Erik Brandt is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Lakewood, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at High Point Financial Group, Ethos Wealth Strategies, and Noble Capital Group, among others. Outside of finance, Brandt coaches and leads fitness classes at CrossFit Cherry Creek and owns an e-commerce store specializing in office supplies. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored solutions, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Heidi Halus is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 24 years of industry experience and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2014 and New York Life since 2001. Halus serves as an instructor at Colorado Free University, teaching courses on Women & Finance and positive thinking. She is also a board member of the UCCS Accounting & Finance Advisory Board and engages in speaking engagements for various community and business groups. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers multiple advisory program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jose Castaneda is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Denver, CO. His prior work includes roles at Foothills Moving & Storage, LLC, and the University of Colorado, Boulder. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory principles and emphasizes multi-factor tilts, tax management, and a variety of implementation options.

Tess Bosley is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Denver, CO. She holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and the University of Vermont. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions, offering comprehensive investment management and wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis and integrates multiple asset strategies.

Erica Hinrichs is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Westminster, CO, with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC for a combined 27 years. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach and customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Jesse Melville is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Westminster, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, offering both model portfolios and customized portfolio management.

Alexander Boyd is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at the University of Missouri Curators Office. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved as an agent with Agia, offering non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts using Envestnet’s platform, managing roughly $29.2 billion and serving close to 300,000 clients through over 1,200 advisors.

Seth Jefferies is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2011. Jefferies serves as a member of the RMA Commission for the Investments and Wealth Institute, which provides strategic guidance on retirement industry trends and education initiatives. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated group that discloses potential conflicts related to affiliated funds.

Sarah Burney is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at J.P. Morgan for 11 years before joining Cresset in 2021. Burney serves as a foundation board member for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, and employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach that combines active and passive strategies along with third-party manager allocations.

David Shuler is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Thornton, CO, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and its related entities since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, Shuler serves as Vice Chairman of Finance for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and is a board member of the USMC Memorial Foundation. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a significant focus on non-discretionary asset management and specialized relationships with institutional plan sponsors.

Jonathan Swofford is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation and Empower Financial Services, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Christopher Fox is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior firms include RBC Capital Markets, Empower Retirement, Prudential, and MassMutual. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs.

Edward Smith is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Western Wealth Management, LLC and LPL Financial. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Thomas Green is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding a Series 66 license and five years of industry experience. He has worked in various roles at firms including Bellco Credit Union and CUSO Financial Services, Inc. Outside of financial services, he is a co-owner of an Orange Theory fitness franchise. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model.

Andranik Khachatryan is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Denver, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Bank, Northwestern Mutual, Charles Schwab, and Chase Bank. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account pilot available to select employees. The firm utilizes approved investment strategies managed internally or by third parties and executes portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing algorithm-driven risk assessment and annual rebalancing.

Cassandra Anderson is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Lakewood, CO, holding CFP® and CFA® designations and Series 63 and 65 licenses. She has 23 years of industry experience, including 14 years at Valic Financial Advisors and a current role at Agia involving non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models with discretionary portfolio management.

Jeffrey M Iller is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Cardan Capital Partners, LLC, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines passive and active management with strategic allocation and incorporates quantitative and fundamental research overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Traci Bryson is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Robert W. Baird for nine years. Bryson is based in Denver, Colorado. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm employs a Partner-led Team structure with a centralized Investments Department and an open-architecture selection process focused on asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Paula Mcmanus is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. She has also been involved with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2013 and owns McManus Wealth Building and Management, a business focused on registered representative activities and insurance services in Louisville, Colorado. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Bradley Beyer is a financial advisor at Corient with the CFP® designation and Series 65 license, holding four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC and CIPW Service Company, LLC. He participates as a mentor providing financial education and budgeting assistance to young adults through 3rd Decade. Corient offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers, continuous portfolio monitoring, and risk management tools, along with affiliated private fund capabilities.