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Aaron Locker is the sole advisor at Ellis Financial Solutions LLC in Longmont, CO. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has four years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm in 2025, he worked at Summit Financial Planning and Edward Jones. Outside of financial advising, he manages Ellis Bottom Line Bookkeeping, a tax management and preparation business. Ellis Financial Solutions provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach based on modern portfolio theory, using a blend of passive and active mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized ERISA fiduciary services and pension consulting.

James Kirk is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Rocky Mountain Financial Solutions Inc. in Erie, CO, where he has worked since 2018, following prior roles at IFC and Marketforce Information. Kirk is also a licensed insurance agent involved in selling insurance products. Rocky Mountain Financial Solutions Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial consultation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies using individual stocks and ETFs, supplemented by tactical solutions and covered-call option strategies, and offers ERISA 3(38) fiduciary plan management alongside limited insurance product sales.

Meera Meyer is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with seven years of industry experience. She currently operates at Life.Money.Balance., an independent firm she has been with since 2017, following earlier roles at Dunston Financial Group and BSW Wealth Partners. Life.Money.Balance. provides holistic financial planning and coaching to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients, including trusts and charitable accounts. The firm emphasizes long-term, asset-allocation strategies using ETFs and mutual funds, integrates behavioral and somatic decision-making tools into client meetings, and offers educational resources such as newsletters, group courses, and a membership platform.

Theodore Van Rooy is a financial advisor at AEOM Investments, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background in technology, having worked at Amazon Inc. and The Trade Desk Inc. prior to his current role. In addition to advising, he works as a software engineer and data scientist. AEOM Investments, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining passive and active strategies, with portfolios tailored to client goals and risk profiles.

Aditi Kapadia is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with over a year of industry experience. She currently works as the sole advisor at Wealth IQ and has prior experience with BMO Wealth Management and GE Capital. Wealth IQ serves individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management and comprehensive financial planning, offering both DIY advisory models and discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s services include specialized planning for business owners and cross-border advisory, using proprietary and third-party model strategies with a focus on tax-aware and socially responsible investments.

Christopher Swales is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Swales Financial LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2020. Prior to establishing his firm, Swales worked for Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for seven years and has held roles with State Farm VP Management Corp. and Paul Little Insurance Agency. Swales Financial LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm follows a goals-driven investment process that combines fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and technical analysis, and is noted for its explicit use of options and derivatives in separately managed accounts.