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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.

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.

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.

Gustavo Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Integrated Financial Management, LLC in Boise, ID, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Capital Asset Management, LLC, First Allied Advisory Services, INC., and Pinnacle Benefit Consultants, LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member for the Idaho Inferno Soccer Club and provides notary and paralegal services. Integrated Financial Management, LLC offers financial planning and advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, utilizing third-party managed account platforms to implement multi-manager investment allocations. The firm focuses on manager selection and oversight rather than direct portfolio management, with regular client reporting and reviews.

Stephen Schulmerich is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience and is currently a principal at Schulmerich & Associates Asset Management, LLC. He has been associated with Schulmerich & Associates since 1993. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent. Schulmerich & Associates Asset Management provides discretionary asset management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation, diversification, and the use of broadly diversified passive/index funds.