Meet the LUMINARIES Class of 2023 Finalists

Over the next few weeks, the LUMINARIES Class of 2023 Finalists will be reviewed by our distinguished and diverse panel of 17 judges from across the advice industry. Their stories will be told online and in Investment Advisor magazine over the next few months via features, interviews and other coverage.

On Nov. 28, we will proudly recognize a select group of winners on stage at our yearly gala in New York. The winners will be announced for their standout achievements in their particular industry sectors, such as broker-dealers, RIAs, retirement-focused firms and financial technology (or fintech) companies.

Here is the full list of the Class of 2023 LUMINARIES Finalists:

Community Impact — Firms 

• Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life)
• Bank of America
• Cambridge Investment Research Inc.
• Carson Group
• Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board)
• Commonwealth Financial Network
• Females and Finance
• Financial Alliance for Racial Equity (FARE)
• Financial Planning Association (FPA)
• First Command Financial Services, Inc.
• Guardian
• Lincoln Financial Group
• LPL Financial 
• MyVest
• New Hope Group – Thrivent
• North Star Resource Group
• Orion Advisor Solutions
• Republic Capital Group
• Schwab Charitable
• SEI
• Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
• UBS 
• The American College of Financial Services
•  Zenith Wealth Partners

Community Impact — Individuals 

• Matthew Benson, Sonmore Financial
• Jim Breen, Wells Fargo Advisors
• Lupe Camargo, Perspective Financial Services – Thrivent
• Dan Chung, Fred Alger Management
• Mark Delp, Impact Wealth Management
• Jonathan K. DeYoe, EP Wealth Advisors & Mindful Money
• Darin M. Ely, Virginia Asset Group
• Dustin Gale, Kayne Anderson Rudnick
• John Hyland, Private Advisor Group
• Lance T. Knight, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
• Carey McKenzie, T. Rowe Price
• Narciso Munoz, Alex. Brown I Raymond James
• David Pickler, Pickler Wealth Advisors
• Jim Roberts, Jim Roberts Investment Advisors LLC

Executive Leadership — Firms 

• Alliance 160
• AssetMark Inc.
• Cambridge Investment Research Inc.
• Commonwealth Financial Network
• FP Alpha
• FMG
• Grand Wealth Management
• Invent
• Merit Financial Advisors
• MyVest
• Private Advisor Group
• Prudential Financial
• Republic Capital Group
• Sanctuary Wealth
• Wealthspire Advisors
• Wealthstream Advisors Inc.

• Barrett Ayers, Adhesion Wealth Advisor Solutions
• James Bogart, Bogart Wealth
• Megan Carpenter, FiComm Partners
• Kim Crawford, Smarsh
• Jeff Dekko, Wealth Enhancement Group
• Nancy Fahmy, Bank of America
• Heather Robertson Fortner, SignatureFD
• Snehal Fulzele, UPTIQ
• Paul Gamble, 55ip
• Scott Golde, Jackson
• Jamie Hopkins, Carson Group
• Margaret Hartigan, Marstone Inc.
• Kevin Keller, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board)
• Aaron Klein, Nitrogen
• David Knoch, Docupace
• Joe Larizza, Mirador Inc.
• Scott MacKillop, First Ascent Asset Management
• Kay Lynn Mayhue, Merit Financial Advisors
• Brian McLaughlin, Orion Advisor Solutions
• Larry Miles, Choreo LLC
• Kristian Mtetwa, 49 Financial
• Tom O’Connor, IncomeConductor
• Shirl Penney, Dynasty Financial Partners
• Jodi Perry, Raymond James
• Claire Santaniello, BNY Mellon I Pershing
• David Savir, Element Pointe Family Office
• David Scranton, Sound Income Strategies
• Matt Seitz, C2P Enterprises
• Dimple Shah, Osaic
• Gabriel Shahin, Falcon Wealth Planning
• Eric Thomes, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
• Emily Wilcox, Practifi
• Natalie Wolfsen, AssetMark Inc.

Financial & Investment Innovation — Firms 

• Absolute Capital Management
• AdvisorEngine
• Advyzon
• Amplify Technology
• Andes Wealth Technologies
• AssetBook
• Atria Wealth Solutions
• Bento Engine
• BNY Mellon | Pershing
• BridgeFT
• CAIS
• Cambridge Investment Research Inc.
• Carson Group
• Cetera Financial
• Commonwealth Financial Network
• CogniCor Technology
• CrowdStreet Advisors
• DFD Partners
• Edelman Financial Engines
• Envestnet
• Fidelity Investments
• Flourish
• Foundation Source
• FusionIQ
• F2 Strategy
• GeoWealth
• Halo Investing
• Helios
• Integrated Partners
• Keystone Global Partners
• Kwanti
• La Meer Inc.
• Laserfiche
• J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
• Merrill Wealth Management
• Mirador Inc.
• Morgan Stanley
• MyVest
• Nationwide
• Nia Impact Capital
• Orion Advisor Solutions
• Pontera
• Practifi
• Private Advisor Group
• Prospera Financial Services
• Raymond James
• Smartria
• SMArtX Advisory Solutions
• The Pacific Financial Group
• Vanilla 
• Vestmark
• Voya Financial 

Financial & Investment Innovation — Individuals 

• Steven Brod, Crystal Capital Partners LLC
• Matt Brown, CAIS
• Lawrence Calcano, iCapital
• Ben Cruikshank, Flourish
• Mark Healy, FusionIQ
• Julie Littlechild, Absolute Engagement
• Eric Poirier, Addepar
• Craig Ramsey, AdvisorEngine
• Paul Saganey, Integrated Partners
• Rajiv Sharma, Addepar

Thought Leadership — Firms

• Advisor360°
• AdvisorEngine
• Arnerich Massena
• BlackRock
• CAIS
• Cambridge Investment Research Inc.
• Carson Group
• Cetera Financial Group
• C2P Enterprises
• DeVoe & Company
• Dynasty Financial Partners
• Edelman Financial Engines
• F2 Strategy
• FiComm Partners
• Fidelity Investments
• Financial Planning Association 
• FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds 
• Franklin Templeton
• Great Lakes Wealth
• Hamilton Lane
• Hightower
• IncomeConductor
• intellicents
• Levatus Wealth Services
• Nationwide
• Northwestern Mutual
• Orion Advisor Solutions
• Osaic
• Perigon Wealth Management
• Pickler Wealth Advisors
• Raymond James
• Schwab Charitable
• Smart
• Sonen Capital
• Succession Resource Group
• The American College of Financial Services
• The First National Bank in Sioux Falls

Thought Leadership — Individuals

• Dave Alison, C2P Enterprises
• John Berglowe, BNY Mellon | Pershing
• Cary Carbonaro, ACM Wealth
• Mary Ellen Dugan, Envestnet
• Mallon FitzPatrick, Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
• Chelsea Ganey, Moran Wealth Management
• Ryan George, Docupace
• Mel Hightower, UBS
• Nate Hoskin, Hoskin Capital
• Ross Marino, Transitus Wealth Partners
• Mark Matson, Matson Money Inc.
• Barry Mulholland, Diversitas
• Michael Nathanson, The Colony Group
• Derek Notman, Couplr
• Frank Pape, CFA, CPA, Frontier Asset Management
• Nitin Seth, Incedo
• Jill Shipley, AlTi | Tiedemann Global