Lyman Howell is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Regal Oak Financial, LLC since 2016. He has also operated as an independent financial consultant under his own name since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, Howell provides consulting to a nonprofit organization developing a business incubator and small loan program for micro-businesses. Regal Oak Financial is an independent advisory firm offering comprehensive financial and investment planning services to individuals, business owners, high-net-worth clients, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes goal-setting, client-accessible financial plans, and investment strategies focused on low-cost funds, with a particular focus on nonprofit and charitable clients and ongoing client education.

Donald Cuba is a financial advisor at DMC Capital Management Inc with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with AllState Insurance Company and the Chicago Board of Trade since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he provides technical support at the Chicago Board of Trade. DMC Capital Management Inc offers portfolio management and advisory services primarily for individual and retirement accounts, including IRAs, trusts, and employer retirement plans. The firm serves a small, closed client base and focuses on investor education with a long-term allocation strategy centered on mutual funds, bonds, CDs, and cash equivalents.

Alexander Locker is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of OmniDivitia Wealth Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Flossmoor, IL, and has also operated tax preparation services through OmniDivitia Tax Services, LLC. His work history includes running his own firms since 2009. OmniDivitia Wealth Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs documented investment policy statements and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offering services such as discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and ERISA pension consulting.

Scott Pederson is a financial advisor with Harmony Wealth Management LLC in Crown Point, Indiana. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience, including 22 years at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank before founding his current firm in 2019. Harmony Wealth Management is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, tax-exempt entities, and government clients. The firm emphasizes quantitative portfolio optimization and efficient-frontier analysis in its investment process and offers a distinctive service mix that includes predominantly non-discretionary asset management and educational client workshops.

Renee Collins is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Retire Ready Inc. She has a background that includes roles at the IRS and FGMK, and she is the founder and president of RKC Tax and Financial Services Inc., an accounting firm providing services to a nonprofit organization. Retire Ready Inc. offers comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, business owners, and clients undergoing divorce, with a focus on cash flow, retirement, tax, estate, risk management, and investment planning. The firm emphasizes a passive investment approach using diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, combined with client-specific risk assessment, and provides services through modular planning packages and ongoing management under a fiduciary standard.

Joseph Harowski is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been associated with United Planners Financial Services of America since 2004. Harowski currently operates as the sole advisor at Smart Choice Financial Planning, Inc. in St. John, Indiana. Smart Choice Financial Planning offers financial planning, retirement and estate consultations, and portfolio monitoring to individuals, families, and small businesses without account minimums. The firm employs a primarily passive, low-cost investment approach with documented investment policy statements and provides services on a project or fixed-fee basis without charging based on assets under management.

Timothy Okeefe is the principal of Okeefe & Associates, P.C., an independent advisory firm based in Orland Park, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience, including 25 years leading his current firm. Okeefe is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant and provides accounting, tax advice, and income-tax preparation services, including representation before the IRS. Okeefe & Associates offers non-discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, certain high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, utilizing diversified portfolios with equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, emphasizing low-cost index funds and total-return/risk management.

Karen Dowling is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal at Chancellor Financial Services, Inc. in Orland Park, IL. She has held leadership roles in several related businesses, including Dowling Legacy & Retirement, Inc., where she focuses on insurance sales and legacy planning, and she is also CEO of the Dowling Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Chancellor Financial Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ongoing financial coaching to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm oversees approximately $26.4 million across 85 client accounts and offers public seminars and structured coaching programs alongside its investment management services.

Douglas Santefort is the owner and president of Santefort Investment Group, LLC, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Madison Avenue Securities, Inc. from 2007 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of the Elim Christian Services Foundation. Santefort Investment Group advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary asset management, retirement-plan consulting as a 3(21) fiduciary, public educational seminars, and sells fixed insurance products, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis with support from third-party managers and platforms.

