Scot Shyman is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. He is also associated with Camelback Retirement Planners. Shyman is involved in managing fixed insurance products and is a member of SHYCUS, LLC, an entity that processes expenses related to securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and comprehensive back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, investment management, and compliance services.

Richard Beckley is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities, having worked with Primerica since 1999 and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1998. Beckley also engages in the sale of insurance products beyond Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Brent Thurber is a Financial Consultant currently working at Fidelity Investments since 2022. He has 27 years of experience in the financial industry and specializes in developing tailored financial plans by partnering with clients to understand their individual goals and needs. Prior to his current role, Brent served as a Wealth Advisor at USAA from 2014 to 2022 and as a Vice President Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab from 1999 to 2014. He holds a California Insurance License. Outside of his professional career, Brent has personal interests that include the beach, fitness, and military service.

Martin Czerwonka is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at USAA Financial Advisors and USAA Investment Services Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner of a cabin that he occasionally rents through Airbnb. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools to guide investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Sarah Stevenson is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Capital Insight Partners and The Vanguard Group, Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she is a Pilates instructor at Reformed Pilates in Scottsdale, AZ, and has experience as a contracted clothing model with Arizona Model Management. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models, utilizes various investment vehicles including ETFs and structured notes, and serves as a sub-advisor to other advisory programs.

Anthony Villari is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Surprise, Arizona. He has one year of industry experience, having previously worked at Republic Finance and held various roles in education and finance since 2017. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers integrated services through Empower’s administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Brett Blau is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prairie Capital Management Group, LLC and DeMarche, along with experience outside finance in education and hospitality. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a range of investment management and wealth services. The firm follows a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates reporting and advice across managed and held-away assets.

Anne Sailer is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Before joining Schwab in 2019, she worked at USAA in various financial advisory and investment management roles for 12 years. Outside of her advisory work, she is an author of non-financial books, including journals and guides on topics such as quilting and children’s literature. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using standardized asset allocation models and research tools. The firm conducts annual account reviews and delivers investment recommendations across a broad range of securities, while clients retain final trading decisions.

Tyson Sterling is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with United Planners since 2010 and also operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in non-variable insurance. Sterling served with the Arizona Interscholastic Association for 14 years and is involved with Jaimee Rose Style LLC, a defined benefit pension plan employer. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Heidi Joslin is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 8 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside her advisory role, she is involved in business development and client services at Cogent Wealth Management. Independent Financial Partners is a multi-advisor platform offering investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services to individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients nationwide. The firm supports both individual and centralized investment strategies and is noted for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Rebecca Kennell is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in music and entertainment as a consultant and owns Musica, LLC, a concert production and support company. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, supporting advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management.

Frank Gesuale is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC and Hightower Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, using both in-house manager selection and third-party model strategies.

Eddie James is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Raymond James and Spring Venture Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking or thrift institutions.

Dana Payne is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2011. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance sales as an agent under the name C.W.F. Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and various customized investment solutions, while enabling affiliated advisors to operate under their own branding within Commonwealth’s supervisory framework.

Jacob Nordquist is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, bringing three years of industry experience. Before joining Schwab, he worked in the restaurant industry, including roles at Gen Korean BBQ and PK Shabu. 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 discussions, and investment recommendations utilizing Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not exercise discretionary trading authority.

Logan Varela is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner since 2025 and previously held roles at Claraphi Advisory Network, Ultra Financial Partners, Ultra Financial Plus, and Shurwest LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax, accounting, and family office services.

Jeffrey Withrow is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with RBC Rochdale, LLC and has worked at CNR Securities, LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he co-manages a short-term rental property through JW2 Capital, LLC with his wife. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management among other services. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative modeling and fundamental analysis supported by proprietary tools.

Michael Gobbato is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and USAA Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is the COO of Ambitious Stryk LLC, a soccer clothing vendor for a yearly soccer tournament. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, with a fiduciary standard applied to its advisory services.

Abigail King is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with a Series 66 license and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Schwab, she held positions in education and worked with organizations such as Learn 2 Rip Surfing and Ocean Academy and Stryve Foods. Schwab Wealth Advisory 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 Charles Schwab, focusing on client-directed investment decisions without discretionary trading authority.

Marc Braden is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Phoenix, AZ. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 24 years of industry experience. Braden has been with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and with New York Life since 2001. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.