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Branden Vernon is a financial advisor at Steward Financial Services, LLC in Salt Lake City, UT, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Steward Financial Services since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Vernon is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance product sales. Steward Financial Services serves individuals, trusts, charities, business entities, and pension plans with fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a mix of tactical allocation and passive strategies across a broad range of instruments and offers an active pension consulting practice that includes benchmarking, monitoring third-party providers, and participant education under the Pension Protection Act.

Jaron Poulson is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of JHP Planning, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Salt Lake City, UT. His prior experience includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and MML Investor Services. Poulson is also a licensed insurance agent conducting fixed insurance sales under his firm’s name. JHP Planning, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm customizes investment policy statements and employs a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis through the AssetMark platform.

Chad Butler is a financial advisor at Harvest Lane Investment Partners, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Global Retirement Partners, Transamerica Capital, Voya Investment Management, John Hancock, and Fidelity Investments. In addition to his advisory role, he is a commissioned Notary Public. Harvest Lane Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, ranging from individuals and families to institutions and charitable organizations. The firm employs a contrarian, valuation-focused investment philosophy emphasizing risk management and capital preservation, utilizing a broad range of public and private instruments supported by AI-driven analytics subject to human review.

Jessica Lanning is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, serving as the principal and sole advisor at Lanning Financial Inc. since 2006. In addition to her advisory role, she is president of a mortgage brokerage business and holds a life insurance license, through which she brokers life insurance and annuities when appropriate for clients. Lanning Financial Inc. primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and advisory services rather than direct portfolio management. The firm selects and monitors third-party money managers, emphasizing client education and recorded meeting content, and uses flat fees for financial planning engagements.

Michael Mysker is the sole advisor at Safe Bay Retirement Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has led Safe Bay Retirement Advisors since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales. Safe Bay Retirement Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as some corporations and business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning covering retirement, tax, college, estate, and business-continuity topics. The firm manages approximately $12 million in assets and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, including active short-term trading and options strategies.

Christopher Cheney is a CFP® and ChFC® with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Twin Peaks Wealth Management LLC since 2013 and also has work experience with Alterra Mountain Company. Twin Peaks Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and implementation services. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation framework with a tactical overlay and uses a variety of investment vehicles and outsourced trading and model services to meet client objectives.