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.

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.

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.

Gene Bergmeier is a financial advisor at Thrive Financial Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Odyssey Systems and Lockheed Martin. In addition to his advisory role, he has maintained involvement with Sweet Investments, Inc. for over two decades. Thrive Financial Management is an independent, single-advisor firm serving individuals across various professions, including professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, retirees, and small business owners. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and fee-only financial planning, emphasizing a largely passive investment strategy centered on indexed mutual funds and ETFs, with some allocation to sector funds and individual equities.

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.

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.

Bradley Garland is the sole advisor at Skyrise Financial, an independent firm based in Larkspur, Colorado. He holds a Series 65 designation and has over 20 years of professional experience, including two decades leading a cybersecurity consulting business, Definitive Computer Services, Inc. Prior to founding Skyrise Financial in 2025, he retired briefly from the industry. Skyrise Financial provides discretionary investment management alongside financial planning services for individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, and business clients. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a combination of passive and active ETFs and third-party model portfolios, while offering both planning-only and combined planning and management engagements.

Ronald Bristol is a financial advisor at Advanced Wealth Advice with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management, among other firms. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent. Advanced Wealth Advice provides discretionary investment management and limited financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of passive and active investment vehicles based on Modern Portfolio Theory and proprietary asset-allocation models.

Gage Deyoung is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Prudent Wealthcare since 2015. He is also a licensed insurance agent and provides insurance products and services independently in Aurora, CO. Prudent Wealthcare offers comprehensive financial planning and retirement-plan advice to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on a passive, diversified asset-allocation strategy with an emphasis on ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income instruments. The firm provides customized planning and implementation consultation without discretionary portfolio management or custody of client assets.

John Haggar is the sole advisor at JD Haggar Financial in Castle Rock, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cedrus, LLC, Equitable Advisors, LLC, Axa Advisors, LLC, and Lincoln Financial/SageMark. He serves as a board member of the Ed Haggar Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that distributes funds to charities such as St. Jude Care and the Red Cross. JD Haggar Financial is an independent registered investment adviser providing customized portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation through fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and advisory, non-discretionary solutions primarily via custodial platforms like Schwab and SEI.

Richard Arzaga is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is the principal of The Real Estate Whisperer® (Whisper EDU, LLC) and has worked in various financial and educational roles, including positions at LPL Financial and Cornerstone Wealth Management. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley, teaching Certified Financial Planning qualifying coursework. The Real Estate Whisperer® serves high-net-worth individuals and families, focusing on clients with long-term real estate investments. The firm offers financial planning and consulting services, utilizing proprietary tools to model cash flows and evaluate real estate performance without managing client assets or accounts.

Clay Anderson is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Ascendance Wealth since 2007 and also worked at Money Professionals, LLC, Hoonuit, and TeamQuest. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in a family agricultural operation in Colorado, focusing on livestock care, and occasionally undertakes short-term consulting projects involving financial analysis for non-publicly traded entities. Ascendance Wealth provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and investment companies, employing capital market strategies tailored to client risk tolerance through both fundamental and technical analysis.

Thomas Abboud is the sole advisor at Abboud Financial Planning, Inc. in Castle Rock, Colorado, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc. from 2015 to 2017 before founding his current firm in 2017. Abboud Financial Planning, Inc. serves individual clients through discretionary asset management, focusing on portfolio construction and monitoring based on fundamental and technical analysis tailored to each client's goals and risk tolerance. The firm offers regular no-fee educational seminars and workshops and operates as a single-advisor practice managing approximately $25.1 million for around 62 clients.

John Eckersley is the sole advisor and managing member of SimpliciFi, LLC, an independent firm based in Monument, Colorado. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to founding SimpliciFi, he worked at Wells Fargo Bank and has maintained a concurrent role as a tax-preparation professional. Outside of financial advising, he has been involved with the Human Environmental Animal Team for over a decade. SimpliciFi, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm emphasizes tax-efficient portfolio construction using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Daniel Maurer is an advisor at DWM Family Wealth with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and has worked at several firms including James Alpha Advisors, FDX Capital LLC, and Gerstein Fisher. Maurer also assists with sales and marketing for Capital Tide, focusing on the distribution of private placements to RIAs. DWM Family Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing asset management through a third-party sub-adviser, along with written and modular financial planning and consultations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and uses a single exclusive sub-adviser for portfolio implementation, without taking custody of client assets.

Shayne Momber is a financial advisor at Arkenstone Financial, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Arkenstone Financial since 2014. Arkenstone Financial, LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and employer retirement plans by providing asset management through a wrap-fee program, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $97 million in client assets and uses a discretionary investment management approach combining asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis across various investment vehicles.

Shane Squibb is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Modern Financial Asset Management, LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Securities America Advisors and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services. In addition to his advisory duties, he is a managing member and licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of insurance products. Modern Financial Asset Management serves individuals, pension plans, charities, and businesses, managing approximately $35 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services, utilizing a tactical asset-allocation approach and third-party model portfolios.

Jason Hilliard is a financial advisor at Forecast Capital Management with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Forecast Capital Management since 2013, including roles at Great Point Capital and Sowell Financial Services. Forecast Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs a Global Macro long/short approach with tactical asset allocation and alternative investments, tailoring portfolios using a proprietary Risk Assessment Questionnaire and ongoing monitoring.