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Brett Douglas is the sole advisor at Douglas Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in East Peoria, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. Brett has managed Douglas Capital Management since 2007 and has also been involved with Douglas Fund Management LLC since 2013. Douglas Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm uses a quantitative, model-driven investment process incorporating statistical factor models and AI-enabled tools for stock selection, asset allocation, and market timing.

Omar Yunus is a financial advisor at Fountaindale, LLC based in Peoria, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Fountaindale since 2023. Prior to this, he worked at Wrp, Turbulence, and Bosna Bank International. Fountaindale, LLC provides portfolio management and investment advice under a wrap-fee program to individuals, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm operates primarily through an online platform that uses algorithm-based questionnaires to deliver customized investment solutions, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory approach focused on diversified, long-term strategies.

Gregory Johnston is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Johnston Investment Counsel, Ltd., an independent firm based in Peoria, IL, since 1997. Johnston Investment Counsel provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary wealth and portfolio management, and retirement-plan and institutional consulting for individuals, trusts, endowments, qualified plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm operates on a fee-only, fiduciary basis and combines model and customized portfolios utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and derivatives, including options for downside risk management.

Collin Reatherford is a financial advisor at Reatherford Wealth Management LLC in Peoria, IL, holding a ChFC® designation with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services, LLC, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition to his advisory work, he provides life, disability, and long-term care insurance services. Reatherford Wealth Management offers asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and business entities. The firm emphasizes diversified, long-term asset allocation and provides ERISA consulting and advisory support for corporate retirement plans, including access to alternative investments and third-party portfolio management.

James Wolf is the principal of Wolf Financial Advisors LLC in Pekin, Illinois. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 65 license and has 25 years of industry experience, including 18 years with his current firm. In addition to providing financial advisory services, he is a Certified Public Accountant who also delivers income tax preparation and accounting services, primarily during the tax season. Wolf Financial Advisors LLC offers financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and certain retirement plans. The firm utilizes a passive, index-based investment approach with diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs and integrates tax and accounting services alongside its advisory practice.

Hi, my name is Rockie Zeigler III. I’m a lifelong Central Illinoisan. I grew up in Normal, then moved to Peoria in the summer of 2000 and I’ve been here ever since. I graduated from Bradley University in 2003 and I also completed studies at the College For Financial Planning. I have an amazing family. A beautiful, patient, and fun-loving wife. Four kids, Astrid (14), Murphy (12), Clarke (10) and Crosby (10). Alright, what else? I love Notre Dame football, basketball and golf. I’m also one of the foremost experts on 90's music in the Midwest. I’ve been featured in media outlets such as CNBC, US News & World Report, The Huffington Post, The Peoria Journal Star, WYZZ Fox 43 Peoria and WMBD TV. I'm also a contributor to the new financial blog MoneyGeek. I’m a CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™) Professional. Roughly 70% of 'financial advisors' ARE NOT certified in financial planning. Think about that for a second. I'm also an Enrolled Agent with the IRS. Yes, that IRS. It's the highest credential the IRS awards. I'm a member of The XY Planning Network (obviously, right?). We don't have minimum asset requirements, we don't accept commissions, we don't have pushy sales tactics and we're all sworn fiduciaries. Here's some more street cred: Professional licenses/designations: FINRA Series 63 (obtained in 2004) FINRA Series 66 (obtained in 2007) CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Board of Standards Certificate (obtained in 2016) IRS Enrolled Agent Certificate (obtained in 2021)