Robert Thompson is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he has worked since 1974, accumulating 52 years of industry experience. He serves as chairman of the board for People Link, a nonprofit organization involved in Christian missionary activity. Thompson also operates a sole proprietorship offering insurance products including life, disability, medical, long-term care, and annuities. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Morgan Heyen is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with NewEdge Advisors and NewEdge Securities, LLC, having previously worked at Stifel and Wells Fargo Bank. Heyen volunteers with her child's elementary school PTO and serves as treasurer and director of a family tile business. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of investment and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Conor Willeke is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Lincoln, NE, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He operates Willeke Financial Group, LLC, for the purpose of selling New York Life products and services. Outside of his advisory role, Conor serves as a Peer Assistant at Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he helps build community among students. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored advisory solutions through various program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Bobbi Wiggins Short is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameritas since 2001 in various roles, including Ameritas Investment Corp and Ameritas Advisory Services. Outside of finance, she is involved with the Sesostris Shrine Social Hall, where she raises funds for medical expenses for sick children. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of asset management and financial planning solutions, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with multiple program platforms and access to third-party managers.

Andrew Waite is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, having joined in 2024, and previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Executive Wealth Management, LPL Financial, and Ameriprise. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to private and registered pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Justin Ellenbecker is an investment advisor representative with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has held roles with Ameritas Investment Corp, Central Financial Services, Ameritas Wealth Advisors, and Envision Wealth Network. He also serves as a notary public. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs various program platforms and utilizes both firm-developed and third-party model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities to build customized client portfolios.

Joshua Ruhnke is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2019 and has been affiliated with related Ameritas entities since 2007. Prior to that, he was with Principal Financial Services for two years. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a range of investment vehicles and model portfolios, offering various discretionary and non-discretionary programs supported by multiple platforms and third-party technology.

Tanner Specht is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Thrivent Financial, LPL Financial, and Union Bank and Trust. He also has experience working in juvenile probation and youth services in Nebraska. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a variety of investment vehicles and model portfolios across discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates multiple program platforms supported by third-party technology and managers.

Mark Dolton is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lincoln, NE, since 2016. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers services under fiduciary standards involving both qualitative and quantitative analysis and is also active in municipal advisory and underwriting, distinguishing it from many large enterprise advisers.

Darrell Saathoff is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Lincoln, NE, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Leaders Group Inc, Assurity Life, Ceros Financial Services Inc, and Ameritas Investment Corp, among others. He is currently active as a regional wholesaler in the insurance business with Assurity Life. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services, utilizing manager selection, fundamental analysis, and Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios, and offers direct-to-consumer digital programs such as Starlight Portfolios.

Verna Curry is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 48 years of industry experience. She has worked with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and with affiliated Ameritas entities since 2002. In addition to her advisory work, she is a licensed independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes various investment platforms, model portfolios, and third-party managers to offer customized asset management and retirement plan advisory services.

Jacqueline Becker is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Bellwether Wealth, UBS, Umb, American National Bank, and Pier 1 Imports. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and corporate and institutional clients, providing wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that blends active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Linda Broers is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has longstanding roles with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp and Ameritas Investment Corp dating back to 2012. Prior to joining Ameritas, she was employed at Avon Products, Inc. for 35 years. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing various portfolios composed of model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across discretionary and non-discretionary platforms.

Kenneth Broman is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC in Lincoln, NE, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 30 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Ameritas Wealth Advisors, EnVision Wealth Network, and as an adjunct instructor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Outside of financial advising, he owns and manages a food truck business and serves as an adjunct instructor co-teaching a personal finance course. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a range of investment vehicles and model-based programs while maintaining a corporate structure that includes affiliated broker-dealer, investment, and insurance companies.

Travis Borchardt is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and 65 credentials and has worked at Principal Life Insurance and Principal Securities for the duration of his career. Borchardt serves as a military police officer in the Nebraska Army National Guard and is an elected member of the Hickman, Nebraska City Council. 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 overseas. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Caden Svoboda is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Arkway Wealth and Northwestern Mutual, and has officiated high school boys wrestling in Nebraska outside of his financial advisory role. 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 U.S. 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.

John Kohles is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Gradient Wealth Management, Gradient Securities, and Allstate Insurance. Outside of advising, he serves as president and coach of the Lincoln Regulators, a nonprofit baseball team. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory and brokerage firm serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans through a network of over 300 advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets. The firm offers various investment approaches and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, financial planning, and third-party manager referrals, with a dual registration as an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Denise Deter is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lincoln, NE, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. for 10 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a caregiver for a family member through a non-investment related business. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad range of clients, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Cory Boyer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, based in Lincoln, NE, and has 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Ameritas Wealth Advisors and Ameritas Investment Corp. Outside of financial advising, he owns and operates a Thai restaurant and manages an online collectible card resale business. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and platforms, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by third-party technology and an affiliated corporate structure that includes a broker-dealer and insurance company.

Michael Todd is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Stifel for seven years and Talent Plus Inc for four years. Todd is involved in his community as a board member of the Lincoln Ice Hockey Association, where he manages SafeSport activities, and coaches youth ice hockey and baseball. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through independent advisor representatives. The firm provides a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers, using multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.