Christine Leach is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Charles Schwab-affiliated firms since 1997, including Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2023 and Charles Schwab Bank since 2005. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm delivers advice using standardized asset allocation models and Schwab research tools, with final investment decisions made by clients, and focuses on annual reviews rather than discretionary management.

Kristopher Roche is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and West Financial Services, Inc. Prior to his financial advisory roles, he was involved with Lost Dog Cafe and worked at George Mason University. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Sheryl Rayner is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Stellar Capital Management LLC and HoyleCohen, LLC. Rayner has been with The Colony Group, LLC since 2024. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework and offers a range of fiduciary, tax, business management, and family office services.

Joseph Laux III is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CWM, LLC and Silverhawk Private Wealth. He has held roles at Silverhawk Asset Management, LLC, and SAE-PA, LLC, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Kaizen Solutions, LLC, a nonprofit organization. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios, blending fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customized tools while emphasizing fiduciary processes, retirement plan services, and comprehensive client reporting.

David Brasfield is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Intelligence Driven Advisers, LDIntelligence LLC, and Hightower Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Bailey Yates is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Versant Capital Management, Inc. for four years. Outside of finance, he has experience in the food service industry, having worked at Bobby Q Great Steaks Real BBQ for three years. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies and offers proprietary private funds and specialized interval fund services.

Christopher Leineweber is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Charles Schwab since 2016 and previously spent two years at State Farm. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations across various asset classes. The firm uses standardized asset allocation models and research tools to guide client decisions, with advisors recommending but not executing trades, and maintains a unique operational structure within the Schwab ecosystem.

Ben Wilson is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at Hightower since 2018, following prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and WealthTrust Arizona LLC. Wilson serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club in Phoenix, supporting local youth through fundraising and other activities. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

James Davis is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2019. He previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services for seven years. Davis is a board member of the Children in Need Foundation, a charitable organization supporting children's charities in the Phoenix area. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios and offers integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Branden Barrom is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations with seven years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Morgan Stanley, AssetMark Financial, The Vanguard Group, and other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is connected with Spivak Financial Group, a non-investment related branding venture. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management with a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Deondra Perrone is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at BMO Harris Bank, Gwfs Equities, Inc., and The Vanguard Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Michael Passante is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Tempe, AZ, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 22 years before joining Commonwealth and becoming part owner of Ke Wealth Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services along with operational, compliance, and practice-management support. Advisors on the platform have discretion to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products, supported by Commonwealth’s investment management and research team.

Sophia Shorbe is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Her prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Grand Canyon Education. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering clients financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations guided by Schwab’s research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Charles Schwab & Co., focusing on personalized advice without exercising discretionary trading authority.

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.

Ashley Blankenship is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Mesa, AZ. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Ashley has worked at several affiliated entities within the Bankers Life organization since 2005 and is also an agent with Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Jason Stam is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and Primerica Advisors. Stam is also involved in the sale of insurance products beyond Guardian offerings. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a diverse retail client base through both brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment programs, financial planning, and consulting, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Kolton Quitno is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Guardian Life with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Dew Wealth Management, The Vanguard Group, Towne Park, and Grand Canyon University. His current firm, Park Avenue Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services, including model portfolios and digital advisory solutions.

Kyle Irion is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at The Colony Group, Versant Capital Management, JLFranklin Wealth Planning, Brighton Jones, and Washington Officials Association. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach featuring enhanced open architecture that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis, and it offers a broad range of wealth management and advisory services.

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 at Primerica Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His prior experience includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co, and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc. Cappello is also the owner of Dream Q Brokerage LLC, which sells insurance products outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities serves a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, employing a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.