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Craig Cook is a financial advisor at Wealth Design Consulting, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Cook and Associates, P.C. and Wealth Design Consulting since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he has served in the Wyoming Air National Guard since 2007. Wealth Design Consulting serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and consulting on tax planning, retirement income, and estate and business succession planning. The firm integrates legal and financial planning through its affiliation with a law practice, supporting a coordinated approach to client needs.

Shannon Markle is a financial advisor at Markle Financial LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Markle Financial and affiliated entities since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent and is involved in managing real estate investments and a real estate investment fund. Markle Financial LLC provides portfolio management, co-advisory services, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches across multiple asset classes and conducts due diligence on third-party managers while serving as adviser to a private pooled investment fund.

Jennifer Cook is a financial advisor at Wealth Design Consulting, LLC in Laramie, Wyoming, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wealth Design Consulting since 2014 and previously at Cook and Associates, PC from 2006 to 2018. Wealth Design Consulting serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and consulting on tax planning, retirement income, estate, and business succession matters. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis within its asset allocation strategies and benefits from its affiliation with a law practice, supporting combined legal and financial planning.

Zane Kuhbacher is a financial advisor at HP Wealth Management LLC in Laramie, WY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. He also works as a staff accountant at Highpoint CPAs, where he prepares individual, business, and nonprofit tax returns and provides accounting services. HP Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and institutions, using a strategic asset allocation process and proprietary quantitative models. The firm is notable for its affiliation with an accounting practice, providing integrated tax and accounting services through a separate entity.

Joseph Schwartz is a financial advisor at Markle Financial LLC in Laramie, Wyoming, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at the University of Wyoming and held positions in retail and hospitality. Markle Financial LLC provides portfolio management, co-advisory services, and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm uses a mix of analytical methods to manage diversified investments and often acts in a co-advisory capacity with third-party managers.

Jason Roesler is a financial advisor at HP Wealth Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at HighPoint CPAs and CPA Group of Laramie, where he worked for over a decade. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and practicing accountant at High Point CPAs. HP Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and third-party manager services for institutional and fiduciary clients, as well as financial planning and legacy-position management. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with proprietary quantitative models and a mix of fundamental, technical, and value-oriented analysis, supported by its affiliation with an accounting and tax practice.