Chad Williams is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience, currently with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Aveo Capital Partners, DMK Advisor Group, Stephen A. Kohn & Associates, First Allied Advisory Services, and Capital Investment Management. He is also involved with Rockhaven LLC, which manages revenue from his advisory and insurance activities under Aveo Capital Partners and DMK Advisor Group. 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 utilizes a Partner-led Team structure with an open-architecture investment process emphasizing asset allocation and manager due diligence, and it manages proprietary multi-strategy retirement funds.

Vanessa Ramich is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at J.P. Morgan and Walton Enterprises before joining Cresset in 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee for a client’s family trust. Cresset Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in assets for a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional entities. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and a range of affiliated entities providing comprehensive wealth management and advisory services.

Ari Litvin is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, RBC Capital Markets, Raymond James & Associates, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Morgan Stanley, and Planmember Securities Corporation. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Jennifer Litsas is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. Her prior experience includes three years at William Buck before joining Moneta, with a one-year sabbatical in 2019-2020. She has been with Moneta since 2020. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Partner-led team approach with a centralized Investments Department and utilizes an open-architecture, multi-criteria selection process focused on asset allocation and manager due diligence.

John Snyder is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at ROYAL FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC, Jo-Ann Holst Advisers, Inc., The Rye Consortium Limited, Coalfire, and Westcon Group. 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 employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of investment solutions alongside financial planning, retirement consulting, tax support, and estate-planning coordination.

Lynn Dunston is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in Denver, CO. Prior to joining Moneta in 2019, Dunston was the principal at Dunston Financial Group, LLC from 2015 to 2019. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients including retirement plans and foundations. The firm uses a Partner-led team approach supported by a centralized Investments Department and emphasizes asset allocation and manager due diligence through an open-architecture, multi-criteria selection process.

Carlon Parks is a CFP® professional at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Strategic Advisers, Inc. He owns a rental property managed by a third party. TIAA-CREF provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily serving individuals with existing TIAA employer retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of advisory services including customized portfolio management and acts as advisor to a donor-advised fund.

Melanie Francis is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Denver, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Princor Financial Services since 2004 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2003. Outside of her advisory role, Melanie serves as a bank trust officer, providing accounting services and supporting the management of Principal retirement account relationships. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Gregory Bjork is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018, following a 14-year tenure at Jefferies & Company. Based in Denver, CO, he focuses on investment advisory services within a large enterprise firm. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of investment programs and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, maintaining custody of client assets while delivering a broad range of consulting and financial planning services.

Evan Schumacher is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2022. He previously worked at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Hewins Financial Advisors. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized tactics such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Thomas Bevington is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Creative Planning, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Matter Family Office, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Matthew Heim is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cresset in 2022, he held positions at the University of Colorado at Boulder, The Walsh Group, The Roaring Fork Club, and Berkshire School. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets across a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence process and a range of advisory and family office services.

Nathanael Southard is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a rental investment property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm offers model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Andrew Albers is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, Principal Securities, Inc., and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2023, following prior roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Valenta Capital Management. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Ryan Hill is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. since 2021 and was previously employed at Wells Fargo from 2008 to 2021. He is based in Denver, CO. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses as well as select external clients. The firm’s work is organized across specialized divisions that produce research and model guidance without exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.

Shane Dunican is a CFP® at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He has held positions at RKFin and Team Hewins prior to joining Moneta. Outside of finance, he was involved with Take Charge Cats and spent time at the University of Arizona. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm utilizes a partner-led team structure and an open-architecture investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Michael Holliger is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Denver, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fidelity Investments, LPL Financial, Western Wealth Management, and IFP Securities. He also operates Holliger Financial Consultants, providing financial planning and investment management services. Independent Financial Partners is a nationwide firm serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients through a decentralized advisory model that allows advisors to set their own investment strategies while offering centralized asset management options. The firm is noted for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities, including compliance with DOL rollover guidance.

Duncan Macdougall is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Denver, CO, with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at First National Bank of Omaha, the University of Colorado Bookstore, Zepheira, and the University of Colorado. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing a broad range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other specialized strategies.

Marc Macaluso is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Denver, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2017 and also serves as an insurance agent for Bankers Life & Casualty, specializing in Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Jason Halko is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. and Charles Schwab and Co., Inc. for nearly two decades. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and various specialized programs.