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Scott Pederson is a financial advisor with Harmony Wealth Management LLC in Crown Point, Indiana. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience, including 22 years at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank before founding his current firm in 2019. Harmony Wealth Management is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, tax-exempt entities, and government clients. The firm emphasizes quantitative portfolio optimization and efficient-frontier analysis in its investment process and offers a distinctive service mix that includes predominantly non-discretionary asset management and educational client workshops.

Joseph Harowski is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been associated with United Planners Financial Services of America since 2004. Harowski currently operates as the sole advisor at Smart Choice Financial Planning, Inc. in St. John, Indiana. Smart Choice Financial Planning offers financial planning, retirement and estate consultations, and portfolio monitoring to individuals, families, and small businesses without account minimums. The firm employs a primarily passive, low-cost investment approach with documented investment policy statements and provides services on a project or fixed-fee basis without charging based on assets under management.

Michael Mullen is a financial advisor with Pinnacle Financial Group LLC in Valparaiso, IN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill Lynch, MassMutual Life Insurance, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains an independent insurance practice. Pinnacle Financial Group provides investment advice primarily to individual clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consultation services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis and Monte Carlo planning techniques and serves mostly non-high-net-worth clients.

Douglas Santefort is the owner and president of Santefort Investment Group, LLC, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Madison Avenue Securities, Inc. from 2007 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of the Elim Christian Services Foundation. Santefort Investment Group advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary asset management, retirement-plan consulting as a 3(21) fiduciary, public educational seminars, and sells fixed insurance products, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis with support from third-party managers and platforms.

Kally Tsangaris is a financial advisor at RCS Financial Advisors, Ltd with 27 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has led RCS Financial Advisors since 1993. Prior to founding the firm, she has a background in banking and private banking. RCS Financial Advisors, Ltd provides discretionary asset management services to individuals, custodial accounts, corporations, IRAs, and trusts. The firm uses a fundamental analysis-based investment process and employs both long- and short-term strategies across various asset classes, maintaining a hands-on operational approach with centralized oversight of related-person trading.

Xuan Wang is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He currently serves as the sole advisor at EN+ Wealth, having previously worked at William Blair and ProManage LLC. EN+ Wealth operates a web-based financial advisory platform focused on underserved communities, particularly young and emerging families and Chinese and Asian individuals in the U.S. The firm combines AI-driven personalized recommendations with human oversight, offering a range of investment and financial planning services through a membership-tiered model.