Andrew Gerhartz is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bridge the Gap Retirement Planners in Phoenix, AZ. He previously worked for six years at Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. Gerhartz is co-owner of The Money School LLC, through which he provides general financial education to a broad audience. Bridge the Gap Retirement Planners serves individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management and financial planning across multiple areas, including retirement, estate, and tax planning. The firm manages approximately $49 million in wrap fee programs for about 32 clients and offers collaborative, software-supported financial planning services.

Charles Luong is a financial advisor with Endeavor Advisors LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Endeavor Advisors since 2020 and previously held roles at LifeTyme Financial Advisors and World Financial Group. Luong serves as a board member of the Vietnamese Community Assistance Foundation. Endeavor Advisors LLC provides investment management, financial planning, estate planning facilitation, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm typically follows a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory-informed approach and offers periodic educational seminars and estate planning support.

Venkat Iyer is a financial advisor at Fjaka Wealth Management LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His background includes work preparing for Fjaka Launch and trading his own capital while completing a JD candidacy at Arizona State University. Fjaka Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family-office advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients nationwide, primarily via virtual meetings. The firm employs a blend of fundamental analysis, strategic asset allocation, and active security selection, including the use of derivatives and options strategies in separately managed accounts.

Brian Rellihan is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wise Wealth Partners, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at TIAA-CREF for seven years and holds adjunct professor duties teaching finance at Grand Canyon University. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates Wise Tax Partners, focusing on income tax preparation. Wise Wealth Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a wrap-fee advisory program that integrates portfolio management with financial planning. The firm employs a fiduciary, research-driven approach with multiple analysis methods and asset-allocation strategies, sponsoring its own wrap-fee program and offering broad investment options continuously monitored and rebalanced.

Brian Riordan is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP since 2004, where he serves as part of a multi-advisor team. The firm provides customized investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, foundations, and corporations. L. Roy Papp & Associates follows a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented investment strategy focused on domestic equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds, managing approximately $1.5 billion in client assets.

Scott Sollars is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He currently works with Benefit Financial Services Group in Phoenix, AZ, and has previously held multiple roles at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. since 2016. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing $1.53 billion in discretionary assets and consulting on $18.0 billion in retirement plan assets. The firm employs a diversified, model-based investment approach that incorporates a range of asset types and specialized strategies, including options-based borrowing programs and cryptocurrency exposure protocols.

Robert Cohen is a financial advisor at Tandem Wealth Advisors in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Tandem Wealth Advisors since 2018, including a brief sabbatical in 2021, and previously worked at Lotuswei LLC from 2013 to 2018. Tandem Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through discretionary separate accounts and model management for third-party platforms. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up fundamental research to create balanced, risk-managed portfolios focused on long-term capital growth and downside protection.

Julie Hein is a Series 65-licensed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP since 1990. L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP provides customized investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented investment approach focused on domestic equities, investment-grade fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds, managing approximately $1.5 billion in client assets through a multi-advisor team structure.

Logan Colwell is a financial advisor at Eckman Wealth Management, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Eckman Wealth Management, he worked in construction and security roles, including serving with the United States Secret Service. He is co-owner and director of construction at Flaming Rooster Firestop Corporation and also operates a tax preparation business, CLC TAX, LLC. Eckman Wealth Management is a small team advisor serving individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a macro-driven, asset allocation-focused investment approach with a long-term, low-turnover strategy.

Brent Miller is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Benefit Financial Services Group since 2023 and previously spent eight years at Gradient Analytics. Benefit Financial Services Group serves a diverse client base including individual investors, families, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, institutional pension consulting, and tax preparation services, with an investment approach focused on diversified, outcome-oriented portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Jason Kalman is a financial advisor with Schnieders Capital Management, LLC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience in both institutional and wealth management roles, including positions at Straight Arrow Capital Management and Whittier Trust Company. Kalman completed a Master’s of Finance and a Bachelor’s in Business at the University of Nevada Reno. Schnieders Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and long-term holdings, while maintaining flexibility for short-term strategies.

Brandon Yee is a financial advisor at Versant Capital Management, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Versant Capital Management since 2015. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Versant Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, and family office services to high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm combines traditional wealth management with an automated ETF program, managing approximately $1.24 billion in client assets.

Paul Phillips Jr. is a financial advisor at Synergy Asset Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with Synergy since 2023. Phillips also serves as a FINRA arbitrator, hearing industry-related cases. He owns intellectual property that he leases to nonprofits. Synergy Asset Management provides wealth management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth investors, business owners, trusts, retirement plans, and other advisors. The firm uses tactical asset allocation combined with fundamental and technical analysis across proprietary strategies and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and family office services.

Clinton Carpenter is a financial advisor at Eckman Wealth Management, LLC in Phoenix, AZ, with 15 years at the firm and 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Carpenter owns and operates CLC Tax, LLC, through which he prepares individual tax returns. He also occasionally provides AML audits for unaffiliated firms. Eckman Wealth Management is a small team adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a top-down, macro-driven approach that emphasizes asset allocation, primarily using ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities.

Kurtis Knobbe is a financial advisor at Bledsoe Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in various roles with the City of Phoenix since 2011, including serving as a Fire Captain in the Phoenix Fire Department. Bledsoe Asset Management serves members of the public safety community, their families, and a range of individual clients, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses strategic model portfolios tailored to client needs and employs both long-term and active trading strategies, including options and derivatives, with a focus on optimizing retirement benefits for public safety employees.

Thomas Dupree is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Dupree Financial Group, LLC and has prior experience at Strategy Financial Group as well as brief roles outside the financial sector. Dupree Financial Group is a team-based firm managing approximately $404 million in client assets, focusing on discretionary portfolio and asset management for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm emphasizes a modified value-focused, bottom-up investment approach tailored to retirees and those planning for retirement.

Bryan Snapp is a Series 65-licensed advisor with SLP Wealth in Phoenix, AZ. He joined the firm in 2025 and previously worked at PetSmart Inc. for 17 years. Bryan has no prior advisory industry experience. SLP Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients and small-business owners with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and 401(k) services. The firm uses diversified, risk-based portfolios with no-load mutual funds and ETFs, and it maintains a large office network relative to its size.

Nadyne Abubo is a financial advisor with Fortem Financial Group, LLC in Phoenix, AZ. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Fortem Financial Group since 2024. Her prior work experience includes roles in the restaurant and service industries as well as employment at a non-denominational Christian church. Fortem Financial Group provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses client-specific financial plans and diversified portfolios, employing tools such as modern portfolio theory and quantitative optimization.

Gregory Smith is a CFA® charterholder at L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP with four years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2005, which operates as a multi-advisor team. L. Roy Papp & Associates provides customized investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, growth-oriented approach focusing on domestic equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds, and it manages roughly $1.5 billion in client assets.

Kristofer Venezia is a financial advisor at Eckman Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in media and broadcasting roles, including as a per diem host at WNYC and freelance writer. Venezia also produces podcasts at Fordham University. Eckman Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and estates, managing approximately tens of millions of dollars across several hundred relationships. The firm uses a top-down, macro-driven investment approach focused on asset allocation and generally implements portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities.