Sophia Shorbe is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2023. Prior to her current role, her background includes positions in education and conference center management. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program or referred by Charles Schwab & Co. The firm uses standardized asset-allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment selection, with recommendations tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Susanne Gibo is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. Her prior work includes one year at TD Ameritrade and two decades at Eli Lilly and Company. Mercer Global Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and platforms.

Jason Stam is a financial advisor with Guardian Life who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life since 1999 and is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. Stam also engages in the sale of certain insurance products beyond his primary firm’s offerings. Park Avenue Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning, investment management solutions, and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and digital advisory platforms.

Kyle Irion is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at firms including The Colony Group, LLC, Versant Capital Management, and Brighton Jones. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an enhanced open architecture investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Benjamin Voelker is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors in Phoenix, AZ. Prior to joining Mariner, he worked at Merrill for 16 years. He is a member of the Board of Directors at Phoenix Country Club. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm combines customized discretionary portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee with in-house research and third-party allocations, and offers integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Oracio Cappello is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Penn Mutual Life Insurance, and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Dream Q Brokerage LLC, an insurance brokerage business. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue® Wealth Management, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm provides tailored client solutions using a combination of advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to insurance and alternative investment products.

Sean Rhea is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2025, he worked at Charles Schwab since 2018 and spent eight years at Streetlnks/Assurant. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s guidance is based on Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and research tools, with recommendations tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Jacob Kaites is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Cresset since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Tooker Tactical LLC, Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and The Vanguard Group. Cresset Asset Management manages approximately $78.9 billion in client assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware approach combining strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive implementation across public equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Travis Mott is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory. He has been with Charles Schwab & Co. and Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2018 and previously worked at USAA Financial Planning Services and related affiliates for over a decade. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on standardized asset-allocation models and internal research tools, with a focus on client goals and risk tolerance, and it operates without discretionary trading authority.

Zachary Eitzen is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and has been with Oppenheimer since 2013. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of programs and advisory services encompassing equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Tristen Foley is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management holding a Series 66 designation. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, Foley has recently entered the industry, joining PNC Investments LLC in 2025 after prior experience at UBS Financial Services. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and third-party managed strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs.

Trevor Sharp is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, based in Phoenix, Arizona, and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2025, he worked at Charles Schwab and held roles in various other companies, including Royal Truck Body and Origami Owl LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a vending services business. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab-referred clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes client-tailored, at-least-annual reviews and uses Charles Schwab’s internal research tools and asset-allocation models.

Justin Smith is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2020, following prior roles at Savant Capital Management, Slayton Lewis, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Goldman Sachs Wealth Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a minority owner of a resume writing and career coaching business. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of evidence-based asset allocation and actively managed strategies, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Kyle Caouette is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and has previously worked at UBS Private Wealth Management, Parcion Private Wealth LLC, Simplified Wealth Strategies LLC, and Parallel Advisors, LLC. He also holds a license as an independent insurance agent. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory, employing customized portfolios with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Bruce Usher is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 41 years of industry experience. He has been associated with New York Life since 1983 and founded Usher & Associates, LLC and Usher Benefits, which focus on insurance brokering. Outside of advising, he serves on the board of the office condo association where his office is located. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutional investors, 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.

Michael Prahl is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with First Financial Equity Corporation and operates Dundas Wealth Management LLC. Outside of investment advising, he serves as a Financial Peace University facilitator at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Tempe, AZ. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm combines advisory and brokerage services delivered by independent Investment Adviser Representatives using various custodians and third-party managers, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Steinberg is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. and has previously worked at D.A. Davidson & Co., LPL Financial LLC, and Charles Schwab in various capacities. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, using proprietary asset allocation models and research tools to tailor recommendations. The firm does not exercise discretionary trading authority and typically recommends separately managed accounts managed by third parties or affiliates.

Grant Lyon is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently advising at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Brighton Jones for six years before joining Beacon Pointe. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches youth hockey as a goalie coach for the Coyotes Amateur Hockey Association in Scottsdale, Arizona. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private markets.

Charan Khurana is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Phoenix, AZ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies, New York Life Insurance Company, and Nylife Securities LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in insurance brokering with outside carriers for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations and managing a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

John Graef is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory. His work history includes multiple roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., as well as experience with Empower Financial Services and Liberty Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, he is a licensed real estate agent in Arizona. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and investment selection based on standard Schwab models, with advice supported by internal research tools and annual client reviews.