Group 1 - One of the key challenges in retirement-focused strategies is achieving the necessary income or portfolio value goal in a timely manner, such as building a $5,000 monthly income producing portfolio [1] - Roberts Berzins has over a decade of experience in financial management, helping top-tier corporates shape their financial strategies and execute large-scale financings [1] - Berzins has made significant efforts to institutionalize the REIT framework in Latvia to enhance the liquidity of pan-Baltic capital markets [1] Group 2 - Berzins has contributed to the development of national SOE financing guidelines and frameworks for channeling private capital into affordable housing stock [1] - He is a CFA Charterholder and holds an ESG investing certificate, with experience from an internship at the Chicago Board of Trade [1] - Berzins is actively involved in "thought-leadership" activities to support the development of pan-Baltic capital markets [1]