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.

Magdalena Eberhardt is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Galloway Asset Management LLC. Eberhardt serves as a board member for the City of Phoenix Firefighter Healthcare Trust, attending quarterly meetings related to the plan’s oversight and investment updates. Modern Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, utilizing a centralized Investment Committee and a mix of model portfolios, third-party managers, and tactical adjustments.

Nathaniel Barton is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at several firms, including Brownstone Financial and Guardian Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a Senior Planning Advisor with Simplicity Group, focusing on case illustration and product support. Simplicity Wealth provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and other financial firms. The firm uses a fund-of-funds investment approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios that are monitored and rebalanced regularly, as well as technology and operational solutions for other advisers.

Shane Tschida is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked in real estate and continues to act as a real estate agent on an as-needed client basis. He is also licensed as an insurance agent in life, health, and annuities. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individual clients, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates through platform relationships with Envestnet and Pershing, combining advisory services with broker-dealer and insurance distribution within the Mutual of Omaha group.

John Chichester Jr. is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Maridea Wealth Management in Phoenix, AZ, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he held roles at LPL Financial, Dynamic Wealth Advisors, Cetera, Trustbank Wealth Management, and First Allied. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Northern Arizona University and operates a CPA firm specializing in tax preparation and accounting. Maridea Wealth Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $1.97 billion in assets through a 33-advisor team. The firm constructs diversified, tax-aware portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, incorporates individual securities or sub-advisers when appropriate, and applies a primarily long-term investment approach supplemented by AI tools and coordination across affiliated tax and insurance entities.

Jaime Hefner is a financial advisor at Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including United Planners' Financial Services of America and Bridge Advisory, LLC. Outside of advising, he operated Jaime Hefner Designs for 16 years. Axxcess Wealth Management serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and government entities. The firm emphasizes customized, multi-asset portfolios with oversight by an Investment Committee and offers distinct features such as a TAMP platform, performance-based fee arrangements, and consolidated reporting for alternative investments.

Ross Emmer is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Dynamic Wealth Advisors, doing business as Full Picture Financial LLC, since 2016. Based in Phoenix, AZ, he holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Dynamic serves a broad mix of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, and unaffiliated registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction process and provides both portfolio management and advisory support, with particular focus on serving other advisers through integrated technology and operational services.

Andrew Carrier is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisory Services Network and has previously worked at Parallel Advisors, Spire Investment Partners, and NorthCoast Asset Management. Carrier operates 8 Mile Investments PLLC as an independent contractor, which is his sole professional business. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of approximately 208 independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, overseeing about $8.6 billion in client assets.

Joe Connell is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Galloway Asset Management, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Valic Financial Advisors. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets across discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and modular services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm utilizes a centralized Investment Committee and employs model portfolios, third-party money managers, and strategic allocation tools in its investment process.

Ginger Noteboom is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at firms including Verity Asset Management, Appreciation Financial, McCauley Investment Advisory, and Cook Financial Services. Noteboom is also active as an independent insurance agent involved in health and life insurance sales and employee benefits education. 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 combines proprietary and third-party investment models, offering a range of assets including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, private placements, and digital-asset related exposures.

Thomas Matthews is a financial advisor at PFG Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including United Planners, Securities America, and The Vanguard Group. Prior to his advisory roles, he spent ten years at NGL Energy Partners LP. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of top-down macroeconomic allocation and fundamental/technical analysis, primarily using index-based ETFs with periodic rebalancing, and offers access to multiple third-party platforms and wrap programs.

Rafael Murguia Ramirez is a Series 65 licensed advisor with six years of industry experience. He has been with Trilogy Capital, Inc. since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. Trilogy Capital serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a strategic, globally diversified allocation approach and includes non-traditional instruments in portfolios, supported by integrated tax services and multi-custodian relationships.

Christopher Jennings is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Titleist Asset Management, LLC and previously held roles at Vanguard Group Inc and PFG Advisors among others. Jennings is also involved as an insurance agent in non-variable insurance. Titleist Asset Management, LLC provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate retirement plans, offering customized portfolio strategies managed under a rules-based Total Return framework. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and affiliated tax and accounting services.

Sean Lunny is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Stoker Ostler, a part of BMO Financial Group, since 2013. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. Stoker Ostler emphasizes individualized investment policy statements, diversified portfolio construction, ongoing due diligence, and tax-aware strategies, leveraging its affiliation with BMO’s broader wealth management and banking services.

Sara Johnson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with Accelerate Retirement. She previously worked at Sunwest Pensions, BCJ Financial Group, and PKB Retirement Services. In addition to her advisory role, she provides retirement plan consulting services to members of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) trade association through ABC Insurance Trust. Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term allocation approach with customized portfolios and provides comprehensive services including plan design consulting, investment due diligence, and ERISA co-fiduciary roles.

Corbett Laduke is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. since 2016. He previously worked at Laduke And Wahrendorf LLC for ten years and has been a partner at Laduke Enterprises LLP since 2002, coordinating subcontractors on home developments. Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities, managing approximately $2.6 billion in assets. The firm follows a long-term, disciplined investment approach focused on stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds, tailoring portfolios to clients’ specific risk tolerances and financial situations.

Shawn Porter is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth in Scottsdale, AZ. His prior work history includes roles at LPL Financial and First Interstate Bank. Porter also serves in a fiduciary capacity for the Porter Family Irrevocable Trust. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth provides investment advisory and wealth-management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, family offices, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, sub-advisers, and strategies such as options and selective cryptocurrency exposure through ETFs or specialist managers.

Bradley Burr is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC. His prior roles include positions at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, M.S. Howells & CO, Sagepoint Financial, and Lovitt & Touche. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent and works as an independent contractor driving for ride-share services. Encompass More Asset Management LLC primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, financial planning, and access to private placements. The firm uses a model-based investment approach combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis and focuses exclusively on individuals and HNW investors.

Dillon Chamberlain is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors, a part of BMO Financial Group. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc. for two years prior to joining Stoker Ostler. Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm manages multi-billion dollar portfolios using customized, diversified strategies that emphasize long-term holdings balanced with tactical shorter-term trades and tax-aware techniques.