Nicholas Coleman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Bonfire Financial, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Bonfire Financial since 2018 and previously at Demming Financial Services from 2017 to 2018. Prior to his financial career, he was affiliated with Colorado State University for four years. Bonfire Financial, LLC is an investment management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, small business owners, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, using a client-focused investment process that emphasizes strategic asset allocation, manager analysis, and tax-efficient management across a variety of investment vehicles.

Antonia Vaughn is a financial advisor at Advenire Wealth Management in Colorado Springs, CO, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Advenire Wealth Management in 2022, she was a stay-at-home mother for eight years. Advenire Wealth Management provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and real estate/1031 consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and long-term, asset-class-driven portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and select securities, with tailored investment policies and periodic rebalancing.

Lauren Fortier is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Amara Financial, LLC since 2020, following previous roles at Brio Financial Group and Ameriprise Financial Services. Fortier holds a Series 66 license. Amara Financial, LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified portfolios constructed primarily with ETFs and mutual funds.

Gerald Biegler is a financial advisor with Sustainable Wealth Strategies, LLC in Colorado Springs, CO. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sustainable Wealth Strategies in 2017, he worked at Rocky Mountain Financial Services since 1985. In addition to his advisory role, he spends a significant portion of his time as an independent insurance agent. Sustainable Wealth Strategies provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a largely passive investment approach, utilizing diversified portfolios of low-cost index funds and ETFs, and offers customized direct-indexing options with ESG and tax-aware features.

Timothy Bayless is a financial advisor with Brotherhood Retirement who holds a Series 65 credential. He has been in the industry since 2016, with prior experience at Envoy Financial and as a self-employed advisor. Brotherhood Financial, LLC serves employer-sponsored retirement plans and their participants, providing retirement plan consulting, participant education, and administrative support. The firm uses an unaffiliated retained adviser for fractional Chief Investment Officer services and maintains an Investment Committee to oversee investment due diligence and policy guidance.

Chris Franz is a financial advisor with Bauer Wealth Management Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He is the Managing Director of the Pioneer Fund, a private equity fund he founded in 2016 that focuses on sourcing, acquiring, and managing small manufacturing companies and limited partner investments. Prior to this, he has been associated with IPS, Inc. since 2005. Bauer Wealth Management (dba Bauer Heitzmann) serves individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an investment approach centered on asset-class allocation combining passive index-based products with tactical rebalancing and customized Investment Policy Statements, and utilizes both traditional and private investment vehicles.

Russell Adelmann is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and has been with Adelmann Financial, Inc. since 1994. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, he holds a Series 63 designation and practices at a firm he helped establish. Adelmann Financial serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing continuous portfolio management and ongoing financial planning. The firm employs a blend of passive and active management grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on ETFs and mutual funds while emphasizing investor behavior and preparedness for market volatility.

Stephen Heitzmann is a financial advisor with Bauer Wealth Management Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at TIAA-CREF and currently serves as CEO of Altruistic Investing, LLC, where he is involved in portfolio management. Bauer Wealth Management provides 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’s investment approach includes asset-class allocation with passive index-based products, tactical rebalancing, customized Investment Policy Statements, and the use of external managers and private investment vehicles to achieve specialized exposures.

Nolan Hughes is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor based in Colorado Springs, CO, with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial, NewEdge Advisors, and B. Riley Wealth Management. In addition to advising, he provides outsourced compliance consulting through Oyster Consulting LLC. He is currently affiliated with Brotherhood Retirement, a firm that serves employer-sponsored retirement plans by offering retirement plan consulting, participant education, and discretionary fiduciary investment management through unaffiliated advisers and an internal Investment Committee.

William Hammer is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He currently works at Modern Financial and has prior experience at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and Cetera Advisors LLC. Outside of advising, he is writing a book about biblical life and financial principles. Modern Financial Asset Management, LLC manages approximately $35 million in discretionary assets for individuals, pension plans, charities, and businesses. The firm uses a tactical asset-allocation approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, offers various financial planning and consulting services, and incorporates third-party model portfolios through the Altruist Model Marketplace.

