Cole Vickrey is a financial advisor with IntentGen Financial Partners in Naperville, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Thrivent Investment Management. IntentGen Financial Partners provides asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a multi-advisor team structure and uses a variety of investment methods to construct portfolios that incorporate equities, fixed income, options, REITs, private funds, and other alternatives.

John Ferrante is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group since 2007 and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network. Ferrante is the owner of JAF Wealth Management, Inc., a private entity that facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing a broad range of securities and investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

David Bach is a financial advisor with River Street Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. He has eight years of industry experience and has worked at River Street Advisors and Old Second National Bank since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as the Wealth Compliance & Internal Control Officer for the Wealth Management Department at Old Second National Bank. River Street Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, state and municipal agencies, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $539 million in assets through a team of ten advisors, employing a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis, derivative strategies, and third-party tools to construct and monitor portfolios.

Jack Ayotte is a financial advisor with IntentGen Financial Partners in Naperville, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera and Thrivent Advisor Network, and he is also the managing member of Ayotte Decker LLC, a CPA firm he has operated since 1991. IntentGen Financial Partners provides asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $756 million in discretionary and non-discretionary accounts through a multi-advisor team and employs a diverse investment approach incorporating modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, quantitative models, and third-party manager research.

David Navarro is a CFP® and ChFC® with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group since 2007 and previously worked at CommonWealth Financial Network. Navarro is president and owner of Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group and serves as a 401(k) and brokerage cash balance plan trustee for the firm. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning, employing a wide range of investment strategies and securities tailored to client objectives.

Charles Millington is a financial advisor at Millington Financial Advisors, LLC in Naperville, IL, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked in the food service industry and has been a full-time student for several years. Millington Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, families, estates, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management along with financial planning, pension consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm integrates tax planning and estate-planning facilitation into its services and manages portfolios using a diversified approach that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds/ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Luke Lamar is a CFP® and CFA® affiliated with Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. in Wheaton, IL, with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Trust for four years before joining Timothy Financial Counsel in 2020. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm that offers project-based advice and individual consultations on topics such as retirement planning, tax strategies, and estate planning. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, and other entities, emphasizing asset allocation and diversified exposure through no-load mutual funds and ETFs while focusing on advisory and implementation coaching rather than ongoing portfolio management.

Phillip Johnson is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple related firms, including Rothschild Financial Partners, LLC and Halo Securities LLC. He has served as president of Rothschild Wealth LLC since 2018 and as managing director of Rothschild Investment LLC since 2023. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executives, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach uses asset-allocation models based on client questionnaires and quantitative analysis, with implementation across various securities and third-party sub-advisers.

Donovan Sanchez is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Model Wealth, Inc. He has previously worked at Skyview Financial Planning, Savant Capital Management, and Northwestern Mutual. Sanchez is also a full-time financial planning instructor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Model Wealth, Inc. is a virtual, fee-only financial planning and wealth management firm serving individuals, families, estates, trusts, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes a broadly passive investment approach with cost-effective, tax-aware implementation and integrates both robo-managed strategies and direct indexing within a flat annual fee structure.

Michael Thrasher is a CFP® professional at Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. in Wheaton, IL, with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Timothy Financial Counsel since 2015. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm serving individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers project-based advice on a range of financial topics and emphasizes a time-based billing model with no custody of client funds or discretionary authority, focusing on advisory and implementation coaching rather than ongoing portfolio management.

Steven Meves is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 designation with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked with Old Second National Bank and River Street Advisors, LLC for the past ten years. Both firms are located in Aurora, IL. River Street Advisors, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as state and municipal agencies, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $539 million in client assets through a team of ten advisors and employs quantitative techniques alongside fundamental and technical analysis to construct and monitor portfolios.

John Gritis is a financial advisor with Bentley Financial Group and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience and has been with Bentley Financial Group since 2014. Prior to this, he worked at LPL Financial starting in 2009 and has operated his own firm, Domino, Gritis & Co., since 1976. Gritis is also a one-third owner of a manufacturing company and provides tax preparation and corporate accounting services through his accounting firm. Bentley Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $393 million in discretionary client assets, employing fundamental analysis and third-party managers, while offering a range of LPL-sponsored managed account programs and a proprietary wrap program.

Randall Bruns is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Model Wealth, Inc. He has held positions at several firms including Chase Investment Services Corp. and LPL Financial. Bruns has been with Model Wealth since 2018, contributing to the firm’s virtual, fee-only financial planning and wealth management services. Model Wealth, Inc. serves individuals, families, estates, trusts, and small businesses with a broadly passive investment approach focused on cost-effective, tax-aware implementation. The firm operates fully virtually and utilizes flat annual fees, integrating robo-managed strategies and direct indexing in its portfolio management.

Allan Peil is a financial advisor at Vertis Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Trifound Advisory, LLC and Northwestern Mutual. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent offering insurance products and services. Vertis Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term, value-oriented equity selection, strategic asset allocation, and option strategies, with services tailored to client objectives.

Ryan Bellis is an advisor at Vertex Partners in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Vertex Planning Partners since 2024 and has prior experience at Natixis Investment Managers. Ryan entered the industry recently after completing his studies in 2024. Vertex Partners provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable and corporate entities through financial planning, investment and wealth management, consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diverse investment process focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and behavioral finance, utilizing a combination of active and passive model portfolios across various platforms and strategies.

Michael Adler is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. He is also a licensed insurance agent and registered representative of Rothschild Investment, LLC. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Joshua Beachler is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Goldstone Financial Group, LLC and has previously worked at Clearwater Capital Partners and Bank of America, N.A. Beachler holds the Series 66 designation. Goldstone Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $1 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sub-advisers and third-party model portfolios, using a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and select alternatives.

Jeremy Lorenz is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. He has a background that includes roles at Illinois State University, Ikea, LegoLand Discovery Center, and Schaumburg High School. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning, managing approximately $2.44 billion in client assets through a multi-advisor team and offering private fund investments and in-house tax services.

James Oswald is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at T2 Asset Management, LLC since 2015 and was previously with Asbury Investment Management LLC from 2019 to 2023. Based in Naperville, IL, he is part of a seven-advisor team at T2 Asset Management. T2 Asset Management provides investment management, wealth planning, and business advisory services to individuals, small businesses, and institutions. The firm uses proprietary, rules-based models combining technical and fundamental analysis to manage multi-asset portfolios across various risk profiles.

Ricki Hanna is a financial advisor at Asset Strategies, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at RR Donnelley & Sons for seven years. Asset Strategies, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and standalone financial planning to individual clients and charitable organizations. The firm constructs portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and offers negotiable AUM-based advisory arrangements alongside fixed-fee planning engagements.