Chad Mcdonnell is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently working at Corient in Denver, CO. His prior experience includes roles at Segall Bryant & Hamill, ALPS Distributors, Inc., and Denver Investment Advisors, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and utilizes risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Devonee Quinn is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2022, and previously held roles at WIPFLI Financial Advisors, LotusGroup Advisors, and Lee Financial Corp. Outside of financial advising, she works as an independent consultant in wine sales through Wine Retriever, LLC. Creative Planning is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $217 billion in assets, serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies along with affiliated non-investment businesses such as legal and trust services.

Steven Lindeman is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Denver, CO. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience, having previously worked sixteen years in the oil and gas sector with Ovintiv Oil & Gas. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

David Findlow is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Partners since 2021 and previously spent 13 years with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with notable expertise in retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Klint Armitstead is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including New York Life Insurance Company and Colorado Retirement Association. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing and selective private market exposure, managing over $295 billion in client assets.

Myra Lawson is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Charles Schwab and Keybank, among other firms. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations across various asset classes. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and delivers advice through standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools, with clients retaining final trading decisions.

Vito Desimone is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Greenwood Village, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 14 years of industry experience. He has been with GWFS Equities, INC since 2012. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates through a point-in-time financial planning approach.

Rebeca Melendez is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2000, with a brief tenure at Transamerica Retirement Advisors. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, including customized portfolios and model-based strategies.

Brandon Akers is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory and previously held positions at T. Rowe Price Investment Services and Confluence Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he manages several rental properties with his wife. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and generally does not exercise discretionary trading authority.

Thomas Burrell is a CFP® professional at Schwab Wealth Advisory with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab and its affiliated entities since 2016. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm uses standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools to recommend investments, conducting at least annual account reviews while clients retain final trading decisions.

Cary Chapman is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Denver, CO. He has been with CIBC Private Wealth Management since 2005. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors delivers investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm utilizes a structured investment process involving an internal team and committees to offer customized portfolios, combining proprietary and external strategies, and manages significant assets with fewer advisors compared to typical peers.

Justin Richards is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Lone Tree, Colorado, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab and its affiliated advisory entities since 2011. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not directly charge clients fees, differentiating its advisory approach from many enterprise wealth managers.

Stuart Henderson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including GWFS Equities, Inc, Packerland Brokerage Services, United Advisors Corporation, and Alliance America Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of directors for a dog training club affiliated with the Wisconsin Amateur Field Trial Club. 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 emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Matthew Vibert is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Empower Advisory Group and has previously worked at Personal Capital and Janus Management Holdings Corp. 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. The firm integrates its services with affiliated Empower entities’ recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates in its planning approach.

Jordan Dechtman is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Inc., Dechtman Wealth Management, LLC, and Securities America Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner of Dtown Fitness, LLC, a fitness business based in Centennial, CO. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a manager selection approach with both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm’s services include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, supported by proprietary research and a variety of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

John Everett is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 22 years of industry experience, including eight years at Charles Schwab and Schwab Wealth Advisory, and five years with Janus Management Holdings Corp and Janus Distributors LLC. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm utilizes Schwab’s standard asset allocation models and research tools to deliver investment recommendations, while clients retain final trading decisions.

Eric Labay is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory. He has been with Charles Schwab and its affiliated entities since 1999. Labay also serves in the US Army Reserves, holding the rank of retired captain in the 88th Readiness Division. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s proprietary asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Charles Schwab, focusing on client-directed investment decisions rather than discretionary management.

Alexandra Schmidt is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Denver, CO, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Northstar Investment Advisors and has held roles at Fine Expectations, LLC and Hair Ventures, LLC earlier in her career. Beacon Pointe Advisors serves individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients by providing wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions. 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.

Colleen Harvey is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. She has been with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2018, following prior roles at Colorado Capital Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2018. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team, relationship managers, and governance committees to create customized portfolios using proprietary and external strategies, with notable assets under management per advisor and specialized services for investment companies.

Matthew Collins is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Charles Schwab in various capacities since 2018. Prior to his financial career, he worked at Red Lobster for five years. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, focusing on annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations. The firm operates within the Schwab ecosystem using standard asset allocation models and research tools, with advisors recommending investments while clients retain final trading decisions.