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.

Patrick Mcrae is the principal of Kintail Holdings d/b/a Kintail Advisors and holds a Series 65 designation. He has over eight years of experience in the financial industry, including roles at Kapco Futures, Inc. and CGB Diversified Services, Inc. Mcrae maintains an ongoing role with a registered introducing broker/futures firm alongside his advisory work. Kintail Advisors is a recently formed firm that provides discretionary portfolio management through model portfolios designed for high-net-worth individuals, qualified companies, and institutions. The firm uses a combination of technical and fundamental analysis within a long-term investment framework, offering strategies that include ETFs and spot cryptocurrency ETFs with varying risk profiles.

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.

Anton Prokopenko is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as an advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with one year of industry experience. He is also the president of Sansone & Associates, P.C., an accounting and tax services firm for businesses and individuals. His prior work includes positions at Northern Illinois University, UnitedHealth Group, Concordia University Chicago, and the College of DuPage. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across a range of securities and custodial platforms.

Trevor Johnson is a financial advisor at Dream Weaver Financial Planning LLC in Richmond, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2024, he worked at Discover Financial Services from 2013 to 2018 and was involved with the organization I Am! I Can! for five years. Dream Weaver Financial Planning LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses fundamental analysis combined with Modern Portfolio Theory to create customized portfolios and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with quarterly reviews.

Richard Vandersande is an independent financial advisor with Smart Stewardship Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Efficient Capital Management, LLC since 2009 and has operated Smart Stewardship Advisors since 2005. Vandersande is also vice president of The Stewardship Alliance, LLC, which provides stewardship planning based on biblical principles. Smart Stewardship Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a structured coaching program for wealth and charitable estate planning, pension fiduciary reviews, and educational seminars, focusing on an analytical coaching process rather than direct portfolio management.

Nicholas Daleiden is the sole advisor at Daleiden Wealth Advisors in McHenry, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Nations Financial Group, Inc. for 11 years before establishing his own practice. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance sales as an insurance agent. Daleiden Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, and routinely uses third-party sub-advisors while maintaining client relationship oversight.

Gery Sadzewicz is a financial advisor with Najarian Family Office, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been involved with numerous investment and wealth management firms over his career and is the sole owner of Gery Sadzewicz Consulting LLC, which provides outsourced Chief Compliance Officer and related consulting services to investment advisers and broker-dealers. Najarian Family Office offers fee-based investment management and family-office services to a selective clientele, utilizing a quantitative, technical, and model-driven investment process that includes complex strategies such as options and leverage, supported by affiliated and independent sub-advisers.

Richard Furmanski is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Clearview Wealth Solutions, LLC since 2014 in Barrington, IL. Clearview Wealth Solutions provides discretionary investment management and related financial services to individuals, trusts, corporations, partnerships, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $41.7 million in discretionary assets across about 30 client relationships, using five core investment strategies implemented through customized portfolios that incorporate top-down economic analysis, bottom-up security selection, and quantitative optimization.

Thomas Quinn is a Certified Financial Planner® with 22 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor at American Community Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2003, and previously was with Triad Advisors, Inc. and Osaic Wealth, Inc. Quinn serves as a successor trustee for a family trust, managing its investments and cash flow. American Community Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, business owners, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both in-house and third-party platforms tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Kathleen Dixon is a financial advisor at American Community Wealth Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including OSAIC Wealth, Triad Advisors, LPL Financial, and Home State Bank. Dixon also serves as Operations Manager and Registered Representative at American Community Wealth Management, providing administrative support and managing her own book of business. American Community Wealth Management offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, business owners, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines in-house Advisor Managed Portfolios with access to multiple third-party platforms and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning and group retirement plan consulting.

Alayna Leuzé is a financial advisor with Significant Wealth Partners LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Stephen Smith Financial, Inc. She is also licensed as an insurance agent and engages in insurance sales outside of her advisory work. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including fundamental and quantitative analysis, and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with documented client risk tolerances and Investment Policy Statements.

Elisa Hanson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She has been with Black Barn Financial, LLC since 2016, working as part of a four-advisor team based in Marengo, Illinois. Black Barn Financial is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $165 million in client assets, offering discretionary portfolio management and flexible financial planning services that incorporate both fundamental and technical analysis tailored to client-specific investment policies.

Michael Graft is a financial advisor with Simplified Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Significant Wealth Partners Inc. and Kingsview Asset Management. Outside of advising, he manages construction projects through MJG Construction, LLC and serves as a managing broker at The Heritage Realty Group, Inc. Simplified Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs multiple analysis methods and a variety of investment strategies, including options and derivatives, and serves a small client base without requiring a minimum account size.

Joshua Lang is a financial advisor at Significant Wealth Partners LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Mutual Trust Life and Highland Capital Brokerage. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and provides written Investment Policy Statements to guide client relationships.

David Janello is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience as a financial advisor at Black Elm Advisers, LLC. He has worked at CME Group since 2015 and has been president of Argon Technology Group, Inc., an investment technology firm, since 1986. Black Elm Advisers provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis across a range of strategies including long and short positions, margin trading, and options, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Thomas Hines is a CFA charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Thompson Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to this, he was employed at Lowery Asset Consulting, LLC and Good Harbor Financial. Thompson Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as sub-advisory services to other investment advisers. The firm utilizes a model-driven investment approach across multiple strategies, incorporating equities, fixed income, options, and exchange-traded products, including derivatives and VIX-linked instruments.

David Leuze is a financial advisor at Significant Wealth Partners LLC in Cary, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill Lynch and Camping World. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across various asset classes and provides clients with written Investment Policy Statements to guide their relationships.

Amy Barrett is a CFP® and CFA® with 18 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Barrett Wealth Connection LLC since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a pro-bono investment manager for Congregation Am Echod and serves on the board of the Illinois and Dressage Combined Training Association. Barrett Wealth Connection LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans, foundations, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm emphasizes written Investment Policy Statements and a discretionary, buy-and-hold investment approach, and offers educational seminars at no charge as part of its client and participant outreach.

Brett Leahy is a financial advisor at Echelons Capital, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Phase Line Capital, LLC, Zogo Technologies Co., Turbo Technology, Inc., and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Outside of finance, he is the founder and COO of American Heartland Corporation, an e-commerce apparel retail business. Echelons Capital provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party money managers, including sub-advisory arrangements, to implement systematic long/short equity strategies and manages a concentrated client base with a focus on incorporating alternative and higher-risk instruments.