Brian Springsteel is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is the founder and sole advisor at Springsteel Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Springsteel PC, a CPA practice offering tax preparation and planning services. Springsteel Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporations, non-profits, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses a long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach with diversified portfolios and offers a combination of individual wealth management and retirement-plan fiduciary services.

Kristina Dahl is a financial advisor at Sunburst Financial Management LLC in Glendale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Independent Wealth Network, Securities America, Verus Capital Partners, and Waddell & Reed. Outside of advising, she volunteers as a precinct captain for the Foundation of the Republican Party. Sunburst Financial Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, small business owners, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm offers customized portfolios using a range of securities and emphasizes a long-term investment orientation with fundamental and technical analysis.

William Luhrs is a financial advisor at Mount Financial Freedom with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Prism Investment Management, Life Options AZ, and ABB. In addition to his advisory role, Luhrs serves as president and consultant at Executive Scorecard Partners, a quality consulting firm. Mount Financial Freedom is an independent, single-advisor firm serving individuals and small business owners with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and investment advice. The firm emphasizes an investment philosophy based on the Efficient Market Hypothesis, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and low-cost passive vehicles, and offers educational workshops on retirement, estate planning, and college funding.

Francisco Ayala is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been with The Coleridge Group LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally serves as an assistant to an expert witness. The Coleridge Group LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial life planning, project-based planning, discretionary investment management, and employee benefit plan services. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based, passive investment approach complemented by occasional fundamental and technical analysis, and is notable for its long operating history, diverse client mix, and atypical fee structure.

Robert England is a financial advisor at Asset Wealth Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Asset Wealth Advisors since 2010. Asset Wealth Advisors provides discretionary asset management to individual and high-net-worth clients, developing tailored investment programs that incorporate multiple analysis methods and a range of strategies from long-term holdings to active options trading. The firm manages approximately $15.1 million in assets and emphasizes client-specific objectives and risk tolerances.

Denver Nowicz is a financial advisor with Wealth For Life, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Simplicity Wealth, LifePro Asset Management, Regal Investment Advisors, and Ashton Thomas Private Wealth. In addition to his advisory work, he has been an independent insurance agent for over two decades. Wealth For Life, LLC is a single-advisor firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of analytical techniques and a long-term trading approach across mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs, managing approximately $21.1 million in assets.

Jacob Pacini is a financial advisor at Lilliano Capital Management LLC in Phoenix, AZ, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Soulence Wealth Management and Pacini Hatfield Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Jacob AI LLC, a data science firm focused on processing large datasets using deep learning techniques. Lilliano Capital Management is an independent registered investment adviser that provides sub-advisory portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and small businesses through clients’ primary advisors. The firm offers nine strategies across three activity tiers and operates an alternatives strategy called Lingo, emphasizing liquidity and defined loss limits while maintaining discretionary management without taking custody of client funds.

Richard Groff II is a financial advisor with TheMoneyMD.com, LLC in Peoria, AZ, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including roles at AdvisorNet Wealth Management and Wealth Management International, Ltd. Groff is also a managing member of Health and Big Wealth, LLC, a bookkeeping entity, and is involved with Family Legacy Planning, LLC, which provides life insurance and annuities. TheMoneyMD.com, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and third-party manager selection primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a risk-first, managed-volatility approach using asset allocation and diversification, and maintains non-discretionary assets under management with ongoing portfolio reviews.

Lynda Heist is a financial advisor at L. Jane Heist Wealth Management, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a PFS™ designation and a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. She has operated her wealth management firm since 2010 and has run a CPA practice focused on tax compliance and consulting since 2003. Her firm provides discretionary, fee-only investment management services to individuals, their trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios using a mix of individual stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and money market instruments, combined with ongoing monitoring and risk management strategies. The affiliated CPA practice offers tax planning and compliance services alongside investment management, including work with 401(k) plans.

Monica Felton is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the sole advisor at The Elliott Group in Scottsdale, AZ. She has been with The Elliott Group Financial Solutions since 2011 and also operates as an independent insurance agent. The Elliott Group offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement, tax, estate, and investment planning. The firm uses a co-advisory model with a third-party manager for portfolio management while maintaining direct client relationships and personalized financial guidance.

