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Kelsey Swing is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. and holds a Series 65 designation. She has six years of industry experience and also serves as a partner and accountant at Gilbert, Metzger & Madigan, LLP, a CPA firm where she has worked since 2002. Additionally, Swing is a board member and treasurer for two nonprofit organizations, Eastern Dominican Christian Mission and Sexual Assault Counseling & Information Service. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, often through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using model-based style allocation strategies, retirement plan management, and tax-intelligent overlays, managing client accounts on a discretionary basis with centralized trading and reporting.

Brandi Ames is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, she has experience in the fitness industry with Integrated Fitness, Inc DBA Curves. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation framework to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Ryan Mefford is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at First Mid Wealth Management and First Mid Bank and Trust since 2021 and previously spent five years at Pilson Auto Center. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and public entities. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary advisory services supported by comprehensive financial planning and investment consulting.

Alexander Dick is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Raymond James, he held various roles at First Mid Bank & Trust and First Mid Wealth Management. He also worked in education for 14 years at Stewardson-Strasburg CUSD #5A. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and institutional entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, emphasizing tailored recommendations and a significant advisory role without discretionary management.

James Argoudelis is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Based in Champaign, IL, Argoudelis has spent over six years in his current role at Ameriprise. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement who meet specific asset criteria. The firm provides written Recommendation Reports addressing income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies, combining research and modeling with a centralized consulting team to support clients’ retirement planning.

Victor Matigian is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2015 and is based in Mattoon, IL. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including retail households, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of investment strategies and affiliated services through a nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.