Mark Benjamin Konrardy

John Anderson is a financial advisor at Investments By Design, Inc with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Anderson has led Investments By Design since 2012. Investments By Design provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and some corporate or business entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, utilizing various strategies including long- and short-term trading, short sales, margin, and options writing, alongside traditional asset allocations.

Mark Stevens is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently the principal of Vestera Wealth LLC, an independent firm established in 2025. His prior experience includes roles at HTLF, ATCapital Management, and American Trust. Vestera Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations, with a focus on high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using ETFs, individual securities, mutual funds, structured products, and alternative investments, combining multiple analytical methods and ongoing oversight of independent managers.

David Swisher is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently advising clients at Benchmark Capital Group Ltd. since 2009. He also engages in tax preparation and consulting through Academy Advisors Ltd. and serves as a trustee on his spouse’s living trust and irrevocable life insurance trust. Benchmark Capital Group Ltd. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis and offers both long- and short-term approaches tailored to client objectives.

Richard Hahn is a financial advisor at Benchmark Capital Group Ltd. in Galena, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Benchmark Capital Group Ltd. since 2012. Benchmark Capital Group Ltd. serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and employer retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $174 million and employs a varied investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, supporting both long- and short-term strategies tailored to client needs.

Ricky Winslow is a financial advisor at StackStone Wealth, LLC with over 32 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license and has previously worked for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Winslow manages RLW, LLC, a consulting business focused on operations and management. StackStone Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and third-party manager selection services to institutions, retirement plans, trusts, and individuals. The firm combines active and passive investment strategies with diversified asset allocation and tactical approaches, managing approximately $1.49 billion across several thousand accounts.

Aiden Dunne is a financial advisor at Stackstone Wealth, LLC in Dubuque, IA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Stackstone Wealth, he worked at Ameriprise and GreatAmerica Financial Services. Stackstone Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and manager selection services to institutions, retirement plans, trusts, and individual clients. The firm combines active and passive management with tactical asset allocation and uses independent managers and alternatives where appropriate.