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Stoy Hall is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Black Mammoth LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Centric Advisors, Majors and Mondragon, MWA Financial Services, and Modern Woodmen Of America. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of the board for the nonprofit Starts Right Here Movement and owns consulting firms LNC Financial and Legacy Fiduciary Services, Inc. Black Mammoth LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers business advisory services including CFO consulting and investment banking support, typically managing assets through firm-developed model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers where appropriate.

Kyle Thompson is the sole advisor at Leetown Advisors, an independent firm based in Ankeny, IA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at Waddell and Reed, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life. Outside of financial advising, he is involved with KT Constrictors, a non-investment-related business. Leetown Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering investment management, financial planning, business consulting, and retirement plan management for employer plan sponsors. The firm primarily uses passive, asset-class-based portfolios with index funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and provides institutional retirement plan services and paraplanning support to other advisers.

Samuel O'Brien is a financial advisor with Capital View Wealth Management, LLC in Des Moines, IA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. O'Brien has been with Capital View Wealth Management since its founding in 2003. Capital View Wealth Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides personalized portfolio management and advisory consulting, focusing on exchange-traded equities and other investments clients bring to the relationship, using fundamental analysis, long-term purchase strategies, and selective option-writing.

Matthew Ford is a CFP® and CFA® with three years of industry experience, currently serving at BlackOak Advisors LLC. Prior to his current role, he worked at Freemark Partners Management LP and Bregal Investments, Inc. He is also the founder and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Klima Capital Advisors LP, an investment firm specializing in regulated carbon markets. BlackOak Advisors LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation and long-term diversified portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, U.S. Treasuries, and investment-grade bonds, with the option to incorporate alternative investments and third-party managers.

John Flynn is a financial advisor at Prospective Value Partners LLC in Des Moines, IA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Prospective Value Partners since 2015. Prospective Value Partners provides discretionary asset management and portfolio supervision to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and some institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented investment approach focused on long-only positions in publicly traded businesses, managing approximately $76 million across 36 client accounts.

Joel Fortney is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Koios Private Family Offices, LLC in Des Moines, IA, with over 20 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Principal Global Investors and was previously CEO of Stategy Capital, LP. Outside of advisory work, he is co-owner of Ultra Skin Science, LLC, a company engaged in the distribution of beauty products. Koios Private Family Offices, LLC provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to a limited number of high-net-worth and business clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis to build diversified portfolios aimed at managing risk and reducing volatility.