Daniel Ballister is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Financial Designs, Inc., where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MetLife Securities Inc. Ballister also maintains a licensed insurance agent position covering various lines, including life, health, and fixed annuities. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, charitable, corporate, and retirement plan clients through discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and modular financial planning. The firm’s investment approach incorporates asset-class model allocations informed by third-party research and offers a range of strategies from passive ETFs to tactically managed portfolios, including Biblical Responsible Investing options.

Richard Dambola is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Designs, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Creative Financial Designs and CFD Investments since 2014 and has managed his own firm, Richard D'Ambola & Associates, LLC, since 1999. In addition to his advisory roles, he is an insurance agent offering fixed annuities, disability, health, life, and long-term care insurance. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consulting services. The firm uses asset-class model portfolios with various risk objectives and provides features such as Biblically Responsible Investing strategies and multiple billing options.