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Zhuohua Huang is a CFA charterholder and principal of Mulberry Investors LLC with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Indiana University Kelley School of Business since 2022 and previously spent five years with the Indiana Public Retirement System. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of Huang Associates LLC, a consulting and e-commerce business. Mulberry Investors LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily focused on U.S. and Greater China equities for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, concentrated strategy with a particular emphasis on Greater China markets, managing a small number of accounts through recommended custodians that facilitate trading in Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Ryan Skaggs is a financial advisor at The Shield Finance in Bloomington, IN, holding a Series 65 credential. He provides financial education, coaching, and investment advisory services with a focus on first responders and their families. The Shield Finance offers fee-only financial education and planning services tailored to public safety professionals, delivering primarily non-discretionary investment management alongside financial coaching and educational seminars. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and modern portfolio principles while offering flexible planning engagements based on career life stage and project scope.

Zachary Rader is a financial advisor at Beacon Financial Planning in Bloomington, IN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Financial Planning since 2025. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Target, Inc. as a specialty sales consultant and has experience teaching at Global Vision Christian School in South Korea. Beacon Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and customized investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach with fundamental and cyclical analysis and offers a hybrid advisory model combining fixed-fee and hourly planning with asset-based management.

Ronald Deinlein Jr. is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Bloomington, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2009. Raymond James & Associates provides financial planning and investment consulting through its Wealth Advisory Services Program to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable entities, and state and municipal government clients. The firm offers tailored financial plans and investment recommendations, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships, and maintains public-finance and municipal capabilities alongside its retail advisory services.

Christopher Meador is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Raymond James since 2019, following roles at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and Tmfs Advisors, Llc. Raymond James & Associates offers financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable entities, and government clients. The firm provides tailored financial plans and investment recommendations, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Max Varness is a financial advisor at Laughlin Financial LLC in Bloomington, IN, holding a Series 65 designation with less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Laughlin Financial, he was a full-time student and has worked in various roles outside finance, including power washing and lawn care. Laughlin Financial LLC provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual clients and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in managing portfolios and is notable for its affiliation with an accounting practice that offers tax-related planning and fiduciary retirement plan services.