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Robert Cucchiaro is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a founding member and president of Summit Wealth and Retirement Partners, where he has served since 2012. Cucchiaro is also involved in financial advisor coaching through his ownership of Financial Advisor Field Guide, a program focused on practice management for new advisors. Additionally, he holds a role as an independent insurance agent and is a passive partial owner of a tax preparation business. Summit Wealth and Retirement Partners is an SEC-registered advisory team managing approximately $978 million in assets for individuals, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services, typically implementing risk-based, diversified portfolios using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with an emphasis on fundamental analysis in asset allocation and security selection.

Focused on creating an organization that could provide comprehensive and integrated investment management, financial, tax and estate planning, and business advisory services. Today, Hoeven Wealth has a comprehensive network of partners to ensure continuity and consistency across your financial life. Though originally from the Netherlands, Brennain is nearly a lifelong native of the Northwest. He completed his undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Business Administration at University of Washington and postgraduate in Financial Strategy at University of Oxford, graduating with Distinction.

James Cannon is a financial advisor at Cannon Wealth Group LLC in Eagle, Idaho, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has led his independent firm since 2014. Cannon Wealth Group LLC is a fee-based financial planning and investment management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers tailored investment programs, comprehensive planning, and specialized pension consulting, including ERISA advisory and discretionary investment manager services.

Ethan Hadley is a financial advisor at GPWM Advisors LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Gryphon Private Wealth Management and Independent Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he has provided notary services in Idaho since 2006. GPWM Advisors is an independent, single-advisor firm managing approximately $28.9 million for about 45 clients. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, alternative investment advice, and educational seminars.

Richard Boss is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising, currently operating as the sole advisor at Table Rock Financial Planning in Boise, ID. He has been with Table Rock since 2009. Table Rock Financial Planning is an independent firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and businesses with fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, and discretionary investment supervisory services. The firm manages approximately $35.3 million in client assets, emphasizing a diversified, research-based investment approach that incorporates low-cost index funds and ETFs with a value tilt and selective active strategies.

Brent Ford is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Ford Investment Counsel LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2021. Prior to this, he worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Strategic Advisors LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is also an independent insurance agent. Ford Investment Counsel LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes ERISA plan consulting and 3(38) fiduciary services, employing a mix of strategies tailored to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.