Joseph Friedman is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Denver, CO. His prior roles include positions at Principal Asset Management, Israel Investment Advisors, and OppenheimerFunds. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced CIO services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs active and passive strategies across various asset classes.

James Franklin is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Denver, CO. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Pointe since 2022. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Advocate Roofing and spent several years in full-time education. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach with a proprietary “Focus List” and offers a range of wealth management and fiduciary services.

Michael Whitmore is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Farther with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Brookstone Capital Management and The Retirement Solution Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Advisory Board President for Tech9, a software development firm. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform that combines discretionary investment management with retirement plan consulting and non-discretionary private fund recommendations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios with automatic rebalancing and primarily allocates among ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Craig Jones is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Denver, Colorado, holding 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Jones Barclay Boston & Company for 22 years before joining The Colony Group, LLC, where he spent nine years. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using an enhanced open architecture framework that blends active and passive strategies alongside specialized tools and legacy strategies.

Mark Goodside is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Denver, CO, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 40 years of industry experience, including roles at Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998 and ownership of Retirement Solutions of Colorado LLC since 2006. Outside of advisory work, he brokers group health insurance and sells various insurance products including fixed life, fixed annuities, health, group benefits, and long-term care insurance. 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 U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under adviser and promoter arrangements.

Marilyn Anstey is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 39 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group that utilizes affiliated funds.

William Crampton is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Glendale, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 21 years of industry experience. His career includes multiple periods at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa dating back to 2004, along with roles at Advised Assets Group, LLC and GWFS Equities, Inc. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with employer retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Michael Dicroce is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Denver, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at various Charles Schwab entities from 2015 to 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a private label supplement company, Wild Warrior Nutrition LLC, and operates a basketball camp called WR Basketball Academy. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, equity research, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

David Nader is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Denver, CO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Labatt Food Service and the European Space Policy Institute. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and focuses on tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Schaad is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Englewood, Colorado, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also operates Schaad Consulting, a corporate consulting service focused on business planning and analysis. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory model.

William Buehler is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Key Investment Services LLC for 15 years. Outside of his advisory work, he is a small minority investor in Balance Beer Company, a brewpub and brewery in Golden, Colorado. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plans through a broad network of financial professionals. The firm utilizes a multi-provider platform model and offers various wrap fee programs with custodial and trade execution services supported by KeyCorp affiliates.

Richard Soat is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor affiliated with Independent Financial Partners. He has 13 years of experience, having worked at BDO USA, PC from 2013 to 2026 before his current unemployment status. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model, allowing advisors to set their own investment strategies while also providing centralized asset management options and notable retirement-plan and pension consulting services.

Devin Moore is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Broomfield, CO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, Devin worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co., and has additional experience at Hilltop Securities and the University of Colorado Boulder. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Marvin Davies IV is a CFP® professional at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with experience in the financial industry since 2022. Prior to his current role, he held positions at MAI Capital, Stratos Wealth Partners, and Envisage Wealth. He worked at The Ohio State University and in the Orange City School District before entering the advisory field. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis along with specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Emily Arnold is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She currently works with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Denver, CO, and has prior experience at firms including Madison Avenue Securities, Buck Wealth Strategies, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Greydon Turner is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Martin-Darley Independent Brokers, Principal Securities, and Principal Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on alumni boards for Beta Upsilon and Pi Kappa Alpha, focusing on health and safety and membership engagement respectively. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Eric Sirjord is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Denver, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Optimity, Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, and Thrivent Financial. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified portfolios with multi-factor tilts, using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, supported by extensive educational content and integrated service lines.

Thayer Hyland is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2006 and currently works at their Glendale, CO office. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers separate planning services and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized strategies within a vertically integrated structure.

Matthew Benz is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Mather Group, LLC, Doyle Wealth Management, Inc., BancWest Investment Services, and Bank of the West. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and specialized consulting with an investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation, active and passive management, and quantitative and fundamental research.

Jared Mabey is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Partners since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in entrepreneurial activities through ownership of Grok Capital LLC and Grok Wealth, which provide financial planning and marketing services. Independent Financial Partners is a nationwide advisory firm managing over $12.5 billion in assets and supporting a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers decentralized investment strategies alongside centralized asset management options and is noted for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.