Sam began his wealth management career in 2000. He was previously a partner in a registered investment advisory firm in Denver, acting as its Director of Financial Planning, Chief Financial Officer, and OSJ. Sam completed his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation from the CFP® Board of Standards in early 2006. He holds insurance licenses in the State of Colorado for life, accident, property, casualty, and health. He’s also a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and very active in his local chapter. Sam’s been featured on the local Channel 9 news affiliate segment, Moneyline 9 and currently serves his community providing pro bono financial advice to families in distress. He has a unique ability to relate to his clients, help them feel comfortable with difficult topics, and offer advice to meet their individual and family needs. His exceptional talent to see the big picture helps direct specific pieces of the planning puzzle to meet the overall needs of each client. PERSONAL Sam graduated from the University of Phoenix with a major in Finance. He enjoys spending time with his seven children. They participate in many sports activities, and Sam coaches several of his kids’ basketball teams. Sam resides in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Mark Teerlinck is the principal advisor at Elite Wealth Management in Parker, Colorado, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Avant Garde Advisors LLC and Wealthsource Partners LLC. Elite Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a client risk profile-driven investment approach that emphasizes broad diversification, uses portfolio analytics tools, and offers concentrated, actively managed equity strategies uncommon among independent advisers.

Roger Buswell is the principal advisor at Buswell Associates, Inc. in Castle Rock, CO, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations with 27 years of industry experience. He has operated his firm since 1995 and has been associated with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1983. Buswell is also an insurance agency owner and licensed insurance agent. Buswell Associates, Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals and employer-sponsored plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios primarily using mutual funds and occasionally annuity contracts, guided by client volatility tolerance and long-term horizons, and offers insurance-related services alongside its advisory work.

Mark Shively is the sole advisor at Mark P. Shively, an independent firm based in Castle Rock, CO. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience, having worked at his own firm since 1992. Outside of his advisory role, he has served as president of the board of directors for the Castle Pines North Homeowner's Association, a volunteer civic position. His firm provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, couples, and families, typically using true no-load mutual funds. The investment approach is conservative and long-term, focusing on diversified, low-cost funds, tax and inflation considerations, and regular client consultation.

Stephen Searle is a financial advisor with Evergreen Investment Management, LLC in Highlands Ranch, CO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 45 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for eight years. Evergreen Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and personal advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a modern portfolio theory framework to tailor portfolios with ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and no-load mutual funds, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

Stephen Parsons is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Consultants L.L.C. in Castle Pines, Colorado, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Management Consultants L.L.C. since 2015. Wealth Management Consultants L.L.C. provides comprehensive wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, combining investment management with estate, tax, cash flow, debt, and insurance planning. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, individualized asset allocation, and may include private partnerships and lower-rated fixed-income securities as part of its investment approach.

Joseph Davis is a financial advisor with Tree Line Strategy Group LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent firm, he worked for ten years at The Coca-Cola Company. In addition to advising, he provides consulting services to consumer goods companies on business strategy, digital commerce, and customer segmentation. Tree Line Strategy Group LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and sponsors a wrap fee program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an active, technically driven investment approach that integrates charting, cyclical and technical analysis, Elliott-Wave principles, and volatility analytics across various securities.

Corey Wiederholt is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Trailpoint Financial Planning, an independent firm based in Castle Rock, CO. Prior to founding Trailpoint, he worked in the oil and gas industry at Extraction Oil & Gas, Ultra Petroleum, and EOG Resources. He also provides contract accounting services to corporate and individual clients. Trailpoint Financial Planning serves individual clients with integrated financial planning and portfolio management, primarily using passive, model-based portfolios managed by a sub-advisor. The firm offers a range of planning services, including retirement, tax, estate, and college funding, and maintains discretionary authority over client accounts within a small client base.

Kevin Zech is the principal of KL Zech Investments, an independent firm based in Parker, Colorado. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience, having led his firm since its founding in 1998. Outside of his advisory work, he maintains a separate agricultural real estate business with limited time commitment. KL Zech Investments provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial advice primarily to individual clients, including retirement, trust, family, and business accounts. The firm’s investment approach centers on client-specific asset allocation models and combines fundamental analysis with technical analysis for security selection and timing.

