Michael Beaulieu is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Beacon Pointe since 2022 and previously spent five years at The Retirement Planning Specialists, LLC, as well as a year at T. Rowe Price. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines internally developed asset-allocation models with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Carson Wirges is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Denver, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc before joining Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, he plays guitar and occasionally performs live or teaches lessons, and he is a licensed Notary Public in Colorado. 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 approach includes direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Matthew Morehead is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held prior roles at Janiczek Wealth Management and Carlson Capital Management. He is based in Denver, CO. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing using proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Shannon Sassman is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked with firms including Prudential Investment Management Services and TRANSAMERICA Retirement Solutions. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates rather than short-term return forecasts.

Sean Curley is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2022 and previously worked for The Retirement Planning Specialists, LLC for 20 years. Based in Denver, CO, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach, utilizing a proprietary “Focus List” and third-party platforms to implement client strategies across various asset classes.

Mark Thompson is a financial advisor at SPC with 48 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with SPC since 2004. Thompson is also the owner of Wealth Partners, Inc. and Wealth Partners Insurance Inc., through which he provides financial services and sells non-variable life insurance products. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services. The firm combines discretionary and nondiscretionary management approaches and maintains affiliations with broker-dealers and insurance agencies to offer a broad service platform.

Ruben Rosas is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, JPMorgan Chase, and US Bank. Outside of finance, he is the owner of Rosas Electric LLC, an electrical contracting business based in Denver. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services, including a model-based digital portfolio program offered as an invitation-only pilot for employees. The firm uses algorithmic risk assessments and delegates portfolio management and proxy voting to third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Scott Ebert is a CFP® with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P., where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at Charles Schwab and First Western Trust. His outside activities include a limited partnership interest in a family LLC owning a rental property. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides customized portfolio management with various model strategies and uses third-party sub-advisers and technology solutions to manage client assets.

Jonathan Bunch is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and previously worked at T. Rowe Price for four years. His background also includes roles at DJ Maestro and Snoozetown, LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Arthur Updike is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Empower Retirement since 2020. Prior to that, he was employed at Charcoal Bistro from 2016 to 2020. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach leverages proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and includes optional managed account solutions.

Joseph Lomeo is a Certified Financial Planner® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation and Empower Advisory Group. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses in addition to his CFP® designation. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Michael Denison is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2020. He also operates Aspen Grove Financial Strategies LLC as an owner and partner. His prior experience includes roles at Eagle Strategies (NY Life), New York Life Insurance Company, and NYlife Securities LLC. Money Concepts Capital Corp is an enterprise firm with approximately 431 advisors managing $3.33 billion for around 14,700 clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, employing a range of managed programs and investment strategies.

Micah Steinwandt is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Greenwood Village, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior firms include GWFS Equities, Inc., Envoy Financial LLC, and AXA Advisors, LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients, using an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Michael Merlino is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to his current role, he worked at Enterprise Mobility for five years and held various positions including at Target and Smoky Hill Vineyard Church. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services closely with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Meredith Perez is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Bank of America, Merrill, GWFS Equities, and Advised Assets Group. Outside of her advisory work, she assists with accounting and recordkeeping for a family-owned vending solutions business. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated financial planning and investment management tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual plan rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Philine Darwin Kennedy is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2007, with a brief tenure at Advised Assets Group, LLC and GWFS Equities, Inc. from 2021 to 2022. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model with a variety of management options, including model and customized portfolios, and is notable for advising donor-advised funds within a vertically integrated structure.

Warren Prentice is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with PNC Wealth Management and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Western Wealth Management, LPL Financial, and Edward Jones. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments to implement portfolios primarily with mutual funds and ETFs.

Charles Heurtevin is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at PBMares Wealth Management LLC and Societe Generale Private Banking. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Jeremy Windham is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He has held roles at Empower Financial Services, Inc. since 2024 and previously worked for ten years at OSM Shield, Inc. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach is linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Matthew Foster is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Innovest Portfolio Solutions and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Foster’s background also includes roles outside finance, such as work at Hacienda Colorado and Snooze. 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 uses a partner-led team approach with centralized investment oversight and an open-architecture selection process emphasizing asset allocation and manager due diligence.