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Eugene Szaj is a financial advisor at Disciplined Financial Services, Inc. in New Berlin, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Disciplined Financial Services since 2015. Disciplined Financial Services, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, account manager selection, performance evaluation, and financial and retirement consulting, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods in its investment approach.

Matthew Buehler is a financial advisor at Erenda Capital with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Glarus Capital, Ankura Consulting, and operating his own law practice, Buehler Law. Erenda Capital Management is a solo-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach with concentrated portfolios and offers financial planning without additional charge.

David Sims is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with SIMS Capital Management LLC since 2003. SIMS Capital Management LLC is a small advisory firm managing approximately $56 million across about 16 client relationships. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management for individual investors and manages the publicly traded Eagle Capital Growth Fund, Inc., employing a blend of value and growth stock selection with a specialization in closed-end funds.

Brian Clarke is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Clarke Financial Counsel, LLC, an independent, fee-only financial planning firm based in Whitefish Bay, WI, where he has worked since 2023. Clarke also serves as an Investment Adviser Representative of Financial Strategies, Incorporated, providing advisory services separate from those at his own firm. Clarke Financial Counsel offers comprehensive written financial plans to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on cash flow, retirement, tax and estate planning, business planning, insurance review, and investment analysis. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and passive investment principles in its recommendations, while clients maintain asset custody and implement investments independently.

Erik Kroll is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising, currently operating Hilltop Financial Advisors in Milwaukee, WI. He has also worked as a paraplanner for other financial advisors in an independent contractor capacity since 2017. Hilltop Financial Advisors serves individual clients by providing investment management and a range of financial planning services, including comprehensive plans, ongoing planning relationships, and specialized consultations. The firm primarily employs passive, asset-allocation portfolios using index funds and ETFs, with discretionary management and occasional active management supplements.

Mark Crawford is the principal of Crawford Asset Management, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Glendale, WI. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience, including 20 years managing his own firm since 2006. Crawford Asset Management, LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with macroeconomic indicators and both quantitative and qualitative research to tailor portfolios that emphasize ETFs and individual equities, maintaining a long-term investment approach with an equities-heavy allocation.