Adam Zingg is a CFA® charterholder and the principal advisor at The Balance of Trade in Scottsdale, AZ, with seven years of industry experience. He has held teaching roles at multiple institutions, including Grand Canyon University and Maricopa County Community Colleges, since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he co-owns an online educational content business targeting homeschoolers, worldschoolers, and gap-year students. The Balance of Trade provides advisory and educational services primarily to individual investors, with occasional clients such as trusts, family offices, and pension plans. The firm focuses on a top-down strategic allocation framework complemented by tactical adjustments and emphasizes education and consulting over discretionary management.

Robert Wojcik is a financial advisor at W Wealth Advisors in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with W Wealth Advisors since 2010. W Wealth Advisors is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory services, and hourly consulting through a customized, client-centered process that integrates both fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing a mix of active and passive investment strategies.

Anthony Morley is the sole advisor at Delphi Value Investments, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Tempe, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Cove Communities and Bossert Capital LLC. Outside of advising, Morley owns and operates RJ's Outdoor, a business specializing in custom ear plugs for shotgun shooters, and provides hunting guiding services. Delphi Value Investments manages discretionary portfolios primarily for individuals and businesses, focusing on a value-oriented approach with long-term investment horizons. The firm maintains concentrated portfolios and employs a variety of securities, including derivatives and foreign investments, when appropriate.

John Klevens is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sequel Capital Management, LLC since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Mariner Wealth, PFG Advisors, Securities America, Arbor Point Advisors, and Kms Financial Services. Sequel Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, wealth-management services, and standalone financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm utilizes a long-term, customized approach combining fundamental and technical analysis across a range of securities and operates a wrap fee program uncommon among firms without active SEC-registered advisors.

Casey Corbett is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He is the principal of Corbett Wealth Management LLC, an independent advisory firm he founded in 2022. Casey also has a longstanding role at the Mayo Clinic since 2012. Corbett Wealth Management LLC is a boutique firm offering discretionary portfolio management focused on higher-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a blend of Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis to create diversified, tailored portfolios, with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Rodd Miller is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Miller Wealth Management in Gilbert, AZ. His prior experience includes roles at PFG Advisors and managing Miller Ventures, Inc. dba Miller Wealth Management. Miller Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, nonprofit organizations, and corporate treasuries. The firm uses documented client intake and planning frameworks, model allocations, ETF-focused portfolios, and tax-aware planning, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services across wrap and non-wrap arrangements.

Paul Hermens is the founder and sole advisor at Hermens Capital Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience, leading his firm since 1996. Hermens Capital Management provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management guided by documented Investment Policy Statements and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis methods.

Ramsey Brock is the sole advisor at Brock Asset Management in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Fulton Brock Asset Management since 1991. Brock Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations, providing portfolio management and non-discretionary advisory services for employer 401(k) plans. The firm employs a value-oriented fundamental screening process focused on established, large-capitalization companies for long-term holding and offers educational workshops and regular communications for 401(k) plan participants.

Charles Scott is the sole advisor at Pelleton Capital Management, Ltd. in Scottsdale, AZ, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Pelleton Capital Management since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, Scott operates as an independent insurance agent. Pelleton Capital Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes passively managed index funds and ETFs, supplemented by a tactical overlay focused on risk management and global diversification.

Gregory Johnson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Vision Financial Services, Inc. since 2007 and also operates Vision Financial Advisors, LLC, which he founded in 2002. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through Vision Financial Design Group, LLC, dedicating approximately 30% of his time to this business. Vision Financial Services is an independent, solo advisory firm managing approximately $20.3 million for individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offering access to third-party money managers.

Christopher Anthony is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with JTNC Wealth Advisors LLC in Mesa, Arizona, bringing two years of industry experience. He is also the managing member of Volare Capital Management LLC, a financial software development firm where he oversees software development and portfolio management teams. JTNC Wealth Advisors offers discretionary investment management through separately managed accounts to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm utilizes two automated, quantitative strategies focused on short-term trading with volatility-adjusted position sizing and dynamic exit rules.

Thomas Brough is a financial advisor with Capital Trust Wealth Management in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has led Brough Investment Group, LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing partner of Hedge Access Group, LLC, which manages pooled investment limited partnerships. Capital Trust Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations with customized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation framework and a proprietary methodology that incorporates various analytical approaches and utilizes a range of investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, and hedge funds.

Vearle Jones is a financial advisor with VM Jones Financial Consulting, L.L.C. in Gilbert, AZ, holding a PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with his own firm since 2003. In addition to advising, he owns and operates an affiliated accounting and tax preparation business. VM Jones Financial Consulting manages approximately $48 million for a client base that includes individuals, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs discretionary investment management with model portfolios, combining fundamental and asset-class valuation analysis, and maintains custody through Schwab Institutional. Its client mix features a larger proportion of institutional and non-individual accounts compared to many independent advisers of similar size.

Lawrence Fuller II is the principal of Fuller Asset Management, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has led his independent firm since 2005. In addition to his advisory work, Fuller has contributed articles to Seeking Alpha since 2013 and serves as a strategic partner with the copy-trading platform dub, where he manages portfolios available for users to replicate. Fuller Asset Management provides customized, non-discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios typically consisting of equities, debt securities, and ETFs, conducting regular client reviews and trade approvals.

Chris Dountz is the sole advisor at DCA Investment Advisory, LLC in Chandler, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with DCA Investment Advisory since its founding in 2008. DCA Investment Advisory provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan consulting to individual clients, trusts, and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes low-cost passive, index-linked model portfolios while allowing concentrated common-stock allocations under specific criteria, and offers pension consulting and service-provider selection services uncommon for a firm of its size.

William Newman is the sole advisor at Newman's Financial Planning in Queen Creek, AZ, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has led his firm since 2015. Newman's Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes passive investment management using index funds and ETFs, incorporates cyclical analysis into its portfolio decisions, and offers a combination of retainer-based financial planning and specialized pension-plan consulting services.

James Rosebrough Jr. is a financial advisor with Strategic Financial Group, PLC in Mesa, Arizona, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Financial Group since 2009 and also manages private real estate lending funds through AZDOT, LLC, where he serves as a managing member. Outside of advising, he is involved in real estate as a licensed agent and participates in a bookkeeping and tax firm owned jointly with his wife. Strategic Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses to tailor portfolios aligned with client investment policies and manages roughly $16.7 million across about 85 accounts, including the sponsorship and management of private Regulation D real estate lending funds.

Michelle Patel is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Patel Wealth Strategies, Inc., an independent advisory firm she has been associated with since 2006. Prior to that, she worked at FSC Securities Corporation, Inc. Michelle also serves as secretary of the board of ministry at Epiphany Luther Church in Chandler, AZ. Patel Wealth Strategies provides investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, applying Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor asset allocation based on client goals and risk tolerance, with a primary focus on non-discretionary management.

Alexander Telidis is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Innovative Financial Solutions, Inc., where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he was with ProEquities Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Telidis also works as an independent insurance agent. Innovative Financial Solutions, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and recommendations of third-party investment managers. The firm emphasizes retirement plan consulting and offers tailored portfolios using various strategies, managing about $93.2 million in discretionary client assets as of August 2026.

Richard Grant is the managing member of RFG Capital Management LLC in Gilbert, AZ, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved with RFG Capital Management since 2008. Additionally, he is the managing member of American Insurance Planners LLC, a non-investment related insurance agency. RFG Capital Management LLC provides advisory services primarily to higher-net-worth and institutional clients, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and consulting. The firm acts mainly as a referrer to third-party investment advisors rather than directly managing client accounts.