Tami Aloisa is a CFP® professional based in Virginia Beach, VA, with 29 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Life Transitions Planning LLC, where she has worked since 2020 and its predecessor entity since 2016. Her prior work includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Spire Wealth Management, and Zeiders. Aloisa also serves as secretary for Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Tidewater, a local networking group. Life Transitions Planning LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized divorce financial consulting. The firm’s investment approach includes equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and U.S. government securities, employing a mix of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and model-manager analysis.

Phil is the Founder and Principal of Servant Capital Advisors, LLC (“SCA”), a fee-only, independent, registered investment adviser based in Central Indiana. SCA provides investment advisory services, wealth management services, and family office services to high net worth families and individuals seeking a differentiated approach to maximize their wealth. Phil founded SCA with the goal to serve others: to share his twelve years of institutional investment management experience with investment partners, high net worth families and individuals to help them grow their net worth for the primary purpose of engaging in philanthropy through impactful charitable contributions. Prior to founding Servant Capital, Phil was a Principal at Centerbridge Partners, a hybrid private equity firm and hedge fund based in New York with $25 billion in assets under management, from 2008 to 2017. At Centerbridge he invested in and served on the board of directors of companies ranging in size from $100 million to $500 million in revenues across a diverse set of industries including financial services, consumer products, industrials, and real estate. Phil began his career in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He graduated with high distinction from Indiana University with a B.S. in Finance and Accounting and earned his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER. Phil lives with his wife and four children in Carmel, Indiana. He enjoys reading, investing, and playing golf.

David Ballheim is the founder of Ballheim Financial LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Leclaire, Iowa. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 16 years of industry experience, having established his firm in 2012. Outside of his advisory work, he is a 20% partner in a farm rental business, CRB LLC, with no active management duties. Ballheim Financial LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes documented client investment objectives, uses tools like Morningstar and Riskalyze for portfolio analysis, and offers retirement plan administration alongside various insurance product solutions.

Jason Polansky is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been the sole advisor at J.P. Capital Management, Inc. since 2006. J.P. Capital Management, Inc. is an independent advisory firm that provides fee-only investment management and financial consulting to individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a combination of proprietary strategies, including broadly diversified long-term allocations and dynamic trading approaches, and manages portfolios with a range of instruments such as equities, options, bonds, commodity interests, and select cryptocurrencies.

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Levi Smith is a financial advisor at L. J. Smith & Co LLC in Jacksonville, TX, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Goldman Sachs and Cerity Partners LLC. L. J. Smith & Co. provides investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering customized portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading horizon and delivers periodic account reviews.

Theodore Wolfstich is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience and has been principal of Wolfstich Capital, LLC since 2008. He serves as a board member of the Medfield Lions Club, a charitable organization. Wolfstich Capital, LLC is an independent firm providing fee-only financial planning and discretionary wealth management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes investment policies and portfolio construction using fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with periodic reviews and the option to delegate portfolio management to sub-advisors.

Daniel Streetman is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Patina Financial Partners, LLC. He previously worked at CWM, LLC and Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is active in the Porsche 356 Florida Owners Group, where he serves as Southwest Events Coordinator and Membership Chair. Patina Financial Partners is a state-registered advisory providing discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an evidence-based, long-term investment approach using low-cost, passively managed or rules-based vehicles, and regularly utilizes unaffiliated Independent Managers and restricted-access funds without receiving third-party compensation.

David Littlefield is the sole advisor at Littlefield Asset Management, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 credential with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Littlefield Asset Management since 1985. Littlefield Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring portfolios to their financial conditions and objectives. The firm employs a value-oriented equity strategy focused on high-quality, predominantly blue-chip companies judged to be undervalued through fundamental analysis, and manages approximately $124 million across about 54 client relationships.

Shai Weinbaum is the sole advisor at Shai Weinbaum Investment Management in Poulsbo, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has operated his independent firm since 2013. The firm provides discretionary investment management services primarily to individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses. It customizes portfolios based on bottom-up fundamental analysis focused on intrinsic value and long-term outperformance, avoiding margin, debt, derivatives, and technical or cyclical analysis.

