Lauren A Duffy

Donald Breuker is a financial advisor with Royal Fund Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Royal Fund Management since 2015 and has operated as a licensed independent insurance agent under Breuker Financial Strategies since 2005. Additionally, he has longstanding involvement in property management through Breuker Management Services, Inc. Royal Fund Management serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and participant account management. The firm employs a range of investment strategies based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers specialized services such as access to select non-traded REITs and an options-writing overlay.

Kirt Carstens is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with CreativeOne Securities, formerly Client One Securities, since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Carstens is chairman of the CFG Charity ProAm, a golf charity organization, and volunteers as a 7th and 8th-grade basketball coach for Okoboji Community Schools. CreativeOne Securities is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities through a network of 127 advisors. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan fiduciary services, utilizing fundamental and cyclical security analysis, model asset allocations, and access to third-party managers.

Timothy Nobles Jr. is a financial advisor at IPI Wealth Management, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with IPI Wealth Management and its affiliated firm Investment Planners, Inc. since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products through a separate brokerage activity. IPI Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable and corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party manager programs, utilizing a proprietary, risk-based investment platform and an outsourced-agent operational model.

Walter Wittrock Jr. is a financial advisor at Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has prior experience at Trek Financial and his own firm, WITTROCK FINANCIAL, Inc., where he serves as president. Outside of advisory work, he is vice president of Great Lakes Fish Growers and works part-time as a solicitor for Legacy Lock, LLC, providing subscription-based estate planning software. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional advisers, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios and provides web-based asset management and practice platforms to independent advisers.

Brian Sohn is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera Planning Partners. His prior experience includes roles at Avantax Investment Services, ProEquities, and Avantax Planning Partners. Outside of financial advising, he is a partner at Erpelding, Voigt & Co., a CPA firm, and owns an e-commerce business, NetZone, LLC. He also volunteers as a bookkeeper for the Indian Athletic Booster Club, Inc. and provides occasional speaking engagements on financial planning topics. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees with services that include investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm integrates tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning services, and employs a diversified investment approach using mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Michael Schlitter is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and also serves as a certified public accountant at Erpelding Voigt & Co., LLP, where he manages staff accountants and provides tax preparation and advisory services. Schlitter is the treasurer of the Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club, overseeing financial records and tax filings for the nonprofit. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance and integrates tax, bookkeeping, payroll, and estate-planning services through third-party partnerships.