Benjamin Baldwin, Jr. Jr. is a financial advisor at Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Axa Advisors, LLC since 1999. In addition to his advisory work, Baldwin is an author, teacher, and consultant engaged in financial planning education and expert witness work through Baldwin Financial Systems, LLC. Baldwin Financial Advisors serves individual clients, families, and small businesses by providing personalized, modular financial planning and advisory consulting. The firm emphasizes a consultative planning process that generates recommendations based on client data while leaving implementation to clients or outside vendors.

Lisa Boyd is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Marcus Capital, LLC since 2007. Marcus Capital primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning. The firm focuses on individualized, equity-focused portfolios that combine U.S. value and growth stocks with fixed income, using fundamental analysis and third-party research to guide investment decisions.

Jeffrey Chapracki is a financial advisor with Brentview Investment Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Morgan Stanley for 13 years before joining Brentview in 2026. Brentview Investment Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, offering discretionary separate-account portfolio management with a focus on a bottom-up, fundamentally driven Dividend Growth investment approach. The firm manages portfolios across three distinct Dividend Growth strategies and maintains a significant presence as a sub-advisor in multiple wrap-fee and unified managed account platforms.

Elizabeth Schneider is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Whealthy Empowerment Network and is also involved with Infinity Wealth Company, LLC, where she provides investment advisory services. Her prior roles include positions at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Adviceperiod, LLC. WHealthy Empowerment Network offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy across a broad investment universe and serves clients through a two-advisor team without imposing account minimums.

Carol Digman is a financial advisor with Tree City Investments, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 40 years of industry experience and has worked with firms including Triad Advisors, Inc. and Top Flight Advisory Services. Outside of her advisory work, she owns several small businesses, including a restaurant and a food product company. Tree City Investments provides continuous asset management through an institutional platform, serving individual clients and qualified retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client interviews and financial data, using a range of analytical techniques and typically managing accounts on a nondiscretionary basis.

Leslie Herr is a financial advisor at Simplified Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Herr has worked at firms including JP Morgan Securities and Auburn Group, and is involved in non-investment activities such as managing office operations for Signal Hill Partners and MJG Construction, as well as serving as a managing member and insurance agent at Our Family Office, LLC. Simplified Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to support various investment strategies, including options trading, and provides client-specific portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Charles Shinneman is a financial advisor with Shinneman Wealth Group in Northbrook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Shinneman Wealth Group since 2018 and previously at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and AGT The Safe Money People. Outside of advisory work, he is also active as an insurance agent. Shinneman Wealth Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and estate-planning support primarily to individual clients and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of passive and active investment strategies, utilizes third-party sub-advisors, and offers estate-plan drafting services through a fixed-fee platform.

Daniel Marcus is a financial advisor at Marcus Capital, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Marcus Capital since 2004 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors of Crown Electrokinetics Corp., where he chairs both the audit and finance committees. Marcus Capital primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary portfolio management and written financial planning tailored to client objectives. The firm manages approximately $113 million in client assets with an investment approach that emphasizes individualized, equity-focused portfolios blending value and growth stocks with fixed income for capital preservation.

Dani Barron is a financial advisor at The Planning Group with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Barron Wealth Management. Barron founded a South African networking group in Illinois that organizes regular events to connect professionals. The Planning Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities through a team-based approach, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning tailored to client goals. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct long-term, asset-allocation-driven portfolios, primarily utilizing mutual funds and ETFs.

Scott Wiesner is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Blersh Wiesner & Company LLP, a CPA firm, and has held positions at Global Eye Investments Corporation and Wrp Investments, Inc. He operates as the sole advisor at Blue Bison Investments in Highwood, IL. Blue Bison Investments provides discretionary investment management to individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, managing approximately $18.3 million in advisory assets. The firm’s investment approach focuses on individual-stock selection complemented by funds, employs documented investment policies and risk controls, and maintains formal referral relationships with accounting professionals alongside an affiliated insurance services business.

