Heidi Halus is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 24 years of industry experience and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2014 and New York Life since 2001. Halus serves as an instructor at Colorado Free University, teaching courses on Women & Finance and positive thinking. She is also a board member of the UCCS Accounting & Finance Advisory Board and engages in speaking engagements for various community and business groups. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers multiple advisory program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Erica Hinrichs is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Westminster, CO, with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC for a combined 27 years. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach and customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Alexander Boyd is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at the University of Missouri Curators Office. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved as an agent with Agia, offering non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts using Envestnet’s platform, managing roughly $29.2 billion and serving close to 300,000 clients through over 1,200 advisors.

Addison Colgrove is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Denver, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of advising, he is the owner of Natural Medicinals LLC, a company focused on cultivating and selling Lion's Mane mushrooms, which are used for gourmet cooking and potential medicinal benefits. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management using model and customized portfolios, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes affiliated funds.

Zachary Gregory is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America/Merrill, Bankers Life, USAA, and Medtronic. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and rebalancing, with services delivered through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Edward Smith is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, LPL Financial, Western Wealth Management, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He also operates under the DBA Integrity Wealth Partners, providing investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and integrates proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Thomas Green is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Osaic Institutions, Inc. He has held roles at Bellco Credit Union and CUSO Financial Services, Inc., among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is a co-owner of an Orangetheory Fitness franchise. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Cassandra Anderson is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Lakewood, CO, holding CFP® and CFA® designations and Series 63 and 65 licenses. She has 23 years of industry experience, including 14 years at Valic Financial Advisors and a current role at Agia involving non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models with discretionary portfolio management.

Paula Mcmanus is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. She has also been involved with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2013 and owns McManus Wealth Building and Management, a business focused on registered representative activities and insurance services in Louisville, Colorado. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Jacob Phillippi is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He currently works at Valic Financial Advisors and has prior experience with Agia, Cerner Corporation, and the University of Missouri. Outside of advisory services, he is involved as an agent offering non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and a range of overlay services on Envestnet’s platform.

Kevin Schmeits is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked with Creative Planning Institutional Advisors since 2017, as well as Sageview Advisory Group prior to that. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach, combining low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering institutional and retirement plan services.

Jill Ruckle is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2025 and previously held roles at Kestra Investment Services, Royal Alliance Associates, and Rountree & Associates. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved as a securities manager at Personal Benefit Advisory, Inc., where she serves as the primary point of contact for advisors providing financial services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and providing access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Robert Gorski is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Lakewood, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2005 and has also worked with Agia since 2022 in a non-securities insurance capacity. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Daniel Morris is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Lakewood, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2014 and operates High Point Financial Group, LLC, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. Morris is also the owner of Austin Group Investments, LLC, where he provides instructional coaching for professional advisors, and serves on the boards of two nonprofits, MindSpark Learning and Colorado Gives Foundation. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Paola Santos is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Lockton Investment Advisors, BOF Financial, Standard Retirement Services, and StanCorp affiliates. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and other portfolio management techniques.

Geoffrey Luchetta is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Lakewood, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 19 years of industry experience. He is associated with Eagle Strategies since 2014 and operates High Point Financial Group, LLC, where he brokers non-registered insurance products alongside selling New York Life products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice and delivers solutions through multiple program types, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Estelle Gonzalez is a Series 66 licensed advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, The Ameriflex Group, Sagepoint Financial, KOHLS, VOYA Financial Advisors, and Cetera Advisors. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Evan Alexander is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with the Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors, he worked at Enviz Capital for one year and spent ten years in education. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a large network of advisors and uses discretionary unified managed accounts with third-party model managers and optional overlay services.

Alexander Hansen is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Lakewood, CO. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked in logistics and food service while completing his education at Colorado State University. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors, utilizing unified managed accounts with a focus on technology-driven solutions.

Melissa Constant is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2018 and previously was with Royal Alliance from 2015 to 2018. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in a short-term rental business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a broad range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts.