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Donald Edwards is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wabash Capital, Inc. since 1997. He is based in Terre Haute, IN, and is part of a four-advisor team. Wabash Capital provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, corporations, pensions, 401(k) plans, and foundations/endowments. The firm employs a top-down, fundamental research process to build risk-based, diversified portfolios with an emphasis on low turnover and tactical adjustments guided by market valuation metrics such as the cyclically-adjusted price-earnings (CAPE) ratio.

Gene Griffin is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. in Terre Haute, IN. He has been with the firm since 2001 and also has a long tenure with Capital Planning Systems dating back to 1987. Outside of his advisory role, Griffin is chairman of the board for Shepherds of Griffin Bike Park, Inc., a nonprofit organization. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, charitable, corporate, and retirement plan clients through discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs asset-class model allocations and offers a range of strategies, including Biblical Responsible Investing, supported by research from major financial institutions.

Vernon Stewart is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and has 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at National Planning Corporation and Advantage Investment Management LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Ernst & Roth, providing cost segregation study services to commercial real estate owners. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions, with investment decisions implemented on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Tyler Rogerson is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2021, also working at Fifth Third Bank since 2013. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Benjamin Mcconnell is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2018 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Mcconnell has residual income from prior agent roles with Anthem, Humana, and UHC, which do not interfere with his current duties. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options and combines third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, supported by a platform that includes features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service.

Cathy Foster is a financial advisor at OSAIC with seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services Inc. from 2021 to 2024. Outside of finance, she operates an eBay business selling new children's clothing and serves on the allocation committee of the Vigo County Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization. OSAIC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a technology-driven investment process and offers a wide range of advisory and brokerage services through a network of over 6,200 financial advisors.