Edward Simonsen

Austin Hilliker is a financial advisor at Wellspring Investing with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wellspring Investing, he held positions at Bradway Enterprises, UP Engineers and Architects, and Gentex. Wellspring Investing serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with long-term trading and options strategies, and is notable for offering pension consulting alongside individual portfolio management as a solo independent advisor.

Gregory Seppanen is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at Simplified Financial Partners and has previously worked at firms including Sage Financial Advice, Superior National Bank, Tri-star Trust Bank, and Cetera Investment Services. He serves as a board member of the Adams Township School District Foundation, where he participates in policy matters. Simplified Financial Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $78 million across 89 client relationships. The firm provides discretionary, long-term portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing investment policy statements and a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Vidalia Cornwall is a CFP® and ChFC® affiliated with Tessara Wealth, bringing five years of industry experience. She has worked at Ballast Point Financial Planning since 2022 and has prior experience with Northwestern Mutual and roles at Utah State University and the US Department of State. Ballast Point Financial Planning, LLC provides financial planning and investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, including young-to-mid-career professionals and business owners. The firm employs a largely passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Bradley Simonsen is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2024. He has prior experience with Insight Wealth Solutions and spent five years at Michigan Technological University. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

John Tauren is a financial advisor at Cetera with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including VOYA Financial Advisors and Pruco Securities Corporation. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Cetera serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients through a network of over 6,800 independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services, combining advisor-managed accounts with firm-sponsored models and third-party solutions.