Michelle Baker is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2018 and previously spent two years with Jefferson County Public Schools. In addition to her advisory role, she operates as an independent consultant. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving 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 tolerance.

Simon Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc and TIAA. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services 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 integrates its advisory services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Thomas Cousins IV is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. He previously worked for Citibank, N.A. and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director on the board of the Mile High Duck Club, a recreational hunting club in Colorado. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and various institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Partner-led Team model supported by a centralized Investment Department and provides diversified, multi-asset allocation strategies along with specialized services for unique client needs.

John Lo is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Personal Capital, Seattle Fish Company, and Whole Foods Market. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, with services delivered through proprietary and third-party methodologies.

Tristan Pohren is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. based in Denver, CO. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Mercer since 2021. Prior to joining Mercer, he held positions at Members 1st Credit Union, Landus, FIRST NATIONAL BANK, and worked at Iowa State University. 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, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes globally diversified portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor strategies, along with a range of implementation options and planning services.

Michael Hefty is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation since 2015 and at Empower Advisory Group since 2023. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services through proprietary and third-party methodologies that focus on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Ian Freemire is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Windsor Capital Management, LLC and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. 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 planning, and estate coordination.

Jacqueline Beauprez is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at D.A. Davidson since 2017, following prior roles at Raymond James & Associates. Beauprez also serves as a director of her family’s contracting and excavation business in Denver. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services from retirement plan advisory to comprehensive financial planning and operates under fiduciary standards with a distinctive focus on municipal advisory and underwriting activities.

Joseph Koehler is a CFP® and Series 66 registered advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. and has held prior roles at firms including Apex Group, Ultimus Leverpoint, and SS&C Technologies. Outside of advisory work, he was involved with Garden For Freedom LLC from 2016 to 2020. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, and investment companies. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary and external investment strategies managed through committees and relationship managers, offering customized portfolios, model portfolios, and managed account programs.

Darwin Dekruif is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and holds long-term roles at Kestra Investment Services, Partners Securities, and DK Advisors Group. Dekruif also serves as president of Dickinson, De Kruif & Hess, P.C., a CPA firm, and is a board member of nonprofit organizations including Roundup Fellowship, Inc. and JESUS ON COLFAX. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and maintains extensive third-party relationships to support a diverse range of investment solutions.

Marc Friedman is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Princeton Fund Advisors and Investment Security Group. He serves on the Investment Committee of the Puksta Foundation, a Colorado-based nonprofit that provides college scholarships. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a range of asset types and strategies.

Sasha Walters is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower in 2019, she worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of her advisory role, Walters owns and serves as executive designer of Designed Life Co., providing design consultation for interior and exterior organization projects. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail clients. The firm delivers integrated services through Empower’s platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within curated plan lineups.

Timothy Wintemute is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in Aurora, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, and GWFS Equities. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice programs and investment education services. Their approach incorporates proprietary portfolio construction and oversight from Morningstar Investment Management, focusing on asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning strategies.

Jefferson Puckette is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at BlackRock Investments LLC and Class VI Family Office, LLC. Outside of advising, he co-owns JH Hut Holdings LLC, which provides bookkeeping and operational services for rental units. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm leverages its large institutional scale and unique market roles to provide a broad range of advisory and execution services.

Christopher Farr is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Rockefeller Financial and Rockefeller Capital Management since 2021, following nearly a decade at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers integrated services through affiliated trust and insurance entities, with a distinctive ownership structure and a platform that combines wealth, trust, and insurance capabilities.

Daniel Brascetta is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Lord and Richards, AE Wealth Management, SHJ Wealth Advisors, Pathway Advisors Group, and Charles Schwab. Outside of financial advising, he owns and operates Vantage Fitness, LLC, a personal training business based in Aurora, CO. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, utilizing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Seth Brunsvold is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Empower Advisory Group and previously worked at Charles Schwab and Edward Jones. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Courtney Nix is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, Courtney worked at Empower Retirement and has a background that includes experience at Whiting-Turner and the University of Colorado, Boulder. 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 emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates through point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Tony Parkin is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Denver, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and DeVoe & Company. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Paula Porras Gonzalez is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at TIAA-CREF from 2018 to 2025 before joining Empower in 2026. 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, offering integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.