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Jonathan Matthews is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Securities America, Inc., Securities America Advisors, Inc., and SSN Advisory, Inc. In addition to his advisory career, Matthews owns and operates JonSpot Photography, specializing in wedding, family, and senior photo sessions. OSAIC serves a broad range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers, offering integrated brokerage and investment advisory services along with financial planning and managed account solutions. The firm employs firm-provided asset-allocation tools and supports multiple platforms and third-party services to construct diversified portfolios tailored to client needs.

Gail Hatfield is a CFP® with LPL Financial in Knoxville, TN, bringing eight years of industry experience. She worked at UT Federal Credit Union before joining LPL Financial in 2017. Hatfield is also a notary public. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plans, banks, and institutions, offering a range of investment strategies and financial planning tools through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Daniel Vick is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at PFS Investments, Inc. since 2010 and with Primerica Financial Services since 2009. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home-related services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management via its Lifetime Investment Program, which includes model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses third-party asset managers and offers a tiered wrap-fee structure while maintaining oversight of model selection and implementation.

Patrick Elliott is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Uprise Advisers LLC. His prior roles include positions at Creative Planning, Facet Wealth, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and USAA Financial Planning Services. Outside of financial advising, he owns Krinos Consulting, a business consulting firm that assists businesses with profit growth. Uprise Advisers primarily serves individual clients through its online platform, offering asynchronous financial planning that incorporates employer benefits and equity compensation. The firm employs an advisory approach grounded in modern portfolio theory and offers a subscription model with limited ongoing consultations, without managing client assets or exercising investment discretion.

Jacob Courtney is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at SLP Wealth. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Strategy & Resources, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he provides student loan consulting through Student Loan Planner. SLP Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients and small-business owners with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm offers diversified, risk-based portfolio management primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, and provides tax preparation and 401(k) services without a minimum account size.

Kenneth Blaschke is a financial advisor at HeadInvest in Portland, ME, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with HeadInvest since 2009. HeadInvest serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, endowments, and government entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a holistic, asset-allocation driven approach, combining fixed-income selection with low-cost ETFs and emphasizing tax efficiency.

Jeffrey Macdonald is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Investment Management & Planning LLC and LPL Financial since 2010, following two years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Investment Management & Planning LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm constructs tailored portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, employing fundamental analysis and continuous supervision, and operates as both a wrap program sponsor and affiliated registered representatives of LPL Financial.

Matthew Sims is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with the Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Oakwood Capital Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Thrivent Advisor Network, and Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he also provides nonprofit consulting through 25 Giving, assisting organizations in developing charitable plans. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management with an emphasis on diversified, long-term asset allocation. The firm provides tiered fractional family office services and employs a strategy that integrates fundamental, cyclical, technical, and behavioral analysis.

Drew Feutz, CFP®, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and Founder of Migration Wealth Management, LLC, a fee-only wealth management firm that specializes in providing financial planning and investment management to people in their 30s and 40s. Drew got his start in financial planning as an Intern in May 2014, began working part-time as a Financial Planning & Investment Analyst during his final semester of college, and started working as a Financial Planner full-time upon graduation. Drew graduated Summa Cum Laude from Indiana State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Financial Planning and Investments. During his time at ISU, Drew was a Scholar in the Networks Professional Development Program, a Service-Learning Scholar partnered with Junior Achievement of the Wabash Valley, President of the ISU Financial Planning Association Student Chapter, member of the Investment Club, and a University Honors Program student. He spent his summers during college studying abroad at the Athens Centre in Athens, Greece, interning at First Direct Logistics in Dublin, Ireland, and interning at a fee-only wealth management firm in Indianapolis. He is a Board Member for the Hendricks County Community Foundation as well as Susie's Place Child Advocacy Centers and previously served as Chair of the NAPFA Genesis Committee, Treasurer of Young Professionals of Central Indiana, and as a board member of the Indiana State University Financial Planning Advisory Board. Additionally, Drew co-founded and co-hosts the Circle City Success Podcast. Drew is also a former Fellow in Class V of the Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Fellowship and Member of Leadership Hendricks County Class of 2023. Read Drew's blog here: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/blog/

Shawn Johnson is a financial advisor with Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC in Nashville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. for 29 years. Outside of his advisory role, he officiates college football and track and field events. Kingsview Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, endowments, and municipal clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services, utilizing both in-house strategies and third-party managers across various investment products.