Alisha Kotranza is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Charles Schwab & Co., The Vanguard Group, and Wells Fargo. Prior to her financial services career, she worked in hospitality and the coffee industry. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment selection and wealth management.

Rudy Ariate is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He also has a background as a CPA dating back to 1996 and is involved with the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts and the Heartland Institute of Financial Education, where he provides financial literacy services. Additionally, Ariate operates a tax and accounting consulting practice and participates in a referral program for online wills and trusts. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Alex Wilson is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. since 2017 and previously held roles at USAA Financial Planning Services and Merrill. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, serving clients with tailored asset allocation and investment recommendations based on Charles Schwab & Co.’s models and research tools.

Marc Delphine is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and possessing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Inc., Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, and Edward Jones. Outside of advising, he serves as an adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University, teaching basic economics. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated platform that emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Jacob Walker is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 registrations and has been with Charles Schwab and its affiliated advisory firm since 2023. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder of Pivot Baseball LLC, where he coaches baseball players online. Schwab Wealth Advisory 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’s guidance is based on proprietary asset-allocation models and research tools, with personalized recommendations reviewed at least annually.

Michael Seigal is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Charles Schwab and Co., Inc., Charles Schwab Bank, SSB, and USAA-affiliated firms over his career. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing Charles Schwab’s asset allocation models and internal research to tailor recommendations based on individual goals and risk tolerance.

Brandon French is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Phoenix, AZ, holding the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Amazon, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers distinct planning and ongoing management services, including customized portfolios and donor-advised fund advisory, operating within a vertically integrated structure.

Christopher Lord is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc., where he has worked since 2021. Prior to this, he held various roles at USAA-related financial services firms for over a decade and spent earlier years at Charles Schwab and Banc of America Investment Services. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm’s approach incorporates Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and research tools, offering tailored recommendations with client authorization required for all trades.

Travis Mcgann is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently with Independent Financial Partners. He has held roles at firms including LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with The Pinnacle Group as a life insurance agent. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports diversified client needs with a decentralized advisory model and notable retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Adam Crittenden is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Phoenix, AZ. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes over two decades at Charles Schwab and more recent roles at Sagepoint Financial and OSAIC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Samuel Hawkins is a financial advisor with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C., holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera, Renaissance Financial, and Securian Financial Services. Outside of finance, he has experience in the restaurant industry with Fox Restaurant Concepts. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, using a mix of model and custom portfolios with various investment vehicles overseen by an Investment Policy Committee.

Jerod Ensz is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in Gilbert, AZ. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has six years of industry experience, including prior roles at Whitesell Financial Group, LLP and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he owns single-family rental properties in Arizona and Texas. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm employs proprietary portfolio construction tools from Morningstar Investment Management and operates with a large client base focused primarily on non-discretionary asset management.

Tracy Rinaldi is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. 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 securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Taylor Sevenants is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory. Prior to joining Schwab, Taylor has experience in diverse roles including positions at Ambli Global Cuisine and Grand Canyon University. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing asset-allocation models and internal research tools to tailor recommendations based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Anna Sinatra is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Charles Schwab and its affiliated entities since 2000. Outside of advising, she is involved in providing in-home care services through a state program supporting individuals with developmental disabilities. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select referred clients, offering non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm’s approach is based on Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools, with client-specific recommendations and at-least-annual reviews.

Jeffrey Thiede is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and NPB Financial Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of a property management business in Scottsdale, Arizona. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including very large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and utilizes multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Timothy Trimmell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2021. He has five years of experience in the financial industry and previously served in the U.S. Air Force for 33 years. He is also the owner of Tim Trimmell Wealth Management LLC, which he plans to operate beginning in 2025. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, with investment management conducted through a centralized team that selects model portfolios and third-party managers from approved lists.

Eloy Acosta IV is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, 954 Consulting, The Standard, WhiteLight Group, Delta Air Lines, and TriZetto. Guardian Life's subsidiary Park Avenue Securities offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of financial planning and consulting solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Isiah Brown is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at firms including Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Advisors Group. His career background also includes roles outside financial services at LifeTime Fitness and various other organizations. VALIC Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts utilizing Envestnet’s platform and third-party model managers, operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Holly Grippe is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and One AZ Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory work, Holly has experience as a business owner of Integrated Electronic Services. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to a variety of managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model using multiple investment methods and technology platforms while often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.