Douglas Eugene Shepler

Luke Friskney is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Arena Wealth Management LLC with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AMI Investment Management and work related to Noble Hawk Golf Links. He studied at Purdue University and has experience in both educational and other organizational environments. Arena Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis, utilizing both passive and active investment vehicles along with Outside Managers and Separately Managed Accounts.

Ryan Fisher is a financial advisor with DentVest LLC in Fort Wayne, IN. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license, with eight years of industry experience. Prior to founding DentVest, he worked at White Coat Wealth Management and Old National Wealth Management. Fisher also serves as a part-time CFO for a dental practice. DentVest is a small, state-registered independent advisory firm serving individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily passive, model-driven investment approach using third-party models and technology platforms, complemented by comprehensive financial planning services.

Dennis Houlihan is the sole advisor at Houlihan Asset Management LLC in Fort Wayne, IN, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 designations with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Houlihan Asset Management since 1998. Houlihan Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses by providing investment supervisory and portfolio management services alongside financial planning consultations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to tailor recommendations to clients’ goals and risk profiles, often operating with discretionary trading authority.

Antony Stureman is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Krouse Stureman & Associates, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN, and has held advisory and ownership roles with Krouse Kern Wealth Management, Inc. since 2004. He is also owner and agent of KK Risk Management, LLC, a licensed insurance agency. Krouse Stureman & Associates provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs an investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, typically utilizing passively managed, institutional-class mutual funds.

Steven Gilbert is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Gilbert Wealth, an independent firm he has led since 2021. Prior to founding Gilbert Wealth, he worked at CX Institutional, CPM Group, and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Gilbert Wealth offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment strategy focuses on passive management using index funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, with options for direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting integrated into ongoing financial planning.

Martin Bassett is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has led Bassett and Associates Retirement Planning Services, Inc. since 2014 and currently operates Bassett Financial Advisors in Fort Wayne, IN. Bassett Financial Advisors provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy primarily using exchange-traded products, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis through third-party model marketplaces and custodial platforms, with financial planning as a key input to investment decisions.