Dustin Bell is a financial advisor at Reflective Financial, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to founding Reflective Financial in 2023, he worked at T-Mobile for seven years and was involved with Tearfund USA. His background includes corporate strategy and nonprofit finance. Reflective Financial is an independent, single-advisor firm providing comprehensive financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients through a fee-only model. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, low-cost ETFs and mutual funds, and passive strategies grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, offering planning services without discretionary portfolio management or percentage-of-assets fees.

Jake Dubose is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Savvy and has previously worked at Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors, and TIAA-CREF. Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, active and passive stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, supported by a proprietary technology platform and use of external research and sub-advisers.

Eric Lybarger is a financial advisor at Evergreen Investing, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Evergreen Global Investment Group, LLC since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he is a pilot with United Airlines. Evergreen Investing, LLC serves individuals, trusts, and business clients by providing portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a variety of analytical techniques and investment strategies while emphasizing documented client objectives and risk tolerance through formal Investment Policy Statements.

Kyle Kues is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Snowcap Financial in Castle Rock, CO. His prior experience includes roles at Securities America and Daimler AG. Snowcap Financial is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $13.2 million for around 45 clients, including individual investors, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm focuses on passive portfolio construction combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, employee benefit plan advisory, and educational seminars.

Kaleb Paddock is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Ten Talents Financial Planning LLC in Parker, CO. His prior experience includes roles at Aspiriant, LLC and Stanford Investment Group, Inc. He has maintained his independent practice since 2018. Ten Talents Financial Planning provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and high-net-worth clients. The firm typically begins engagements with project-based financial planning and offers tax preparation and planning services to investment management clients, utilizing diversified, long-term portfolios with passive, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs tailored through fundamental analysis and Investment Policy Statements.

Scott Campbell is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He has been the principal of Wealth Acumen, Inc. since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president of Life Acumen, Inc., a company providing accounting and consulting services to business clients. Wealth Acumen, Inc. is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, long-term holdings, and incorporates a significant allocation to physically-backed precious metal trusts within its investment approach.

Ty Boggs is a financial advisor at Resolute Retirement Consulting with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Founders Financial Securities, LLC, and Portfolio Design Services, LLC prior to his current role. Resolute Retirement Consulting provides discretionary asset management to individuals, non-profits, and small businesses, along with pension consulting services to plan sponsors and committees. The firm combines portfolio management with limited financial planning, utilizes a buy-and-hold investment approach, and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services as part of its pension consulting practice.

Thomas Vann is the sole advisor at Vann Investments LLC in Castle Rock, Colorado, holding a Series 63 designation with 49 years of industry experience. He has been with Vann Investments and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 1991. Vann Investments LLC serves individual investors and small businesses, offering fee-only investment advice and financial planning through a value-oriented portfolio management approach. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental strategy focused on securities trading at a discount with stable earnings and dividend growth, and it is currently closed to new clients.

Benjamin Guillon is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at WRA, Inc. for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in two real estate companies based in Castle Rock, Colorado. He is the sole advisor at Cim, an independent firm affiliated with NetEarth, LLC, which focuses on conservation venture incubation and investment consulting for accredited investors, foundations, family offices, and corporations. The firm emphasizes developing proprietary private conservation companies through system exploration, commercial validation, and capital structuring, typically providing non-discretionary, non-custodial advisory services rather than traditional portfolio management.

Jason Yeager is the sole advisor at JDY Eigen Advisors in Parker, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. from 2011 to 2019, and he has operated JD Yeager & Co L.L.C. since 2020. JDY Eigen Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, utilizing strategies such as core-and-satellite, active management, and value investing, and offers both direct portfolio management and access to a broad range of third-party model managers.

B. Dvorchak is a financial advisor at Dvorchak & Associates with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Equity Edge Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2005. In addition to advisory work, he is involved with NOVA STAR HOME MORTGAGE, INC. as a mortgage broker. Dvorchak & Associates is a state-registered independent investment adviser serving a small client base that includes individuals, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm provides financial planning, investment counsel, and portfolio management using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, with tailored discretionary portfolios and occasional client workshops.