Alicia Duong is a CFP® professional with eight years at Wealth Engineers, LLC and a total of 14 years of industry experience, including 12 years at Raytheon. She is based in Denver, CO. Wealth Engineers, LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and small-business retirement plans. The firm emphasizes low-cost, diversified portfolios grounded in modern portfolio theory and offers discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and retirement-plan consulting.

Dede Smolen is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently with Innovative Financial, LLC, where she has worked since 2003. She is based in Lakewood, CO. Innovative Financial provides integrated wealth management services to individual and institutional clients, combining ongoing financial planning with discretionary portfolio management. Their investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Fama–French multi-factor framework, utilizing primarily no-load mutual funds and ETFs to build globally diversified portfolios.

Carlie Campuzano is a financial advisor at Millennial Wealth Management, LLC in Broomfield, CO, holding a Series 65 designation. She has been with Millennial Wealth Management since 2026 and has prior experience working for the City of Aurora and Kimley-Horn & Associates. Millennial Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients and employer retirement plans, favoring a passive, low-cost investment approach using diversified portfolios of index funds and ETFs alongside selected outside managers. The firm operates with a small team and employs multiple institutional platforms to centralize portfolio implementation and held-away account management.

Carol Johnson is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Prudent Man Investment Management since 2018, following prior roles at Atlantic Trust and Retirement Planning Specialist. Johnson holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prudent Man Investment Management provides asset and portfolio management services to individuals, family trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term, index-based investment approach focused on low-cost institutional funds and emphasizes after-tax returns.

Scott North is a financial advisor at Retire Right Planning, LLC in Denver, CO, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Retire Right Planning since 2012. Retire Right Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering discretionary portfolio management, written financial plans, one-time financial reviews, and hourly planning engagements. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that integrates value, safety, quality, momentum, volatility, and economic indicators, with an emphasis on risk control and loss avoidance.

Casey Vader is a financial advisor at Steele Street Private Wealth Management in Denver, CO, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and 65 licenses and has worked previously at Executive Wealth Planning Partners and First Financial Equity Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Vader owns rental properties. Steele Street Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts such as employer-sponsored retirement plans, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on retirement investing and income generation, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with both active and passive management, and provides specialized fiduciary and consulting services.

Kristopher Kelley is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Legacy Ridge Capital Management, LLC. He worked at Janus Capital Group from 2008 to 2017 before joining Legacy Ridge in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he has ownership interests in private businesses, including a car wash and a powersports dealership in Wyoming. Legacy Ridge Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a research-driven, bottom-up investment approach with an owner’s mindset, combining long-term holdings with focused short positions and risk management strategies.

Skyler Gillespie is a financial advisor with CayDen Wealth Management holding a CFP® designation and Series 65 license. Gillespie has been with the firm since 2026 and has prior experience at several related firms, including CayDen Financial Inc. Outside of financial advising, Gillespie has been involved with bookkeeping and tax-related services. CayDen Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates accounting and tax preparation services through an affiliated business and emphasizes passive portfolio construction using index funds and ETFs tailored to client risk profiles.

John Kopel is a financial advisor at Financial Counseling Associates, Inc. in Aurora, CO, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Counseling Associates since 1993. Financial Counseling Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, small businesses, retirement plans, and foundations. The firm manages approximately $103.5 million for about 125 clients, focusing on diversified portfolios with no-load and low-transaction investments and conducts quarterly account reviews.

Shane Dennehy is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at CayDen Wealth Management and has held roles at Daniel Alexander Capital Inc and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns a consulting business, CayDen Consulting. CayDen Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and passive portfolio construction using index mutual funds and ETFs, and provides integrated tax and bookkeeping services through an affiliated accounting business.

Martin Chedid is a financial advisor with MC Financial Management, Inc. in Aurora, Colorado. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. He has been with MC Financial Management since 1996. MC Financial Management is a Colorado-registered investment adviser that primarily serves individual clients with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm manages under $100 million in client assets and focuses on individualized discretionary portfolio management.

Dominick Paoloni is a financial advisor at Integrity Prosperity Security (IPS) Strategic Capital with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been associated with Mutual Fund Protection Service since 1993. IPS Strategic Capital provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes options-based, risk-managed strategies and manages client accounts on a discretionary basis, operating an affiliated mutual fund alongside separate client accounts.

Jarrett Sharp is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Sharper Image Financial Services, LLC in Erie, Colorado, with four years of industry experience. He has held roles at multiple affiliated companies, including Sharper Image Tax Service, LLC, where he serves as Lead Tax Preparer, and TrueInsights CFO, LLC, where he acts as Lead Fractional CFO. Sharp is also the Founder and CEO of Sharper Image Holdings, Inc. Sharper Image Financial Services provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and offers project-based investment consulting as well as public educational seminars and workshops.

Ronald Besonen is a financial advisor at Cohesion Wealth Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Epiqwest Culver Wealth Advisors LLC and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. He is also an insurance producer specializing in fixed, life, disability, long-term care, and annuity sales. Cohesion Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm integrates risk profiling and comprehensive financial planning with due diligence processes and offers retirement-plan advisory services and alternative investment guidance.

David Johanson is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Scope Wealth Management since 2015 and also worked at Laramar Group starting in 2025. Based in Denver, CO, he serves a diverse client base through his current firm. Scope Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm primarily serves non‑high‑net‑worth individual clients and employs a core-satellite investment approach, incorporating low-cost passive holdings alongside concentrated, value-oriented satellite positions.

Jerry Hoffmann is a financial advisor with Hoffmann Hermanson in Denver, Colorado, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hoffmann Hermanson LLC since 2009. Hoffmann Hermanson provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business retirement plans. The firm uses a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create diversified portfolios that include traditional and alternative investments such as equities, bonds, derivatives, private equity, managed futures, diversified alternatives, and cryptocurrency.

Robert Dyer is a financial advisor with Graystone Partners Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He was previously associated with LPL Financial for more than 20 years before joining Graystone Partners Wealth Management in 2025. Graystone Partners Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, foundations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory and is tailored to client risk tolerance and investment objectives, typically employing mutual funds, ETFs, and individual equities.

Jeffrey Arnold is a Certified Financial Planner® with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at IMPACTfolio LLC since 2017 and previously at G&S Capital LLC from 2014 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Denver, Colorado. IMPACTfolio LLC is a SEC-registered adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $289 million across about 126 relationships, using a strategic asset-allocation model that incorporates ESG factors alongside traditional financial analysis, with discretionary account management and a retainer-based advisory approach.

Glenn Hermanson Jr. is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Hoffmann Hermanson LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he is a musician in a local band. Hoffmann Hermanson provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business retirement plans. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach using a range of instruments, including alternatives and cryptocurrency, and tailors portfolios based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Mckenna Bolger is a financial advisor at Summit Wealth Strategies in Denver, CO, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Summit Wealth Strategies, Bolger worked at Whole Foods Market and has no additional notable prior firms. Summit Wealth Strategies is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a blend of active and long-term trading strategies supported by multiple analytic techniques and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management.