Jimmy Burton is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience at Business Financial Strategies, Ltd., an independent advisory firm based in Boulder, CO. He has been with the firm since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, Burton serves as CEO, director, and shareholder of GBS Partners, Inc., a small food manufacturing company. Business Financial Strategies, Ltd. provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services primarily to small businesses, business owners, and individual clients. The firm emphasizes a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach with a non-discretionary portfolio oversight model.

Daniel Figliola is a financial advisor at Alpine Capital Partners, LLC in Thornton, Colorado, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Alpine Capital Partners since 2009. Alpine Capital Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, wealth management, retirement income, succession, and philanthropic planning using a proprietary investment-selection process and emphasizes ongoing written communications with clients.

Steven Zakelj is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Flatirons Wealth Management since 2018, following six years at Chrome Asset Management and overlapping experience with various insurance carriers. Flatirons Wealth Management is an independent firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-allocation approach complemented by fundamental and technical analysis, while incorporating options and derivatives strategies in discretionary portfolio management.

David Nachtweih is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Edward Jones for 12 years and currently operates as the sole advisor at Cultivate Wealth Partners. Cultivate Wealth Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a modern portfolio theory-based investment approach, incorporating asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, equities, and real estate funds, alongside longer-term trading and higher-risk strategies such as margin and options.

Theodore Van Rooy is a financial advisor at AEOM Investments, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background in technology, having worked at Amazon Inc. and The Trade Desk Inc. prior to his current role. In addition to advising, he works as a software engineer and data scientist. AEOM Investments, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining passive and active strategies, with portfolios tailored to client goals and risk profiles.

Jai Singh is a financial advisor at Arroit Services Inc with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background working at Opentext Inc and Infosys Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Singh is a licensed real estate agent in Colorado. Arroit Services Inc provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm’s approach focuses on asset allocation driven by macroeconomic analysis combined with client-specific factors, implementing strategies across various asset classes including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, options, REITs, and cryptocurrency exposures.

Filipe Delvaux is the founder of Delvaux Wealth Management and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Athos Private Wealth, Charles Schwab, Bank of America, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan. Outside of financial advising, he founded Delvaux, LLC, a company that sells personal care products. Delvaux Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory firm serving affluent individuals, families, and various entities. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with a combination of passive and active investment vehicles and offers services including discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting.

Aditi Kapadia is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with over a year of industry experience. She currently works as the sole advisor at Wealth IQ and has prior experience with BMO Wealth Management and GE Capital. Wealth IQ serves individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management and comprehensive financial planning, offering both DIY advisory models and discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s services include specialized planning for business owners and cross-border advisory, using proprietary and third-party model strategies with a focus on tax-aware and socially responsible investments.

Steven Buxbaum is a financial advisor at Portsea Investments, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Stonebridge Capital Management for four years before joining Portsea in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the investment committee of the board of Inner-City Arts, a nonprofit provider of arts education in Los Angeles, and manages a real estate investment business, Ysidro Capital Partners. Portsea Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and personalized investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach with value-oriented core holdings and growth satellites, applying fundamental and cyclical analysis for asset allocation and security selection.

Tom Nelson is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience and operates as the sole advisor at Tom C. Nelson, PhD, CFP® Personal Financial Consultant in Broomfield, Colorado. He has been a senior instructor of finance at the University of Colorado at Boulder since 1999. Nelson holds a doctoral academic background in finance. His firm provides fee-only, hourly financial planning and investment advice primarily to individual clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The practice operates on a consultative basis without managing or trading client assets, focusing on educational, project-based engagements with investment recommendations typically limited to low-cost index mutual funds and ETFs.

Perry Vasquez is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Vascorp Wealth Advisors in Arvada, CO. He has worked at Genesee Wealth Strategists since 2003 and has been associated with Financial Planning Centers of America, Inc. since 1991. Vascorp Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, and family trusts, focusing on retirement and estate planning, investment management, insurance planning, and tax preparation. The firm works primarily with professionals, farmers, ranchers, and business owners transitioning into retirement or restructuring business assets for multigenerational estate purposes, offering tailored planning and discretionary portfolio management that incorporates a variety of investment vehicles and strategies.

