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James Madl is a financial advisor at Hendricks Wealth and Estate Management with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Hendricks Wealth and Estate Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and integrates financial planning with tax, insurance, and corporate-structure considerations, providing coordinated legal, tax, and insurance services through affiliated professionals.

Scott Sierens is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Sierens Financial Group, Inc. in Elgin, IL, and has prior experience with AE Wealth Management, Gradient Advisors, and AptarGroup. He also works as a paid contractor creating content for YouTube. Sierens Financial Group, Inc. provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and high-net-worth clients, combining mutual funds, ETFs, and both fundamental and technical analysis. The firm offers educational seminars and workshops and accommodates client-specific investment restrictions and goals.

John Piershale is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Piershale Wealth Management, LLC in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and has held prior roles at Origin Financial, Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., Piershale Financial Group, Inc., and Triad Advisors, Inc. Piershale Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and a variety of financial planning services to individual clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, offering specialized tax and estate planning within a modest, single-advisor model.

James Richter is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Monotelo Wealth Partners in Elgin, IL. He previously worked at Hd Vest Advisory Services and Hd Vest Investment Services before founding Monotelo Wealth Partners in 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Monotelo Advisors, an accounting and tax preparation practice. Monotelo Wealth Partners is an independent firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to a select client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages balanced, diversified portfolios with a focus on exchange-traded funds and employs multiple methods of analysis to implement tax-efficient investment strategies.

Patrick Mcrae is the principal of Kintail Advisors, an independent advisory firm. He holds a Series 65 credential and has professional experience with Kapco Futures, Inc. since 2019 and CGB Diversified Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Mcrae also operates as a registered associated person and principal of Kapco Futures. Kintail Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and qualified companies and institutions. The firm uses four long-term model portfolios with allocations ranging from bond and REIT-focused ETFs to growth ETFs and occasional spot cryptocurrency ETFs, employing technical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis on a discretionary basis.

Timothy McDonald is the sole advisor at Timothy J McDonald CPA CFP, an independent firm based in Lake Barrington, IL. He holds CFP® and Series 63 designations and has 27 years of industry experience. He is also a partner in the CPA firm McDonald Doherty & Co., where he has been active since 1988. The firm provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals and families, integrating tax planning with investment strategies. It employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and asset allocation tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals, managing approximately $65 million across about 60 client relationships.