Shelly Howard is a financial advisor at Stifel with 32 years of industry experience. She has held her current position at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Charles Ranich is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes 16 years at Metlife Securities Inc. and over 25 years in an academic role at Purdue University Calumet. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, utilizing technology-driven tools to support client goal analysis and recommendations.

Alex Ferreira is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at MWA Financial Services Inc and Modern Woodmen of America. Ferreira is based in Valparaiso, Indiana. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual financial planning engagements and various specialized planning programs.

Sarah Lane is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise and holds the Series 66 designation. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Symmetry Financial Group. Outside of advising, she is a business owner of Excel Nutrition and serves as a fitness coach at F45 Valparaiso. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and access to various advisory programs, combining advisory services with brokerage and insurance products through an integrated platform.

Emily Agresta is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and has prior experience spanning several firms including C2P Capital Advisor Group, Prosperity Capital Advisors, and Innovation Partners LLC. Agresta also has a background in academia, having worked at Purdue University Northwest. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored non-discretionary planning and consulting, employing risk profiling and analytical tools to support client goals, and is notable for its municipal advisor affiliation and specialized SIMPLE IRA Employer Advisory & Consulting Services program.

Renee Kremm is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding a ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. She has 25 years of industry experience, including prior roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, Windward Financial, and New York Life Insurance Company. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning, advisory services, and access to a range of brokerage and insurance products through its integrated platform.

Daniel Perez is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Perez serves as a Park Board Member for the Town of Griffith and is Vice President of the Highland Griffith Chamber of Commerce. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including a broad range of households and organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a large nationwide network of advisors and offers diverse investment strategies and affiliated capabilities.

Christopher Albanese is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Merrillville, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS and Fifth Third Securities and Bank. Albanese has no notable outside business activities listed. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base, primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and employs multi-asset model portfolios and a centralized operational structure.

Garrett Nosal is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Munster, IN, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked for seven years at Kindred Healthcare. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides tailored retirement income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Edgar Bassick is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JP Morgan Securities and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of the Schererville Parks and Recreation Board. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm uses research and analytics to evaluate investment options, offering both brokerage and advisory solutions across a broad platform.

Mark Price is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Hobart, Indiana, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executive director of Illiana Search & Rescue Teams, a nonprofit supporting first response agencies, and holds positions on multiple local school advisory boards. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients nationwide, with over $1 trillion in assets under management and a broad network of advisors and branch offices. The firm offers a variety of advisory and investment solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary managed strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Brandon Pogue is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at PFS Investments Inc. and Primerica Financial Services since 2017. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with Gourmet Coffee Tea & Beyond I, Inc. Primerica Advisors serves primarily individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm manages a wrap-fee asset management program that relies on model-delivery strategies created by unaffiliated asset managers and offers a range of investment approaches supported by BNY Mellon Advisors and Pershing.

Daniel Lagestee is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Fisher Investments, where he has worked since 2017. He has eight years of industry experience, including prior roles at Northwestern Mutual and Walt's Food Centers. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, providing discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm uses a centralized Investment Policy Committee and a combination of quantitative and qualitative strategies to build diversified portfolios, offering sub-advisory and retirement plan services along with specialized risk management techniques.

Lisa Marek is a financial advisor at Cetera with 34 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cetera since 2014. Marek also volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, providing support to children in juvenile court proceedings. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and retirement services and operates a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and third-party investment strategies.

Michael Kosteskie is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Valparaiso, IN, holding a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2007. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a broad range of investment strategies through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 advisors.

Jason Gena is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Munster, IN, where he has worked for 10 years. He serves as the chairperson of the board of education at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, a Lutheran school focused on student development through faith and knowledge. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive, goal-based financial planning on a one-time or ongoing basis without portfolio management or discretionary trading authority.

Brandi Restle is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012, also working at JPMorgan Chase Bank since 2006. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Kenneth Youga is a financial advisor with Ameriprise who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm provides written recommendation reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies, using a combination of research, modeling, and algorithmic automation to support its advisory process.

James Mulkey is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Munster, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 1983. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Gabriela Minotti is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services and the City of Chicago. Outside of her advisory work, she is president of a legal services corporation providing estate planning. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing various asset-allocation tools and third-party solutions to manage portfolios across multiple investment types.