Angela Mansfield is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Pensionmark Financial Group, and Ameritas Investment Corp. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches women on financial topics through virtual workshops and book studies and is writing a book focused on financial issues specific to women. She also coaches the Saguaro High School Colorguard. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Jeffrey Frisch is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Oppenheimer since 2005. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with various investment strategies, and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Jeffrey Romero is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Advisors. He serves on the board of the New Mexico Philharmonic, a nonprofit organization. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Eric Holt is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at The Milestone Group, Inc., 7258 Wealth Management Inc., and SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing using proprietary quantitative screens along with third-party managers and individual securities.

Nemanja Miljkovic is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Allstate Insurance, Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. He is also involved in insurance activities outside of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, employing a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Abe Bochner is a financial advisor with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 37 years of industry experience and has worked as an independent insurance agent and with United Planners since 1999. Bochner owns a non-variable insurance business in Phoenix, AZ. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors on an open-architecture platform.

Ryan Garrison is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at multiple settlement-focused firms, including Garrison Settlements and Mass Tort Settlement Group, where he has been involved since 2015 and 2017 respectively. He serves as a board member of the Society of Settlement Planners, a national trade association related to structured settlement planning. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base with advisory and brokerage services, managing approximately $12.77 billion in assets through a combination of custodians, third-party money managers, and platform programs. The firm operates largely on a non-discretionary basis and is known for its limited-partnership ownership structure and support for advisor transitions.

Michael Kneip is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Distributors LLC. He also maintains a life insurance license in Buckeye, Arizona. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform that supports both fee-based and commission-based options.

Jesus Soto is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding a Series 66 designation and over 27 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Silverstone Private Wealth LLC, and Retirement Consultants. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent through De Soto & Company. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base with advisory and brokerage services. The firm’s structure as a limited partnership includes approximately 364 advisors managing about $12.77 billion in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Hillary Bouthillier is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Finemark Bank. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements, financial planning, and access to alternative investments via the CAIS platform. The firm’s notable features include a predominance of non-discretionary assets and a dual broker-dealer/adviser status that supports a variety of investment and lending solutions.

Karlie Achenbach is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience outside finance, including roles in education and hospitality. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a manager-focused investment approach with both active and passive strategies.

Bryon Decker is a financial advisor with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Arbor Point Advisors, among others. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and other entities. The firm provides a range of investment management and consulting services through multiple program models, utilizing proprietary and third-party platforms to construct and monitor client portfolios.

Taylor Bolm is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Focus Partners Wealth, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, and Silverleaf Country Club. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach using proprietary models and offers a wide range of portfolio management strategies.

Bryce Webber is a CFP® with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at The Vanguard Group and the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Webber is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax, accounting, and family office services.

Jeffrey Poitras is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Water Tower Financial, Fidelity Investments, Voya Financial Partners, and The Vanguard Group. He is also involved in fixed insurance product sales through Water Tower Financial. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides a range of investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers adviser-led programs featuring model portfolios and manager-driven strategies and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Anthony Blair is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with J.W. Cole Advisors since 2016 and is also involved with Agrandar Associates, Inc. outside of the firm. Blair is a limited partner in a dude ranch in Arizona and a partner in a low-income home building project in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions, with investment decisions implemented on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Carol Joyce is a financial advisor at United Planners Financial Services of America with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including Bulman Wealth Group and Able Financial Group LLC. She is also registered as a non-variable insurance agent in Cave Creek, AZ. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $12.77 billion in assets through a mix of custodians, third-party money managers, and platform programs, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Marli Smythe is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at PFG Advisors, Securities America, and Cue Financial Group. She is also the managing partner of Sparrow Financial, LLC, a marketing entity based in Glendale, AZ. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Daniel Scobie is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Vanguard Advisers since 2017. He has also been associated with Vanguard Marketing Corporation and The Vanguard Group, Inc. since 2013. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, his career has been focused within the Vanguard organization. Vanguard Advisers provides automated and human-supported investment advice through its digital and personal advisor services, serving retail investors and participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a goal-based, algorithm-driven investment approach and manages portfolios primarily using Vanguard funds and ETFs, offering various customization options and tax-aware strategies.

Billy Stigall is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, based in Scottsdale, AZ. He has 41 years of industry experience, including over a decade with Wells Fargo Clearing and seven years with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a broader investment menu that includes insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.