Cooper Wetch is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 66 designations and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory role, Cooper owns and operates a welding business in Cedar Hill, Utah. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Jennifer Stauffer is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Merrill from 2015 to 2023 and Rockefeller Capital Management in 2023 prior to joining Rockefeller Financial LLC. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a Private Advisor model and consolidated investment platform, and it operates as a registered broker-dealer providing placement and investment banking services.

Christopher D'espinosa is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent contractor for DoorDash and works as a sports data scout, attending sporting events and providing statistical data. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

David Sourk is a CFP® certificant with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2025. Prior to joining Schwab, he spent 10 years with The Vanguard Group. Outside of financial services, he previously owned and managed a small courier business that also offered mobile notary and process services. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s approach involves customized, point-in-time wealth management consultations guided by internal research and asset-allocation models, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

Bridget Orr is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with MIS1ON LLC, a separate business venture. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and digital advisory solutions.

Isaac Boll is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a wealth advisor at Carson Wealth in Gilbert, AZ. He has worked with several firms, including Cetera Wealth Services, The Vanguard Group, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition to his advisory roles, Boll tutors finance and exam preparation for the CFP, life insurance, and securities licensing. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors managing approximately $50.6 billion. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a committee-driven investment approach and providing tailored solutions such as custom indexing and alternative investments.

Abe Bochner is a CFP® professional with 38 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA as a Limited Partner. He has worked as an independent insurance agent since 1999 and has been associated with United Planners Financial Services for the same period. Bochner also owns a non-variable insurance business in Phoenix, AZ. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm administers approximately $12.77 billion in assets through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers a combination of advisory and brokerage services with a focus on non-discretionary account management.

Ryan Garrison is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at multiple settlement-focused firms, including Garrison Settlements and Mass Tort Settlement Group, where he has been involved since 2015 and 2017 respectively. He serves as a board member of the Society of Settlement Planners, a national trade association related to structured settlement planning. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base with advisory and brokerage services, managing approximately $12.77 billion in assets through a combination of custodians, third-party money managers, and platform programs. The firm operates largely on a non-discretionary basis and is known for its limited-partnership ownership structure and support for advisor transitions.

Janice Adams is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Principal Securities Inc, Principal Life Insurance Company, and OneAmerica Securities, among others. Outside of advising, she manages administrative operations for a radiology consulting business through her ownership of JS ADAMS LLC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Michael Kneip is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Distributors LLC. He also maintains a life insurance license in Buckeye, Arizona. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform that supports both fee-based and commission-based options.

Jesus Soto is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding a Series 66 designation and over 27 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Silverstone Private Wealth LLC, and Retirement Consultants. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent through De Soto & Company. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base with advisory and brokerage services. The firm’s structure as a limited partnership includes approximately 364 advisors managing about $12.77 billion in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

John Nanni is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2010. He has also been involved in motivational speaking through Rippleinc.com since 2003 and works as a life and health insurance broker. Additionally, he serves as a substitute teacher in the public school system and owns a home remodeling company. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple investment platforms for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management using a mix of fundamental and technical analysis as well as model and manager-based strategies.

Hillary Bouthillier is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Finemark Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a model that delegates investment management to its representatives while maintaining firm supervision.

Michael Rautiola is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Carson Wealth and has previously worked at firms including RLW Financial Advisors, Cetera Wealth Services, and Sammons Securities. Outside of advisory roles, he co-founded a fixed insurance business providing life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance solutions. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors and approximately $50.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and utilizes an Investment Committee to construct and monitor model portfolios, integrating multiple custodial and technology platforms to support execution and reporting.

Thomas O'Brien is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Investment Services, WealthPoint LLC, OneAmerica Securities, and Polaris Insurance Advisors LLC, where he is involved in business development and operations management. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning, employing a manager selection process grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Diana Stultz Bianchi is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Ensign Wealth Management and Teton Wealth Group. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Director of Client Relations at Ensign Wealth Management, where she is involved in insurance sales and services. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolios, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Cierra Cureton is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and The Vanguard Group. Outside of her advisory work, she is employed as a banquet server at Caesars Entertainment. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research to deliver tailored recommendations without discretionary trading authority.

Jared Weiss is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory. His prior roles include positions at The Vanguard Group, USAA, and Prudential, among others. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Desert Dogs Baseball and Pioneer Winter Wonderland. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s guidance focuses on asset allocation and investment selection using Charles Schwab’s internal research tools and standard models, with client authorization required for all trades.

Paul Nacario is a financial advisor with Creative Planning holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Innovest Portfolio Solutions, LLC and ICMA Retirement Corporation. Paul is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that combines low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Jeffrey Poitras is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments and The Vanguard Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sales of fixed insurance products through Water Tower Financial. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account programs, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by technology-enabled tools and a broad selection of investment products.