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Donna Quam is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal of Quam Wealth Advisory Group LLC since 2010. She is also a licensed insurance agent representing multiple companies, offering clients a range of insurance products including life, disability, long-term care, homeowners, auto, and Medicare supplements. Quam Wealth Advisory Group provides asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, tax-exempt organizations, and other entities. The firm employs a portfolio approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with a focus on non-discretionary accounts and offers both asset-based advisory services and standalone financial planning engagements.

Jeffrey Dibenedetto is a financial advisor at DiBenedetto & Associates Ltd with 9 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with the firm since 2004. DiBenedetto & Associates Ltd provides discretionary investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, family trusts, charitable foundations, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach with customized, diversified asset allocations, combining actively managed mutual funds with individual stocks, bonds, CDs, and REITs.

George Bates is a financial advisor with Bates Financial Advisors, Inc. in Rockford, IL, holding a Series 63 designation and over 53 years of industry experience. He has been associated with multiple firms bearing his name since 1982, including Bates Securities, Inc., Bates Financial Advisors, Inc., Bates Financial Services, Inc., and Bates Financial Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in a racing horse venture and serves as president of a nonprofit focused on education and relief for Guatemalan children. Bates Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered team of seven professionals managing approximately $395 million for about 426 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and governmental entities, using tailored investment policies implemented through a range of financial instruments and subject to continuous monitoring.

Alex Dibenedetto is a financial advisor at DiBenedetto & Associates Ltd with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Fox & Henry, Inc. since 1998. DiBenedetto & Associates Ltd provides discretionary investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, family trusts, charitable foundations, business entities, and retirement plans, managing over $312 million in assets across approximately 318 client relationships. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach with customized diversified asset allocations and integrates independent insurance brokerage services excluding commission-based insurance products from assets under management.

George Bates is a financial advisor at Bates Financial Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is a licensed attorney admitted in Illinois and various federal courts. In addition to his advisory work, he manages Global Proppant Supply LLC, which develops frac sand projects in Wisconsin. Bates Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory team of seven professionals managing approximately $395 million for around 426 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and governmental entities, using personalized investment policies and a range of financial instruments.

Charles Dibenedetto is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He has been associated with DiBenedetto & Associates Ltd since 1981 and Fox & Henry, Inc. since 1982. DiBenedetto & Associates Ltd provides discretionary investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, family trusts, charitable foundations, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach with custom, diversified asset allocations and combines advisory services with independent insurance brokerage, excluding commission-paid insurance products from assets under management.