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John Lauer is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of JWL & Associates, Inc. and also operates Hot Springs Financial Services, a financial planning business. JWL & Associates provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and personalized financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite approach using passive index and exchange-traded funds combined with active funds and selected individual securities, and it typically serves a small client roster with frequent, personalized account reviews.

Chad Amerson is a financial advisor at New Horizon Asset Management in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Capital Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent. New Horizon Asset Management is an independent firm offering portfolio management, retirement and estate planning, and insurance-related advice to individuals, institutions, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of long- and short-term investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, with discretionary trading authority and regular account reviews.

David Rodriguez is a CFP® certificant and the sole advisor at Minas Financial Planning with six years of industry experience. He has served as a finance professor at Henderson State University since 2014. Outside of financial advising, he founded and manages ROC Realty, a real estate brokerage based in Chicago. Minas Financial Planning provides project-based and ongoing financial planning services, third-party manager selection and oversight, and directly held real estate analyses to a diverse client base including pooled vehicles, institutions, and individuals. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using low-cost index funds and ETFs while also incorporating fundamental and technical analyses in its reviews.

David Adams is a financial advisor with Hot Springs Asset Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Hot Springs Asset Management since 2007 and also operates an affiliated accounting practice as a Certified Public Accountant. Hot Springs Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach using a core-and-satellite framework with a combination of passive and active investments and operates on a fee-only basis.

Scott Stratton is the sole advisor at Good Life Wealth Management LLC in Hot Springs, AR, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations and has led his independent firm since 2014. Outside of financial advising, Stratton is a freelance musician and a freelance author and speaker. Good Life Wealth Management provides financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a Core + Satellite investment approach focused on tax efficiency and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Steven Irwin is a financial advisor with Foresight Investment Advisors, LLC in Hot Springs, Arkansas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Foresight since 2010. Outside of advising, he is involved in several business activities including insurance sales through The Irwin Agency, Inc. and Arkansas Retirement and Wealth, LLC, as well as managing an aircraft rental company and an oil production entity. Foresight Investment Advisors, LLC serves primarily as a signal provider to other registered investment advisers, developing conservative investment strategies focused on clients approaching or in retirement. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment signals without taking custody or discretion of client accounts.