Cynthia Byrd

David Dahl is a CFP® and ChFC® with 27 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Dahl Financial Services, Inc., Dahl Insurance Services, Inc., and Sebrite Corporation since 1982, and has worked with American General Securities Incorporated since 1997. In addition to his financial advisory roles, he is involved with Dahl's Auto Reconstruction Co Inc, a business he has been connected to since 1973. Dahl Financial Services, Inc. provides investment supervisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors who are not high-net-worth, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis in its investment decisions, including active strategies such as options and market timing, and is noted for its vertical integration with affiliated entities offering insurance, counseling, and educational programs.

Nathan Haas is a financial advisor at Haas Trade Advisors LLC holding a Series 65 designation. Based in Davis Junction, IL, he provides financial planning and consulting with a focus on long-term, strategic investment guidance. Haas Trade Advisors delivers written financial plans covering asset allocation, retirement, tax, estate, cash flow, and education planning primarily through virtual meetings. The firm emphasizes holistic, goal-based planning without managing client assets or accepting trading discretion.

Adam Olson is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Sterling, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at VOYA Financial Advisors and running Olson Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., where he also works as an insurance agent specializing in life, health, fixed annuities, and long-term care insurance. Outside of finance, he is the owner of Kustom Kovers, Inc., a drapery and window treatment business managed by his wife. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to advisory programs through firm-managed portfolios, wrap programs, and third-party arrangements. The firm combines individualized planning with discretionary or non-discretionary management and uses tools such as separately managed accounts and automated rebalancing, while operating as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA broker-dealer.

Louis Eastman is a financial advisor with BFC Planning, Inc. in Dixon, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at BFC Planning since 2013 and has been with Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. since 2003. Eastman is also involved in life insurance sales through Community State Bank in Dixon. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, banks, and trusts through a network of approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and access to various advisory platforms, offering both wrap and non-wrap programs with fee structures that vary by representative.

Carl Mook is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone since 2014 and has longstanding roles with AIG American General Life Insurance Company and his own Carl Mook Financial Group dating back to 1981. He also teaches a class at Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm emphasizes a platform approach, supporting a large advisor network with turnkey asset management services and offering a range of discretionary investment strategies.

Ashley Jackson is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Central Bank of Illinois since 2011 and concurrently serves as a Client Relationship Officer there. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households, offering a variety of financial planning and asset management solutions supported by an in-house research team.