Monica Ie Tan is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Denver, CO, with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, Monica operates online stores selling photo prints and artwork through Shopify and Etsy. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers model and customized portfolio management and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Lauren Culver is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. She has been with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Denver, CO since 2015. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process involving an internal team, relationship managers, and governance committees to deliver customized portfolio management and coordinated Family Office services, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets across 175 advisors.

Jessica Semones is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard applied to its RIA services.

Estelle Gonzalez is a Series 66 licensed advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, The Ameriflex Group, Sagepoint Financial, KOHLS, VOYA Financial Advisors, and Cetera Advisors. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nicholas Blackner is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through model-based and customized approaches and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Thanh Le is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 4 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Premier Financial Alliance, Inc. He also manages a small business selling hand-made goods on Etsy. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Ian Barclay is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Jones Barclay Boston and Company for 22 years before joining The Colony Group, LLC, where he worked for 9 years. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Mark Lohmann is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Merrill, JPMorgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, and previously at Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of SeriesFest, a nonprofit organization that supports episodic storytellers. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains institutional-scale market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Emma Smith is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at William Blair for six years and has academic experience from Bentley University. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, standalone financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across various asset classes.

Amber Chang is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Folio Investments, Inc., and Charles Schwab. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory services and financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other platforms, alongside a range of specialized client services.

John Warren is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with William Blair, joining the firm in 2023, and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary model portfolios and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Luke Vinnola is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Denver, CO, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. for 11 years before joining D.A. Davidson in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as secretary on the board of the Arvada West High School Boy’s Soccer Booster Club. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers services under fiduciary standards and incorporates both qualitative and quantitative analyses in its investment recommendations and financial planning processes.

Evan Alexander is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with the Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors, he worked at Enviz Capital for one year and spent ten years in education. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a large network of advisors and uses discretionary unified managed accounts with third-party model managers and optional overlay services.

Whitney Spalding Spencer is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently advising at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Relative Value Partners, Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, and NACSA. She holds the Series 65 license in addition to her CFP® designation. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies through an enhanced open architecture framework, incorporating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized portfolio management techniques.

Alexander Hansen is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Lakewood, CO. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked in logistics and food service while completing his education at Colorado State University. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors, utilizing unified managed accounts with a focus on technology-driven solutions.

Ryan Hickey is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Denver, CO. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC in 2026, he worked at Bokf, Na and BOK Financial Securities, Inc., as well as Woodbury Financial Services INC and Next Financial Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is the lead singer and director of a tribute band called Mode for the Masses. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that implements investments via approved strategies managed by PNC or third parties. The program uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and relies on algorithmic risk assessment to select investment models.

Julia Stauffer is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Denver, CO. She has two years of industry experience and has previously worked at Transform Wealth and Gen II Fund Services. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions for individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Michael Robb is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including U.S. Bancorp Investments, Morgan Stanley, and BOK Financial Securities. He serves on the executive board of Scouting Colorado, where he participates in fundraising and awareness activities. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model that includes third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank strategies.

Carey Sullivan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Denver, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2011 and previously worked with Five Peaks Capital Group LLC. Sullivan is involved in insurance brokering through multiple entities and holds ownership interests in various investment-related businesses. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. The firm deploys a range of advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Melissa Constant is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2018 and previously was with Royal Alliance from 2015 to 2018. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in a short-term rental business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a broad range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts.