Charles Rainey is a financial advisor at PFG Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc., Osaic Wealth Inc., and United Planners. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach involves the use of model portfolios and third-party managers, emphasizing macro allocation and index-based ETFs, supported by routine monitoring and rebalancing.

Adam Klein is a financial advisor at Brookwood Investment Group with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Belpointe Asset Management for seven years and has a background in chiropractic services. Brookwood Investment Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.06 billion for over 3,100 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services utilizing a range of investment strategies and advisor-level fee arrangements.

Sally Putnam is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently affiliated with The AmeriFlex Group and has held roles at Cambridge Investment Research, OSAIC, SagePoint Financial, NOW Financial, Principal Securities INC, and Principal Life Insurance Co. She is also involved with NOW Financial, where she provides divorce planning services and holds a board member position. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, delivering customized strategies via model asset allocations and discretionary or non-discretionary manager relationships.

Sean Rawlings is a financial advisor at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at WealthBound Advisors, MML Investors Services, and GoldBook Financial. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm utilizes both planning-based and risk-based investment approaches, employs a range of model strategies, and integrates tax and accounting capabilities alongside proprietary technology to support comprehensive client service.

Kurt Petricek is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs a quantitative and qualitative investment process driven by proprietary models and serves both direct clients and third-party advisers through its extensive wholesaling and model business.

Samantha Licko is a financial advisor at UMB Financial Services, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Chase Investment Services Corp. Outside of her advisory work, she operates an online jewelry sales business called Beachin' Brujas. UMB Financial Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm utilizes multiple managed account programs and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment options, with a focus on integrating its affiliation with UMB Bank into its fixed-income and municipal advisory practices.

Ashman Murti is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Facet. His prior roles include positions at The Vanguard Group and Charles Schwab. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients across a range of wealth levels, utilizing technology-driven processes and model-based asset allocations that emphasize exchange-traded funds. The firm’s services include portfolio design, retirement and tax planning, and estate planning referrals, delivered primarily through phone, video, and a proprietary web platform.

Ben Bates is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at ICMA-RC Services, LLC, Leafhouse Financial Advisors, LLC, Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, and Principal Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a 25 percent owner of Boshi Boys, LLC, a distributor of nutritional and cleaning products. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, which include discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management and delivered through multiple channels within MissionSquare-administered accounts.

Kyle Trueba is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with PFG Advisors and has held previous roles at United Planners, SECURITIES AMERICA, Inc., Equitable Advisors, Axa Advisors, Merrill, and Bank of America. He is also involved with his own business, Sliced Limes. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and financial institutions. The firm utilizes a network of investment advisor representatives who deploy firm-developed model portfolios or third-party managers, often combining top-down macro allocation with index-based ETFs and multi-platform investment solutions.

Corey Goldstein is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at SEIA. His career includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2024. SEIA is a multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a structured investment process that combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Kiley Hein is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Brighton Jones, Kiley’s work history includes roles outside of finance such as positions at Village Bar and Grill and Brewed Awakenings Coffee Roasters. Brighton Jones provides wealth-management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to affiliated private investment funds and trust services.

Jakob Wagner is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently with The AmeriFlex Group in Tempe, AZ. His work history includes roles at Ameriflex Financial Services, Cambridge Investment Research, and Dentist Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is associated with Zweifel Investments LLC. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning solutions, utilizing model asset allocations and discretionary or non-discretionary manager relationships.

Matthew Rogers is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Modern Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked for Public Safety Financial / Galloway and Galloway Asset Management, LLC. He also served for over three decades with the City of Mesa Fire and Medical Department. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets through about 94 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside tax, estate, and insurance-related services via affiliated entities.

Pierre Brachet is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience at Modern Wealth Management, LLC. He has worked in the financial industry since 2015, including an 11-year tenure with Public Safety Financial Galloway. Outside of finance, he is a 50% owner and bookkeeper for Giggle and Grow Preschool and Child Care in Gilbert, AZ. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets through about 94 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside tax, estate, and insurance-related services through affiliated entities.

Ariel Gonzalez Jr. is a ChFC® credentialed advisor at Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC with over a decade of experience in the financial industry. He previously operated Ariel Gonzalez Financial Services LLC and Wealth For You Financial LLC. Based in Tempe, AZ, he has been with Signal Advisors Wealth since 2026. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded investment adviser representatives, and their retail clients. The firm employs a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation approach supported by fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, while maintaining advisor responsibility for client relationships and suitability.

James Taylor is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. He has held advisory roles at Mercer Global Advisors, Cable Hill Partners, Versant Capital Management, Brighton Jones, Taylor Financial, and Merrill. Compound Planning, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services. The firm employs risk-based model allocations tailored to client goals, combining long-term strategies with tactical tools such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Tanner Welch is a financial advisor at Moors & Cabot, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, BCG Securities, and Merrill. He was previously involved with an LLC related to fixed index annuities commissions, which will be closed after tax filings are completed. Moors & Cabot serves a diverse client base including retail and high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio strategies through various analysis techniques and may allocate client assets to third-party or affiliated sub-advisors.

Elizabeth Connor is a financial advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at The Vanguard Group and several Cetera entities. RFG Advisory provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans and participants, as well as select institutional clients such as investment companies and government entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, leveraging model strategies, third-party platforms, and serving as a sub-adviser to multiple ETFs.

James Cannon is a financial advisor with Dynamic in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 registrations and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC since 2008 and is a manager of RIA Partners Group, LLC. Additionally, Mr. Cannon owns 4% of Aculis Inc., a company developing AI applications for the wealth management industry, in which he has minimal involvement. Dynamic serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, and other registered investment advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and sub-advisory support, employing a long-term, client-specific investment approach while providing technology, operational, and compliance support to other advisers.

Johanny De Jesus is a financial advisor with Modern Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Modern Wealth Management in 2026, Johanny worked at Edward Jones from 2011 to 2025. Modern Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets through about 94 advisors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and modular services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, supported by a centralized investment committee and various management strategies.