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Ryan Mccallum is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Alpena, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2018 and also holds a position as an agent with AGIA, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Cameron Bernicki is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise, he worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Bernicki is also involved in coaching local hockey teams, including the Alpena High School Junior Varsity Hockey Team and Alpena 45ers. LPL Enterprise provides advisory services through a large network of investment adviser representatives to a diverse client base, offering financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, and third-party asset management programs. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Andrew Kowalski is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with Edward Jones, where he has worked since 2017. He has eight years of industry experience, including three years at MidMichigan Health prior to joining Edward Jones. Outside of his financial advisory role, Kowalski serves as a volunteer vice president on the board of Northern Lights Arena and is a Learn to Skate instructor with the Alpena Hockey Association. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with over $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,000 financial advisors.

Emma Strong is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank, Cypress Capital Family Office & Wealth Management, and SI Capital. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Philip Straley is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long tenures at 1st Global Advisors, Inc. and 1st Global Capital Corp., as well as experience at Avantax Advisory Services. He is also involved in tax preparation and accounting through Straley, Lamp & Kraenzlein, P.C. in Alpena, MI. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan participants, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and combines advisory operations with non-advisory product offerings such as insurance and lending services.

Marc Ferguson is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Alpena, MI, holding the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, Ferguson serves as president of MAGEC Properties LLC, a company managing buy-and-hold investment properties. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.