Que Chi Bui Nguyen is a financial advisor at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth with a Series 65 designation and over eight years of experience in the financial industry, including roles at Tempus Wealth Australia, Tyton Capital Advisors, and Viet Capital Securities JSC. Nguyen joined Ashton Thomas Private Wealth in 2025 and is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth serves a range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and charitable entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and platforms.

Joena Russell is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with Nations Financial Group, Inc. and has previously worked at firms including Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, LPL Financial LLC, and Jefferson National Financial Corp. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing rental property ownership. Nations Financial Group, Inc. serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and businesses, offering portfolio management, pension consulting, and a variety of investment strategies that incorporate both in-house and third-party managed solutions.

Timothy Sperling is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 license and has previously worked at Triad Advisors and Clear Stream Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he is CEO of Saguaro Business Development LLC, focusing on business development activities. Arkadios Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and financial planning. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supported by an internal portfolio team and provides integrated services including retirement plan consulting and portfolio reporting.

Sharlee Cretors is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. She currently works at Advisory Solutions Group and previously held roles at Avior Wealth Management, LLC and SC Financial Services, Inc. She is also the owner and managing member of Optimized Business Transitions, LLC, which assists business owners with planning and executing business transitions. Advisory Solutions Group serves retail clients and other registered investment advisory firms by providing financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, and turnkey back-office services. The firm employs diversified portfolios using quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with regular client reviews.

Paul Harding is a financial advisor with Simplicity Wealth in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at OneAmerica Securities, American United Life, WealthPoint, LLC, and ongoing involvement with Liquidity Partners, LLC. He is also an independent insurance agent advising business owners on the transfer of business equity. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios alongside technology and operational services for advisers.

Karli Bradley is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Retirement Planners of America since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is also an independent insurance agent. Retirement Planners of America serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, primarily through a wrap-fee investment program. The firm utilizes an “Invest and Protect” approach focused on capital preservation and tactical rebalancing, employing model portfolios built predominantly from ETFs and mutual funds.

Christopher Ordway is a financial advisor with Dynamic in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Dynamic Wealth Advisors dba STF Wealth Management since 2018 and previously at BFC Planning, Inc. and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is the author of the book *Reveal the Rockefeller Within* and is involved in educating parents on college planning and financial aid through The Hefar Group. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, businesses, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction approach and offers services ranging from portfolio management to sub-advisory and practice support for other advisers.

Peyton Gallovich is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors in Peoria, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at United Planners, OSAIC, Securities America, Inc., and PFG Advisors. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm’s approach involves model portfolios and third-party managers, utilizing top-down macro allocation with index-based ETFs alongside fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by multiple marketplace platforms.

Timothy Hammond is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at USAA Financial Advisors Inc and LPL Financial, and he currently provides investment advisory services through Gateway Wealth Partners. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services using a goals-based planning approach supported by proprietary technology and an evidence-based investment framework.

Quinn Carolan is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC based in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential. Quinn has been with Brighton Jones since 2024 and has prior experience working at Rooster Bus and Northern Arizona University. Brighton Jones provides wealth-management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple brands, including its Personal CFO offering for high-net-worth clients and OpenPlan for individual financial planning. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and manages a diversified mix of public and private investments while also offering affiliated legal, trust, and private fund management services.

Brandon Cromer is a financial advisor with Accurate Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AAG Capital, Inc., Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC, and The Vanguard Group, INC. Accurate Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charities, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with an investment approach emphasizing value, safety, quality, and risk control.

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 at Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Golden State Equity Partners, Freedom Investment Management, and Fidelity. Matt has maintained a presence in various wealth management roles since 2008. Ascentis Independent Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities by offering asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored investment approach using discretionary management, third-party managers, and a Private Direct Investments program that includes illiquid private funds under a documented allocation policy.

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.

Victoria Arguello Solorzano is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked at Arkadios Capital since 2024 and is also associated with RBG Capital LLC. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing customized investment plans based on client risk profiles across various account types.

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.

Gonzalo De Leon Plata is a financial advisor at Trilogy Capital, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously with LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors by providing investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach includes globally diversified asset allocation and risk-based model portfolios, incorporating both traditional and non-traditional instruments.

Shannon Mc Laughlin is a financial advisor with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Merrill Lynch, The Leaders Group, and Boulevard Family Wealth Services. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth serves individual and institutional clients such as high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, utilizing a range of investment strategies and offering access to specialized platforms and solutions.

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.