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Robert Freshour is a financial advisor at Markowski Investments with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wealth Quest Planning and Wedgewood Partners, Inc. He has been with Freshour Financial since 2021. Markowski Investments provides personal financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, fiduciaries, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-asset strategic allocation approach that combines technical, fundamental, and chart analysis with cyclical and tactical adjustments, focusing on buy-and-hold strategies complemented by periodic portfolio reviews.

Ian Timimmermann is a financial advisor at Midwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bradford National Bank and Knights of Columbus. Midwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm supports a large retail client base through both discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts and integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach.

Matthew Schroeder is a financial advisor with Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, Schroeder serves on the boards of the Holy Childhood School and the Mascoutah Chamber of Commerce, where he is involved in community events and scholarship committees. Stifel Independent Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and public entities, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a collaborative planning process using proprietary market models to tailor asset allocation and provides a range of services from fee-based financial planning to discretionary portfolio management.

Zachary Thurston is a financial advisor with Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Independent Advisors since 2016 and also works with Stifel Financial since 2026. Outside of his advisory work, Thurston is an assistant high school football coach and an athletic department gameday worker for Mascoutah High School. Stifel Independent Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and municipal entities, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a collaborative planning process supported by proprietary market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to tailor asset allocation recommendations.

Suzanne Markus is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., where she has been since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Old North State Investment, The Mike Brown Financial Group, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is a marketing partner for Monat, a hair care product company. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and nonprofit organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies with oversight from its Investment Strategy Committee.

Logan Isaak is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has two years of industry experience and has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2025. Prior to this, he has worked with Nylife Securities LLC, The Timmermann Group, and The Maschhoffs. He operates under the DBA name The Timmermann Group to service insurance and financial product clients. Eagle Strategies LLC provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions and uses third-party managers and model portfolios, operating as an indirect subsidiary of New York Life.