Gene Witt is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Optimized Capital LLC. He has previously worked at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Cetera Investment Advisers LLC. In addition to his advisory work, Witt maintains a licensed insurance practice selling health, property, and casualty insurance. Optimized Capital LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm specializes in customized model portfolios focused on asset allocation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management services.

Justin Mccurdy is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 license. He has worked at Bridge Financial Planning, LLC since 2022 and previously spent four years with HighTower Securities, LLC and HighTower Advisors LLC. His background also includes roles at the ND Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership and Riverbend Cancer Services. Bridge Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as charitable organizations, corporations, and employer plan sponsors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, developing tailored investment policies and utilizing independent sub-advisers and AI tools in its processes.

John Lauer is a Certified Financial Planner® with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Lauer Wealth Management since 2017 and also serves at IFAM Capital. Based in Valparaiso, IN, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Lauer Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and small businesses, managing approximately $160.9 million across nearly 400 client relationships. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and customized asset allocation, offering comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and business consulting, with integrated tax-aware strategies and coordination with licensed CPAs affiliated through its accounting practice.

Eliseo Jojo Prisno is a financial advisor at P/E Capital Investments with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has served in senior roles at P/E Capital Investment Management Partners since 2014. P/E Capital provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement accounts. The firm employs a total-return oriented approach using quantitative, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering diverse strategies including model portfolios, a fund-of-funds solution via Ameritas separate accounts, and a technology-focused growth hedge program executed through Interactive Brokers.

Gene Hamstra is a financial advisor at Lauer Wealth Management in Valparaiso, IN, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lauer Wealth in 2020, he worked at Compass Financial Advisors from 2014 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, Hamstra is the owner and president of Hamstra Mortgage Professionals, a mortgage brokerage firm he has operated since 2006. Lauer Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan consulting, business consulting, and a separately managed options program, utilizing asset allocation models based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a combination of ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and bank CDs.

Ryan Forsythe is a financial advisor at Forsythe Wealth Management, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Forsythe Wealth Management since 2018. In addition, he serves as Director of Research at Revelation Investment Research, where he develops and sells stock selection models to other investment firms. Forsythe Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary financial consulting to individuals, families, and select institutional clients. The firm uses a risk-first framework with proprietary quantitative stock-ranking and offers customized portfolios focused on capital preservation and growth.

Michael Halloran is a financial advisor at Seek & Find Financial, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work history in various businesses including Summers of Brownsburg, Inc. and Core Value Contracting. Seek & Find Financial, LLC provides portfolio management and pension/401(k) consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes a combination of quantitative and technical analysis in a long-term trading approach, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management tailored to each client’s investment policy.

Dorothy Austgen is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. She is an owner and advisor at Eley-Graham-Austgen Financial Advisory Services in Crown Point, IN, and has worked with firms including Covenant Wealth Partners, Csenge Advisory Group, and Lion Street Financial. Outside of advisory services, she owns and manages real estate through Premier Property Investments, LLC and Crown Real Estate Group, LLC. Eley-Graham-Austgen Financial Advisory Services provides investment advice and financial planning to clients, focusing on delivering tailored recommendations and comprehensive financial analyses.

Michael Parianos is a financial advisor at Atis, Inc with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His background includes roles at Indiana University Northwest, Napelton Nissan, and Lake Central High School prior to joining Atis. Atis, Inc. serves individual investors and trusts, focusing on IRA rollovers and offering portfolio management along with financial, retirement, estate, and legacy planning. The firm utilizes fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and diversification through predetermined mutual fund and ETF models, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Joseph Mastej is a financial advisor at Atis, Inc with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Atis since 2016. Atis, Inc serves individual investors and trusts, focusing on IRA rollovers and providing portfolio management, financial, retirement, estate, and legacy planning services. The firm primarily uses wrap-fee programs through RBC-sponsored platforms, emphasizing asset allocation and diversification with predetermined mutual fund and ETF models, and operates largely on a non-discretionary basis.

