Jeremy Ziemer is the principal advisor at Million Pebbles, an independent firm based in Colorado Springs, CO. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience, including eight years at LPL Financial and ownership of an insurance agency. Ziemer devotes approximately 10% of his time to insurance activities through his separate business, Ziemer Elevated Insurance. Million Pebbles provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a data-driven investment approach with a focus on technology and growth stocks and uses various analytical techniques to tailor strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Troy Harting is the founder of Harting Financial, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 10 years of prior experience serving in the United States Air Force before establishing his advisory practice in 2025. Harting Financial provides financial planning, investment advice, retirement advice, and financial literacy education to individuals, families, non-profits, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other organizational clients. The firm operates as a fee-only, advice-only registered adviser, offering limited-scope portfolio recommendations and written financial plans billed on an hourly or fixed-fee basis, with an investment approach focused on long-term, tax-efficient buy-and-hold strategies using low-cost indexed or passive funds.

Scott Anderson is a financial advisor with Vantalith Wealth Management in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Vantalith Wealth in 2026, he worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Altus Wealth Group, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, Anderson is also involved in insurance sales, including fixed/traditional insurance products and group disability insurance. Vantalith Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement services to individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses proprietary investment models with a range of asset types and provides financial planning through fixed-price and hourly 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.

Christine Wilson is a financial advisor at Rose Pine Financial in Colorado Springs, CO. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has three years of industry experience, including prior work at Edward Jones and seven years with the Federal Protective Service. Rose Pine Financial provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, asset-allocation approach using Schwab’s Model Market Center and third-party portfolios, offering discretionary management and standalone financial planning.

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.

Brian Kinney is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Financial Life Journeys, an independent advisory practice based in Peyton, CO. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at First Ascent Financial and Alpers Financial Planning, Inc., and he currently serves as Director of Legacy and Asset Giving at Compassion International. Financial Life Journeys provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on passive portfolios constructed from low-cost index funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes a values-based financial planning process and coordinates implementation for clients who choose managed accounts, with a notable focus on charitable and estate strategies informed by Mr. Kinney’s nonprofit work.

Rena Breeding is the principal of Abundant Capital Strategies LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Colorado Springs, CO. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, she is president of Benefits Integrity LLC, providing accounting, tax, and compliance services for retirement plans, and leads Beauty Abounded LLC, a skin care product development company currently in the research phase. Abundant Capital Strategies LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as consulting services to pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a blend of analytical methods and maintains ongoing client monitoring while integrating plan administration services through affiliated business activities.

David Bullock is the sole advisor at Bullock Capital Alliance, Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, where he has provided investment supervisory and wealth management services since 2002. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 24 years of industry experience. Bullock Capital Alliance serves individuals and entities such as pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite investment approach focused on index mutual funds and ETFs as core holdings, adding active funds and third-party managers when appropriate. Portfolios are globally diversified, reviewed quarterly, and typically managed on a discretionary basis within target allocation policy statements.

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.

John Eckersley is the sole advisor and managing member of SimpliciFi, LLC, an independent financial advisory firm. He holds a Series 65 credential and has four years of industry experience, with prior roles including positions at Wells Fargo Bank and tax-preparation work under Calming Cove LLC and H&R Block. He maintains a long-standing involvement with the Human Environmental Animal Team, an activity outside his advisory practice. SimpliciFi, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses through discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm constructs portfolios mainly from diversified mutual funds and ETFs, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with an emphasis on tax efficiency, and typically manages a limited client base with tailored Investment Policy Statements.

Derek Martin is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with 56 Capital Partners, Ltd. since 2017 and previously worked at multiple Northwestern Mutual entities from 2012 to 2017. Martin may earn commissions from insurance companies for sales of non-variable life, health, annuity, and disability income insurance products. 56 Capital Partners, Ltd. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, nonprofits, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $113 million for about 260 clients and emphasizes asset allocation using fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios that include equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Brian Bennett is a financial advisor with Bennco Advisors in Colorado Springs, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 49 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Bennco Advisors since 1998 and also works with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. since 2007. Bennett serves on the investment committee and board of trustees for the Colorado Episcopal Foundation and is an officer on the board of the Cathedral Ridge Camp and Conference Center. Bennco Advisors provides customized financial planning, business and investment consulting, and coaching to individuals, companies, and small institutions, focusing on clients over 50 with qualified retirement plans and near-term withdrawal needs. The firm employs an interactive, coaching approach based on modern portfolio theory and does not take custody or discretionary authority over client assets.

Fermin Padilla is a financial advisor at Cascade Investment Group, Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2013 to 2019. Cascade Investment Group, Inc. serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and related advisory services. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis combined with asset allocation and manager selection, managing accounts through discretionary or non-discretionary programs.

Stephen Moore is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Partners Capital Management, Inc. since 1990. The firm provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. Partners Capital Management employs a core-and-satellite investment approach using primarily no-load or low-load mutual funds and ETFs, with investment decisions handled mostly on a non-discretionary basis, leaving final trade approval to clients.

Jeremy Torgerson is a financial advisor with nVest Advisors, LLC in Colorado Springs, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sws Financial Services since 2011. nVest Advisors, LLC provides fiduciary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, quantitative modeling, and portfolio optimization to manage risk-based models, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as standalone planning services.

Tina Watson is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is a senior partner at Watson CPA Group, where she manages business and accounting operations, and has been with the firm since 2007. Since 2018, she has also served as an advisor at One Brick Planning & Consulting, LLC. One Brick Planning & Consulting provides wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes passive core portfolios built with index mutual funds and ETFs, integrates tax planning into its services, and maintains a close operational relationship with accounting and tax services through its partner's CPA firm role.

Sarah Price is a financial advisor with Bonfire Financial, LLC in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She holds a Series 65 credential and has four years of industry experience, including six years in a prior role with Visit Colorado Springs. Bonfire Financial, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small business owners, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes client profiling, strategic asset allocation, and manager selection, incorporating alternative strategies and tax-efficient management across a range of investment vehicles.

Daniel Bauer is a financial advisor with Bauer Wealth Management Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has served as principal with Altruistic Investing, LLC since 2017 alongside his role at Bauer Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2010. Bauer Wealth Management (dba Bauer Heitzmann) offers investment advisory, family office, concierge wealth management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on asset-class allocation using passive index products combined with tactical rebalancing and customized Investment Policy Statements, employing a range of strategies including derivatives, options, and borrowing in separately managed accounts.

David Houle is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Season Investments, LLC since 2011. He is based in Colorado Springs, CO. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member of White Space Companies, LLC, a wine industry business. Season Investments serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, trusts, pension plans, and pooled investment vehicles, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm integrates long-term target allocations with active risk management and a multi-disciplinary analytical approach across public and alternative investments.