Robert Kuhn is a partner at Kuhn Capital Partners with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at Epus Global Energy, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Kuhn operates as an independent insurance agent and is involved in managing several investment-related businesses and private funds. Kuhn Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pooled investment vehicles, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement rollover advice, and access to third-party managed solutions. The firm constructs portfolios based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon, employing fundamental and technical analysis and offering alternative investments and private funds for qualified clients.

Thomas Guyett is a financial advisor at Cantlon Financial Planning LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Waterstone Financial Group, Inc. and Dreher & Associates, Inc. since the early 2000s. Cantlon Financial Planning LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary asset management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs client-specific investment programs documented by investment policy statements and utilizes fundamental analysis, including options and other derivatives strategies, while conducting monthly account reviews.

Ryan Siepka is a financial advisor at Rudwall Wealth Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Videckis Financial Services, Inc. since 2019 and at Comprehensive Insurance Agency, LLC since 2009. Rudwall Wealth Management LLC provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a client-tailored, fundamentally oriented, long-term investment approach and manages discretionary portfolios across various asset classes.

Mark Levin is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Reap in Wealth Management, LLC. He has been associated with Secure Your World since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Levin is an outside insurance brokerage agent specializing in fixed insurance products and serves as vice president of the Malibu Cove Homeowners association in Wheeling, IL. Reap in Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing personalized financial planning and access to third-party portfolio management. The firm offers a comprehensive planning approach covering cash-flow, tax, retirement, education funding, insurance review, and estate-planning referrals, operating through a fee-based model and utilizing multiple sub-advisors and model platforms for investment management.

Jack Cannata is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Arkadios Wealth Advisors. He previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for 21 years and is the owner and managing member of Cannata & Company, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Outside of advising, he provides tax preparation and accounting services as a CPA and acts as co-trustee for family-related trusts. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is an enterprise firm with 151 advisors that offers wealth management services, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory.

Thomas Stecich is a financial advisor at Athena Advisor Services, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Athena Advisor Services since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a volunteer firefighter and treasurer for the Ogden Dunes Amateur Radio Club. Athena Advisor Services provides asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and ongoing planning services, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios that are reviewed quarterly.

Lindsey Feyereisen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Laureate Wealth Management, LLC since 2014. Laureate Wealth Management provides investment advisory, financial planning, estate planning, and family office coordination services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation process that includes various investment vehicles and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, with notable involvement in pooled investment vehicles and affiliated fund activities.

Michael Mcnitt is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Highview Capital Management, LLC since 2020 and previously spent five years at BMO Private Bank. Highview Capital Management is a small advisory team managing approximately $416 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional and household entities. The firm offers wealth management, ongoing portfolio management, and financial planning, employing a multi-strategy investment approach that combines fundamental, quantitative, technical, and qualitative analyses.

Donald Cummings Jr. is a financial advisor with Blue Haven Capital, LLC in Geneva, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience, including 20 years at Blue Haven Capital. Blue Haven Capital is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, family foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides tailored portfolio management, emphasizing diversified asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a strategic buy-hold-rebalance approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and select options and private investments.

Timothy Dillow is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Dillow Wealth Management LLC in Oak Brook, IL, where he has worked since 2018, previously holding positions at UBS Financial Services and LPL Financial among others. Outside of financial advising, he manages a cheese production and distribution business and is involved in business consulting and literary work through separate ventures. Dillow Wealth Management provides wealth and investment management along with financial planning for individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, combining fundamental and technical analysis with both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Brett Detterbeck is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-registered advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Detterbeck Wealth Management since 2000, where he is part of a three-advisor team based in Palatine, IL. Detterbeck Wealth Management is a small SEC-registered firm managing approximately $252 million for individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a Core & Satellite investment approach combining low-cost passive core allocations with actively managed satellite exposures and offers discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning services.

Maxwell Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at KDM Wealth Management Inc. in Geneva, IL, with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at KDM Investment Management, Inc. for four years and was a full-time student for ten years prior to that. KDM Wealth Management is a fee-based SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $112 million across about 149 client relationships, focusing on low-cost, diversified portfolios that emphasize index and passive investments combined with fundamental analysis.

Brian Dunn is a financial advisor at Black Elm Advisers, LLC in Skokie, IL, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has served as president of Epic Sky, Inc., a marketing company, since 2015. Dunn is also involved in hedge fund management through Black Prime, LLC, an affiliated entity. Black Elm Advisers provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis. The firm utilizes a range of strategies, including long and short positions, margin trading, and options, with performance-based compensation and active use of derivatives distinguishing it from many peers.

Maria Graft is a financial advisor at Simplified Wealth Management, LLC in Barrington, IL, with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and is involved in several outside business activities, including serving as a marketing manager for MJG Construction, LLC and working as an insurance agent with Our Family Office, LLC. Simplified Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $23 million. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers strategies ranging from long-term holdings to options trading, along with ongoing portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Joshi Koneru is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Watershed Private Wealth since 2022. Prior to this, he worked for 15 years at Creative Planning. Watershed Private Wealth provides investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and pension plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm builds customized investment programs using a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, and integrates financial planning into ongoing portfolio management.

Gerald Howell II is a financial advisor at Arlington Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at B. Riley Wealth Management, National Asset Management, and Howell Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of MESSTER MO LTD, a tax financial business, and holds a part-time role with the Village of Lakewood, IL. Arlington Wealth Management provides wealth management and discretionary investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm uses a structured client process and combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative research to offer a range of strategies, including defined-outcome ETFs and faith-based/ESG options.

Paul Craig is a financial advisor with Tower Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Wheaton, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Ausdal Financial Partners and Formula Folios Distributors, and has been associated with Tower Financial Management since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he is a teacher in the Glenbard Township High School District and serves as the head golf coach at Wheaton College. Tower Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $47 million across about 218 accounts. The firm focuses on exchange-traded equities and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside 401(k) plan assistance.

Lindsey Cannata is a Certified Financial Planner® with 12 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Cannata & Company, LLC in Roselle, IL. She previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for 12 years and has been with Cannata & Company since 2014. Lindsey is also a licensed notary public. Cannata & Company provides comprehensive financial planning services to individuals and families, focusing on estate planning, business succession, retirement, education funding, and cash-flow management. The firm delivers tailored planning engagements without discretionary portfolio management or custody of client assets.

Brian Bullington is a financial advisor at First Choice Financial Services LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he was a professional athlete for nine years. First Choice Financial Services LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing financial advice primarily through referrals to third-party money managers and estate-planning support, acting as a liaison to facilitate documentation, disclosures, and reviews. The firm does not manage assets directly but selects external managers using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis while maintaining ongoing oversight and client communications.

Matthew Nadeau is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Barzideh & Nadeau Wealth Management LLC, a firm he joined in 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Apollon Wealth Management, Triad Advisors Inc, Piershale Financial Group, and Ameriprise. Barzideh & Nadeau Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $60 million across about 93 client relationships. The firm combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis within asset-allocation frameworks, providing discretionary portfolio management that integrates financial planning and implements investments across various asset classes.