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David Falk is a financial advisor at BFC Planning, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at BFC Planning and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services since 2019, following four years at Securities America Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a general member of local organizations including the Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge, and Jamestown Dollars for Scholars. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, banks, and trusts through a network of approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing various platforms and investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Erin Lamp is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at NewEdge Advisors and LPL Financial since 2019 and previously operated the Erin Lamp Insurance Agency. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a fitness instructor at Two Rivers Activity Center in Jamestown, ND. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Clemans Hager III is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently with Ameriprise. He has been with Ameriprise and its predecessor entities since 2012. Outside of advising, he holds passive ownership in a local brewery and serves on multiple nonprofit boards, including as treasurer for Jamestown Junior Olympic Volleyball and as a board member for the North Dakota Community Foundation and Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for clients nearing or in retirement with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

Quincy Backen is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2017 and previously worked at American Family Insurance from 2005 to 2017. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs and investment options supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices across the country.

Steven Sedler is a financial advisor at Stifel with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Sedler serves as an executive board member for the Jamestown Basketball Booster, supporting youth basketball in his community. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Marcella Lange is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Thrivent and its related entities since 2014. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm provides holistic, goal-based financial planning that covers a wide range of topics, with clients able to combine planning and managed accounts under a consolidated billing option known as “WealthPlan.”