Susan Jean Cassidy

Lee Turek is an investment advisor at First Midwest Investments with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with First Midwest Investments since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in introducing bank loan participants in a non-investment capacity. First Midwest Investments provides investment advisory services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals, including 401(k) consulting, participant education, and portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $11 million in non-discretionary assets and emphasizes pension consulting and direct participant services alongside fundamental analysis across various asset classes.

Timothy Tuinstra is a financial advisor at Calder Financial Group with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Securities America Advisors and Securities America, Inc. Outside of advising, he provides tax planning and tax return preparation as an IRS Enrolled Agent and also assists his son with a residential and small commercial painting business. Calder Financial Group advises individual and institutional clients, including retirement plans, foundations, and endowments, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a model portfolio approach with tactical rebalancing and provides pension consulting and third-party administration services.

Brian Russell is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. based in Winona, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Avantax Planning Partners since 2006 and previously with ProEquities, Inc. Russell also serves as president and CPA of Russell & Associates, LLC, a public accounting and consulting firm. Additionally, he holds trustee and conservator roles in private family trusts. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and related planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, leveraging collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs a model-based investment approach overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee and offers tax-intelligent overlays and discretionary portfolio management through centralized trading and reporting.

Melissa Mansfield is a financial advisor with Focus Financial and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 12 years of industry experience and has been with both Focus Financial and OSAIC since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she works as an insurance agent, assisting clients with policy applications and offers. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

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.

Jordan Zimmerman is a financial advisor at OSAIC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously with Ameriprise Financial Services and Securities America Advisors. His background also includes roles outside the financial sector, including a position with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers and multiple advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers, using firm-provided tools such as asset-allocation models and automated rebalancing to construct diversified portfolios.