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.

Dale Boettcher is a financial advisor with Harmony Asset Management LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has held roles at American Wealth Management, Great Lakes & Atlantic Wealth Management, and Paver Solutions. Outside of financial advising, he operates an auto parts delivery business and holds life and health insurance licenses. Harmony Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, small corporations, trusts, and mission-based nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a long-term, risk-aware investment process using fundamental and proprietary technical analysis to build multi-asset portfolios, and it also offers an educational program alongside nonprofit-specific services.

Austin Castillo is a financial advisor at Strategy Financial Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank from 2017 to 2025 and has experience with Fraternity Management Group and the University of Arizona. Strategy Financial Group is a five-advisor team managing approximately $280 million for nearly 1,000 clients. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, employing a conservative, income- and risk-management-focused approach with diversified, multi-asset, and tactical/strategic solutions.

Julianne Call is a financial advisor at TCP Asset Management, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with TCP Asset Management and United Planners in various capacities since 2015, including a brief retirement period. TCP Asset Management advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, estate-planning referrals, and annuity management, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term trading approach.

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 with Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Robert W. Baird, UBS Financial Services, and Piper Sandler & Co. He is also the owner of Vista Wealth Management of Scottsdale, LLC. Xcelsior Advisor Partners LLC is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $650.7 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and corporate entities. The firm employs strategies based on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, and provides access to third-party money managers and alternative investments.

Caley Miller is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. Miller has worked at Sensible Money, LLC since 2016 and also held a position at the University of Arizona from 2015 to 2017. Sensible Money, LLC is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, with a focus on clients nearing or in retirement. The firm integrates ongoing financial planning and discretionary investment management, employing diversified portfolios and liability-driven investing to align with clients’ financial needs.

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 at Sensible Money, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Blue Trust, Sundt, Grand Canyon University, Rural Electric, and Gilbert Christian Schools. Sensible Money, LLC is an independent SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, particularly those nearing or in retirement. The firm offers financial planning and discretionary investment management through its Juicing® Plan and Juicing® PLUS services, utilizing liability-driven investing and diversified portfolios to align client cash flows with withdrawals.

Joseph Strecker is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently associated with PFG Advisors in Peoria, AZ. His career includes roles at United Planners and Securities America, Inc., among others. He also operates under the marketing name Cue Financial Group. 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 employs a network of investment advisor representatives who utilize model portfolios and third-party managers, focusing on macro allocation strategies with index-based ETFs and multi-platform solutions.

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.

Samuel Schlesinger is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has been with United Capital Financial Advisors since 2017. Prior to joining United Capital, he was affiliated with the University of Arizona for three years. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm supports customized investment strategies through a broad affiliate network and offers technology and sub-advisory services to independent advisors via its FinLife Partners platform.

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 Series 65 licensed advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Phoenix, AZ, with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Foundations in 2023, she worked at Prince William Animal Hospital and San Juan Animal Hospital 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 uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside model portfolios and asymmetric rebalancing, and offers 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.

Stefan Wolf is a financial advisor at Dynamic with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth and as a self-employed advisor. Outside of finance, he owns and operates two vitamin businesses, Nutrix Vitamins and Electrolyte/Cloud 9 Vitamins, LLC. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, and unaffiliated registered investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and sub-advisory support, with a focus on a long-term, client-specific investment approach and notable emphasis on serving other advisers through technology and operational support.

Ruben Angulo is a financial advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 registration and has worked at Trajan Wealth since 2018, following roles at Secure Investment Management and JD Mellberg Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Angulo is a licensed insurance agent involved in annuity and insurance sales. Trajan Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as foundations, endowments, and institutional investors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, tailoring its investment process to client objectives through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.