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Tom Warden is chief insurance and science officer of CLARA Analytics. He oversees the company’s scientific, technological and research operations.

Jay Meschke is President of CBIZ Talent & Compensation Solutions and the executive search firm EFL Associates. Jay registers 29 years of experience in the retained executive search field, recruiting C-Suite executives for multiple industries and across a variety of functional disciplines. His portfolio of search assignments exceeds 750 projects and he leads an organization that ranks in the Top 40 out of 2,500 retained executive search firms.

A FINRA arbitration panel awarded former clients of First Allied Securities the full damages they requested in the case.

In the U.S., almost all the high-quality neon needed to make computer chips comes from Russia and Ukraine, according to Moody’s.

Zana Tomich is co-founding partner of Dalton & Tomich PLC, based in Detroit, and provides outside general counsel services to her clients, including experience representing CPA firms.

Ben Madick is the Co-founder and CEO of Matic Insurance, a digital P&C insurance marketplace. Founded in 2014, Matic’s insurance platform has over 40 A-rated home and auto carriers, as well as distribution partners in industries ranging from mortgage origination and servicing to banking, real estate, auto companies, and more. Prior to Matic, Ben co-founded MQMR, a firm that performs compliance risk management and audit support to mortgage lenders and banks.

Brian C. Tate is president and CEO of the Innovative Payments Association.

A native Marylander, Brian is a graduate of the Howard University School of Law and is licensed to practice in the state of Maryland and the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, Brian has an M.A. in political management from The George Washington University, and a B.A. in political science from King's College (Pa.). Brian was also a White House intern during the Clinton administration in 1996.

After graduating from law school in 2004, Brian first started working in the financial services sector when he began working as an advocate for the credit union industry. During his time with the credit unions, Brian held the position of vice president for legislative affairs (MDDCUA) and director of state advocacy (CUNA).

In 2009, Brian joined the Financial Services Roundtable as vice president of banking. At FSR, Brian represented banks, card issuers and networks, asset management and insurance companies. Further, Brian led FSR efforts on interchange fees, orderly liquidation authority, fiduciary duty and retirement security. Work with member companies to develop public policy agenda and advocacy strategies on a wide range of issues before the administration, Congress and regulatory agencies.

Brian Tate currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and three children.

Harry Sherdil took his practice independent last year with an ambitious goal stemming from his powerful personal story.

Barred ex-broker Louis Cook allegedly targeted older adults whose assets he promised to protect for long-term care.

“Improve or die” is probably a more useful mantra for independent financial advisors than “grow or die.”