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Julie Osladil is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Kiel, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Packerland Brokerage Services since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she works as an independent insurance agent, selling long-term care, disability, health, and life insurance. Packerland Brokerage Services serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory program access through various fee-based and brokerage platforms. The firm combines individualized financial planning with discretionary and non-discretionary account management and supports multiple investment strategies and third-party manager oversight.

James Gresens is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Kiel, WI, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Packerland Brokerage Services since 2004. Outside of his financial advisory role, he serves as the treasurer for the Lakeshore Estates East Pond Owner Association, a non-compensated position involving financial record-keeping and dues collection. Packerland Brokerage Services serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory programs through firm-managed portfolios, wrap programs, and third-party co-advisory arrangements. The firm combines individualized financial planning with discretionary or non-discretionary account management and routinely monitors third-party managers, providing both brokerage and advisory services through dual SEC and FINRA registration.

Mark Brown is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Packerland Brokerage Services and National Mutual Benefit. In addition to his advisory work, he has served as an independent insurance agent offering life insurance, long-term care insurance, and fixed indexed annuities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as select retail clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns, rebalancing, and savings rates through point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Samantha Fitzgerald is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Wipfli Financial Advisor, LLC and Hewins Financial Advisors, LLC. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various specialized portfolio management techniques.

Bradley Ruh is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in New Holstein, WI. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2010 and operates under the DBA Action Financial Strategies, LLC, where he is a partner. Outside of his advisory work, Ruh serves as a volunteer board member for St. Mark Ministries, providing general guidance to the local church. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and corporate and charitable clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services such as financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, with an emphasis on tailoring recommendations to client and plan sponsor objectives.

Krista Halbach is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in New Holstein, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2015 and operates under the DBA name of Action Financial Strategies, LLC for servicing insurance and financial product clients. Eagle Strategies serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.