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Steven Jorgenson is the sole advisor at Fifth Point Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 9 years of industry experience. He is founder and principal of Starbridge Venture Capital LLC, focusing on venture capital investments in cutting-edge technology and commercial space startups. Jorgenson also serves as Portfolio Manager for Woodridge Capital LP, a private fund, and holds trustee and board roles including Treasurer for the French Creek Lutheran Church Foundation and Director for Heartland Mutual Insurance. Fifth Point Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals and separately managed accounts, and acts as investment adviser and sponsor to a private pooled investment vehicle. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, utilizing both long- and short-term trading strategies under written discretionary authority.

Bradley Fritz is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he serves as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and works as a bartender at local bars and grills. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates rather than short-term forecasts.

Jared Ingenthron is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Whitehall, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of Sugar Creek Bible Camp, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive written financial planning without implementation or discretionary trading authority, and allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option.

Daniel Gardner is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He works closely with clients to manage retirement income and address retirement needs, offering a comprehensive approach to wealth management. Daniel begins by understanding each client's financial situation and priorities to develop personalized strategies that can adapt to changing market conditions and client needs. His expertise includes college education planning, family wealth management strategies, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, special needs planning strategies, and women and wealth. Daniel provides access to the investment insights of Merrill and the banking and lending solutions of Bank of America to support various aspects of clients' financial lives. He holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Daniel earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin System. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys music, reading, and spending time with his family.

Susan Cassidy is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2011. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Bryan Staff is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Whitehall, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2005. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers goal-based, holistic analyses across various planning topics but does not provide portfolio management for institutional clients.