Katherine Kennedy is a financial advisor at Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previous experience working at Equitable Advisors. Baldwin Financial Advisors serves individual and small-business clients by providing modular financial planning, advisory consulting, and educational seminars. The firm focuses on consultative financial planning without offering portfolio management services, emphasizing diversification and coordination with tax and legal professionals.

Darrel Rolls is a financial advisor at North Shore Capital Group Investment Advisors, Inc with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with North Shore Capital Group since 2017. Outside of advisory work, he is the managing member of TabulaRasa Integrative Health Inc., a mental therapy practice. North Shore Capital Group Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a long-term orientation, tailoring strategies to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Deborah Ittner is a financial advisor at Ahlbeck Financial with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC prior to joining Ahlbeck. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Assistant Treasurer for the Maine Township School Treasurer, providing accounting functions. Ahlbeck Financial offers portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring investment strategies to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis, providing discretionary management across multiple asset classes with regular account reviews.

Barry Mendel is a CFA® charterholder and principal at Mendel Money Management Inc., where he has worked since 1989, totaling 37 years at the firm and 29 years of industry experience overall. He serves as assistant treasurer for Northbrook Baseball and sits on the board of directors for The Lodge of Northbrook. Mendel Money Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $317 million in client assets and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supplemented by third-party research, with a notable emphasis on the use of options and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Terrence Burke is a financial advisor at Trader Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He previously worked at Rothschild Financial Partners, LLC and has been with Trader Wealth Management since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he provides consulting services to a family-owned painting business and prepares daily Corn volume and open interest reports for a CME broker. Trader Wealth Management serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management with an emphasis on strategic and tactical asset allocation, global diversification, and personalized Investment Policy Statements.

David Murdoch is a partner at Lind Capital Partners with 18 years at the firm and nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved with LCP GP2, LLC since 2013. Lind Capital Partners manages approximately $167 million in discretionary assets for high-net-worth individuals, business entities, and other registered investment advisers. The firm focuses on municipal fixed-income separately managed accounts and the Lind Capital Municipal Credit Income Fund, emphasizing current income through high-yield, tax-exempt municipal securities and employing fundamental and technical analysis alongside discretionary portfolio management.

Nicklaus Streit is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Highview Capital Management, LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at BMO Private Bank for five years. Highview Capital Management LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods to implement asset allocation strategies and emphasizes ongoing monitoring and rebalancing tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Connor Hickey is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at The Invictus Collective, LLC and previously was employed at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and US Bank. Hickey also spent four years at The University of Chicago and nine years at the Chicago Golf Club. The Invictus Collective provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a concentrated client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors both domestically and internationally. The firm employs diversified portfolios constructed with independent managers, ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and structured products, using a process informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and an internal Investment Committee.

Ian Kos is a financial advisor at Tetley Investments, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Tetley Investments since 2012 and has served as a teaching assistant at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Business since 2011, where he prepares class materials and grades MBA-level coursework. Tetley Investments provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm employs a disciplined investment process combining quantitative and fundamental research with a global asset-allocation perspective, managing portfolios with a long-term horizon and a range of asset types.

Akiva Goodman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with The Nestegg Group, Inc. in Lincolnwood, IL, where he has worked since 2014. He has 11 years of industry experience. The Nestegg Group, Inc. provides discretionary, fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $331 million across about 187 client relationships, using a range of mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments guided by asset allocation and manager analysis.

Kevin Mccloskey is a CFA® charterholder and an investment advisor at SCV Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He has worked at SCV Capital since 2021 and previously spent 13 years at PPM America Inc. SCV Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management primarily to pooled investment vehicles and institutional clients such as banks, pension funds, and nonprofit organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis for public equities and thorough reviews of private securities, emphasizing long-term strategies while allowing for shorter-term adjustments based on client needs.

Krzysztof Garlewicz is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at ProsperiFi LLC since 2017 and previously spent seven years with LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory work, he is an author associated with the Financial Freedom Formula and has engaged in speaker and content creation activities. ProsperiFi LLC provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and family-owned businesses. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, along with modern portfolio theory, and offers access to alternative investments and third-party money managers.

Daria Mack is a financial advisor at Rail-Splitter Capital Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial and Wintrust Investments LLC. Rail-Splitter Capital Management provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and estates, focusing on fundamentally driven, long-term portfolio management that incorporates individual stocks, ETFs, bonds, and independent managers as appropriate. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services and maintains an institutional relationship with Goldman Sachs to support its investment process.

Brian Atkins is a financial advisor with Significant Wealth Partners LLC in Cary, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Heritage Strategic Wealth, LLC, Wealth Builder Funds LLC, Kingsview Asset Management, and has been managing Atkins & Associates since 2007, where he serves as CEO and operates exempt hedge funds. Atkins is also a licensed insurance agent and offers related advisory services through his firm. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, offering diversified strategies including managed accounts, options, and selective use of leveraged ETFs.

Bahman Barzideh is a financial advisor at Barzideh & Nadeau Wealth Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Apollon Wealth Management, Piershale Financial, and Triad Advisors Inc. Barzideh & Nadeau Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process and offers access to a broad range of strategies, including alternative investments, margin, and options.

Dana Lyons is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with J. Lyons Fund Management, Inc. since 1999. J. Lyons Fund Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes a proprietary risk management and market-timing model combined with technical analysis and a relative-strength fund selection process, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on limiting downside risk through active timing strategies.

Greg Kenney is a financial advisor at Kenney Investments Inc. with over four years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. He has been with Kenney Investments Inc. since 1989, spanning more than three decades at the firm. Kenney Investments Inc. manages portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, charitable foundations, corporations, and retirement plans, overseeing approximately $332 million in assets across a small client base. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach with a focus on large-cap equities, high-quality fixed income, and diversified international exposure, tailoring portfolios to individual risk parameters and conducting quarterly reviews.

Michele Bush is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2022. Prior to joining Savant, she worked for seven years at Baril Advisors LLC. She holds a Series 65 registration and is based in Rockford, IL. Savant Wealth Management offers comprehensive wealth and investment management services to individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a structured, evidence-based investment approach using model portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, alongside tax-aware strategies and customization options, supported by a multi-advisor enterprise model and affiliated in-house services such as tax consulting and legal support.

Keith Karchmar is a financial advisor with K&H Wealth Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, and TLG Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Board of Directors for Northbrook/Glenview School District 30. K&H Wealth Partners is a supported registered investment adviser managing approximately $66 million for around 70 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional plan sponsors, employing a range of investment strategies from long-term investing to short-term trading.

Scott Smith is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Stephen Smith Financial Inc. and has previously worked at Significant Wealth Partners LLC, Capital Management Consultants, and several other firms. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance and fixed annuity sales. Stephen Smith Financial Inc. provides discretionary investment advisory and managed-account services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers tailored investment strategies incorporating various techniques and utilizes internally developed AI and machine-learning tools to support its services.