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Lee Turek is an investment advisor at First Midwest Investments with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with First Midwest Investments since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in introducing bank loan participants in a non-investment capacity. First Midwest Investments provides investment advisory services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals, including 401(k) consulting, participant education, and portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $11 million in non-discretionary assets and emphasizes pension consulting and direct participant services alongside fundamental analysis across various asset classes.

Brian Russell is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. based in Winona, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Avantax Planning Partners since 2006 and previously with ProEquities, Inc. Russell also serves as president and CPA of Russell & Associates, LLC, a public accounting and consulting firm. Additionally, he holds trustee and conservator roles in private family trusts. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and related planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, leveraging collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs a model-based investment approach overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee and offers tax-intelligent overlays and discretionary portfolio management through centralized trading and reporting.

Melissa Mansfield is a financial advisor with Focus Financial and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 12 years of industry experience and has been with both Focus Financial and OSAIC since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she works as an insurance agent, assisting clients with policy applications and offers. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Bradley Fritz is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he serves as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and works as a bartender at local bars and grills. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates rather than short-term forecasts.

Jordan Zimmerman is a financial advisor at OSAIC in Winona, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securities America Advisors and Ameriprise. He also has experience working with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. OSAIC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and employs an investment process that integrates risk assessment with portfolio optimization and access to multiple custodial platforms.

Christopher Perkins is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Winona, MN. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at Verve, A Credit Union, prior to joining Thrivent in 2019. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering goal-based analyses and written recommendations across various financial planning topics. The firm combines planning with managed-account programs through its WealthPlan option, maintaining separate planning and investment management services.