Christopher Swales is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Swales Financial LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2020. Prior to establishing his firm, Swales worked for Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for seven years and has held roles with State Farm VP Management Corp. and Paul Little Insurance Agency. Swales Financial LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm follows a goals-driven investment process that combines fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and technical analysis, and is noted for its explicit use of options and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Leah Copertino is a financial advisor at Go Fish Finance, LLC in Louisville, Colorado, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding her advisory firm, she worked at Pinterest and Twitter and currently serves as an Enterprise Account Lead at Airbnb, where she spends approximately thirty hours per week. Go Fish Finance is a single-advisor independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and investment management. The firm offers defined planning engagements, project-based sessions, estate-planning referrals, and educational seminars, using Modern Portfolio Theory to build customized investment plans focused on mutual funds and ETFs.

Abigail Kovach is the principal of Abby Kovach Financial Planning, LLC in Lafayette, Colorado, with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and Series 65 designations and has operated her independent financial planning firm since 2009. Outside of financial advising, she is a minority owner of GPN Alliance, an organization supporting accessible, fee-only financial planning, and owns Red Dog Property, LLC, which manages office space leasing. Abby Kovach Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only practice serving individual investors, trusts, estates, foundations, and businesses, primarily focusing on non-high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning and investment consultation, with an investment approach centered on long-term, passive allocation and a focus on educational workshops rather than ongoing portfolio management.

Michelle Francis is a financial advisor with Life Story Financial in Arvada, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Western Wealth Management, LPL Financial, PBS Wealth Management Consultants, Royal Alliance, and a 12-year tenure at PR Unscripted. Life Story Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering discretionary investment management and various financial planning services, utilizing the AssetMark platform and third-party managers. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates ESG considerations when requested.

Maia Babbs is a CFA charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel for six years before founding Lariat Wealth Management, where she has been since 2021. Maia is based in Denver, CO. Lariat Wealth Management is an independent, state-registered adviser providing discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $37.7 million in discretionary assets across 27 client relationships, employing a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach using four model portfolios that combine equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Brynna Wilson is a financial advisor at Citrine & Gold LLC in Denver, CO, with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she owns The Sauna Room, a business offering infrared sauna rentals, and serves as a board member for The Jamin Fund, a nonprofit that provides scholarships and builds schools in developing countries. Citrine & Gold provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs model portfolios and a three-stage framework focused on asset allocation and distribution planning, serving a small client base with both discretionary and standalone planning engagements.

I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, an Accredited Behavioral Finance Professional™️, and the founder of Ryerson Financial. I started Ryerson Financial to make financial planning more accessible to mid-career families and individuals who struggle to find unbiased financial advice. After working in financial services and wealth management for most of my career, I found myself frequently frustrated by the opaqueness of the industry. I observed that the complicated investment products and confusing account types did not foster client understanding. Ryerson Financial was born to empower clients and simplify the financial planning experience. My goal is to help clients prioritize financial health amidst the competing demands of life. As an advice-only financial planning firm, I focus on teaching clients the skills to effectively manage their finances. I work with individuals and families interested in taking control of their unique financial stories. Outside work, I spend most of my time with my husband and three kids. We live in Houston, TX, where I enjoy reading (or listening!) to a broad array of books, staying active, and volunteering at my children’s school. I also serve as a volunteer financial coach with Savvy Ladies.

Tina Ottersberg is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. She has worked at To Wealth, LLC since 2017 and previously at BSW Wealth Partners for six years. Ottersberg operates as the sole advisor at her independent firm based in Boulder, CO. To Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable accounts, providing comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm follows a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach with customized portfolio strategies and offers services including wealth preservation, estate coordination, philanthropic planning, and next-generation financial education.

Robert Elliott is a financial advisor at Aspen Gold Financial in Brighton, Colorado, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of finance, Elliott is the owner and occasional consultant for ZMT, Inc., a pump distribution company. Aspen Gold Financial is a Colorado-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charitable institutions, and corporate retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation, risk control, and diversification, and offers ERISA pension consulting services alongside portfolio management and financial planning.