Babette Molina is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. She has been with United Planners Financial Services since 2014. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and various institutional clients. The firm operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, providing financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Tania Volk is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Schwab Wealth Advisory and Charles Schwab since 2012. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in selling protein drinks and nutritional supplements to fitness-oriented customers through a business called Life Recovery Wellness. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, focusing on a range of investment options and annual financial reviews, while allowing clients to retain final trading decisions.

Andrew Levy is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Levy serves as a general partner in a family-owned limited liability partnership and manages several family trusts for his children and grandchildren. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm emphasizes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Ryan Toso is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at The Vanguard Group for 11 years before joining Empower Advisory Group in 2026. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach combines proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and integrates closely with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Tracy Tennant is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with six years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2020 and has a longer tenure at Fifth Third Bank beginning in 2014. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple managed account programs on the Passageway platform, providing access to various portfolio management options and strategies.

Seth Bergquist is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at USAA Financial Advisors and USAA Investment Management Company, with Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2018. 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. The firm offers annual financial reviews and investment recommendations without exercising discretionary trading authority, operating as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem.

Brandon Rose is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of the West, and BancWest Investment Services. 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 operates as a registered broker-dealer offering a range of investment and placement services through a consolidated investment platform.

David Kerber is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ. He has been with Mercer for his entire professional career, which spans multiple roles within the firm over the past 12 years. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning and family office services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using various investment vehicles and offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

John Pettee is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2022. He has been affiliated with Charles Schwab in various capacities since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is a guitarist and singer who performs musical entertainment at local restaurants and coffee houses. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations guided by Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem, delivering advice without discretionary trading authority and primarily serving individual clients.

Brian Jones is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Brokers International Financial Services, Packerland Brokerage Services, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, Jones is involved with Black Mountain Business Consultants, where he assists physicians transitioning to concierge medicine, and he is a certified scuba, CPR, and first aid instructor. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Bruce Lindvig is a CFP® professional with 46 years of industry experience, currently serving at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. He also serves as a FINRA arbitrator, a role he has held since 1987. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Yulia Schneider is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Vanguard Advisers and Charles Schwab. Prior to her current roles, she was involved with Schneider Wealth Management and Schneider & Associate, CPAs, PC. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in its program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations. The firm operates within the Schwab ecosystem, utilizing standard asset allocation models and research tools, with clients retaining final trading decisions.

Ariyeh Waite is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has previously worked at Pacific Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and utilizes a variety of investment advisory programs and model portfolios.

Alec Wick is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Puccio Investment Services and Northwestern Mutual. Before entering the industry, Alec was a student and worked briefly at Pleasant Valley Golf Course. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base with advisory and brokerage services. The firm supports its independent advisors with multiple custodial and platform options and is notable for its limited-partnership ownership structure and emphasis on non-discretionary account management.

Christopher Mortvedt is a financial advisor with Cresset Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ironwood Wealth Management and Charles Schwab. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles using a disciplined, risk-aware approach that combines strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive investment strategies across public equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Carrie Hall is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 40 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies and New York Life since 1988 and operates her own firm, Carrie Hall and Associates Financial and Insurance Services, LLC. Hall serves on multiple nonprofit boards, including the Brophy Foundation and the Barrow Neurological Foundation Women’s Board, where she holds the position of President. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, working with individual investors, institutional sponsors, and plan sponsors.

Alex Nielsen is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at Sonora Investment Management Group and The Wolff Company. Nielsen also served in the U.S. Navy. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis, and it offers a wide range of wealth management and advisory services.

William Beran is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with United Planners Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner and has held roles at several firms, including Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of finance, he is a partner in an equestrian hunter and jumper training facility in Scottsdale, AZ. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base through approximately 359 advisors. The firm offers both advisory and brokerage services and is noted for its non-discretionary management approach and limited-partnership ownership structure.

Dennis Eckmeyer is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Sun City, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliated entities since 2004. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jordan Raymond is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Northwestern Mutual, and various wealth management firms. Outside of financial services, he was involved with OHSO Brewery and Distillery for several years. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm focuses on annual reviews and investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.