Michael Witous is a financial advisor at Stifel with 38 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2018 and previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co from 2010 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member and trustee for the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individual, institutional, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group for asset allocation and planning, providing clients with guidance to inform their investment decisions.

Faiz Khoja is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Khoja volunteers as a Technical Steward performing technical inspections for motor racing events with the SCCA South Bend Region. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, utilizing forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling for asset allocation and planning analyses.

Ryan Hale is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in South Bend, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for 10 years before joining LPL Financial in 2022. Hale has a non-investment-related home-based loan business outside of his advisory work. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with research-supported model portfolios and various investment strategies.

Taylor Fervida is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining OSAIC in 2018, he worked at Signator Investors, Inc. and has maintained roles in insurance and investment advisory through Fervida Financial Strategies LLC since 2012. Outside of his financial career, he owns Narrow Road Adventures, a sole proprietorship focused on creating travel-related content and product recommendations via YouTube and social media. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including retail and institutional investors, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services with a range of investment platforms and third-party solutions. The firm employs asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios that may include various asset classes and investment restrictions.

Edward Pilarski is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Niles, MI, holding CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement who meet certain asset criteria, providing written Recommendation Reports that cover income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis delivered by a centralized consulting team and offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional firm.

Richard Mock is a financial advisor at Pennfield Capital Corp with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Pennfield Capital Corp since 1990. Pennfield Capital Corp is a small firm with two advisors, providing supported firm services.

Jeffrey Scott is a financial advisor with Pennfield Capital Corp in South Bend, IN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Pennfield Capital Corporation in 2017, he worked at Rational Systems LLC for ten years. He is also a board member and partial owner of Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company, a brewery based in Houston, TX. Pennfield Capital Corp is a supported firm with two advisors.