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Joseph Hearn is the sole advisor at Intentional Retirement, LLC in Omaha, NE, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Intentional Retirement (formerly Provisio Publishing) since 2004 and previously at Teckmeyer Financial Services, L.L.C. He also operates as an independent insurance agent, spending a small portion of his time on this activity. Intentional Retirement provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants, focusing on asset management, written financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting and education. The firm manages over $131 million in client assets on a non-discretionary basis and offers pension consulting for plan assets exceeding $9 million.

Eric Horne is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the sole advisor at ARC Element Wealth Design, an independent firm he has operated since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and TD Ameritrade, where he worked for over 18 years combined. ARC Element Wealth Design provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $29.5 million in discretionary assets and employs a strategic asset allocation approach with customized rebalancing, primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, while occasionally incorporating individual securities and option strategies.

Daniel Thompson is a financial advisor at First Class Wealth Management LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Farm Bureau Financial Services and Omega Insurance Group LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Isaiah Trucking, Inc. and referees high school soccer in the spring. First Class Wealth Management is an independent firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored portfolio management and investment advisory services. The firm employs a long-term trading approach using a combination of cyclical, fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis.

Thomas Jackson is a Series 65-licensed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Thomas Jackson Family Office, Inc. in Omaha, NE, and has served as a director at Enterprise Bank, N.A. since 2003. Outside of advisory work, Jackson holds leadership and partnership roles in multiple private real estate and member-managed LLCs. Thomas Jackson Family Office provides non-discretionary advisory services to a select group of individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by introducing clients to third-party money managers and coordinating ongoing monitoring. The firm’s model emphasizes client-to-manager matching and involvement in private real estate entities, focusing more on referrals and alternative real estate activities than direct portfolio management.

Robert Brown is a financial advisor with Legacy Estate Planning Group, Inc. in Omaha, NE, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Legacy Estate Planning Group since 2010 and also serves as president of Legacy Wealth Strategies, L.L.C., an insurance services business where he provides consultation and sales of insurance and annuities. Additionally, Brown practiced law at Brown Law Offices, P.C., L.L.O. for 28 years. Legacy Estate Planning Group offers personalized financial planning and consulting primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm provides services including cash-flow and tax planning, retirement and estate planning, and insurance reviews, referring clients to third-party money managers for investment management while charging flat or hourly fees for its advisory services.

Thomas Maher is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at WealthMark in Papillion, NE. He has worked with WealthMark since 2016 and concurrently holds a senior role as Director of Implementations at Orion Advisor Services, a portfolio accounting solutions provider. WealthMark offers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis combined with passive, long-term buy-and-hold strategies, primarily using diversified mutual funds and ETFs.