employing third-party managers and offering educational seminars.

Joseph Seep is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and the principal of Joseph Seep & Associates, LLC in Tempe, AZ. He has been operating his own firm since 2001 and has also worked at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. since 2007. Outside of advisory services, he maintains a proprietary fixed life insurance business. Joseph Seep & Associates serves individuals, partnerships, trusts, estates, charities, and corporations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, generally manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, and offers fee-based asset management through various arrangements including traditional AUM programs and Direct Asset Under Management agreements.

Brian Greenberg is affiliated with Six Oaks Advisory Partners LLC and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been involved in the insurance industry since 2005 and has concurrent roles at several business ventures, including BJG Digital LLC and Quoteplicity Inc. His industry experience as a registered advisor is currently at the beginning stage. Six Oaks Advisory Partners LLC offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and small businesses. The firm employs a fiduciary approach focused on diversification, asset allocation, and long-term investing, with portfolios composed of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities.