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Thomas Hallberg is the principal advisor at Wealth Transitions, an independent firm based in Forest Lake, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including 25 years at Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Outside of his advisory work, Hallberg is engaged in life and spiritual coaching and public speaking. Wealth Transitions provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm also conducts public seminars on topics such as estate transfer, tax reduction, and preparing heirs, using client-specific strategies that incorporate fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Monte Carlo simulations.

Thomas Koehn is a financial advisor at Ascent Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Questar Capital Corporation. Koehn is also involved with American Senior Benefits, where he dedicates significant time to insurance product sales. Ascent Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and specialized Delaware Statutory Trust consulting to a range of clients including individuals and business entities. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach combining modern portfolio theory with quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis, and it includes an explicit focus on DST/1031 exchange consulting.

Brian Senske is a financial advisor at Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at All Star Financial Inc. for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, Senske provides CFO and management consulting services to small- and mid-size companies through his sole proprietorship, 3T Advisory Services LLC. Guardian Wealth Advisors offers investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a systematic investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, options, and equities, combining fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios.

Paul Underdahl is a financial advisor with Focus Financial who holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years before joining Focus Financial Network, Inc. and OSAIC in 2017. Outside of advising, he serves as a trustee of the James & Mary Underdahl Trust. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion across a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services tailored to individual investor profiles.

Matthew Cosgriff is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Apella Wealth and has previously worked at Creative Planning, LLC, SageView Advisory Group, LLC, and KDV Wealth Management, LLC. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach with a range of strategies and integrates various third-party technologies to implement and monitor client solutions.

Mark Federation is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Osceola, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with 26 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Madison Avenue Securities, Secure Investment Management, J.D. Mellberg Financial, and Harbour Investments. Additionally, he is involved in insurance and fixed index annuity sales through Asset Marketing Systems, LLC. Packerland Brokerage Services serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a variety of investment models and third-party managers on the Hilltop/Hilltop-cleared Envestnet platform.