Ryan C. Schlagel

Brynna Wilson is a financial advisor at Citrine & Gold LLC in Denver, CO, with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she owns The Sauna Room, a business offering infrared sauna rentals, and serves as a board member for The Jamin Fund, a nonprofit that provides scholarships and builds schools in developing countries. Citrine & Gold provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs model portfolios and a three-stage framework focused on asset allocation and distribution planning, serving a small client base with both discretionary and standalone planning engagements.

Michael Hunter is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Retire Right Planning, LLC and has prior experience at Motley Fool Wealth Management and Personal Capital Advisors. Retire Right Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, written financial plans, and one-time or hourly financial planning engagements. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining value, safety, quality, momentum, volatility, and economic-indicator strategies, with a focus on risk control and regular account reviews.

Jonathan Fecko is a CFP® professional at Elevate Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Frontier Asset Management, Potomac Fund Management Inc., and The Vanguard Group, Inc. He is based in Littleton, CO and Pittsburgh, PA. Elevate Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, retirement plans, and select institutional entities. The firm employs diversified strategic and tactical asset allocation, integrating equities, fixed income, mutual funds/ETFs, and alternatives, and offers impact/ESG options including Biblically Responsible Investing.

William Kowalski Jr. is a financial advisor at Brightward Financial LLC in Denver, CO, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at The Millstone Evans Group, Atomos Nuclear and Space Corporation, and Raymond James & Associates. Brightward Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals and business entities. The firm employs a multi-asset investment approach using proprietary models focused on diversification and tax-aware total-return strategies.

Justin Apt is a CFA® charterholder with over 20 years of industry experience. He is the Founder and President at Owl Creek Wealth Partners in Denver, CO. Owl Creek Wealth Partners provides discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to high-net-worth families. The firm employs a top-down, macro-economic approach to asset allocation and incorporates a range of investment vehicles, including alternative and structured instruments, tailoring portfolios to client-specific objectives. Owl Creek Wealth Partners excels at finding solutions to wealth complexity problems faced by many ultra high net worth families.

Stephanie is a Wealth Advisor and Principal of Aspen Wealth Planning, an independently-owned financial planning and tax-focused firm partnered with Aspen Wealth Strategies for investment management. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with over 15 years of experience, she is passionate about identifying opportunities and delivering comprehensive strategies for individuals and businesses. As a Chartered Special Needs Consultant™, Enrolled Agent, Capital Markets & Securities Analyst®, Psychology of Financial Planning Specialist™, and Certified Financial Counselor™, her expertise includes special needs planning, tax strategies, and financial counseling. Stephanie is a proud member of NAPFA and the FeeOnly network. She also serves in a pro bono advisory capacity, offering financial literacy and planning services to seniors, veterans, individuals with cancer diagnoses, and underprivileged families.