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Austin Beebe is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 65 designation and over six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital, UBS, and DV Trading. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage clients, delivering services through integrated platforms that emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Brady Griffin is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at PFS Investments Inc., Robinson Ruhnke, PC, and Rush CPA & Associates. He owns Griffin CPA LLC, a separate accounting business based in Audubon, Iowa. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm utilizes model-delivery strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers and supports accounts through Pershing custody and BNY Mellon Advisors as an overlay manager.

Thomas Gross is a financial advisor with Ameriprise who holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameriprise in 2022, he worked at FBL Marketing Services and Farm Bureau. He serves as President on the Board of Directors for the Walnut Education Foundation. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, notable for its specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Thad Nelson is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Vox Media and Treynor Community School District. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Kayla Jacobs is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Harlan, Iowa, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 1999 and is simultaneously involved with Shelby County Health Foundation and local banks in Harlan. Jacobs is also a co-owner of an LLC, KKCJ, based in Gretna, Nebraska. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a broad range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Dillan Hamilton is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameriprise in 2022, he worked at Securities America Advisors and Signator Investors. Outside of advisory work, he manages Hamilton Family Farms, overseeing agricultural operations in Avoca, Iowa. Ameriprise Financial Services is a diversified advisory firm serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides tailored retirement planning advice focused on reliable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.