DeeDee Baze, CFP®, EA Managing Parter, Lead Planner, Enrolled Agent. DeeDee taught middle school math in the public schools for fifteen years before entering the financial services industry in 2007. Her family is her number one focus in life, closely followed by her love of numbers and people. She opened her own firm in 2020 so she could focus on helping others transition into retirement. She experienced all the emotions of retirement when her husband retired in 2015 from a 30-year career. It was intense. But her experience allowed her to truly understand the fears pre-retirees have. In 2025 she merged with a larger consulting company and is the managing partner of the wealth management department. In addition to spending time with her family, she loves the outdoors, her dog, as well as a good romance novel once in a while.

Tyler Boling is a financial advisor at Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked previously at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. and Finlit Wealth LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Boling serves as a volunteer firefighter in Allenspark, CO. Gateway Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, typically allocating assets among low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs supplemented by individual securities and independent managers.

Nathan Wilson is a financial advisor at Compass Financial Management LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Guidespring Wealth Strategies LLC and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is the content host of Independence Money Show, LLC, a subscription-based educational service. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and participant education. The firm manages approximately $894 million and employs a range of investment approaches including individual equities, fixed income, and model portfolios.

Conner Burt is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience working at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Citizens Bank, Inc. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor that serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm offers multiple wrap programs and integrates with KeyCorp affiliates to provide a range of portfolio management and advisory services.

Richard Wood is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Robinhood Financial. 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 services are delivered through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Maria Wood is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at firms including Robinhood Financial, LLC and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports more than 400 independent adviser representatives and offers a range of portfolio management solutions along with retirement plan consulting and fiduciary services.

Derek Vinge is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Estes Park, Colorado, holding a Series 63 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise from 2014 to 2016 before joining Edward Jones in 2016. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Maryann Martin is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Estes Park, Colorado, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Primerica Advisors and its affiliated firms since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she writes chemistry educational modules for high school and college students. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and selectively managed accounts under a tiered wrap-fee structure. The firm curates third-party asset managers and delegates trading responsibilities to BNY Mellon Advisors, maintaining oversight of model selection and implementation.

Mark Purdy is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Estes Park, Colorado, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at NTI for six years. Outside of his advisory role, Purdy is the owner of Estes Park Venture Group, a consulting business focused on helping start-ups develop sales processes, and serves as Board Chairman of Estes Park Western Heritage, Inc., a nonprofit that supports the Rooftop Rodeo. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Frank Castro is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS Financial Services since 2007. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory services, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and distribution of mutual funds and alternative products. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, using proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client solutions.

Trevor Jones is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently advising at OSAIC. His prior roles include positions at Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., as well as experience at Georgia Pacific. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base including retail and institutional investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients. The firm uses a model-based investment process with portfolio optimization tools and offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services through an extensive multi-advisor platform.