Kenneth Kann is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Windsor Capital Management, LLC for seven years. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) solutions to individual, corporate, pension, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Douglas Famous is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 15 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Famous Financial and Insurance Solutions, LLC, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides advice and solutions through multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Eric Anthony is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, TMD Wealth Management, One Charles Private Wealth, and The Vanguard Group. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Hussein Elgohary is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ. His prior roles include positions at Earned Wealth Advisors, Charles Schwab & Co., Carson Wealth, Clarity Capital Partners, and Prudential. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory approach, utilizing diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs, index funds, and separate account managers, complemented by educational content and a range of affiliated service lines.

John Nilson is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC, New York Community Bank, Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc., and Webster Investment Services, Inc. Nilson provides investment advisory services primarily through Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, third-party manager solutions, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Denise Rhodey is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Mercer Global Advisors in various roles since 2012. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning as well as family office services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other investment vehicles, and provides specialized programs and tax management options.

Dave Hauer is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at United Planners since 2012 and was also involved in independent insurance from 2016 to 2023. United Planners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, providing both fee-based and commission-based options.

Paul Ahern is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors and Hightower Securities since 2018 and previously held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Wealthtrust Arizona LLC. Ahern is also an insurance agent licensed since 2000. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles.

Edward Stark is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining D.A. Davidson in 2019, he worked for RBC Capital Markets LLC for 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a vacation rental property when not in Arizona. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards with both qualitative and quantitative investment approaches.

Stacey Bendfelt is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for six years and has experience as a self-employed advisor. Outside of financial advising, she is a partner in Tukwila Tiny Houses, managing rental leases and payments for a partnership owning seven rental units. Stratos Wealth Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed programs, access to model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines individualized asset allocation and active monitoring with proprietary and third-party strategies delivered through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Eric Franz is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for UBS Financial Services for 13 years. Franz is currently based in Scottsdale, AZ. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing a consolidated investment platform and specialized alternative investment placement services.

Grant Lindaman is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial LLC and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., as well as extensive tenure at New Era Financial Advisor, Inc. and New Era Financial Group, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network, employing a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies with oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Brendan Duggan is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Kestra Advisory Services LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2021, following five years at Wells Fargo Clearing and three years at Wells Fargo Advisors. Duggan is a managing partner and 50% owner of Prominent Peak Wealth Management and owns Prominent Peak Tax and Estate Services, which provides outsourced tax preparation and estate planning. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms, serving a varied client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Dylan Brosious is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and related entities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping platforms and offers point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Kenneth Oliverio Jr. is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with United Planners since 2010 and serves as co-trustee of The Kenneth & Emelinda Oliverio Family Trust since 2018. United Planners Financial Services supports a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions via an open-architecture platform that utilizes multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Kimberly Caldwell is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at LPL Financial and Truist Investment Services. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base through independent Investment Adviser Representatives, offering advisory and brokerage services with an emphasis on non-discretionary account management.

Luke Pine is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Integrated Wealth Management, LLC for six years. Prior to his advisory career, he was affiliated with Chapman University for four years. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan services.

Shaun Horan is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an officer and bookkeeper for DanAm Aviation LLC, a holding company. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies and account-level services.

Jay Chang is a financial advisor at Farther with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Farther in 2025, he worked at Charles Schwab for eight years in various advisory roles. Farther provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform as well as in-person meetings. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and uses proprietary model portfolios with algorithmic rebalancing, combining various asset classes and AI tools subject to internal review.

Chad Wing is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cerity Partners LLC and Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Petrichor Asset Management LLC, Canopy Wealth Management, and Northwestern Mutual. He holds a Series 66 designation and continues to receive renewal commissions from prior insurance product sales, although he is no longer active as an insurance agent. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, corporations, charitable institutions, and other investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.