Riley Hale is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Tech Wealth, LLC in Lehi, Utah. Prior to founding Tech Wealth in 2021, he held positions at Amicus Financial Advisors, Zions Wealth Management, and Canopy Tax, among others. Outside of advising, he has been involved in community activities including work with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and coaching at BYU Soccer Camp. Tech Wealth advises individuals and families—particularly employees of technology companies, some high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses—offering investment and equity management with a focus on tax-aware strategies and employer equity compensation. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory approach using diversified, low-cost index funds and integrates financial planning considerations into its investment process, along with public educational outreach through videos, podcasts, seminars, and client courses.

Joseph Toronto is a financial advisor at Affiliated Investment Advisors, Inc. in Draper, Utah, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Affiliated Investment Advisors since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the general manager of the American Towers Owners Association, a nonprofit condominium management organization in Salt Lake City. Affiliated Investment Advisors, Inc. is an independent, fee-only firm providing discretionary portfolio management primarily to trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a top-down investment approach focused on macroeconomic and interest-rate analysis to guide asset allocation across various liquid, investment-grade securities, maintaining a boutique scale with institutional-style account management.

Trevor Phibbs is the sole advisor at Phibbs Financial, an independent firm based in Draper, Utah. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to founding Phibbs Financial Services LLC in 2022, he worked at several firms including Arrowhead Retirement, AE Wealth Management, and Hornor Townsend & Kent. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Phibbs Insurance Services LLC, focusing on life insurance and annuity sales. Phibbs Financial provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and estate-planning support to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers educational seminars and uses model portfolios from the Altruist Model Marketplace to tailor investment programs implemented on a discretionary basis with ongoing due diligence and account monitoring.

Samuel Brasher is a financial advisor at Galleon Wealth Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Equitable Advisors, LLC and Helu Capital. He is also a partner in The Vector Account LLC, a private real estate development company. Galleon Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-only investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored participant-directed retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines modern portfolio theory with passive and active strategies, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and emphasizes pension consulting and ERISA fiduciary services.

Eugene Drossart is a financial advisor at Premier Choice Wealth Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked in various roles including insurance sales and real estate brokerage. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in multiple real estate and venture-related businesses. Premier Choice Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and entities, offering educational seminars and facilitating relationships with third-party money managers. The firm uses a combined fundamental and technical analysis approach to create customized investment strategies with quarterly reviews.

Sloane Ortel is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Ethical Capital Investment Collaborative. Prior to this role, Ortel worked at Citywire LLC, River Orion LLC, and the CFA Institute. Outside of advisory work, Ortel co-hosts the Free Money Podcast, co-founded a carbon removal project developer, and serves on the board of a sustainability consulting firm. Ethical Capital Investment Collaborative manages discretionary portfolios for individuals, small businesses, and other advisers, using a plant-based exclusionary screening process combined with fundamental and situational analysis. The firm offers portfolio management, performance reporting, educational workshops, and outsourced advisory services, and supports institutional clients through sub-advisory and model portfolio development.

Carson Simpson is a financial advisor at C.S Wealth LLC in Lehi, UT, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Dusty's Electric, Inc. and Simpson Brothers LLC, as well as six years at Carey Public Schools. C.S Wealth provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, business consulting, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $1.17 million across 35 client relationships, using a long-term investment approach focused on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities as needed, and offers specialized retirement plan advisory services including ERISA-related support.

Todd Niemann is a CFA® charterholder and principal advisor at Niemann Investments LLC with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Varo Bank, SMBC Manubank, and Green Dot Bank, and provides consulting services in financial forecasting and strategic business recommendations on a project basis. Since December 2024, he has also served as Treasurer at Varo Bank, focusing on financial forecasting and risk analysis. Niemann Investments LLC is a single-advisor independent firm managing approximately $5.6 million primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term investment approach and utilizes strategies such as margin borrowing and derivatives, offering performance-based fee arrangements to eligible clients.

Joshua Crawley is a financial advisor at Affinity Wealth Resources, LLC in Salt Lake City, UT, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Terragon LLC and Lithium Auto Elixirs, where he is involved in marketing, product development, and sales. He is also the owner of Affinity Capital Resources, a collection and recovery services business. Affinity Wealth Resources advises individual investors, corporations, trusts, and estates, providing non-discretionary portfolio advisory services and customized investment plans. The firm uses a modern portfolio theory approach focused on fundamental analysis and offers clients guidance on asset allocation, rebalancing, and tax-aware management without discretionary trading authority.

Calvin Hunter is the sole advisor at Hunter Capital Management Inc. in Alpine, Utah, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hunter Capital Management since its founding in 1999. Hunter Capital Management provides investment supervisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, and certain small business retirement plans and entities. The firm employs a value-oriented, buy-and-hold investment philosophy using fundamental and technical analysis, focusing on low-cost, no-load funds and tailored client portfolios managed primarily on a discretionary basis.

