Sean Nisil is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Root Financial Partners since 2025. His prior roles include positions at ASE Private Wealth, Belpointe Asset Management, Origin Financial, Living Well Financial Advisors, and Simplifi, Inc. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan clients. The firm employs a broadly diversified, passive investment approach with tailored portfolios and offers specialized strategies and educational programs.

Kathleen Villegas is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at Root Financial Partners and previously held roles at Ellevest and Old Peak Finance LLC. Prior to her financial advisory career, she worked at Duke University. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive portfolios tailored to client goals and offers specialized strategies when appropriate, along with educational programming and separate paid online academies.

Christopher Riboli is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Root Financial Partners since 2021 and previously worked at Integrity Financial Corporation from 2013 to 2021. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and allows for specialized approaches when appropriate.

Jennifer Akhlaghi is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Root Financial Partners and previously worked at Global Financial Advisory Services, Inc., Rood Financial, LLC, Independent Financial Group, and Winkler & Rood. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, while also offering specialized techniques and educational programming.

Carly Thoma is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently advising at Root Financial Partners since 2023. Prior to joining Root, she worked at several financial firms including Raymond James Financial Services and LPL Financial. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs, with tailored portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Justin Obrien is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and First Command Brokerage Services. Prior to his financial career, he served four years in the U.S. Army. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers additional specialized strategies and financial education programs.

Jonathan Lester is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Root Financial Partners, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital, and OppenheimerFunds. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and also offers educational programs and online academies separate from its advisory services.

Ikechukwu Egwuonwu is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners. His prior roles include positions at Beacon Pointe Advisors and Ayco, Goldman Sachs. In addition to advising, he holds a role as an insurance agent at Beacon Pointe Insurance Services. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client needs and offers specialized approaches and educational programming.

Nickolas Minard is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners in Denver, CO, with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Trajan Wealth, The Vanguard Group, Bank of America, Merrill, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory duties, he is the founder and owner/operator of Prospira Holdings, LLC, a holding company, and Carson Management, LLC, which manages short-term rental properties. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and offers educational programming alongside its advisory services.

Brett Grau is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Root Financial Partners and has held prior roles at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc., Charles Schwab Bank, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory work, Brett manages a vacation rental property in Tennessee as an Airbnb Superhost and assists with administrative tasks for a family friend's law practice. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan relationships. The firm typically employs broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers specialized techniques and educational programming for select clients.

Joseph Trimble is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He joined Root Financial Partners in 2023, having previously worked at Splunk, Inc., Savant Wealth Management, YHB Wealth Advisors, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. He also provides occasional consulting services to unaffiliated financial services firms, offering industry insights and strategic feedback on an hourly basis. Root Financial Partners offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies with tailored portfolios and provides educational programs alongside specialized advisory services, including a dedicated private-wealth division.

Chase Bennett is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners. Prior to joining Root, he held roles at Peak Retirement Planning, LPL Financial, and Wright-Patt Credit Union among others. Bennett has also worked in educational settings, including Wright State University and Mathnasium. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan clients. The firm employs a broadly diversified, passive investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, while also offering specialized strategies and educational programming.

Jordan Mc Connell is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Root Financial Partners since 2024. His prior roles include positions at The Vanguard Group and Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and also offers educational programs and online academies separate from its advisory services.

Hannah Lockard is a CFP® and Series 65–licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at Root Financial Partners and has previous experience at Brooklyn FI, LLC, Pittenger & Anderson Inc, and Farmer's Insurance. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, while offering additional specialized strategies and educational programming.

Cory Beam is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Root Financial Partners and has previously worked at Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, and Fisher Investments. Beam serves as an officer in the United States Army Reserves. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and offers specialized portfolio options alongside educational programming and online academies.

Christopher Boren is a CFP® at Root Financial Partners with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Jackson & Associates, Inc. and Abadie & Boren Ltd. Co., where he is also involved in tax preparation services for individuals, trusts, and businesses. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies with tailored portfolios and offers educational programming and standalone online academies.

Erin Moriarity is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners with a Series 65 designation. Although new to the industry, she has been involved with Root Financial Partners since 2026 and has prior experience with several businesses including Superior Dental Partners and Elevate Billing Solutions. She also runs a financial education platform called Erin Talks Money. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers educational programs alongside its advisory services.

Benjamin Ahmetagic is a CFP® professional at Root Financial Partners with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Centerline Wealth Advisors, LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of finance, he had involvement with All-Time Trucking LLC and held roles connected to the University of Cincinnati and the Kentucky Democratic Party. Root Financial Partners serves individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan relationships by providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive portfolios tailored to client needs and offers educational programming alongside specialized investment strategies when appropriate.

Steven Murphy is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently advising at Root Financial Partners. His prior roles include positions at USA Financial Securities and Sterling Wealth Partners. He has also worked in community and educational settings in Whittier, CA. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and also offers educational programs and paid online academies for financial education.

Gabrielle Rosser is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Root Financial Partners, she worked at Vital Findings and Community.com. Outside of her advisory role, Ms. Rosser provides floral design services for events as a partner in her father’s company. Root Financial Partners offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm employs a broadly diversified, passive investment approach using index funds and ETFs, with portfolios tailored to client objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations, and provides educational programming and self-directed financial education through paid online academies.