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Angela Tille is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. She has worked exclusively at Portfolio Design Services, LLC since 2019 and previously was involved with the Tille Family business for 13 years. Portfolio Design Services, LLC advises individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, financial planning, and retirement-plan design services. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios and uses a range of investment instruments tailored to client risk tolerance, operating primarily under a fee-only fiduciary model.

Bradley Olson is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 18 years of experience, currently with Portfolio Design Services, LLC in River Falls, WI. He has been with the firm since 2007. Portfolio Design Services, LLC advises individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, financial planning, and retirement-plan design services. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizes diversified portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers a full range of ERISA roles in its retirement practice.

Tonya Swinnea is a financial advisor at Portfolio Design Services, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Portfolio Design Services since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates Desert Flower Creations, a jewelry design and manufacturing business she started in 1997. Portfolio Design Services, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, financial planning, and retirement-plan design services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary and emphasizes ongoing advisory relationships supported by diversified, model-based portfolios and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Paul Kluskowski is a financial advisor at T/R Financial Management Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Lotus Investment Management, LLC from 2006 to 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he is the managing member of Cobalt Tax Services, LLC, a tax preparation and consultation business. T/R Financial Management Group provides personalized, discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to individual clients and trusts. The firm employs a blend of proprietary technical, cyclical, and fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios, operating as a fee-only adviser that does not sell commission products.

Michael Pepin is a financial advisor with CX Institutional, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securities America Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and First Allied Advisory Services. He volunteers as an adult community education instructor teaching financial topics and serves on the board of a local nonprofit addressing homelessness and hunger. CX Institutional serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process across various asset classes, integrating financial planning and utilizing third-party technology, with offerings that include specialized strategy portfolios and both wrap and non-wrap program structures.

George Schopper is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 53 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Momentum Independent Network since 2010. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients. The firm offers investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing a platform model with third-party managers and integration with Hilltop affiliates for municipal bond strategies and cash management features.