Ryan Curwick is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Capital Investment Advisors, LLC where he has worked since 2023, following prior roles at The Vanguard Group and USAA Financial Advisors. Capital Investment Advisors, LLC serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a centralized investment platform combining standardized asset-allocation models and actively managed sleeves, complemented by in-house estate and tax planning specialists and access to private investment solutions.

Brennan Holmes is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Brighton Jones since 2023 and previously was employed at Flex PWR in 2023. His background includes four years at the University of Washington and experience at Seattle Preparatory High School. Brighton Jones provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax preparation, real-estate consulting, and family office administrative support.

George Dernulc is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Northern Trust Securities since 2001. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through model-driven strategies including Separately Managed Accounts and Strategist portfolios delivered via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Daniel Lloyd Roberts is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors, a part of BMO Financial Group. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, AGS Financial Group, and AMP Horizons. 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 investment strategies that include fixed income, domestic and international equities, REITs, and alternative investments, incorporating tax-aware techniques and both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates tailored to clients' specific investment policy statements.

J. Flynn is a financial advisor with Moors & Cabot, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc., Davidson Investment Advisors, Inc., and D.A. Davidson & Co. Flynn serves as a lay board member for the Endowment Foundation of The Episcopal Diocese of Montana, an investment-related role. Moors & Cabot provides portfolio management and financial planning services to retail and high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs various analytical methods and strategies, utilizing both third-party and affiliated sub-advisors, and offers advisory services on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Brent Cattani is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors in Tempe, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has held roles at multiple firms including Securities America, LPL Financial, and United Planners. Outside his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for the Cattani Family Trust. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach includes model portfolios and third-party managers, emphasizing top-down macro allocation with index-based ETFs and active monitoring.

Stephen Widmer Jr. is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms, including OSAIC, Sagepoint Financial, and Sunamerica Securities. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers to design and manage model portfolios with discretionary client authority.

Aaron Vettraino is a financial advisor at United Planners Financial Services of America with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at M. S. Howells & Co and The Vanguard Group, Inc. In addition to his advisory career, he has been involved with AquaSafe Swim School for over a decade. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services primarily through independent representatives, managing approximately $12.77 billion in assets with a focus on non-discretionary accounts.

Vanessa Garcia is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab Bank, Carmax, Sephora Inside JCPenney, Papered Kiss, and Fullscreen Inc. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations across a range of asset classes. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and employs a non-discretionary approach, with investment decisions ultimately made by clients.

Yikedes Zerihun is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2026, Zerihun worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc and held roles at Upgrade, Inc and eMerchantClub. Outside of finance, Zerihun serves as a judge for Muay Thai competitions in Arizona with the USMTA organization. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not exercise discretionary trading authority over client accounts.

Steven Radonich is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Independent Financial Partners since 2018, following two years at First Western Trust. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving tens of thousands of clients and is notable for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Gayle Starr is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2005. Prior to that, she worked at Ameritas Investment Company, LLC and The Advisors Group, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is president and owner of Starr Wealth Strategies, Inc., a private entity for operating a securities business, and president of Lin-Com, Inc., a fixed insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides adviser support through a range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Austin Mc Donough is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience currently serving at Creative Planning in Gilbert, AZ. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2022, he worked at Keystone Wealth Partners and Edward Jones. He also has a background with Liberty University. Creative Planning provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies complemented by selective private market exposure and various tax-efficient strategies.

Mark Jones is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Carson Wealth, Cetera Advisor Networks, Geneos Wealth Management, Inc., and Integrated Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed as an insurance agent, discussing life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of partner offices and over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan services, employing discretionary management with model portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Ryan Heck is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Fullerton Financial Planning, Kingdom Financial Group, and Morgan Stanley. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving a range of clients from large institutions to sovereign wealth funds.

Carol Ward is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Mesa, AZ. She holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience, including roles at Edward Jones and Christopher Nash. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Alexandre Shappell is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, having previously worked at Goldbook Financial and engaged in education-related roles at Barrett, The Honors College. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice primarily through the Schwab Wealth Advisory (SWA) program, offering annual financial reviews and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s standard asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates within the Schwab ecosystem, delivering advice without discretionary trading authority and primarily serves individual clients rather than institutional accounts.

Vicente Iniguez is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company and NYlife Securities LLC since 2015 and founded Albatross Financial Group in 2020. Iniguez is also a professional PGA member, participating in golf tournaments and charitable events. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets under management held on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Welborn is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2021. Prior to this, he spent over two decades at Northwestern Mutual in various wealth management and investment management roles. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of two real estate entities that support his financial services practice. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing customized portfolios that combine mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Derek Mehlhorn is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ. He has worked within the Charles Schwab organization since 2019 and previously spent six years with the Make-A-Wish Foundation International. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not exercise discretionary trading authority.