Stephen Kastrul is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Denver, CO, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Hendricks Financial Services and Cincinnati Life Insurance Company. Kastrul is also the owner of Garden Street Financial Group LLC, which facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios developed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Miles Matheson is a financial advisor at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mesirow in 2017, he worked for Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services from 2014 to 2017. He holds a Series 66 designation. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division serves private individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and access to both third-party managers and proprietary private investment products.

Sean Koutsakis is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at LPL Financial LLC, BMO Bank NA, Bancwest Investment Services, Inc., and Bank of the West. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Melony Harris is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked with Avantax firms for over two decades prior to joining Commonwealth in 2020. In addition to her advisory work, she owns Harris Tax & Wealth Management, PC, which provides tax preparation, payroll processing, and accounting services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and their individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Kenneth Middleton is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 12 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Fidelity Investments. The Huntington Investment Company provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering a range of wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture platform that incorporates third-party and proprietary portfolio management strategies.

Shawn Mc Goveran is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Equitable Advisors and Edge Home Finance. Outside his advisory role, Mc Goveran is a partner at New Everyday Wealth Strategies, providing wealth management services, and assists with insurance brokerage activities related to Penn Mutual life products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory services that emphasize client-directed implementation and oversight. The firm employs standard investment approaches and offers both non-discretionary and limited-scope fiduciary services, operating as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Matthew Michalak is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Valic Financial Advisors in Lakewood, CO. His prior roles include positions at NorthRock Partners LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Outside of advisory work, he is an agent authorized to sell non-securities insurance products and also works as a delivery driver. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts with Envestnet’s platform and provides tax-aware and impact overlay services.

Alan Beugg is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Denver, CO, holding a Series 66 designation with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, IFAM Capital, and PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Gilad Halzel is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner with three years of industry experience. Before joining Mariner, he worked in events planning and catering as well as at Valley Country Club. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolio strategies overseen by an Investment Committee and supported by in-house research combined with third-party manager allocations.

Michael Neil is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Littleton, Colorado, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2006. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, including customized and model portfolio options, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Monroe Mc Anuff is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Lakewood, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and with New York Life Insurance Company since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in a personal training business, Fit Life Inc. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Sean Mcginnis is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Mariner and has prior experience as an independent insurance agent and working in various management and business roles. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services and financial wellness tools.

Devonee Quinn is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2022, and previously held roles at WIPFLI Financial Advisors, LotusGroup Advisors, and Lee Financial Corp. Outside of financial advising, she works as an independent consultant in wine sales through Wine Retriever, LLC. Creative Planning is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $217 billion in assets, serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies along with affiliated non-investment businesses such as legal and trust services.

Klint Armitstead is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at NYLIFE Securities, New York Life Insurance Company, and the Colorado Retirement Association. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach focusing on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, complemented by various other portfolio management techniques.

Steven Bresler is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Golden, CO, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at PlanMember since 2020 and previously held roles at Empower Retirement and GWFS Equities. Outside of his advisory work, Bresler serves as Vice President of Business Development for Client 4 Life, a business software sales company. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options. The firm’s investment approach is based on a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and risk-based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive.

Ryan Mitchell is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2024 and previously was with Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Win Wealth Management, Inc. He also spent 15 years with University of Denver Media Relations. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses, offering a range of portfolio management, financial counseling, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that includes both active and passive strategies.

Michelle Sandt Wade is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and was previously with Transitions Wealth Management, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and strategic use of low-cost index vehicles.

Joshua Fremit is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Denver, CO. His prior experience includes roles at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Equitable Advisors, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory services, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning, as well as family office services. The firm’s investment approach employs globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios utilizing low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private fund platforms, alongside various specialized advisory and educational offerings.

Megan Sandbothe is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Edward Jones for 18 years before joining &PARTNERS in 2024. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as retirement plans, charitable organizations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of services including investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies through platforms like Envestnet.

Eric Haberkorn is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. He has been with Mariner since 2018 and has prior experience with Kummer Financial Strategies, both LLC and Inc. Haberkorn is also associated with MSEC, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm emphasizes discretionary, customized portfolios supported by internal research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services alongside traditional wealth management.