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Kacy Bass is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has been with Clarity Asset Management, Inc. since 2015. Clarity Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a proprietary due-diligence process to build diversified portfolios with a long-term focus, while also offering regular portfolio reviews and educational seminars to clients and the public.

Nevin Conlon is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has worked exclusively at Clarity Asset Management, Inc. since 2016. Clarity Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and an internal due-diligence process to build diversified portfolios with a long-term focus, offers discretionary portfolio management, and conducts educational seminars open to clients and the public.

Jeffrey Gibbons is a financial advisor with RIA Advisory Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Visionpoint Advisory Group, LPL Financial, and Piper Sandler & Co. He serves on the Iowa State University Athletics Letterwinners Board, which promotes the athletic alumni of the university. RIA Advisory Group provides investment supervisory services and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis within a combination of long-term and short-term trading strategies while maintaining formal relationships with accounting and legal professionals.

Jeremy Fernandez is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services in Ames, IA, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal Advised Services in 2023, he held roles at Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc since 2019, as well as positions in education and consulting. Outside of his advisory work, he and his spouse serve as caregivers for an adult with special needs through Easterseals Iowa. Principal Advised Services primarily provides investment advice and related services to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, utilizing both third-party and proprietary models to deliver non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest. The firm leverages its affiliation with the Principal Financial Group family to offer access to proprietary products and integrated services, supported by governance and supervision structures to manage conflicts of interest.

Michelle Blenderman is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Nations Financial Group, Inc. since 2007. Nations Financial Group, Inc. provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, employing proprietary model portfolios alongside outside managers to tailor strategies based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Jeffrey Johnson is a financial advisor with Calton & Associates, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Calton & Associates since 2019 and previously spent 16 years with Capital Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Johnson serves as a Division 1 college football official in the MAC and Big Ten Conferences. Calton & Associates serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other retail clients by offering portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management options through various program structures and combines retail broker-dealer and insurance operations alongside advisory services.