Richard Myers is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Robinhood Markets, Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. prior to joining Schwab. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm’s advice is based on Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset allocation models and research tools, with investment recommendations tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Michael Smith is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has prior experience as a self-employed musician for 14 years and has worked in various insurance and advisory roles since 2020. He is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored client relationships through advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, combining proprietary programs and third-party solutions.

Justin Longfellow is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advisory services. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has been since 2022, and has held prior roles at Charles Schwab & Co., JP Morgan Chase Bank, Vanguard Advisers, and USAA Financial Planning Services. His career includes extensive experience with both wealth advisory and financial planning. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning. The firm uses Charles Schwab’s proprietary asset-allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment decisions, while clients retain authorization over trades.

Damian Shaw is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab Trust Company. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Brent Fooks is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. He has 18 years of industry experience and has been associated with United Planners and Rogers & Kirby for over a decade. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a secretary and board member for Base Camp Missions Corp. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates with an open-architecture platform using multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering both fee-based and commission-based options through its network of 477 independent advisors.

William Brooks is a Series 65-licensed advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He also serves as a wealth manager at Oxford Retirement & Estate Planning and teaches adult financial education classes through Dare to Retire U. Outside of his advisory roles, he works as a bartender at The Cross Eyed Cricket Watering Hole. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs with a range of investment strategies and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Kristen Rose is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2011 and is also an agent with Agia, involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Robert Merfeld is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab in various roles since 2000, including eight years at Charles Schwab Bank and four years at Schwab Wealth Advisory. He serves as treasurer for the Valley of the Sun Figure Skating Club, providing bookkeeping and accounting support. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, offering non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations based on internal asset-allocation models and ongoing reviews tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Timothy Hatton is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. He previously led Hatton Consulting, Inc. for 21 years before joining Creative Planning in 2022. Based in Phoenix, AZ, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach using low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting and selective private market investments.

Christopher Wedlich is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with Series 63 and Series 66 designations and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at USAA FSB for ten years before joining Schwab. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab Co.-referred clients, offering non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning based on Schwab’s standard asset-allocation models and internal research tools. The firm focuses on guidance tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

Jakob Miller is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has been with Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2025 and has worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2022. 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 uses Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment selection, while trades require client authorization.

Carlee Hughes is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at United Financial Center and tax preparation services, and she serves as an adult education instructor at Pima Community College. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs independent Investment Adviser Representatives who utilize a variety of custodians and third-party money managers, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary, client-directed basis.

Joseph Bergen is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., Bancwest Investment Services, and Charles Schwab. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management using model and customized portfolios.

Evan Cole is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Peachtree Life Finance. Outside of advising, he owns oil and gas rights leases in Ohio. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients by providing a range of advisory programs, investment management, and practice-management support. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and various program structures while acting as a platform provider for affiliated advisors.

Emily Anderson is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Banner Health, Starbucks Coffee Company, the University of Arizona, and the U.S. Department of State. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm utilizes Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and research tools to guide investment selection and conducts annual reviews tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Matthew Refner is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc. for six years before joining Schwab Wealth Advisory and Charles Schwab in 2021. 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. The firm’s guidance is based on standard asset-allocation models and internal research tools, offering tailored recommendations reviewed at least annually.

Daniel Kambeitz is a Certified Financial Planner® with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2022 and previously spent nine years at Meristem Family Wealth LLC. 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, employing a disciplined, risk-aware approach that combines strategic asset allocation with active and passive implementation across a variety of asset classes.

Morgan Roberts is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. based in Tempe, AZ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has experience working with several firms, including Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Alerus Financial. Prior to his advisory roles, Roberts held positions outside the financial industry, including in education and gig economy services. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets and third-party manager arrangements.

Joshua Price is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Mercer since 2026 and has prior experience at Squeeze and Additional Option LLC. He also has been affiliated with Brigham Young University since 2022. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, providing a range of investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through various investment vehicles and offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Ealing Jahn is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental home in Gilbert, Arizona, handling tenant relations and property maintenance. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and offers additional strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, supported by a large advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.