Dennis Gravitt is a financial advisor at Long Run Financial, Ltd. in Frankfort, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Long Run Financial since 2007. Long Run Financial, Ltd. provides discretionary investment management, personal financial planning, and financial coaching to individuals and families, along with employer/employee consulting and 401(k) review services. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive index/ETF exposure and active security selection, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and tailored planning services.

Xuan Wang is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He currently serves as the sole advisor at EN+ Wealth, having previously worked at William Blair and ProManage LLC. EN+ Wealth operates a web-based financial advisory platform focused on underserved communities, particularly young and emerging families and Chinese and Asian individuals in the U.S. The firm combines AI-driven personalized recommendations with human oversight, offering a range of investment and financial planning services through a membership-tiered model.

Gary Bertacchi is a financial advisor with Triex Financial Services, Inc. in Orland Park, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Triex Financial Services since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as President and CEO of the Cord Vanderpool Private Foundation. Triex Financial Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual investors and similar entities such as pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on mutual fund and ETF allocation strategies using technical and quantitative methods, including market-timing and short strategies that are uncommon in its peer group.

Dylan Parks is the principal of Parks Wealth Management LLC in Lowell, Indiana. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding his firm in 2025, he worked for five years at Revere Marketing and six years at Walgreens. Parks Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm uses a range of investment strategies, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers a broad menu of instruments such as options and derivatives.

Timothy Hammond is the sole advisor at Hammond Investment Management, LLC in Mokena, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wall & Associates since 2000 and has been an investment advisor under his own name since 1997. Hammond Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to pension plans, municipal clients, and individual investors. The firm follows a long-term, low-turnover investment philosophy emphasizing diversification and asset allocation, with a particular focus on institutional and state/municipal clients and fixed-income solutions.

Eudora Adolph is a financial advisor with AverTrust Wealth LLC in Crown Point, IN, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with AverTrust Wealth LLC since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in the sale of various insurance products through multiple insurance companies. AverTrust Wealth LLC is a woman-owned independent investment adviser serving individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates, with client focus areas including automotive and technical business owners, retirees, women, and medical professionals. The firm offers fee-based investment supervisory services and financial planning, typically managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis while incorporating technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Craig Menninga is the sole advisor at CWM Wealth Management, LLC in Lowell, Indiana, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and also works as the Director of Diagnostic Imaging at Franciscan Health Michigan City. CWM Wealth Management provides investment supervisory services and financial advice primarily to individuals, families, and small businesses, managing a small discretionary asset base. The firm’s approach combines technical and fundamental analysis to create diversified portfolios focused on objectives such as long-term growth, income, and inflation protection, employing a range of investment products while avoiding margin and leverage.

Kurt Schultz is a financial advisor at ATIS, Inc. in Highland, Indiana, with 33 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with ATIS, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 20% partner in Evolution Investments, LLC, which manages office facilities and a professional condo association. ATIS, Inc. serves individual investors and trusts, focusing on IRA rollovers and offering portfolio management, retirement, estate, and legacy planning. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification through predetermined mutual fund and ETF models, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within wrap-fee programs delivered via RBC-sponsored platforms.

Cynthia Menker is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Contour Financial since 2001. She holds a Series 65 license and is based in Orland Park, IL. Contour Financial serves individual households focusing on retirement planning and investment management for clients who are not high-net-worth. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, combines investment oversight with comprehensive financial planning services, and operates as a fee-only fiduciary under the NAPFA code.

Timothy Regan is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Thrivent Financial, where he spent 18 years. Outside of his advisory role, Regan serves as chairman of the Grace Christian Academy School Board. PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors provides personalized financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, and businesses. The firm integrates tax-preparation services and licensed insurance offerings alongside its investment process, which emphasizes fundamental analysis to build customized portfolios.

Cynthia Walsh is a financial advisor at Walsh Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Walsh Advisors since 1999, with additional roles at the University of Chicago and DePaul University. Walsh serves on the boards of the Crown Point Community Foundation, LendingOne, and Chimera Investment Corporation, a real estate investment trust. Walsh Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $73.5 million in client assets and employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, options trading, and allocations to alternative investments.