Anthony Iarocci Jr. is the principal of Du Lac Investment Group, LLC in Carefree, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 47 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. and leadership positions at multiple affiliated entities specializing in asset and wealth management. Outside his primary advisory work, Iarocci serves as CEO and president of DCA Asset Management Inc., focusing on investments in both private and public companies. Du Lac Investment Group offers investment management and consulting services to various clients such as pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs multiple analysis techniques and trading strategies, sponsors its own wrap fee program, and provides consulting on an hourly basis, along with advising on or selecting other investment managers.

Matthew Agnetti is a financial advisor at Clearview Private Wealth in Peoria, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience. His previous work includes roles at American Income Life Insurance Company and nutrition-related businesses. He maintains an active insurance license but is not currently contracted with any carriers or selling insurance products. Clearview Private Wealth offers discretionary portfolio management and project-based financial planning services, utilizing a blended investment process that combines fundamental security selection with technical analysis within a core-satellite framework. The firm serves clients with varying risk profiles and employs ongoing account monitoring and formal annual reviews.

Michelle Moses is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Me Financial, PLLC in Phoenix, AZ. She has been with Me Financial since 2016 and previously worked at Innovative Advisory Group, LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in life insurance and annuities, meeting with clients and assessing their needs. Me Financial, LLC is a single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party adviser recommendations, focusing on individualized asset allocation and fundamental analysis using ETFs, stocks, money market funds, and occasional private placements.

Yuerg Eichmann is a financial advisor with Swiss American Asset Management, holding a Series 65 designation and over 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Swiss American Advisors, LLC and Horter Investment Management, among other firms. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed real estate agent with Homesmart and operates an independent insurance advisory business where he creates financial retirement plans and sells annuities, life insurance, and long-term care products. Swiss American Asset Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser that provides portfolio oversight and manager selection services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on aligning assets with risk-based model portfolios through third-party sub-advisers.

Andrew Mulindwa is a CFA® charterholder and the founder of Cognis Retirement Group LLC, where he has worked since 2013. He has 11 years of industry experience and serves as a director and co-founder of Cognis Private Markets. Mulindwa is also a visiting professor at local universities. Cognis Retirement Group provides fiduciary advisory and investment management services to retirement plan sponsors and private investors, focusing on plan governance, investment-menu construction, and participant education. The firm utilizes fundamental analysis for asset allocation and manager selection and offers various managed account and retirement income planning solutions, including third-party manager implementations and educational seminars.

David Walsvick is the sole advisor at Walsvick Wealth Management in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has managed his own firm since 2014 and serves as a Health Services Officer in the US Air Force Reserve. Additionally, he works as an accountant and tax preparer. Walsvick Wealth Management is a single-advisor independent firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on client-specific Investment Policy Statements and uses a primarily non-discretionary approach, integrating portfolio management with tax preparation, accounting, and insurance services.

Bruce Benham is the sole advisor at Baron Capital Management, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, where he has worked since 2001. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a limited position as a designated broker with Showhomes Luxury Staging, a company that places home managers into real estate properties for sale. Baron Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individual clients and a limited number of private business clients. The firm uses a combined top-down and bottom-up analytical approach across global asset classes and manages accounts on an event-driven basis.

Frank Molinar is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of Molinar & Co Financial Advocates and has previously worked with Retirement Consultants, Inc., Verus Capital Partners, LLC, and Securities America, Inc. Molinar is also a professional speaker specializing in personal finance education, particularly for military service members and veterans, and serves as president of the Arizona chapter of the National Speakers Association. Molinar & Co Financial Advocates provides investment management and financial planning services to institutional and organizational clients, including retirement plans, as well as individuals and charitable organizations. The firm integrates financial planning with portfolio construction using a combination of passive and active strategies and offers specialized retirement-plan consulting and ERISA-related investment fiduciary services.

Becki Sutton is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. She is the principal of BKS Wealth LLC, a firm she founded in 2024 after working at JBL Wealth Strategies and Financial Sense. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporations, providing discretionary asset management and integrated financial planning. BKS Wealth LLC employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset-allocation strategies, incorporating fundamental, technical, and charting analyses, and accepts corporate business clients, which is uncommon for independent single-advisor firms.

Kirke Meeks is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Meeks Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2019. Prior to founding this firm, he worked at BMO Private Bank from 2010 to 2018 and managed Meeks Investment Management, LLC from 2009 to 2019. Meeks Wealth Management provides comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary approach, combining various analytical methods and tailored investment solutions to align portfolios with client objectives and risk tolerance.