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Joshua Tschirgi is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2019. He previously worked at Somerset Securities, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent and manages True Path Capital Strategies, a marketing DBA. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Jan Schalkwijk is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at JPS Global Investments, LLC since 2007 and was previously with Orion Capital Management LLC from 2014 to 2016. JPS Global Investments provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other advisers. The firm employs thematic, ESG-oriented equity strategies alongside diversified multi-asset portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management and serving as a sub-advisor in wrap-fee programs.

Jantz Hoffman is a financial advisor at CSLA Financial Inc with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Fosterus since 2022. Outside of advising, Hoffman serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Certified Student Loan Advisor Board of Standards and is a board member for Fosterus, a nonprofit supporting student loan repayment assistance programs. CSLA Financial Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored programs, and retirement plans. The firm employs proprietary asset-allocation models and offers services including discretionary portfolio management, education planning, and student loan repayment assistance.

Ryan Hart is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Hart Investment Management, LLC, with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Coquest Advisors from 2015 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Hart serves as Treasurer for a local homeowners association in Camas, Washington. Hart Investment Management, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation using ETFs and common stocks, combining fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to guide investment decisions.

Lyle Remington is the sole advisor at Oregon Financial Products & Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Portland, OR. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a licensed life and health insurance agent and an income tax preparer under the same business name. Oregon Financial Products & Services provides portfolio management for individual clients using designated Charles Schwab accounts, with an emphasis on diversification and trend-based sector timing. The firm serves approximately 75 clients and manages about $14.2 million in assets, offering annual performance reports and ongoing client access.

Karsten Jeske is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Short Put Yield with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Mellon Capital Management for ten years and has been involved with the Early Retirement Now Blog since 2016. Jeske also holds an academic role at the University of California, Berkeley. Short Put Yield is a boutique registered investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individual investors. The firm focuses on options trading strategies within separately managed accounts, combining portfolio management with retirement and tax planning services.