Independent financial advisors working with technology professionals in Provo, UT

Trent Colledge is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Sunset Retirement Advisors LLC. His prior roles include positions at Orion Portfolio Solutions, Elevated Retirement Group, and Arista Wealth Management. He is also an adjunct lecturer at Grand Canyon University and teaches CFP® curriculum part-time at the University of Virginia. Sunset Retirement Advisors LLC is a fee-only investment advisory firm specializing in employer-sponsored retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional accounts. The firm provides retirement plan consulting and management, including investment policy development, participant education, and vendor searches, often utilizing outside managers and model portfolios.

Keve Bybee is a financial advisor at Hurley Investments, LLC in Provo, UT, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Hurley Investments since 2016 and is also associated with The Helping Unity LLC. Hurley Investments provides fee-based portfolio management primarily to individual clients, as well as small businesses and nonprofit entities, using a discretionary approach that includes equities, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, stock options, and private placements. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and is notable for its routine use of collar option strategies and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Darren Walker is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Provo, UT, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Merrill Financial Associates before joining Cambridge in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is also commissioned as a notary. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of independent professionals, with a variety of portfolio management and model-based solutions tailored to client needs.

Bruce Chugg is the principal advisor at Chugg Wealth Strategies, LLC, based in Provo, Utah. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm, he operated as a sole proprietor and worked at Tessera Capital Partners, LLC. Chugg Wealth Strategies provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts. The firm manages portfolios on a client-directed basis using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, maintaining mostly non-discretionary accounts to keep transaction authority with clients.

John Gehrke is a financial advisor at B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and MassMutual Life Insurance. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors provides investment advisory and supplemental financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.38 billion on a discretionary basis and primarily delivers ongoing services through co-managed arrangements with AE Wealth Management and referrals to third-party money managers.

Wanqiu Wu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2022, Wanqiu worked at Citibank N.A. from 2017 to 2022 and at Bloomingdales from 2015 to 2017. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Arron Thompson is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2019. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked at Alliance Rx Walgreens Prime and served in the US Army. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies and access to separately managed accounts. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Zack Gutches is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at True Riches Financial Planning in Denver, CO. His prior roles include positions at Brighton Jones and Deloitte & Touche LLP. In addition to his advisory work, he provides consulting on financial well-being and company benefits through LearnLux and offers tax preparation services to his firm’s clients. True Riches Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm provides tailored financial plans and portfolios that incorporate both passive and active strategies, including socially responsible options, and offers tax preparation as an affiliated accounting service.

Dave's experience in investment management and financial planning uniquely position him to serve as his client's independent trusted advisor - a personal chief financial officer that can discreetly navigate the tides affecting your financial life. ​ Professional highlights include portfolio management on Union Bank municipal investment team which earned recognition as the best in the industry by Barron's in 2008 and 2009; lead investment management responsibility at a $300M financial planning firm; and working with amazing entrepreneurs, executives, and families. ​ David's education includes a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, a Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation, and a U.C. Berkeley bachelor's degree where he conducted a study on evidenced based investment management with Haas Professor of Investments David Distad. ​ David launched PFM to continue building upon his vision of complete personal financial management: discreet and unwavering focus on how expert financial management can help a client achieve her goals. From setting and achieving goals, to preparing you for all of life's contingencies and investing for your future - David helps his client's understand what they should be doing, and then helps them get it done.

Sawyer Sams is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a member of the Smith Conkin Dixon Wealth Management Group. In this role, he and his team focus on building personalized wealth strategies for over 500 families across more than 40 states. He utilizes a comprehensive planning approach that leverages Merrill's investment and planning resources along with Bank of America's banking and lending capabilities. Prior to joining Merrill, Sawyer worked at a wealth and investment management firm in Charlotte, NC, where he was involved in leading the firm's investment committee, asset allocation strategy, and trading activities. His expertise includes family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. He holds professional designations including Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Sawyer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Furman University. He is a member of the CFA Society of East Tennessee and contributes to the Milligan University CFA Research Team. He is also involved in community activities as a member of First Christian Church in Johnson City, TN, where he resides.

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Edwina Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and was employed at Teradata Corp for eleven years. Martin also serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning, a non-investment related business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services.

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

David Hart is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 15 years of industry experience. Hart previously worked with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group and LifePro Asset Management. He is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education to the public. Martin Wealth Management offers investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by co-advising and directing accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on client onboarding, documentation, and ongoing review of third-party manager accounts rather than direct asset management.

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advisory services. She currently works at Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously held positions at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella is based in Boston, MA. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and financial planning, operating both as a registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.