Stewart Preziose is a financial advisor with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SVB Wealth LLC, Kayne Anderson Rudnick, Avensby LLC, and Chequers Financial Management. He serves as treasurer of the Rockwell Owners Association, a homeowners association. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth provides investment advisory and wealth-management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, family offices, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm utilizes a platform model incorporating discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party managers through its Amplify Platform, and a range of investment strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, sub-advisers, and specialist products.

Nathan Hines is a financial advisor at Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Geneva Trading and Integrity Marketing Group. Outside of Impact Partnership Wealth, he serves as Chief Investment Officer at High Point Retirement, focusing on fixed indexed annuities and life insurance as part of retirement planning. Impact Partnership Wealth provides investment management, model-portfolio implementation, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm combines third-party strategists, adviser-managed models, and direct indexing with tactical asset allocation and overlays, using a third-party platform for trading and compliance functions.

Matthew Hansen is a financial advisor at Dynamic with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Yellowstone Partners, LLC. Outside of advisory activities, Mr. Hansen is an Independent Insurance Agent and sells insurance and annuity products. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction process and provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and practice support for other advisers.

Dennis Snoozy is a financial advisor at Altitude Capital Management LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Whitney & Associates, SNP Financial Advisors, and Foresters Advisory Services LLC. He also works as a licensed insurance agent, dedicating part of his time to the sale of various insurance products. Altitude Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients, offering tailored portfolio management and consulting with no account minimums. The firm’s investment approach is individualized, employing strategies such as asset allocation and dollar-cost averaging, with accounts primarily managed on a discretionary basis and reviewed quarterly.

Michael Roberts is a financial advisor with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. in Gilbert, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Triad Advisors, Inc. and Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc. Outside of financial advising, he consults in the motion picture and TV industry on budget, locations, and tax incentives. The Strategic Financial Alliance provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers through multiple portfolio programs. The firm operates with both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary asset management, supporting a range of investment strategies and co-advisory relationships.

Jory Head is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He currently works with The AmeriFlex Group and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and has prior experience at Sage Point Financial, Capital Financial Services, Inc., Northwestern Mutual, and OSAIC. Outside of advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent for various companies. The AmeriFlex Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 170 advisory representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, third-party manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, offering both wrap and non-wrap solutions and customizing advice based on client profiles.

Bradley Allan is a financial advisor at Compass Financial Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at The Allan Agency and Family First Life among other firms. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and participant education. The firm manages approximately $894 million across a multi-advisor team and employs a range of analytical methods and both internally managed and third-party model portfolios.

Jason Tolzman is a financial advisor with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. based in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds the Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Geneos, he worked at Schooner Financial Associates. Outside of his advisory role, Tolzman is an independent representative for fixed insurance sales with various carriers. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services, utilizing a range of analytic approaches and investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Marty Block is a financial advisor with Verus Capital Partners, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Verus Capital Partners since 2013 and LPL Financial since 2020, with prior experience at Securities America Inc. Block provides investment advisory services through Verus Capital Partners and its affiliated entities. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Marc Brock is a financial advisor at Diversify Wealth Management, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has previously worked at Thrivent Advisor Network LLC and Your Source Financial, P.L.C. since 2010. Diversify Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a tactically diversified investment approach across multiple platforms, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management aligned with clients’ objectives.

Rick Jones Sr. is a financial advisor at Trek Financial in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Trek Financial since 2016 and previously worked at World Equity Group. Jones is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Trek Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary and non-fiduciary services. The firm combines strategic and tactical portfolio construction with rules-based, evidence-based, fundamental, and technical analysis, utilizing artificial-intelligence tools under governance and human review. It provides a wide range of model strategies and alternative investment options, including direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, options-based overlays, concentrated-stock hedging, and access to alternative-investment platforms.

Austin Witherill is a financial advisor with Parallel Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Scottsdale Unified School District, Autus Asset Management, Waste Management, and Arizona State University. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and integrates technology platforms for tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away account management.

Nancy Bullock Swanson is a financial advisor with Independent Wealth Network, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Brokers International Financial Services, LLC and Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. Swanson is also president of Preferred Wealth Management and involved in life and health insurance sales through multiple entities. Independent Wealth Network, Inc. provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies and oversight tools, serving clients including high-net-worth individuals with approximately $518 million in assets under management.

Joshua Cooksey is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, based in Phoenix, AZ, and has nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Foundations since 2018 and previously spent three years with Trajan Wealth, LLC. He is also involved with Walstad and Cooksey Holdings, LLC, a business he has been connected to for over a decade. 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 utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, and offers services through a large network of affiliated offices and representatives.

Chad Blanton is a financial advisor with Simplicity Wealth based in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Wealth Management and the Financial Independence Group. Outside of advising, he is a co-founder of Trademark Apparel, an apparel company focused on financial management. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, with model portfolios that are regularly monitored and rebalanced.

Caleb Jelcick is a Series 65-licensed advisor at McAdam LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining McAdam in 2021, he held positions at Starbucks, Columbia Hospitality, JoyRun, UPS, and Washington State University. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis to construct portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and individual securities, and offers a tiered subscription financial-planning service along with alternative and specialized investment strategies.

Timothy Van Houten is a financial advisor at Triad Wealth Partners, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Life Planning Advisors LLC, J.W. Cole Advisors, and Global Financial Private Capital. He is also president of Sonoran Wealth Systems, a fixed insurance business he has operated since 2005. Triad Wealth Partners serves individual and institutional clients through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and a Turnkey Asset Management Platform (TAMP) that provides sub-advisory and model portfolio services to other registered investment advisers. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with access to third-party managers and diversified investment strategies across various asset classes.

Jason Smith is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at BFC Planning, Inc. since 2019. His prior roles include positions at VOYA Financial Advisors and Sji Financial Services, Inc. Outside of financial advising, he is a self-published author of a book reviewing Genesis 1-11 and is involved in life insurance sales. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and trusts through a network of approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing various platforms and investment strategies tailored by its advisors.

Michael Wong is a CFA® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth and Ashton Thomas Securities, having previously worked at M. S. Howells & Co and Wells Fargo Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee of a deceased friend’s education trust for the benefit of the friend’s children. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, including 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, employing a range of investment strategies and operating the Amplify Platform for back-office support and access to program managers.

James Devary is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners and National Asset Management. He serves as treasurer and board member for the United War Veterans Council and its foundation, and he is involved in non-investment ventures including a CBD/hemp supplements advisory board and ownership in a non-medical caregiving franchise. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary portfolio management, proprietary model allocations, and third-party sub-advisers while acting as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.