Stephen Michael Smith

I'm Chad Butler, founder of Harvest Lane Investment Partners LLC, a fee-only fiduciary firm in Sandy, Utah. My clients pay me directly. Nobody else does. I spent my career on the institutional side of the business, at Fidelity, John Hancock, Voya and Transamerica, then served as Chief Market Strategist and Investment Officer at Global Retirement Partners. I started Harvest Lane to bring that discipline to individual families. I work with attorneys and law-firm partners, airline pilots, families planning across generations, and people handling an inheritance, a settlement or the sale of a business. I also give second opinions on portfolios people already own. We can meet in Sandy or by video.

Alan Faerber is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as a Senior Financial Planner at TomiPlan and previously worked at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade Investment Management, and Scottrade. TomiPlan is a financial planning firm that guides consumers through the planning process without offering securities or financial products.

Roy Jones is a CFP® professional and MBA with a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning. With 26 years of financial services experience, he serves as CEO of Everspire and its affiliated firms, MHL Investments, E6 Portfolios, and TomiPlan. Everspire is an SEC-registered investment adviser with more than $289 million in discretionary assets under management. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a dedicated-advisor model centered on goals- and cash-flow-based financial planning. Everspire’s investment philosophy integrates low-cost, globally diversified core portfolios, daily tax-loss harvesting capabilities, and tax-aware alternative strategies designed to support each client’s broader financial plan.

Riley Hale is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Tech Wealth, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to founding Tech Wealth, he held roles at Amicus Financial Advisors, Zions Wealth Management, and Canopy Tax. Outside of advising, he has experience in tax assistance services and has worked with BYU Soccer Camp and Utah Valley University. Tech Wealth, LLC primarily serves individuals and families, including employees of technology companies, high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses. The firm provides financial planning and wealth management with a focus on equity compensation, tax and retirement planning, and estate support, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory approach using low-cost, globally diversified index ETFs and mutual funds.

Branden Vernon is a financial advisor at Steward Financial Services, LLC in Salt Lake City, UT, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Steward Financial Services since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Vernon is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance product sales. Steward Financial Services serves individuals, trusts, charities, business entities, and pension plans with fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a mix of tactical allocation and passive strategies across a broad range of instruments and offers an active pension consulting practice that includes benchmarking, monitoring third-party providers, and participant education under the Pension Protection Act.

Jaron Poulson is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at JHP Planning, LLC, an independent firm he founded after nearly a decade at Commonwealth Financial Network and previous roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and other firms. JHP Planning, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes model allocations and third-party strategist portfolios, focusing on modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis, and offers estate-planning services through a third-party provider.