Matthew Pearson is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of advising, he is an insurance agent selling life, annuities, and long-term care products and is also commissioned as a notary. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and offers services including financial planning, retirement plan management, and sub-advisory solutions.

Kirk Albin is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles at Principal entities since 2012, including Principal Funds Distributor, Principal Asset Management, and Principal Securities Inc. He also serves on the leadership team for an internal wellness program at his firm. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Tyler Cahill is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Adel, Iowa. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. He operates under the DBA Innovative Financial Solutions Group to service clients with insurance and financial products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple advisory program types and manages a predominantly non-discretionary asset base.

Patrick Owens is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners in Des Moines, IA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors, DV Financial, and various Avantax entities. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm integrates a diversified investment approach with ancillary services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through third-party providers.

Matthew Banzhaf is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MetLife Securities. He also serves on the boards of Link Associates and Project 52, Inc., which are not investment related. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation typically managed on a discretionary basis by TPMMs.

Jeffrey Meislahn is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and with Principal Life Insurance Co. since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for the Federated Church of Bondurant. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel overseas. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Craig Spadafora is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and the City of Malden. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of two single-family investment property partnerships. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, implementing investment decisions primarily on a discretionary basis.

Tanner Beavers is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Des Moines, IA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Princor Financial Services Corporation and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2013. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Bryan Fiala is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Principal Financial Services and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is an insurance agent specializing in life, disability, group benefits, health, and annuities in West Des Moines, IA. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

James Vanberkum is a financial professional with three years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with several firms including Oliver Financial and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed and variable insurance products through Crump. Principal Financial Services provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jason Masteller is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Des Moines, IA, holding a Series 65 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Princor Financial Services Corporation and Principal Life Insurance Co since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he delivers food as a DoorDash driver. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Raymond Bening is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Des Moines, IA, holding a Series 63 designation and 39 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998 and has managed his own Bening Financial Organization, Inc. since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a volunteer board member for the Brenton Arboretum. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel. The firm emphasizes direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Scott Mead is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Princor Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance since 2016. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Mark Feld is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Des Moines, IA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Feld serves as Director of Academy for the Bondurant Soccer Club and coaches the U15 boys soccer team at Spring Creek FC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Andre Rethman is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. since 2005. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Douglas Lederer is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently with Integrity Alliance, LLC. His prior work history includes roles at Lion Street Financial, AE Wealth Management, and Cetera Financial Specialists, among others. Outside of advising, he works part-time assisting customers at Bass Pro Shops with credit card applications. Integrity Alliance, LLC is a large advisor network serving individual investors, corporations, and retirement plans with over 300 advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party manager referrals, delivering investment advice through discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and multiple platform partnerships.

Bradley Brown is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in West Des Moines, IA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Bradley has worked with Kingston Financial Services, Principal Securities Inc., and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2009. He serves on the boards of several local organizations, including the Rotary of West Des Moines, Pheasant Forever Des Moines Chapter, Clive Lion's Club, and the Clive Community Foundation. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory arrangements.

Nicholas Johnson is a Certified Financial Planner® with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Empower Financial Services, Inc. since 2023 and previously spent 15 years with The Vanguard Group, Inc. He is based in Van Meter, Iowa. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants. The firm uses an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Dawn Roach is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Des Moines, IA, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has worked with Princor Financial Services Corporation and Principal Financial since 1999. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Candence Bidler Hurley is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Principal Securities since 2018 and Principal Life Insurance since 1994. Hurley serves as a director on the board of the Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Fund, an organization that awards scholarships to students studying financial services and insurance-related fields. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.