Makayla Allen is a financial advisor at Sensible Money, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sensible Money, she worked in the food service and real estate sectors and attended the University of Arizona. Sensible Money provides financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individuals transitioning into or already in retirement. The firm employs a planning-and-implementation model called the Juicing® Experience, focusing on diversified portfolios and liability-driven investing techniques.

Michael Goyarts is a financial advisor with CS Planning Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at GuidePoint Private Wealth Management, Life Events Wealth Management LLC, and United Planners' Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he owns a consulting business specializing in estate planning services. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-advisor model to provide investment supervisory, portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning services, utilizing broadly diversified portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and goals.

Aspen West is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. Aspen has worked at several firms including The Vanguard Group, Edward Jones, and currently at Forefront as part of a team. Outside of financial advising, Aspen serves as CFO and Director of Operations for Leak Science, LLC, where responsibilities include overseeing the company’s financials and operations. Forefront Wealth Partners is a team-based, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, business owners, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive planning services, employing customized portfolios and integrating related businesses such as tax and insurance partners.

James Blakely is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include leadership positions at Neighborhood Loans and multiple entities under the Planning Grounds and Blakely Walters names, where he has been involved since 2009. Outside of advising, he has ongoing involvement with Blakely Walters Insurance and various business ventures related to wealth and tax management. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and combines large-scale advisory operations with insurance and credit product offerings.

Shelley Echeverria is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and LPL Financial. In addition to her advisory work, she holds a real estate license in Arizona. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Julianne Call is a financial advisor at TCP Asset Management, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 38 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at United Planners, Charles Schwab, and Wells Fargo Investments. TCP Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans with portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, estate-planning referrals, and annuity management. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets through a 25-advisor team across 11 offices, utilizing multiple sub-advisers and platform-specific model portfolios.

Jonathon Staats is a financial advisor with Clarus Wealth Advisors, LLC in Peoria, AZ, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Clarus Wealth Advisors since 2016 and previously held roles at Crown Capital Securities and WFG Advisors. Staats is also involved in managing fixed insurance and fixed annuity business through Bell & Associates/ASH. Clarus Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $305.2 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, trusts, and corporate plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combined with tactical and blended model strategies, emphasizing multi-year time horizons and quarterly portfolio reviews.

James Chandler is a financial advisor at Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 37 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Robert W. Baird, UBS Financial Services, and Piper Sandler & Co. Chandler is also the owner of Vista Wealth Management of Scottsdale, LLC, an independent registered investment advisory firm. Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to build customized portfolios, utilizing third-party managers and technology platforms to manage risk and access alternative investments.

Caley Miller is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Sensible Money, LLC. Miller has been with Sensible Money since 2016, with continuous service through the firm's various capacities. Prior to joining the firm, Miller worked at the University of Arizona. Sensible Money provides ongoing financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individuals, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, particularly focusing on clients transitioning into or already in retirement. The firm employs a planning-and-implementation approach called the Juicing® Experience and builds diversified portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income instruments, incorporating liability-driven investing techniques.

Nathan Faerber is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Martinsen Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C., Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc., Charles Schwab, and Amerifirst Financial, Inc. He is also licensed as an insurance agent and engages in sales of various insurance products. Martinsen Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and related advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers a range of investment approaches and integrates insurance services through its licensed professionals.

Meghan Mulligan is a financial advisor at Tandem Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Tandem Wealth Advisors since 2011, as well as MGM Accounting PLLC from 2007 to 2024. Tandem Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through discretionary separate accounts and model management for third-party platforms. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up fundamental research to construct balanced, risk-managed portfolios focused on long-term growth and downside protection.

Eric Bird is a CFP® professional at Triton Wealth Management, PLLC in Sun City, AZ, with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Triton Wealth Management since 2019 and previously was employed at MCB Financial and the University of Oklahoma. Triton Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $405 million for about 853 clients, including individuals and pension plans. The firm combines asset-allocation and security-selection techniques to construct and monitor diversified portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning on a discretionary basis.

Matthew Hershey is a financial advisor with Sensible Money, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has professional experience at Sensible Money and LPL Financial, among other roles. Outside of advising, he has worked in education, including a position at Gilbert Christian Schools. Sensible Money provides financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individuals in or entering retirement, as well as their trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an integrated planning approach called the Juicing® Experience and employs diversified portfolios with liability-driven investing techniques.

Keri Alcos is a financial advisor with Strategic Income Group LLC in Chandler, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. She is co-owner and manager of Lawson Insurance Group, an insurance firm specializing in Medicare products, which she operates alongside her father. Additionally, she is an owner and manager of Dynamoser, LLC, a media consulting business. Strategic Income Group LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and estate and tax strategy services to individuals, high-net-worth households, business owners, executives, and fiduciaries. The firm emphasizes tax-aware, income-oriented multi-asset investment strategies and manages private funds alongside third-party money managers.

Jay Penney is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding the CFP® and CFA® designations with 43 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at M.S. Howells & Co., Ashton Thomas Insurance Agency, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC, and Peachcap Securities, Inc. He is also the owner of Jay R. Penney, L.L.C., an S-Corporation related to his wealth management practice. Encompass More Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-platform model services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs model-based strategies integrating proprietary and third-party sub-advisers across a range of investment options, managing approximately $985 million for about 4,000 clients.

John Broderick is a financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America in Chandler, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at MMWKM Advisors, LLC, Traffic, LLC, and Edward Jones. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily through a wrap-fee investment program, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tactical rebalancing through model portfolios and employs a mathematically based long-term market signal while maintaining discretionary trading authority.

Matthew Dages is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He is also the owner and founder of Bright Wealth Management, a finance and insurance business. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers tailored advice through confidential client profiles and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary authority.

Alec Majtenyi is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc., where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at E*TRADE Capital Management LLC, E*TRADE Securities LLC, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and specialist advisory options including annuity management and digital asset programs.

Desirae Martinez is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked in veterinary hospital settings for a combined seven years. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and delivers services through a large network of affiliated offices and representatives.

Rodney Smith is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Dynamic. Prior to joining Dynamic in 2023, he spent eight years at Your Source Financial, P.L.C. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Smith is co-founder and president of Helping Hands for Freedom, a nonprofit supporting military children of the fallen, wounded, and deployed, and he is active in charitable giving consulting and leadership development through his own consulting firm. Dynamic serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific portfolio approach and supports other advisers through technology, operational services, and sub-advisory arrangements.