Seasoned advisors focused on tax strategies for small businesses in South Dakota

Darwyn Sprik is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Sioux Falls, SD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and also operates Sprik Financial Group, LLC, which brokers non-registered insurance products. Sprik serves as a board member of the Fearless Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on connecting donors with charitable causes. Eagle Strategies LLC provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions and uses third-party managers and model portfolios, coordinating investment advice with affiliated insurance and broker-dealer entities as part of New York Life.

Deidre Budahl is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Rapid City, SD, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. She has been a partner and accountant at Casey Peterson, Ltd., a regional CPA firm, since 2003. Budahl serves on the board of Monument Health - Rapid City Hospital and is the Board Chair for the South Dakota Board of Accountancy. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative arrangements with independent CPA firms. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management with tax-intelligent overlays and centralized trading.

Alex Parker is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones since 2022. Prior to this, he held positions at Learfield Sports - Jackrabbit Sports Properties and First Bank & Trust. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Kris Pearson is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Investment Centers of America, Inc. and LPL Financial. Pearson is also involved in providing investment advisory services through GWM Advisors, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and analytic approaches with regular portfolio reviews.

Scott Dornbusch is the sole advisor at Dornbusch Asset Management in Faribault, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 25 years of industry experience. He has led Dornbusch Asset Management since 1997. Outside of advisory services, he recently sold an industrial pump distribution business. Dornbusch Asset Management provides fee-only investment advisory services to individual investors and small businesses, focusing on discretionary portfolio management primarily using stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory with tailored allocations and incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis, including options strategies such as covered-call writing.

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 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Investment Management & Planning LLC since 2010 and is also affiliated with LPL Financial LLC. Investment Management & Planning LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases. The firm emphasizes ongoing account supervision and individualized asset allocation, often utilizing LPL-sponsored platforms and model portfolios.

Matthew Sims is a financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently practicing at 49 Financial in Austin, TX. He holds the Series 66 designation and has held prior roles at Oakwood Capital Securities, Thrivent Advisor Network, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he contributes as a contractor to 25 Giving, a nonprofit consulting organization that helps develop charitable plans for donors of nonprofits. 49 Financial provides advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified asset allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, with oversight from an internal Investment Committee.

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 Edward Jones in Nashville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he officiates college football and track and field events at various levels. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including managed solutions and separately managed accounts. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets and is distinguished by its extensive network of advisors and branches, as well as affiliated mutual funds and trust services.

Scott Mahoney is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Giants Foot Cubed LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by structured planning tools and broad investment resources.

Elizabeth Brown is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2012. She has 26 years of industry experience. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to clients such as corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

David Cade is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2025, he worked for Next Financial Group, Inc. for 20 years. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a broad range of investment solutions supported by an in-house Research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. She is currently with Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously worked at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, delivering investment advice through the FMAX managed-account platform with discretionary portfolio management and ongoing suitability reviews.

Linda Postorivo is a financial advisor at BC Advisors, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at MAFG RIA Services, Inc. since 1994 and Mid-Atlantic Companies since 1981. BC Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services, portfolio analysis, and consolidated performance reporting to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analytical approach supplemented by charting and cyclical analysis, offering a broad range of investment strategies and regularly performing due diligence and account reviews.