Stephanie Fullerton is founder and principal of Fullerton Financial Planning, an estate planning and management firm based in Peoria, Arizona, serving clients throughout the state. She is consistently recognized as one of the Top 100 Business Women in Arizona.Her goal is to build trust with clients by following the guiding principles of safety, honesty and integrity. When her aunt was taken advantage of by an unscrupulous adviser, she sprang into action and became a licensed insurance agent. "That really stirred me to get involved," she says. "I wanted to help people protect their money. I didn't want this to happen to anyone else."One way she helps clients safeguard their retirement nest eggs is by hosting educational workshops. "In retirement, I don't believe people should be risking their money," Fullerton says. "We teach them how to guarantee it, how to protect it and how to create income off it. My greatest satisfaction is knowing my clients don't have to worry about what the market does or how to recover any losses, because we've taken their portfolio and turned it into something that's very safe and very sound."For Stephanie, being an insurance professional is a family affair. Her husband, Steve, a retired Phoenix law enforcement officer, works alongside her. He has earned multiple securities licenses so their business is able to assist all of their clients with all of the financial needs and goals. Her clients are like a second family to her, she says. "I still have all my clients from day one," Fullerton says. "And when they pass away, I work with their heirs to continue their financial legacy."