Kevin Kuhn is a financial advisor at Kuhn & Company Investment Counsel, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Kuhn & Company Investment Counsel since 2019. Prior to that, he worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for several years. Kuhn also serves on the Board of Trustees for St. Viator High School and is a principal and CPA at Kuhn & Company CPAs, PC, where he provides accounting and tax services. Kuhn & Company Investment Counsel is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, tailoring portfolios to client objectives through fundamental and cyclical analysis and modern portfolio theory, and often utilizes third-party managers and tax-management strategies.

Michael Vieceli is a financial advisor at Harbour Financial Resources, Ltd in Skokie, IL, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Harbour Financial Resources since 2003. He is also a registered representative at Oak Ridge Investments, Inc., devoting a portion of his time to this role. Harbour Financial Resources, Ltd provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers hourly and modular financial planning alongside percentage-of-assets advisory services and manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Paul Costello is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Costello Financial Planning, Inc. since 2018 and previously spent three years at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. He is also a partner at Brothers Tax LLC, a tax preparation firm. Costello Financial Planning serves individuals, families, employer retirement plans, and private foundations, offering wealth management, retirement-plan consulting, and tax preparation support. The firm follows a “Personal CFO” process that includes developing investment policy statements, portfolio selection, and ongoing monitoring, with an investment approach based on fundamental analysis and a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy.

Stephen Smith is a financial advisor at Stephen Smith Financial Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Significant Wealth Partners LLC, Capital Management Consultants, Inc., Atkins & Associates, and Essence Capital Group. In addition to his advisory work, he is an author. Stephen Smith Financial Inc. provides discretionary investment advisory and managed-account services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management across various asset classes and combines technology-driven tools with personalized financial planning and oversight.

John Gomez is a financial advisor with Brentview Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Nuveen Securities, LLC and Santa Barbara Asset Management. Gomez is also president of Brentview Investment Management and oversees marketing and client services. Brentview Investment Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management focused on fundamentally driven Dividend Growth strategies. The employee-owned firm is a certified Minority Business Enterprise and is known for its extensive sub-advisory relationships and platform integrations.

James Kuhn is a financial advisor with Kuhn & Company Investment Counsel, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kuhn & Company Investment Counsel since 2014 and previously spent 15 years at Cannata, Bertuccio & Associates and Commonwealth Financial Network. In addition to his advisory role, Kuhn practices as a Certified Public Accountant through Kuhn & Company CPAs Holdings, PLLC, providing accounting, tax, and attestation services. Kuhn & Company Investment Counsel is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, using methods such as fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, and incorporates third-party manager programs including direct-indexing separately managed accounts.

Jeffrey Moran is a CFA® charterholder and an advisor at SCV Capital LLC with five years of experience at the firm and 22 years in the industry, including 17 years at PPM America. He is based in Tower Lakes, Illinois. 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 employs fundamental analysis for public equities and detailed reviews for private securities, focusing on long-term strategies while allowing for shorter-term adjustments as needed.

Matthew Hoenes is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in financial advisory services. He currently works at K&H Wealth Partners and also serves as a financial advisor at Karchmar Insurance and Legacy Planning, Inc. His background includes roles at Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, LPL Financial, and The Bensman Group. K&H Wealth Partners is a three-advisor firm managing approximately $66 million for about 70 clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional plan sponsors, utilizing asset allocation, model portfolios, and third-party managers across a range of investment strategies.

Byron Smythe is a financial advisor at Roberts, Glore & Co. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LaSalle St. Securities, L.L.C. for 15 years prior to his current role. Smythe has been with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 2001. Roberts, Glore & Co. provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, family offices, corporate pension or profit-sharing plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning, focusing on fundamental analysis of mid- and large-cap equities and fixed-income holdings, with modest use of alternative assets.

Timothy Olmstead is a financial advisor with Signature Financial Services, Ltd in Arlington Heights, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with multiple related entities within the Signature group since 2000, including First Heartland Capital, Inc. and Signature Brokerage Services Inc. Signature Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is asset-allocation driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing model portfolios, institutional strategists, and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds and ETFs.