Michael Eriquez is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SageView Advisory Group, Equitable Advisors, and Fullerton Financial Planning. Outside of finance, he has worked in education at Phoenix Christian Preparatory School and has experience in small business operations including Java Grounds and A2Z Cabinets and Floors. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and incorporates private market investments, serving a broad client base with over $295 billion in assets under management.

Jacob Howard 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 Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2019. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2022, he was employed at Grand Canyon University for one year. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice within the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations. The firm uses Charles Schwab’s research tools and standard asset allocation models, with advisors recommending investments while clients retain final trading decisions.

Austin Johnson is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE, and Fidelity. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad suite of retirement plan services and affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping businesses.

Ammiel Banayat is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. since 2019. He also serves as a Captain and Company Commander in the Arizona Army National Guard, where he is involved in explosive ordnance disposal operations. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering a range of services including financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations through Schwab's proprietary research and allocation models.

Alison Grefsheim is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at Equitable Advisors, LLC, and Zenreach. Alison serves as a treasurer on the Osborn Village Condominium Association board and is a notary. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services.

Larry Singleton is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill, and service in the U.S. Navy. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients ranging from individual investors to large institutional entities like sovereign wealth funds.

Scot Shyman is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. He is also associated with Camelback Retirement Planners. Shyman is involved in managing fixed insurance products and is a member of SHYCUS, LLC, an entity that processes expenses related to securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and comprehensive back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, investment management, and compliance services.

Thomas Lawless is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network and Ke Wealth Advisors since 2019. Prior to that, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 14 years. He is also a part owner of Ke Wealth Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct portfolios from a wide range of securities and insurance products.

Richard Beckley is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities, having worked with Primerica since 1999 and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1998. Beckley also engages in the sale of insurance products beyond Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Heather Adams is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, as well as prior experience at Target Corporation. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering advisory and brokerage services through its IARs and third-party portfolio managers. The firm employs a client-centered process combining financial need assessments with various analytical approaches to portfolio allocation across multiple asset classes.

Hunter Shaw is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at OSAIC, Securities America, Inc., Iron Point Financial Advisors, and Gallagher Insurance Co. Outside of investment advising, he is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, where he sells life, health, and accident insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a manager-driven investment approach with asset allocation modeling and offers services such as discretionary wealth management, fiduciary consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Jennifer Foster is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at BlackRock since 2013. Foster is also the owner of Saving Cents, Inc., a private entity established to facilitate securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors who deliver advice under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Martin Czerwonka is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at USAA Financial Advisors and USAA Investment Services Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner of a cabin that he occasionally rents through Airbnb. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools to guide investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Sarah Stevenson is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Capital Insight Partners and The Vanguard Group, Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she is a Pilates instructor at Reformed Pilates in Scottsdale, AZ, and has experience as a contracted clothing model with Arizona Model Management. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models, utilizes various investment vehicles including ETFs and structured notes, and serves as a sub-advisor to other advisory programs.

Harley Eisner is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at ING Funds Distributor and John R. Flynn CPA, P.C. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, delivering services through integrated recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Jeremy Cheatham is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has worked in various roles including private wealth and mortgage lending across multiple firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with several related business activities including Wealth Strategies Advisory Group and serves as a silent partner in Cheatham Connection Group, LLC. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offers services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan programs with fiduciary monitoring and diverse investment options.

Zachary Green is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 12 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Silverhawk Private Wealth, Silverhawk Asset Management, LPL Financial, and OneAZ Credit Union. He is also active as an insurance agent through Silverhawk Insurance Services, LLC. 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 portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools.

Brett Blau is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Scottsdale, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prairie Capital Management Group, LLC and DeMarche, along with experience outside finance in education and hospitality. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a range of investment management and wealth services. The firm follows a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates reporting and advice across managed and held-away assets.

Peter Hirsch is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at SagePoint Financial, Inc. and Sunamerica Securities, Inc. He is based in Scottsdale, AZ. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and access to both proprietary and third-party investment platforms.

David Baratta is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He was previously with Waypoint Capital Advisors for 19 years before joining Mercer in 2024. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, offering a range of investment implementation options and complementary financial planning and consulting services.