John Evanich is a financial advisor at Atis, Inc with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Atis, Inc since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing partner of Evolution Investments, LLC, which manages office facilities and a professional condo association. Atis, Inc serves individual investors and trusts, focusing largely on IRA rollovers. The firm provides portfolio management and planning services through wrap-fee programs on RBC-sponsored platforms, using both fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and diversification.

Owen Rush is a financial advisor at Walsh Advisors with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and operating his own firm, Rush on Investments, LLC. Walsh Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $73.5 million in client assets and offers both comprehensive one-time plans and ongoing subscription-based planning, utilizing a range of investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, options, and alternative investments.

John Lyon is a CFA charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Lyon Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held positions at Algebris Investments, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, Sirios Capital Management, Chicago Booth School of Business, Wells Capital Management, and Ned Davis Research, Inc. Lyon Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and incidental financial planning to individuals, corporate retirement plans, trusts, estates, organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a value-contrarian investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with an emphasis on asset allocation to limit downside risk.

Gregory Forsythe is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Forsythe Wealth Management, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He is also president of Revelation Investment Research, a consulting firm serving institutional investors. Forsythe serves on the boards of the Chicago Quantitative Alliance and the Crown Point Community Foundation and is a member of the foundation's investment committee, contributing to local community support and quantitative investing initiatives. Forsythe Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and consulting to individuals, families, and select institutions. The firm uses a risk-first framework with proprietary quantitative stock-ranking and a Defensive Equity strategy to tailor portfolios focused on capital preservation and growth.

Hayden Kaminski is a financial advisor at Seek & Find Financial with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Blue Sky Financial Partners and has held roles outside finance, including teaching at Purdue University Northwest and North Judson-San Pierre High School. Seek & Find Financial provides portfolio management and pension/401(k) consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm employs a mix of quantitative and technical investment methods, focusing on long-term trading and a preference for ETFs, while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management tailored to each client's risk tolerance and time horizon.

Joseph Murphy is the sole advisor at MWM Advisory Group, LLC in Valparaiso, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with nine years of industry experience. Prior to founding MWM Advisory Group in 2020, he worked at Avantax Advisory Services and related entities from 2017 to 2020. In addition to advisory work, Murphy serves as CEO of Heartpuppet dba Murphy Wealth Management, an insurance agency where he acts as a licensed insurance producer specializing in life, health, and annuity policies. MWM Advisory Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $21 million across about 135 client relationships and integrates portfolio management with financial plans prepared using Precise FP and RightCapital, utilizing a technology platform that supports trading and reporting alongside access to independent sub-advisers.

Ryan Kotys is a financial advisor with Kotys Wealth Professionals in Valparaiso, IN, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Kotys Wealth Professionals since 2013. Kotys Wealth Professionals provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a trading approach that combines technical, quantitative, and fundamental analysis, including options strategies for hedging and income generation, and maintains an investment committee to review market trends and strategies.

Kevin Griffin is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Griffin Financial Advisors, LLC since 2016. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and pension plans, offering personalized financial planning and portfolio management tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance. Griffin Financial Advisors combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach and provides periodic reviews and documented financial plans through a seven-step process.

Donald Fancher is a financial advisor with Eley-Graham-Austgen Financial Advisory Services in Crown Point, IN. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at firms including Lion Street Financial and OneAmerica Securities. Outside of advisory work, he is employed by Zachry Engineering, where he manages capital improvement and regulatory projects at a refinery. Eley-Graham-Austgen Financial Advisory Services provides comprehensive financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement, tax, estate, and education goals. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation recommendations and scenario analysis without discretionary management of client investment accounts.

Christian Crum is a financial advisor at Midwest Investment and Retirement Management, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Indiana University for six years. Christian also maintains a role at Midwest Wealth Builders, Inc., where he has been active for over a decade. Midwest Investment and Retirement Management, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth households by providing discretionary portfolio management across equities, bonds, mutual funds, and other securities. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified, balanced allocations tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and offers retirement planning support alongside educational seminars.