Scottsdale, Ariz.–based United Planners Financial Services has made several staffing and organizational changes.

Mike Goyarts has been named practice management consultant. In this newly created position, he will provide advisors with tactical support for practice management initiatives, with an emphasis on leveraging strategic partner and technology resources. He joined United Planners as a partner development consultant in 2013. Goyarts has also served in business development and relationship management positions with TD Ameritrade, Schwab and Pershing.

Thane Walton has joined the firm as a retirement plan consultant. Most recently, he was a retirement plan regional sales manager with Mutual of Omaha, and in the past has worked with organizations such as Pacific Life, ADP, Principal Financial, Lincoln Financial and Mass Mutual.

United Planners has also revised their organizational structure by creating a new division called Advisor Services. Led by Vice President Billy Oliverio, the Advisor Services Division will include retirement plan services, practice management services and investment advisory services.

United Planners Financial Services is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm and a full-service independent broker-dealer partnership with more than 350 advisors nationwide.

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