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Erica Momany is a financial advisor at Koehler Financial Services, Inc. in Stevensville, Michigan, with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has been with Koehler Financial Services since 1995. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a Girl Scout leader for the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana and coaches for Beachbody, a fitness and nutrition company. Koehler Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management, asset-allocation advice, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $36.35 million in client assets using a combination of investment methods and offers model portfolios ranging from ultra-conservative to total-return allocations.

Stephen Peterson is a financial advisor at Personal Financial Advice & Insights, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at his current firm since 2016. Prior to that, he was involved in product design and consumer insights for two years. Personal Financial Advice & Insights, LLC offers fixed-fee financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth households through a modular approach covering areas such as retirement planning, income tax strategy, elder care management, and small-business 401(k) plan analysis. The firm emphasizes client education and implementation support without managing client assets or using percentage-based fees.

Rakesh Mehta is the principal of Mehta Money, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in South Bend, Indiana. He holds the CFP® designation and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Mehta Money in 2018, he worked at First Heartland Consultants, Inc. and First Heartland Capital, Inc. Mehta also serves as president and insurance agent of Mehta Wealth Strategies, Inc., a related insurance and fixed annuities business. Mehta Money, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, as well as trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and manages relationships with third-party managers using a tailored approach based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Victoria Holt is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at True Blue Financial, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC and as an independent insurance agent. She is also involved in tax preparation through True Blue Tax, LLC, a business affiliated with her firm. True Blue Financial is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through a four-advisor team, utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party model portfolios, and maintains an affiliated in-house tax preparation service and licensed insurance agency.

William Vail is a financial advisor at Integrity Wealth Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Integrity Wealth Advisors since 2022, alongside a concurrent role at Securities America beginning in 2019. Prior to his financial services career, he was employed at Millers Alehouse for 13 years. Integrity Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment approach with a long-term horizon, utilizing ETF-based allocations and third-party sub-advisors such as SEI Investments Management Corporation.

Marlin Schmidt is a CFP® professional with 50 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Creative Financial Planning Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2018. Prior to that, he spent over 17 years at Questar Capital Corporation and 13 years at Questar Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, Schmidt teaches jogging and fitness classes at Indiana University South Bend, donating his salary to the university foundation. Creative Financial Planning Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to medium- to high-net-worth individuals and family groups, as well as trusts, IRAs, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and third-party research to build individualized portfolios and offers a range of financial planning services including retirement, tax, and estate planning.