Adam Rang is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Dubuque, IA, and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services, Avantax Investment Services, and Weitzel Financial Services. Outside of finance, he owns AJR Photos LLC, a sports photography business. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and advisors. The firm employs model-based discretionary portfolio management and offers tax-intelligent overlays, operating within a larger corporate group that includes affiliated broker-dealer and pension consulting entities.

Douglas Koopmann is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Heacock & Jones Financial Services, Inc. for 14 years. Koopmann is also engaged in insurance sales, offering life, long-term care, disability, health insurance, and annuities. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, providing wealth management, financial planning, and access to alternative investment opportunities through a goals-based, evidence-driven advisory process.

Kevin Dietzel is a financial advisor at Nations Financial Group, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including Steele Capital Management, Global Portfolio Strategies, and Prudential Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for an assisted living facility’s endowment board. Nations Financial Group, Inc. offers advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of portfolio management strategies and permits its advisors to offer both fee-based and commission-based services through its dual registration.

Taylor Herbst is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Dubuque, IA. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, Avantax Insurance Services, and ProEquities, Inc. He also works as a financial planner supporting clients of CPA firms through HK Financial Services, Inc. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and related planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, often through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies and discretionary portfolio management overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee, with a focus on tax-intelligent overlays and centralized trading and reporting.

Jennifer Kettering is a financial advisor at Steele Capital Management, Inc. in Dubuque, IA, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Steele Capital Management since 1992. Steele Capital Management provides fee-only investment advisory and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm utilizes a long-term, generally passive investment approach focused on diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with services including portfolio management, participant education, and plan consulting.

Staci Leitzinger is a financial advisor at IPI Wealth Management, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with IPI Wealth Management since 2007. IPI Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable and corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm uses an open-architecture investment platform featuring proprietary risk-based models and employs an outsourced-agent operational model to support trade execution, portfolio management, and reporting.

Alexander Larson is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Dubuque Bank and Trust and LPL Financial. Larson serves on the Board of Trustees for the Dubuque Golf and Country Club. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management options and retirement plan services, supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment managers.

Julie Wilson is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Dubuque, IA, bringing 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Avantax Planning Partners since 2011 and also had prior roles at Avantax Investment Services and various Cetera entities since 2023. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates primarily through a network of CPA firms and advisor representatives, managing approximately $7.57 billion in assets and offering tax-intelligent strategies alongside discretionary account management.

Frank Bertsch is a financial advisor with Mariner Independent, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he spent five years with the Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club. Bertsch serves on the board of the Saint 4 Life Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and is an independent director on the board of Flexsteel Industries, Inc. Mariner Independent serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, coordinated tax support, insurance solutions, and access to alternative investments through a network of adviser representatives using a broad range of investment tools and affiliated business resources.

Anthony Keppler is a financial advisor at NBC Securities, Inc. with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with NBC Securities since 2015 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in operating a guest house and is a part owner of a vacation rental business. NBC Securities is part of Lanark Financial, Inc., which provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and portfolio management to a variety of clients, including individuals, institutional entities, and ERISA-qualified accounts. The firm offers multiple advisory programs and combines fundamental and technical analysis with manager selection and tax-overlay strategies.

Francis Dardis is a financial advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Cetera Wealth Services, Avantax Insurance Services, and ProEquities. In addition to his advisory role, he is a senior financial advisor at Honkamp Krueger Financial Services, focusing on financial planning and wealth management. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using model-based style allocation strategies, retirement plan management, and tax-intelligent overlays, operating within a larger corporate group that includes affiliated broker-dealer, investment adviser, insurance, and pension consulting entities.

Regan Takes is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Mariner Independent in Dubuque, IA. Prior to joining Mariner Platform Solutions and Intersect Wealth Advisors in 2026, Regan worked at UMB Bank and Dubuque Bank & Trust, and earlier spent six years with Heacock & Jones Financial Services, Inc. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, insurance solutions, and alternative investments through a network of over 100 investment adviser representatives, utilizing both firm-built models and customized discretionary portfolios.

Nicholas Hoffmann is a financial advisor at Steele Capital Management, Inc. in Dubuque, IA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Honkamp Krueger and St. Ambrose College. Steele Capital Management provides fee-only investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, generally passive investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with services tailored to client risk profiles and objectives.

Trent Steines is a financial advisor at Steele Capital Management, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at First Community Trust, N.A. and Prudential Investment Management Services, LLC. Steele Capital Management provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies using low-fee, tax-advantaged, and passive vehicles, supplemented by selective active management.

Dilan Simon is a financial advisor at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Van Clemens Wealth Management, he held roles at Contego Capital Group, Cottingham & Butler, and Cartegraph. Van Clemens Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm customizes portfolios using discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements based on clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon, employing methods such as modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and routinely incorporates third-party managers and its in-house Growth Opportunities model.

Michael Steele is a financial advisor with Steele Capital Management, Inc. in Dubuque, IA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Steele Capital Management since 1994. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in managing and selling commercial and residential real estate properties. Steele Capital Management provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach focused on low-fee, tax-advantaged, and passive investments, with selective active management, and serves as a fiduciary for retirement accounts under ERISA/IRC standards.

Kathryn Moran is a financial advisor at Steele Capital Management, Inc. in Dubuque, IA, with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Steele Capital Management since 2002. Steele Capital Management provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach focused on low-fee, tax-advantaged, and passive investment vehicles, complemented by selective active management.

Sawyer Marquardt is a financial advisor with Nations Financial Group, Inc. in Dubuque, IA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Nations Financial Group, he was employed at Core Investments Group and has worked in several other roles including positions at Sherwin-Williams and Loras College. Nations Financial Group, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporate clients, offering a range of portfolio management and consulting services. The firm’s approach includes a variety of in-house model portfolios and third-party manager programs, utilizing multiple investment strategies tailored to different risk profiles.

William Neal is a financial advisor at Nicolet Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at several firms, including MidWestOne Bank and First Community Trust. Nicolet Advisory Services provides retirement plan consulting and investment management primarily for 401(k) and 403(b) plan sponsors and fiduciaries. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis in its investment research and serves a client base that includes banking institutions and municipal plan sponsors.

Kurt Wedewer is a financial advisor with Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Contego Capital Group, Mount Yale Investment Advisors, Accel Wealth Management, Mid Atlantic Financial Management, and American Trust. Van Clemens Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm customizes portfolios using discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, employing methods such as modern portfolio theory and third-party managers alongside an in-house Growth Opportunities model focused on micro- and small-cap equities.