Kyle Mendoza is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2024 and has prior experience at Wells Fargo and Target. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select referred clients. Its approach involves customized, at-least-annual reviews using internal research tools and asset-allocation models, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

Kelly Arakaki is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Before joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2014, Arakaki worked at USAA Financial Planning Services and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients by providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations based on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools.

Salvatore Ditusa is a financial advisor at Mariner with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including IHT Wealth Management, LPL Financial, Neuberger Berman, Inland Securities, and Morgan Stanley. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an Investment Committee and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Rebecca Tornabene is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Beacon Pointe in various capacities since 2016 and was previously with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she is an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, focusing on life, health, and accident products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies, supporting clients with portfolio management and comprehensive performance reporting.

Dante Peterson is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and TMD Wealth Management LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Leonard Thompson is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameritas and its affiliated firms since 2003, as well as at Cambridge Investment Research from 2001 to 2003. In addition to advisory work, he is licensed as an independent insurance agent selling fixed insurance products such as life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a range of investment vehicles and program platforms, combining model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by third-party technology and management.

James Hatton is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2022 and previously operated Hatton Consulting, Inc. for 21 years. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Michelle Heffel is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including OSAIC Wealth, Inc., Pacific Capital Resource Group, Inc., and Royal Alliance Associates, INC. Heffel also serves in supervisory roles related to compliance and oversight at Advisory Resource Group, LLC and Pacific Capital Resource Group, Inc. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth fund clients. The firm offers a range of investment programs and financial planning services, employing both fundamental and technical analysis, and collaborates with various platform partners and third-party managers.

Scott Householder is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He was previously affiliated with LPL Financial and led Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists for 12 years. Outside of advising, he serves as a trustee for the Gayle Bradford Davis Trust and is involved with multiple holding companies. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Thane Walton is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with United Planners since 2014. United Planners is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent Investment Adviser Representatives and manages approximately $12.77 billion in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

William Friese Jr. is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 credential and previously worked for Arizona Associated Surgeons for 19 years. Outside of his advisory role, Friese serves as an independent contractor performing vasectomies for an underserved population in Arizona through Planned Parenthood. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services including equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Andrew Wood is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Charles Schwab for 10 years before joining Beacon Pointe. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with vetted third-party managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Tiffany Lum is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with United Planners Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner. Her prior experience includes roles at OSAIC, PFG Advisors-RIA, Securities America, and Cue Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, she serves as president of Teal Tax Services PLLC, a tax preparation and accounting firm. 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 large network of independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform using multiple custodians and third-party money managers, with a focus on largely non-discretionary asset management.

Consuelo Lopez is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Investment Services Corp. Outside of her advisory work, she is the owner of VALSBAT LLC, a baseball coaching business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and manages over $79 billion in assets, serving notable clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Reynaldo Sandoval is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked within the Charles Schwab organization since 2014. Sandoval also serves as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and works seasonally as a delivery driver for a logistics company in Phoenix, AZ. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and research tools, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

Erin Sweitzer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Phoenix, AZ. She holds the Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Since 2016, she has been associated with Camelback Retirement Planners. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Barnabas Choe is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Quicken Loans. In 2023, he was involved with Ubiquitous Bookkeeping Services LLC. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program or referred by Charles Schwab & Co. The firm’s recommendations are based on internal research and asset-allocation models, with client authorization required for trades.

Dieter Bollmann is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience, currently affiliated with United Planners Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner. He has held roles at Dundas Wealth Management LLC since 2022 and has been an independent insurance agent since 2020. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with the Arizona Center for Germanic Cultures for over two decades and participates in the German-American Chamber of Commerce West-Arizona Chapter. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs independent Investment Adviser Representatives and utilizes a variety of custodians and third-party money managers to implement client strategies, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Joseph Popp is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2008 and holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. Outside of his advisory role, he has served as an Arizona election poll observer with the GOP. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and services, including asset management, consulting, and retirement planning, delivered on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Pascal Kropf is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Carson Wealth. His prior work includes roles at Silverhawk Private Wealth, The Vanguard Group, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo. He also owns two businesses, Modern Marquee Society, LLC and Clear Notarization LLC, which provide non-investment-related services. CWM, LLC, part of the Carson Wealth network, manages approximately $50.6 billion through over 650 advisors and offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis, with tailored portfolio solutions and integration of custodial and technology platforms.