Christopher D'espinosa is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent contractor for DoorDash and works as a sports data scout, attending sporting events and providing statistical data. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Neil Teubel is a financial advisor at Corient with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license. His prior work includes over a decade at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC before joining Corient and its related entities. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Brian Ford is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. He is listed as the owner of a legacy LLC that is currently inactive. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm also serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund and operates within a vertically integrated group using affiliated funds.

David Sourk is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory. He previously spent ten years at The Vanguard Group, Inc. Outside of financial services, he owned and managed a small courier business that provided document delivery, mobile notary, and process services. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Samuel Goddard is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ. Prior to joining Schwab in 2025, he worked at Morgan Stanley for five years and at Voya for one year. Outside of finance, he has experience working in the hospitality industry at Wally's American Pub N Grill and has been involved with Colorado College and its fitness center. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews and tailored investment recommendations. The firm uses Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools, with advisors recommending allocations while clients retain final trading decisions.

Steven Schlegel is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work history includes roles at Sagepoint Financial, Commonwealth Financial Network, Krueger Financial Services, and Hornor, Townsend & Kent. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a long-standing focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs that utilize model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Phillip Vetter is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and is also the owner and managing partner of Arizona Advisors LLC, a firm engaged in the sale of fixed insurance products. Vetter is licensed as an independent insurance agent for fixed insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a focus on comprehensive plan consulting and client reviews.

Bridget Orr is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Gilbert, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with MIS1ON LLC, a business unrelated to securities. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial and business consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in assets and supports a range of investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Isaac Boll is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with CWM, LLC and Garmone Financial, LLC, and previously worked at firms including The Vanguard Group and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advisory work, he provides tutoring for finance and professional exam preparation and owns an expense management business. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, institutions, and corporations through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement plan services, employing discretionary model portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Janice Adams is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles with Principal Securities Inc, Principal Life Insurance Company, OneAmerica Securities, and other firms. Outside of her advisory work, she administers a radiology consulting business through JS ADAMS LLC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed accounts. The firm utilizes promoter and referral arrangements to support its Financial Advisors and client services.

Julia Cummings is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Phoenix, AZ. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 11 years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC, and AdvicePeriod, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, using both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

John Nanni is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2010. He has also been involved in motivational speaking through Rippleinc.com since 2003 and works as a life and health insurance broker. Additionally, he serves as a substitute teacher in the public school system and owns a home remodeling company. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple investment platforms for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management using a mix of fundamental and technical analysis as well as model and manager-based strategies.

Kevin Gotwalt is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in providing insurance services including health, life, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance through other companies. Primerica Advisors serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Michael Rautiola is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently affiliated with CWM, LLC and has held roles at firms including RLW Financial Advisors, Cetera Wealth Services, and RFC Financial Planners. He is co-founder of a fixed insurance business, providing life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care solutions to clients. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients primarily through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement plan services, generally managing accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios developed by an in-house Investment Committee.

Thomas O'Brien is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Investment Services, WealthPoint LLC, OneAmerica Securities, and Polaris Insurance Advisors LLC, where he is involved in business development and operations management. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning, employing a manager selection process grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Jared Weiss is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory and Charles Schwab, having previously worked at The Vanguard Group, Pioneer Winter Wonderland, Desert Dogs Baseball, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm offers annual financial reviews and investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Paul Nacario is a financial advisor with Creative Planning holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Innovest Portfolio Solutions, LLC and ICMA Retirement Corporation. Paul is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that combines low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Janice Guinn is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2022. She previously worked at Oppenheimer for 12 years and was a self-employed paraplanner for two years. Ms. Guinn also owns Guinn Financial Planning LLC, an independent financial services practice. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Thomas Deichert is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and operating Wealth Solutions By Design, PLLC. He has provided tax preparation services through his firm in addition to his advisory work. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services.

Wade Gebers is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of NTL LLC, a holding company for vehicles. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad range of clients, including retirement plans, individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers various services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and specialized wealth management for high-net-worth clients.