Sterling Jasper Jr. is the sole advisor at Sterling Advisory Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Valrico, FL. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 7 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2009, he spent a year at Merrill. Outside of financial advisory, he is involved in operating Jersey Mike’s sub shops. Sterling Advisory Services, LLC provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning primarily on a non-discretionary basis to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and prepares written Investment Policy Statements tailored to each client’s risk tolerance and time horizon.

Theo Halbardier is a CFP® certificant with seven years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at The Financial Sciences Company, LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2025. His prior work includes roles at Sealy Investment Securities, Ashford Securities, and Bank of America, among others. The Financial Sciences Company, LLC is a newly formed, state-registered investment adviser that plans to serve a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tailored investment process combining fundamental, macroeconomic, technical, and quantitative analysis, and offers services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational seminars.

David Huddleston is a CFA® charterholder with 33 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been the sole advisor at Bishopsgate Investment Company since 1988. In addition to his advisory role, Huddleston is president and author of Capital Markets Evaluation Tools, Inc., a publishing company he founded to distribute Bishopsgate’s investment research. Bishopsgate Investment Company provides portfolio design and advisory services to wealthy individuals, corporations, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a structured investment approach combining fundamental research with stratified statistical sampling, emphasizing low turnover and a long-term orientation.

John Stein is the sole advisor at Stein Investment Services, an independent firm based in Cortlandt Manor, NY. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and has over 40 years of experience in the investment industry. Stein focuses on managing portfolios primarily composed of no-load and low-load mutual funds and ETFs. Stein Investment Services manages assets for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations using a fee-only, percentage-of-assets approach. The firm emphasizes macro-fundamental analysis and long-term holdings, with day-to-day oversight conducted by Stein himself.

David Owen is a financial advisor at Shipwright Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Equitable Advisors and Frazier Financial Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, Owen provides non-advisory business strategy consulting, which occupies part of his professional time. Shipwright Advisors is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm specializes in investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business strategy consulting, employing an asset allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and incorporating both passive and active investment vehicles.

William Curtin is the sole advisor at Curtin Financial Management, Inc. in Wellesley, MA. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license and has 22 years of industry experience. He has led Curtin Financial Management since 2003. Curtin Financial Management, Inc. is an independent, state-registered advisory firm providing discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm applies modern portfolio theory and academic research to construct diversified portfolios primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, managing approximately $73.9 million across about 25 accounts.

Clair Leedom is the principal of Leedom Asset Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Leedom Asset Management in 2007, he has been involved with California Equity Research since 2003, where he also serves as chairman of the board. Leedom Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management for individual investors, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages equity and fixed-income portfolios, operates a private pooled investment vehicle, and employs a growth-oriented strategy focused on small- to mid-cap emerging-growth stocks using a proprietary strength indicator and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Jeffrey George is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of Tao Financial, an independent advisory firm based in Orlando, FL. Prior to founding Tao Financial, he held roles at Newport Group and Triad Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of Tao Consulting LLC, a business consulting firm. Tao Financial provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to corporate plan sponsors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and individual clients. The firm combines modern portfolio theory and a Core+Satellite investment approach with a focus on pension consulting and trustee education, delivering both discretionary and non-discretionary fiduciary services.

Christopher Krzus is a financial advisor at Wolfstone Wealth with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for U.S. Bancorp Investments for 12 years before joining Wolfstone Wealth in 2023. Outside of his financial advisory role, he coaches 8th grade girls volleyball at the Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Aurora, IL. Wolfstone Wealth provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses a proprietary, diversified asset allocation methodology informed by multiple analytical approaches and offers customized portfolio management with regular plan reviews.

Joseph Castignetti is the principal advisor at West Village Wealth LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds the Series 65 credential and has recently established his advisory practice after working in various roles at firms including Goldman Sachs, Verizon, and Toyota Motor North America. Castignetti also has experience in business and management from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and Boston College. West Village Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory, utilizing a combination of passive and active investment strategies, and offers options such as socially responsible investing and cryptocurrency exposure.