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Jared Dull is a CFP® and Series 66 registered advisor with five years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Otium Wealth Management in Fort Collins, CO, and previously worked at Edward Jones for five years and at ConocoPhillips for nine years. He is also a licensed insurance agent in Fort Collins. Otium Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable foundations by providing discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with various investment approaches and offers retirement-plan consulting and ERISA fiduciary services.

Jack Hastings is a financial advisor at Ascend Private Wealth Management in Fort Collins, CO, holding a Series 66 designation. He has experience working with UBS Financial Services and Fidelity Investments. Outside of finance, he has worked in roles ranging from education to sports instruction. Ascend Private Wealth Management provides combined financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, and business owners without a stated account minimum. The firm's investment approach combines bottom-up fundamental and technical analysis with macroeconomic-driven tactical asset allocation, using both active security selection and selective passive strategies.

Michael Gavin is the sole advisor at Kibo Investment Advisors LLC in Fort Collins, CO. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been affiliated with Kibo since 2026. Gavin also maintains a full-time academic appointment at Colorado State University since 2012. Kibo Investment Advisors LLC offers discretionary investment management and tailored advisory services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, and families. The firm employs a proprietary quantitative approach that integrates machine learning and academic research, focusing on companies with lower carbon exposure.

Lucas Casarez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Level Up Financial Planning, LLC and also owns Power Up Tax Planning Services, LLC, where he provides tax preparation services during the tax season. His prior experience includes roles at CETERA Advisor Networks, CWM, LPL Financial, and Keystone Financial Services. Level Up Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a primarily passive investment approach focused on low-cost, tax-efficient portfolios composed of index mutual funds and ETFs, while incorporating technical and cyclical analysis in its reviews.

Lotem Sella is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sella Wealth, which he joined in 2026, and previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc for eight years. His background also includes roles at the University of Colorado Denver and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Sella Wealth is a newly registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and written financial planning. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with strategic and tactical asset allocation, and offers discretionary asset management alongside standalone planning services under fiduciary standards.

Sunit Bhalla is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been the sole advisor at Oaktree Financial Planning, LLC since 2008, based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Oaktree Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only fiduciary firm that provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm’s approach combines strategic baseline allocations with tactical adjustments, using both index and actively managed funds, and emphasizes tax-aware account placement and liquidity management.