David Croce is a financial advisor with Quartz Partners Investment Management holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa for two decades before joining Quartz Partners and Etico Partners. Quartz Partners serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and financial intermediaries. The firm uses a model-based investment approach combining top-down macro analysis and bottom-up stock selection, managing portfolios through separately managed accounts, model portfolios, and digital platforms.

Andrew Barnes is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at Traction Financial Partners, where he has been since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Lion Street Financial, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., and Raymond James Financial Services. Traction Financial Partners serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a core-satellite investment approach using ETFs and other securities, provides comprehensive financial planning, and coordinates with outside professionals for estate planning and ongoing portfolio supervision.

Brian Goodstadt is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Paragon Capital Management in Denver, CO since 2005, working as part of a four-advisor team. Paragon Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and legacy-position services to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with a proprietary quantitative optimization model, primarily using equities, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Michael Querard is a financial advisor at Generational Wealth Advisors in Denver, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. He has been with Generational Wealth Advisors since 2020 and is also associated with Generational Equity. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing member of a private family LLC, McQ Capital LLC. Generational Wealth Advisors offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and risk management services to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-team advisory model and emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification based on Modern Portfolio Theory, managing portfolios on a long-term, discretionary basis.

Benjamin Michalski is a financial advisor at Paragon Capital Management in Denver, CO, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Merit Financial Group, LPL Financial, Tedstrom Wealth Advisors, and Transamerica Capital. Michalski also provides fixed insurance advice as a licensed agent. Paragon Capital Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and a proprietary quantitative optimization model, focusing on equities, corporate debt, mutual funds, and ETFs, and serves primarily larger, multi-generational separately managed accounts.

Austin Cooper is a financial advisor at Horizon Wealth with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Accelerated Wealth Advisors LLC and Concentrix. Horizon Wealth Investment Solutions LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $147 million for about 163 client relationships through a team of six advisors. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, focusing on retirement investing, income replacement, and financial independence.

Lowell Hansen is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Schaefer Financial Management, Inc. since 2005. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and insurance-implementation services to individuals as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Schaefer emphasizes long-term, asset-allocation strategies with a non-discretionary approach, focusing on tax-sensitive rebalancing and customized implementation options.

Elisabeth Podhaskie is a financial advisor at HTG Investment Advisors Inc with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Her previous roles include positions at Harrison Gray Search, AutoDesk, Inspirato, and Alliance Bernstein. HTG Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, and trusts, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, diversification, and uses a combination of passive, quantitative, and active funds to implement portfolios.

Andrew Feldman is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Partners, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Aveo Capital Partners, LLC and DMK Advisor Group, Inc. Feldman is also a licensed insurance agent involved in fixed insurance products. Legacy Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and insurance brokerage services using proprietary models and third-party sub-advisers.

Charles Hawes is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA Institutional & Individual Services, LLC from 2000 to 2024 before joining Legacy Edge Advisors in 2024. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm combines fundamental, modern portfolio theory, quantitative, and technical analysis in its investment approach and customizes strategies to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Julia Getty is a financial advisor with Class VI Family Office, LLC in Denver, CO, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at myCIO Wealth Partners, LLC and SEI Investments. Class VI Family Office advises business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs on wealth planning and investment management, focusing on strategies around significant liquidity events. The firm employs a holistic, IPS-driven approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation, tax-efficiency, and capital preservation.

Donald Hafner is a financial advisor at Forty North Wealth in Glendale, Colorado, with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Panoramic Investment Advisors from 2017 to 2026 and SII Investments from 2002 to 2017. Forty North Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable foundations, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and third-party manager selection. The firm tailors allocations based on client risk tolerance and objectives and uses third-party platforms for reporting and planning, while also maintaining a formal relationship for tax and accounting services.

Cory Robinson is a financial advisor with Triumph Capital Management in Denver, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Cetera Advisor Networks and Summit Financial Group. In addition to advisory services, he is also an insurance agent with Triumph Capital, LLC, offering fixed, long-term care, and disability insurance. Triumph Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis with a range of investment strategies and model-based programs.

Leslie Garske is a financial advisor at Traction Financial Partners with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including AE Wealth Management and AXA Advisors. In addition to her advisory role, Garske owns and operates Garske Divorce Mediation and Financial Analysis LLC, providing divorce mediation, expert witness testimony, and divorce financial planning services. Traction Financial Partners serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a core-satellite investment approach using primarily ETFs and coordinates comprehensive financial and estate planning through client interviews and collaboration with outside professionals.

Dustin Troia is an advisor at Happiness in Retirement with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Del-Sette Capital Management, South Platte Investments, Umoja Biopharma, and Juno Therapeutics/Celgene/Bristol Myers Squibb. Happiness in Retirement serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $192.5 million for about 240 clients through a five-person team, emphasizing a long-term investment approach using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs along with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Amanda Depriest is a CFP® professional at Mattern Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Wells Fargo Clearing, Aerotek, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Amanda holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Mattern Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers investment and wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services, focusing on tax-efficient, cost-effective asset allocations that combine active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Ryan Mc Namee is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Traction Financial Partners with two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Connor Group CX, RSM, LLP, Grant Thornton, LLP, and Miller Consulting Group. Outside of advisory work, he is a Certified Public Accountant and manages Front Range Tax Services, providing tax preparation and consultation. Traction Financial Partners serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and institutional clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a core-satellite investment approach and focuses on client education and retirement plan participant workshops, using tools such as the Snug platform for estate planning coordination.

Jessica Pariser is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC since 2018. Prior to joining GGS, she worked at The Vanguard Group from 2015 to 2018. Galvin, Gaustad & Stein is a registered investment adviser providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm employs a proprietary, fundamentally driven security-selection process and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Lawrence Howes is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sharkey, Howes & Javer Inc. in Denver, CO, where he has worked since 1990. He is part of a team of nine advisors at the firm. Sharkey, Howes & Javer provides fee-only investment management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trustees, businesses, and pension plans. The firm employs an actively managed, asset-allocation investment approach supported by fundamental and technical analysis and offers employer-focused services including company retirement-plan administration and educational programs.

Stephen Tanner is a financial advisor with Forty North Wealth in Glendale, Colorado, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Panoramic Investment Advisors since 2017 and has been president and sole shareholder of S.M. Tanner Inc., a tax preparation service, since 1994. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as the personal representative on an estate and manages a tax preparation business. Forty North Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, developing tailored portfolios through a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizing third-party platforms and sub-advisors when appropriate.