James Casey is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Nuveen Investments, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, ALPS Distributors, Smead Capital Management, and Distribution Services. He is based in Scottsdale, AZ. 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 operates both as an investment advisor and a registered broker-dealer, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and investment banking services through a consolidated platform.

Michael Conway is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving with Empower Advisory Group. His work history includes roles at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation and The Vanguard Group, Inc. He has also held positions related to real estate and education at Sotheby's International Realty and Fort Lewis College. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm offers integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Michael Gentsch is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2024. He previously worked at Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. and Charles Schwab, where he spent a total of 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a car rental service through Turo. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a comprehensive range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, using fundamental and quantitative analysis along with specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Gabriel Gurau is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has been employed since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Robinhood Financial, USAA Investment Services Company, Charles Schwab Bank, and Bank of America. 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. The firm’s advice is based on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research, with an emphasis on client goals and risk tolerance.

Matthew Sutton is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. and has prior experience at Charles Schwab & Co., Robinhood Markets, and Vanguard Group. Before entering the financial sector, he spent over a decade in hospitality and other industries. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm utilizes Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to deliver tailored recommendations, while maintaining a structure that involves client authorization for trades and affiliation with registered futures and forex entities.

Kevin Takinen is a financial advisor at Mariner with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes positions at Sequoia, World Investment Advisors, ADP, Fis, and KeyBank. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, tax services, and family office offerings, implementing discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and a combination of in-house and third-party management.

Olga Den is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to her current role, she worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MMl Distributors, LLC, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory work, she sells items online through Amazon and Shopify. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach links financial planning with recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Ty Tabile is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory, having previously been employed at The Vanguard Group and Northwestern Mutual. Outside his financial career, he was involved with Tabile LLC, "Cups and Cakes," from 2017 to 2019. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm focuses on guidance around asset allocation and investment selection using proprietary models and conducts at-least-annual reviews tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Meagan Ballew is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Surprise, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co. and JPMorgan affiliates. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, delivering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Kent Weaver is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Merrill. 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 combines a Private Advisor model with a consolidated investment platform, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services.

Bryan Buzzard is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2020 and previously held long-term positions at Nylife Securities Inc. and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory services, he is involved as an investor in BJD Investments LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a mix of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, alongside financial planning, consulting, and access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Grace Guenther is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. in Phoenix, AZ. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2026. Her prior work experience includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and non-financial positions at companies such as Hangar Club and Kate Spade New York. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program or referred by Charles Schwab & Co. The firm’s approach involves asset allocation guidance based on Schwab’s internal research tools and standard models, with client authorization required for all trades.

Kyle Dofelmier is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank since 2009, as well as Merrill prior to that. 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. The firm’s advice is based on Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research, with recommendations tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

James Ries is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 47 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets before joining Oppenheimer in 2015. Ries is a co-trustee of a personal family trust established for estate planning purposes. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs and consulting services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios.

Peter Dalis is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He has been associated with New York Life insurance and NYlife Securities LLC since 2014 and joined Eagle Strategies in 2024. Outside of advisory work, he is appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Dukehart Mac Millan is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2022 and joined Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as a delivery driver for DoorDash since 2021. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab-referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools, with tailored recommendations reviewed at least annually.

Philip Kaye Skinner is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in freelance theatrical lighting and sound design and ghostwrites a food blog. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporate and charitable entities, retirement participants, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of managed programs, third-party manager solutions, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, using both fundamental and technical strategies.

Abigail Read is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Charles Schwab since 2003, with additional experience at Ameriprise and as a self-employed advisor. Abigail is based in Phoenix, AZ. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab-referred clients by providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm’s guidance is based on Schwab’s asset-allocation models and research tools, with a focus on client goals and risk tolerance.

Joseph Bauer is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Principal Securities Inc. in 2019, Bauer worked at Edward Jones and Chevron. He serves on the board of the Green Ranch North HOA, where he consolidates financial statements and participates in executive meetings. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Kaleb Parrett is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KFG Wealth Management, Korhorn Financial Group, Whirlpool Corporation, and Jackson National. 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 connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems.