Vitaliy Katsenelson is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Investment Management Associates since 1997. Katsenelson writes a monthly column under contract to Institutional Investor and also contributes articles to other organizations and his personal website. Investment Management Associates is a small team managing approximately $573 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an active value investing approach focused on Quality, Valuation, and Growth, typically holding 20 to 30 stocks without using margin or shorting, but incorporating listed option strategies such as secured puts and covered calls.

George Von Eiff Jr. is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Edgerock Wealth Management. His previous roles include positions at TIAA-CREF, Great Western Bank, First Interstate Bank, and LPL Financial LLC. He is based in Denver, CO. Edgerock Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and model-portfolio selection. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis with strategic and tactical asset allocation, managing accounts on a discretionary basis and offering tax services through an affiliated entity.

Stanley Sprinkle Jr. is a financial advisor with Sprinkle Financial Consultants LLC in Littleton, CO, holding 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Sprinkle Financial Consultants LLC and its affiliated firm Sprinkle & Associates LLC since 1994. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member, vice president, and treasurer of the Anaconda Condominium Association and as director and president of the Copper Springs Lodge homeowners association. Sprinkle Financial Consultants LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental security analysis and customizes portfolios through documented investment policies and regular reviews, managing approximately $870 million in assets with a team of four advisors.

Randy Anderson is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Traction Financial Partners in Littleton, CO, and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Equitable Advisors. He serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Arapahoe Community College Foundation. Traction Financial Partners serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a core-satellite investment approach that focuses on strategic ETF allocations combined with tactical satellite investments, and it provides educational workshops and coordinates estate-planning support through third-party platforms.

Steven Lynds is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Gill Capital Partners, LLC in Denver, CO, and has previously worked at Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, and GWFS Equities. Outside of advisory work, he is a partial owner of a family LLC involved in commercial real estate holdings in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gill Capital Partners manages approximately $862 million for individual and institutional clients, offering services including wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and tax planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across multiple asset classes and supports its advisory work with proprietary and third-party technology platforms.

Jennifer Boyle is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Nilsine Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at UMB Family Wealth, LLC and UMB Bank from 2013 to 2022. Nilsine Partners advises individuals, trusts, pooled investment vehicles, pension plans, and corporate clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers. The firm is notable for its role as an investment adviser to feeder and master funds, actively managing model portfolios and providing a private investments platform to approved investors.

Lindsay Rider is a financial advisor with Forty North Wealth in Glendale, CO, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Forty North Wealth, Lindsay worked at Aca Group, Panoramic Investment Advisors, and Compliance Resource Partners. Outside of advisory work, Lindsay provides regulatory compliance consulting to SEC-registered investment advisers through Integrated Compliance Advisors. Forty North Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm customizes portfolios using equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income, and utilizes multiple third-party platforms and separately managed accounts to implement and monitor client strategies.

Hannah Steendam is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ellevest since 2022. Prior to joining Ellevest, she worked for six years at Neuberger Berman. Ellevest provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services with a focus on helping women plan and invest. The firm offers Personal Wealth Management and Private Wealth Management, emphasizing strategic asset allocation, tax-minimization techniques, and values-aligned investment options tailored to individual client goals.

Hunter Bremer is a financial advisor with Axos Invest, Inc and has nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at TD Ameritrade and DC Centre. Bremer is part of a team-based advisory model at Axos Invest. Axos Invest serves retail individual clients through automated advisory services using model portfolios comprised mainly of mutual funds and ETFs, including thematic and digital-asset options. The firm employs a lifecycle-based asset allocation process supported by ongoing monitoring and discretionary portfolio management.

Edmund Robinson is a financial advisor at Lord and Richards Wealth Management with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Strategic Wealth Designers, LPL Financial, and Santander Securities. Robinson is based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Lord and Richards Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, investment policy statements, and ongoing portfolio monitoring. The firm employs diverse analytical methods and manages portfolios consisting of equities, fixed income, and ETFs under discretionary authority tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

Aimee Burke is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Heirloom Wealth Management LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Heirloom, she worked at PROS, Inc. for five years and EveryMundo for four years. Heirloom Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $1.1 billion. The firm employs a goal-based planning approach and discretionary portfolio management across various asset classes, offering additional services such as donor-advised fund management and tax advisory through its affiliated entity.

Francois Giguere is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at A & I Wealth Management. His work history includes roles at A & I Financial Services LLC and Geneos Wealth Management Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he acts as an independent contract agent for NHL players. A & I Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and other entities. The firm combines in-house portfolio management with sub-advisers and third-party managers, employing multiple analytical methods and offering ongoing planning and portfolio reviews.

Jonathan Miller is a financial advisor at Parsonex Advisory Services, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several affiliated firms, including Parsonex Securities, Inc., Avere Financial Group, LLC, and Liberty Partners Financial Services. Outside of advisory roles, Miller is involved in oil exploration through Apex Production Company LLC and serves as a producer and executive for Publish or Perish Movie, LLC. Parsonex Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-manager approach using third-party advisers and sub-advisors, focusing on asset allocation, risk tolerance, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Shannon Graham is a financial advisor with Impact Capital Partners LLC in Greenwood Village, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Impact Capital Partners in 2024, he worked at UBS Financial Services, Inc. for eight years and J.P. Morgan Securities for three years. Impact Capital Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio construction using diversified, low-cost funds combined with individual securities and options, employing various analytical approaches to monitor and adjust client accounts for primarily long-term objectives.

Mona Feeley is a financial advisor at WhippleWood Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at WhippleWood Advisors since 2016. Prior to her advisory role, she was a partner at WhippleWood CPAs, her primary occupation, from 1999 to 2025. WhippleWood Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates tax and estate consulting with portfolio management, using a goals- and risk-based approach supported by an internal investment policy committee and proprietary frameworks for larger clients.

Pierce Aichinger is a financial advisor at EdgeRock Wealth Management in Denver, CO, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining EdgeRock, he worked at Nora's Retro and spent seven years in academia. EdgeRock Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and model-portfolio selection. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside strategic and tactical asset allocation, and includes digital assets and crypto funds in its investment universe.

Thomas Thalman is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Colorado Financial Service Corporation and has prior experience at firms including Cambridge Investment Research and Federal Resource. Colorado Financial Service Corporation provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other legal entities. The firm offers customized portfolios managed on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, utilizing advisor and third-party research rather than proprietary programs.

Thomas Riley is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience at Alpha Capital Family Office, LLC. He previously worked for twelve years at Northern Trust. Alpha Capital Family Office serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and related entities, providing investment management along with comprehensive family office and wealth advisory services, including estate, tax coordination, and cash-flow planning support. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management with regular reviews and uses third-party sub-advisers and independent managers when appropriate.

Marla Mason is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience. She currently works at A & I Wealth Management, where she has been since 2023, and has prior experience with Presidential Brokerage Inc from 2003 to 2017. Mason also serves as a trustee for two ILIT trusts. A & I Wealth Management is a nine-advisor team managing approximately $422 million in discretionary assets and $41.6 million in non-discretionary assets. The firm serves individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing customized investment management and financial planning through multiple model portfolios and selective third-party managers.

Caspian Campaigne is a financial advisor at Blue Heron Capital with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Blue Heron Capital, Caspian was a student for ten years. Blue Heron Capital provides discretionary investment management, integrated financial planning, and consulting to individuals, families, trusts, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an active, asset-allocation centered approach using equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, ESG, and alternative investments, managing approximately $102.2 million across roughly 205 client accounts.