Tylan Fletcher is the principal and sole advisor at Fletcher Capital Management in Lehi, Utah, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with his current firm since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Fletcher is an independent insurance agent licensed to sell health, life, disability, and property and casualty insurance, and he is also a licensed real estate agent. Fletcher Capital Management is an independent firm managing approximately $50.9 million for about 197 clients. The firm provides asset management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans, employing a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally digital assets.

Karina Corbett is a financial advisor at Emotionally Invested with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Her background includes roles in education and nonprofit settings, such as at Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Emotionally Invested provides financial planning and advisory services primarily to individuals and couples, focusing on financial psychology and improving money communication in relationships. The firm offers one-on-one counseling, group sessions, and workshops, with clients responsible for executing trades.

Seth Swindle is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Strive Investment Management, LLC since 2016. Prior to founding Strive, he worked at Certiport, Inc. for seven years. In addition to his advisory role, he occasionally sells life insurance to clients as an independent insurance agent. Strive Investment Management provides comprehensive financial planning and ongoing portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, using both active and passive strategies to build diversified, tax-aware portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Hi! I’m Jen, fellow human and creator of Money Illustrated. I'm so grateful you're here! My journey into financial planning began while I was working as a self-employed artist & graphic designer; learning to manage my own finances and variable freelance income is what sparked my interest in understanding money better. This quickly became more than a side hobby, and eventually resulted in my making a career change to pursue an undergraduate degree in financial planning. I later went on to complete a graduate degree in Financial Planning & Analytics. In addition, I obtained the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation, am an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®), and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®). As a free-spirited, artsy feminist working in the financial planning industry over the years, I never quite fit into the old-school, male-dominated industry (very much in need of diversity and new perspectives). Eventually, I decided I needed to create the space I was searching for. I started Money Illustrated with the hope that I could bring my two worlds of art and financial planning together in order to create something different—an inclusive, progressive, and innovative approach that's both creative and human-centered. My goal is to always act in clients' best interest, while guiding toward financial success and educating on the intricacies of their financial situations. Overall, I want to help others feel empowered to live their dream lives. No matter what your financial background looks like, I’m here to offer a judgment-free approach that meets you where you are. Financial planning is a tool to help you build a life that feels like your own, focusing on your values, supporting your relationships, and prioritizing what truly matters most to you. Outside of personal finance, I love to hike in the nearby Rockies, tend to my plants, practice yoga, and paint. I live near Salt Lake City, Utah, with my wonderful partner, an exuberant dog, and two cuddly old cats.

Cody Lewis is a financial advisor at Proactive Wealth Management, Inc. in Draper, UT, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 65. Prior to founding his current firm, he worked at ARS Investment Advisors, Allegis Investment Advisors, and Retirement Wealth Advisors. He also operates an affiliated insurance agency licensed to sell life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Proactive Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm uses a long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach with diversified portfolios primarily composed of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, providing both financial planning and ongoing portfolio management.

John Thomas is a financial advisor at Fortis Wealth Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Fortis Wealth Management since 2017, with prior experience at CG Advisory Services and Foxstone Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a company that rents outdoor equipment and has indirect ownership interests in renewable energy businesses. Fortis Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm focuses on ETF-based model portfolios with an emphasis on asset allocation and fundamental analysis, offering ERISA services such as participant education and serving as a 3(38) discretionary investment manager for qualified plans.

Michelle Snow is a financial advisor with Pyxis Capital Inc. in Lehi, UT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. She has held positions at NorthStar Wealth Management, Advisory Alpha, LLC, Fort Advisors, Inc., Sowell Management Services, AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC, and Arbor Mutual. Outside of advisory work, she is the owner and president of NorthStar Wealth Management Inc., which provides wealth management and insurance services. Pyxis Capital, Inc. offers investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm typically recommends third-party discretionary managers to handle portfolio management while monitoring accounts and tailoring advice to client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Brian Clegg is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with one year of experience as a financial advisor at Optimal Investment Performance, LLC. He has worked at Avantor since 2016 as a Biopharma Relationship Manager. Optimal Investment Performance, LLC provides investment consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth investors, offering one-time fixed-fee engagements and ad-hoc consultations without managing client assets. The firm focuses on long-term, passive investment strategies using low-cost index funds and ETFs, emphasizing tax efficiency and client education.

Marcus Blanchard is a financial advisor at Focal Point Financial Planning, LLC in Pleasant Grove, UT, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at DFPG Investments, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Veritude. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in prospecting for estate and tax planning clients through an Estate Planning Team focused on marketing Deferred Sales Trusts. Focal Point Financial Planning, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement and pension plans, and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of active and passive strategies and employs various analytical approaches to align investments with client risk tolerance and objectives, offering ongoing monitoring, annual reviews, and discretionary trading authority.

Joseph Larsen is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He operates his own firm, Joseph M. Larsen, C.P.A., P.C., where he has provided accounting and tax services since 1993. The firm primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. Joseph M. Larsen, C.P.A., P.C. focuses on investment, retirement, tax, college, and debt/credit planning, using a documented Investment Policy Statement to align client goals with tax considerations and risk tolerance. The firm employs a long-term, modern portfolio theory approach with periodic reviews and provides portfolio services mainly centered on mutual funds, operating largely on a non-discretionary basis.