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.

Gregory Bradstreet is a financial advisor at Farnam Financial with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has worked at Schwab Private Client Invest Advisory, Inc., and Charles Schwab. He also serves as a faculty member at Grand Canyon University. Farnam Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and provides advisory services to employer retirement plans and other RIAs. The firm employs a passively oriented, asset-allocation investment approach combined with fundamental analysis and integrates ongoing financial planning with investment management.

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.

Brandon Klippel is a financial advisor with Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Edward Jones, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Cima Capital Wealth Management. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in coaching professionals and co-authoring books through his work with Mindset Leadership Group LLC and Mindset Positioning. Vista Cima Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals and pension/profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $142 million in client assets. The firm combines multiple investment methodologies to serve about 266 clients and operates with three advisors.

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.

Alisha Stocker is a financial advisor at Wall Capital Group, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wall Capital Group in 2018, she worked in education at Grand Canyon University from 2016 to 2018. Wall Capital Group primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and their retirement accounts, offering discretionary investment supervisory management, personal financial planning, and non-discretionary institutional consulting. The firm uses a strategic asset-mix approach with tactical adjustments based on economic conditions and manages accounts with continuous monitoring and regular reviews.

Gary Luna is a CFP® with over 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Dynamic Wealth Advisors since 2014 and also owns and operates Luna Wealth Management and a fixed insurance and annuity business. In addition, he is a partial owner of a CPA firm providing tax advisory services during tax season. Dynamic Wealth Advisors is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a risk-focused, model-based approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, and it actively employs derivatives and shorting strategies within managed accounts.

Kent Forsey is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience currently serving at Hillspring Financial, Inc. since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is independently licensed to sell insurance. Hillspring Financial provides fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages discretionary accounts through its Private Asset Management program and a wrap-fee program on the AssetMark platform, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

John Mersek is a financial advisor at Essential Investing with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Essential Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an investment committee member for both the DEK Foundation, a charitable organization, and the Knauss Family LLC, a closely held family entity. Essential Investing provides integrated financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as not-for-profit and family entities. The firm employs a predominantly passive, focused-indexing investment approach supplemented by tactical opportunities and fundamental analysis, emphasizing diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost investments.

Brian Smalley is a financial advisor with Universal Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Triton Wealth Management, Leigh Baldwin & Co., PLLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Kingsview Asset Management, Raymond James Financial, and Edward Jones. Outside of advisory work, he owns BC Enterprises LLC, a finish carpentry business. Universal Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing model portfolios from unaffiliated managers. The firm’s approach combines fundamental analysis with long- and short-term purchase strategies and executes custody and trading through a recommended qualified custodian.

Gerald Barnes is a financial advisor with FSG Financial Services, Inc. in Sun City, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at FSG Financial Services, Inc., Client One Securities LLC, OnPointe Advisory and Financial Services LLC, Financial Security Group of AZ, Inc., and Managed Assets. Approximately half of his time is spent as an insurance agent selling fixed and index annuities through Financial Security Group of AZ, Inc. FSG Financial Services, Inc. provides discretionary asset management and advisory services to individual investors, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients. The firm manages about $52 million for roughly 163 clients and employs a client-specific investment approach utilizing fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis.

Preston Rhoades is a financial advisor at Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at C.A.R.E. Pharmacy LLC and CVS/pharmacy. Vista Cima Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines technical analysis and short-term trading with quantitative models and modern portfolio theory, utilizing a diverse range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, equities, fixed income, REITs, ETFs, and non-U.S. securities.

Joel Zerbe is a financial advisor at Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones from 2013 to 2020 before joining Cima Capital Wealth Management in 2020. Vista Cima Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of technical analysis, quantitative models, and modern portfolio theory, utilizing a diverse range of investment vehicles including equities, fixed income, and precious-metal ETFs.

Joshua Cooper is a financial advisor at Clarus Wealth Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Clarus Wealth Advisors since 2015, as well as with Crown Capital Securities, LP and WFG Investments Inc. Cooper is also involved in the ownership and advisory role at Heritage Retirement Solutions LLC. Clarus Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $305.2 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, trusts, and corporate plans. The firm employs a blend of strategic asset allocation and tactical equity strategies with a focus on multi-year time horizons and regular portfolio reviews.

Zachary Mac Phee is a financial advisor at Triton Wealth Management, PLLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for J Brad Jenner, CPA PC for six years. Triton Wealth Management is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $405 million for about 853 clients, including high-net-worth individuals and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning using a variety of investment techniques and products, with ongoing monitoring and client-directed investment restrictions.

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 financial advising. He is currently with Benefit Financial Services Group and previously worked at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. among other firms. Sollars holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Phoenix, AZ. Benefit Financial Services Group serves individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through wealth management and institutional services. The firm manages over $1.5 billion in discretionary assets and consults on approximately $18 billion in retirement plan assets, employing diversified, model-based investment strategies that include mutual funds, ETFs, private investments, and ESG approaches.

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.