Barry Eller is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 32 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, TD Ameritrade, and BBVA Wealth Solutions. United Planners Financial Services 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 investment advisor representatives. The firm operates an open-architecture platform using multiple custodians and third-party money managers, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Marc Normann is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors since 2017 and previously at Scottrade from 2014 to 2016. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management, using a variety of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

David Sears is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management in 2018, he worked at Bank of the Internet and Horter Investment Management. He is also the owner and manager of Secure Financial Solutions Group, LLC, which provides insurance sales and services, and Secure Estate Services, where he prepares and delivers legal documents. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services including model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services, operating a platform that integrates models from multiple sources with advisor-managed strategies.

Henry Eversole III is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, RBC Capital Markets, and Morgan Stanley. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines individualized asset allocation and active monitoring with access to proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Kenneth Brundage is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America a Limited Partner, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Jacob Gold & Associates and Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., among others. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, 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 utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers, with a notable focus on largely non-discretionary asset management.

George Klima is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 43 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. His career includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Primerica Advisors, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in restaurant ownership through the Nova Restaurant Group and Tavern 4 & 5 LLC, and he is a partner in Foster K Partners, LLP, which conducts Guardian business. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary account management across multiple asset types.

Renee Rael is a financial advisor at United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. She has worked with United Planners since 1999, including her current role at United Planners Financial Services since 2022, and previously worked at First Financial Equity Corporation. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a trustee for the Mercedes G Weaver Living Trust. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through its network of independent investment advisor representatives.

Simon Moran is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Mariner with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ultra Financial Partners and Vora Wealth Management, among other firms. Moran is also the owner of Dark Knight Capital, LLC, a single-member LLC for personally funded investments. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by internal and third-party management, and features integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Jameson Van Houten is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Crown Capital Securities, Lp and Stonegate Financial Group. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-focused, asset-allocation approach using proprietary due-diligence processes and offers a range of services from wealth management to outsourced CIO solutions.

John Thomas is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, he worked at Silvercrest Asset Management Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach using both active and passive strategies, supported by a formal due-diligence process and proprietary investment vehicles.

James Pupillo Jr. is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC, LDIntelligence LLC, and Hightower Advisors. He serves as a board member for the nonprofit Help in Healing Home in Phoenix, Arizona. 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 representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services and employs multiple program structures combining manager selection with third-party models and advisor discretion.

Dustin Giannangelo is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services in 2017, he worked at LPL Financial for three years. He is also the owner and CEO of NeutrinoIQ, a financial software company focused on product vision and leadership. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and employee education, serving large investors with approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management and maintaining extensive third-party and affiliate relationships.

Drake Qualls is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously held roles at The Colony Group, InterOcean Capital Group, M. S. Howells, Independent Financial Group, Henry, Horne Wealth Management, and CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors. His credentials include Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Daniel Skellan is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Mesa, AZ, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Eagle Strategies LLC since 2024, NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2017, and New York Life Insurance Company since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for Four Peaks Little League, where he is involved in coaching and organizing youth baseball activities. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored advice across multiple program types and distinguishes itself by managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Michael Roasa is a financial advisor at Mariner with 48 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His prior firms include Ultra Financial Partners, Claraphi Advisory Network, and Liberty Partners Financial Services. In addition to advising, he is licensed as an insurance producer in Arizona, focusing on accident, health, life, and life settlement insurance since 1977. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services unusual for a firm of its size.

Jason Ladner is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 13 years before joining Rockefeller in 2025. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and uniquely operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Cyrus Baravati is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. He is also involved with The Wealth Stewards as a Wealth Strategist. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investments, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Angelo Risola is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Axa Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he is a member-manager of Risola Holdings, LLC, involved in residential home rehabilitation. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple managed account solutions using a variety of investment approaches.

Charles Tucker is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Carrie Hall and Associates Financial & Insurance Services since 2012 and has affiliations with New York Life and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Tucker is also involved in brokering non-registered insurance products through outside insurance carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and focuses on tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis, serving both retail and institutional clients within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Brent Breshears is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. for 20 years. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates under fiduciary standards, offering a range of services from retirement plan advisory to comprehensive financial planning and wealth management, including specialized programs for clients with over $20 million in net worth.