Lucas Laudick is a financial advisor at Advisers Investment Management, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience with firms including Latitude Tax Advisors, LLC, where he also serves as Office Manager, REACOS, Inc., Rod Ermel Associates, Inc., Kinder Morgan, T. Rowe Price, and TRC of Southern Colorado. Advisers Investment Management, Inc. provides financial planning, investment counsel, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, endowments, foundations, non-profits, and corporations. The firm follows an evidence-based investment process using globally diversified model portfolios and manages roughly $105 million across about 570 discretionary accounts.

Eric Jackson is a CFP®, ChFC®, and PFS™ with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Best Life Infinity, LLC, where he has worked since 2022, and has held roles at American Tax & Financial Planners since 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he is an associate at American Tax & Financial Planners, providing tax preparation, bookkeeping, and tax planning services. Best Life Infinity serves individual investors and families, including high-net-worth clients and military survivors, offering investment management and financial planning with a focus on asset allocation and diversification. The firm employs a range of strategies from passive to active management and provides specialized services such as performance-based fee arrangements and educational seminars.

Aaron Milledge is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Targeted Wealth Solutions in Colorado Springs, CO, and has prior work experience with Frontier Airlines and the United States Air Force Reserve. In addition to his advisory role, Milledge serves as a Field Grade Officer in the U.S. Air National Guard and is involved in residential mortgage origination through Stratec LLC. Targeted Wealth Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, fiduciary services, and financial coaching, employing a portfolio construction approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, quantitative models, and factor diversification.

Michael Carrico is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Financial Action, Inc. He has previously worked at Howe And Rusling, Inc., Empower Advisory Group, Empower Financial Services, Inc., and T Rowe Price. Financial Action, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm manages portfolios primarily in equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, emphasizing long-term holdings and periodic rebalancing.

Jacob Williams is a financial advisor at Carlson Financial with 13 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at Carlson Financial since 2021, and previously held roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Compassion International. Carlson Financial is a multi-office firm managing approximately $632 million in discretionary assets for about 1,100 client households. The firm serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, family offices, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services with a cash-flow–based approach and portfolios focused on equities and exchange-traded funds.

Jason Roque is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Financial Action, Inc. since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Roque Property Management, LLC, a vacation rental business in Fort Myers, Florida. Financial Action, Inc. serves individual investors, families, and participants in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans, providing written financial plans and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm uses a diversified investment approach based on fundamental, cyclical, and secular analysis, with regular portfolio monitoring and client reviews.

Bryan Jepson is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Targeted Wealth Solutions with three years of experience in financial advising. He concurrently works as an emergency physician at Emergency Medical Specialists, PC, a role he has held since 2017. Targeted Wealth Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management using a Modern Portfolio Theory framework complemented by quantitative models and factor-driven diversification.

Brandon Ridenour is a financial advisor at Financial Action, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Kassira Wealth Management LLC and T. Rowe Price. Financial Action, Inc. serves individual investors, families, and participants in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans by providing financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on fundamental, cyclical, and secular analysis, with portfolios monitored weekly and reviewed quarterly.

Kelly Fasterling is a financial advisor with Aspen Creek Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Aspen Creek Wealth Management in 2024, she worked at Tyler Wealth Management and Horter Investment Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of Golden Eagle Alliance, an oil and gas drilling company, and is involved in real estate investing and life insurance advisory activities. Aspen Creek Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm employs fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, implementing portfolios primarily through mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, while also utilizing third-party managers and an investment committee arrangement.

George Gay is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience, currently serving at First Affirmative Financial Network LLC since 1999. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he prepares a small number of tax and sales tax returns and provides bookkeeping services for two small businesses. First Affirmative Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofit organizations, and retirement plans through a nationwide adviser network. The firm focuses on values-aligned and faith-based investing, integrating ESG analysis with traditional asset allocation and stewardship practices.