Michael Shea is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing three years of industry experience. He worked at Prudential Equity Group, LLC for 39 years before joining Hightower in 2020. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and diverse investment vehicles.

David Collette is a financial advisor at SPC with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Parkland Securities LLC and managing his own financial services business, Collette Financial Group. Outside of finance, he has worked as a high school referee. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets through a network of over 460 advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services with a structure that supports fiduciary and non-fiduciary retirement services alongside formal succession and compliance protocols.

Larry Macfarlane is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Carson Wealth, Cetera Wealth Services, and Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he also sells fixed insurance products as an insurance agent. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of more than 600 advisors. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee, combining multiple investment approaches and offering various retirement-plan services.

Elliot Lewis is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he participates as an independent consultant for BIOGEN, speaking about his family’s experience with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at the CureSMA National Conference, and he also sells collectibles on eBay. 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 discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and supporting optional tax and ESG overlay services.

Chad Horne is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. in Holladay, UT, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates outdoor recreation and RV camp businesses in Utah and Idaho. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines individualized asset allocation with access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

G Eads is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Their prior work includes positions at Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Equitable, and AXA Advisors. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm uses proprietary software and model portfolios developed with Morningstar Investment Management to provide tailored asset allocation and retirement guidance, serving approximately 212,700 clients.

Travis Cornett is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Holladay, Utah, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2012. Cornett is also president of Out of Egress, Inc., a firm involved in financial planning and related activities. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management arrangements.

Kristin Anderson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm uses an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Michael Simmons is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Murray, UT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Mutual of Omaha, MassMutual, and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Michael Lowder is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Harrisdirect LLC, E*TRADE Capital Management, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, J.P. Morgan, and Fidelity. He is based in Salt Lake City, UT. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected through employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, using a combination of model and customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Matthew Johnson is a financial advisor at Corient with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Zions Bancorporation. Outside of finance, he is a passive owner of Subway franchise businesses in Southeast Idaho. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house management with third-party solutions and offers specialized services through affiliates such as family office and corporate trustee services.

Jason Castillo is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® charter and Series 66 license. His prior work includes roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Kovitz Securities, and Nuveen Securities. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients by offering wealth management, financial and tax planning, family office and business management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized portfolio tools.

Travis Hensley is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co, Fidelity, and LPL Financial among other firms. He volunteers with CURESMA, aiding in raising awareness and fundraising for spinal muscular atrophy. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside private and registered pooled investment vehicles.

John Crowley is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Crowley serves as a council member of the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council, where he participates in policy review and budget decisions to support individuals and families in Utah. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing a range of custody, execution, and brokerage services alongside investment advice.

Joshua Ericksen is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial LLC and Pattern. Ericksen has also been involved with Utah Youth Soccer for over a decade. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives who utilize both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Mark Fellows is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services, and Waddell & Reed. He is also commissioned as a notary in Sandy, Utah. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm combines individualized asset allocation and active monitoring with access to proprietary and third-party strategies and provides a broad range of services including OCIO and institutional solutions.

Matthew Johnson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Carson Wealth, Signal Wealth Advisors, and Thom K Hall Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent selling life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care products. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm typically manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a focus on retirement plan and institutional services.

Daniel Whittenburg is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as an advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and has previously held positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Whittenburg also manages Whittenburg Capital, LLC, a business entity used for tax and investment purposes. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives who utilize both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Robert Merrill is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Holladay, UT. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Cetera, and State Farm. Merrill is also the owner of Artistry in Motion LLC, a business unrelated to investment advisory. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse clientele including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a broad range of financial services through a large network of investment adviser representatives, combining individualized asset allocation and active monitoring with access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Nathan Woodbury is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he pursues woodworking as a hobby, creating and selling custom bookshelves and mantles. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse clientele including individuals, families, businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting through a variety of platforms and employs a mix of fundamental and technical investment analysis.