John Long is a financial advisor at Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Capital Point Financial Group, Ltd. and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Long serves as a referee and coach for youth and high school football and basketball. Total Clarity Wealth Management provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and employer 401(k) plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized advisory services, utilizing a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and alternatives.

Brian Mcdonaugh is a financial advisor with Journey Financial Group, Inc. in Buffalo Grove, IL. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Royal Alliance Associates Inc. and Osaic Wealth, Inc. Mcdonaugh also provides notary public services to clients at no charge. Journey Financial Group serves individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, asset-allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses written plans and reporting to document goals and recommendations and employs both fundamental and technical analysis in managing client portfolios.

Julia Khazan is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at MEDIQUS Asset Advisors, Inc., where she has been with the firm since 2007. She is based in Chicago, IL, and is part of a five-advisor team. MEDIQUS Asset Advisors serves individuals, including many physicians and medical groups, as well as retirement plans and not-for-profit medical organizations. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, and educational services, using a long-term asset allocation strategy managed via the Betterment for Advisors platform.

Patricia Musachio is a financial advisor at Walsh & Associates, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial (Dba Kinnare & Associates Financial Consultants) since 2003. She joined Walsh & Associates in 2025 as part of an eight-advisor team. Walsh & Associates serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $660 million on a discretionary basis and employs strategies that emphasize asset allocation along with fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative security analysis.

Keith Schoenfeld is a Series 65-registered advisor with Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 1999, accumulating 27 years of industry experience. He is also a member of Mowery & Schoenfeld, LLC, a CPA firm in Lincolnshire, IL, and holds life and health insurance licenses. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm tailors investment advice to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, utilizing model portfolios, institutional mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and pooled vehicles, and may recommend third-party money managers.

Rahul Shirahatti is a financial advisor at SGL Financial, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Coyle Financial Counsel, LLC and The Boeing Company. SGL Financial, LLC is a fee-based investment adviser serving financially established individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and certain retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on broad diversification and long-term asset allocation through third-party money managers and a sub-advisory relationship with Savant Capital, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Sherwin Korey is a financial advisor at Capital Resource Management, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at SGC Securities LP since 2007. Korey has been with Capital Resource Management since 1991, where he serves as president and is involved in managing research portfolios, client meetings, due diligence, and business development. Capital Resource Management, Inc. offers customized portfolio management and consulting services to a range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm focuses on asset allocation, expected returns, risk management, and works with independent third-party managers, maintaining a non-discretionary management structure and providing regular performance monitoring and client reviews.

Eric Miller is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Nadler Financial Group, Inc. He has held positions at several firms, including Ausdal Financial Partners, LPL Financial, Compass Financial Strategies, and Waddell & Reed. Nadler Financial Group serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plans by offering discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs tactical asset allocation across diversified vehicles and operates a specialized program for smaller accounts, supported by a multi-advisor team managing approximately $1.9 billion in assets.

Dean Hedeker is a financial advisor with Hedeker Wealth LLC in Lincolnshire, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He is also the sole owner of Hedeker Law, Ltd., an estate planning law firm. Hedeker has been with Hedeker Wealth LLC since 2015, including its current iteration since 2021. Hedeker Wealth LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $470 million in assets and employs an investment approach that incorporates technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis, as well as tax-oriented alternative investments tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Linda Grizely is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Nectarine. Her background includes roles at firms such as Fidelity Investments, Sageview Advisory Group, and Cetera Advisor Networks. She is also involved in public speaking and writing through her business, Linda Grizely Ventures, LLC, and is the managing member of Mindset & Money, LLC, which focuses on mindset coaching. Nectarine serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing consultative financial planning through advisor representatives selected via the firm’s website. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation using low-cost, index-based funds and delivers advice on a fee-for-service basis without managing client portfolios or monitoring accounts after recommendations.

Dominic Demicco is a financial advisor at SGL Financial, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at MassMutual Life Insurance Co, Thrivent Financial, and Guaranteed Rate. He is also a licensed insurance agent and offers various insurance products when appropriate. SGL Financial, LLC provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and consulting to financially established individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and certain retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation, long-term time horizons, and integrates portfolio management with tax coordination through affiliations with specialized sub-advisers and tax advisory services.

Lisa Zarkin is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience. She is currently with Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2017, and has previous experience at LPL Financial and PlanSmart Financial Services. Outside of financial advising, she is an author and self-publishes her own book. Sequoia Wealth Management advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer retirement plans, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers access to third-party money managers and model portfolios, using a combination of quantitative optimization and third-party research to tailor portfolios to clients’ goals.

Casey Moss is a financial advisor at Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Highpoint Advisor Group, Capital Pointe, and Wela Financial. In addition to his advisory role, Moss is the owner and accountant of Casey Moss Tax and Accounting, LLC, where he provides tax preparation and accounting services. Total Clarity Wealth Management offers wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and employer 401(k) plan sponsors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management using a variety of investment vehicles and employs both model portfolios and separately managed accounts, with additional active strategies available for sophisticated investors.

Joshua Bretl is a financial advisor with Wellment Financial in Elmhurst, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with FSR Insurance Planning, Ltd. since 2017 and FSR Wealth Management, LTD. since 2013, and has been involved with FSR Certified Public Accountants, Ltd. since 2005. He serves on the Board of Directors for Community Bank of Elmhurst. Wellment Financial provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional sponsors. The firm uses vetted model portfolios and a sub-advisor platform focusing on tax-aware retirement planning, while also offering client-managed account options and modular or comprehensive financial plans.

Jeffry Livingston is a financial advisor at Regal Advisory Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Regal Securities since 2012. Regal Advisory Services, Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and institutional clients through a team of 15 advisors, managing approximately $113.5 million in assets. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, employing a blend of fundamental and quantitative research tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Marie Beckman is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advisory. She previously worked for A. Robert Taylor Financial Advisory Services, Ltd. for 13 years and transitioned her clients to Financial Solutions Advisory Group, where she currently serves as an advisor in Chicago, IL. Financial Solutions Advisory Group provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to develop investment policies and manages approximately $900 million in discretionary assets across about 350 client relationships.

Derek Kyler is a financial advisor at Coyle with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at the DeKalb Park District and the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial assessment, wealth advisory, project-based planning, and family legacy services. The firm combines tactical and strategic asset allocation with individualized portfolio construction and employs fundamental, quantitative, optimization, and technical research methods to align investments with client goals and risk tolerance.

Robert Tutela is a financial advisor at Essex, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Essex since 2016. Tutela serves as a SmartAsset Ambassador, consulting as an independent contractor to generate sales leads for his firm. Essex, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $649.3 million across about 576 client accounts. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. Investment decisions are made by a multi-member committee using a blend of fundamental, technical, and sector analysis.

Kurt Newsom is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at XXI Wealth, LLC, a role he has held since 2024. Prior to that, he worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. and CIBC World Markets Corp. for seven years, Atlantic Trust Investment Advisors for one year, and Geneva Investment Management of Chicago for six years. XXI Wealth, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers customized portfolio construction using a mix of equities, fixed income, index funds, ETFs, direct indexing, alternative investments, and private placements, and employs active oversight of third-party money managers.

Michael Cattapan is a financial advisor with Abundo Wealth in Vernon Hills, IL. He holds a Series 65 credential and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Abundo Wealth, he worked at Abbvie for 13 years. Abundo Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individual clients, focusing on cash flow, retirement, employee benefits, estate planning, tax planning, and multi-generational issues. The firm emphasizes passive, low-cost index fund investments and offers advisory services on a subscription basis without requiring asset minimums or exercising discretionary trading authority.