Ann Ries is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2015. Ries serves on the board of the Colorado Springs Nursery Centers Foundation, providing oversight and suggestions on the foundation’s investment policies and portfolio risk management. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs. The firm utilizes structured financial planning tools and a global investment committee’s estimates to support its planning process, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Curtis Brown is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services in Colorado Springs, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining UBS in 2021, he worked at DevReady for five years. He serves as Treasurer for the Denver Mile High Rotary, where he manages budgeting, fundraising, and financial reporting for community service projects focused on local needs such as youth programs and mental health. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with brokerage and investment advisory offerings, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to develop tailored financial plans. The firm combines wealth management with institutional trading capabilities and provides a broad range of capital markets services.