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.

Jonathan Upham is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Sageview Private Client Group and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a partner at Powder Capital, LLC, a real estate business focused on buying and selling residential and commercial properties. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Kristin Brussow Osada is a financial advisor at Fidelity with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Fidelity Investments in various roles since 2020, with prior experience as a self-employed publisher, musician, and consultant. Outside of advising, she is involved in book publishing, runs a consulting business focused on relaxation content, and pursues singing and songwriting as a hobby. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including discretionary portfolio management and fund advisory. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research and quantitative analysis to construct model portfolios and serves a range of investors through systematic methodologies and algorithmic processes.

Elena Stein is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She specializes in creating personalized wealth management strategies tailored to clients' individual financial goals. Elena works closely with clients to develop flexible investment plans that adapt to changing market conditions, leveraging the resources of Merrill and Bank of America. Her areas of expertise include education planning, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, LGBT wealth planning, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, socially responsible and ESG investing, special needs planning, women and wealth, and retirement income. Elena holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas System. Outside of her professional work, Elena enjoys dancing, gardening, hiking, skiing, traveling, and yoga. Her approach centers on working one-on-one with clients to develop financial strategies aimed at achieving their long-term objectives.

Michael Stecher is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Faithward Advisors, LLC and American Portfolios Advisors, Inc. He is also president of a consulting firm, Michael J. Stecher, Inc., which operates under the Stecher Financial Group name. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services across multiple platforms. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and alternative investments.

Norman Nelson is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Park City, Utah, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2002. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in rental real estate ownership through interests in condominium complexes in Park City. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers tailored financial planning and consulting services, utilizing various portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

Francis Malone III is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Malone holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services supported by a structured planning process and a variety of investment and financial strategies.

Shannon Spangler is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Fisher Investments since 2018, following a 14-year tenure at Sanford C. Bernstein. Fisher Investments serves a diverse global client base, including institutional and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management across various asset classes. The firm uses a centralized investment approach combining quantitative and qualitative analysis and employs tax-aware strategies alongside defensive tactics to manage risk and portfolio positioning.

Colin O'higgins is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, JP Morgan Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, and JPMorgan Private Bank, as well as running his own firm, O'higgins Asset Management Inc, from 2008 to 2021. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving a diverse client base, including individual, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary managed solutions, separately managed accounts, and proprietary mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Lauren Colon is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 66 license, and has 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Northwestern Mutual from 2016 to 2017 before joining MassMutual in 2018. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a retail business that sells framed artwork on Etsy. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved tools and collaborative planning processes without discretionary investment authority.

Michael Paulus is a CFP® and ChFC® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cetera and has held roles at Cetera Wealth Services, North Star Consultants, CRI Securities, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Paulus is also involved with Paulus Ventures LLC and participates in fixed insurance sales through North Star Consultants. Cetera is an SEC-registered adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to a range of investment strategies and third-party money managers.

Andrew Mangin is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Highland Capital Funds Distributor, and Eaton Vance Management. He has been with Fisher Investments since 2019. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, including pension plans, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management across equities, fixed income, and blended mandates. The firm employs a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research and uses tax-aware strategies and risk management techniques across its diversified portfolios.

James Herring is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. for 35 years prior to joining UBS in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as President of the Board of Directors for two New York City apartment cooperatives and is Chair of the Board for Redeemer City to City, a global church planting ministry. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, offering brokerage and investment advisory services including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management through a broad platform that includes proprietary research, capital markets services, and affiliated banking programs.

Michael Yatkeman is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked within various Fidelity entities since 2004. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including registered investment companies and a Charitable Gift Fund. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage model portfolios composed of mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Chad Heffron is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, having 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning processes supported by firm-approved tools.

Michael Butt is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved planning tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group.

Vincent Colon is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services holding the CFP® designation and Series 66 license, with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at MassMutual and its affiliated entities since 2018 and previously held roles at Northwestern Mutual from 2013 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Colon is involved in insurance sales and operates a wealth management LLC. MassMutual Investors Services, a subsidiary of MassMutual, provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm emphasizes collaborative, goal-based planning using proprietary software and offers a range of services including asset management and educational seminars.

Carolyn Clowers is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise since 2019, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advising, she is involved in real estate ownership unrelated to investment advisory activities. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for clients nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research and modeling with tax-efficient strategies and delivers tailored, non-discretionary recommendations through a centralized consulting team.

Steven Fox is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial since 2019, following six years at D.A. Davidson & Co. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

James Olson is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Linsco Private Ledger since 2004. Olson also operates Olson Investment Management as a separate business entity. LPL Financial is a national investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a broad network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.