David Kujawa is a CFP® and ChFC® financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Highpoint Planning Partners and has worked with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial for over a decade. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products through his agency and collects watches as a non-investment related activity. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles while utilizing multiple advisory platforms.

Bryant Merryman is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP since 2019. He previously worked at Lido Advisors, LLC, HighTower Securities, LLC, and Merrill. Mission Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a total picture approach that integrates investment management with tax, trust, philanthropy, and risk planning, managing portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, direct securities, and alternative investments.

Anthony Tursich is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Calamos Advisors LLC, Pearl Impact Capital, and Trillium Asset Management. He also serves as an uncompensated Investment Advisory Board Member for Multnomah County, where he meets quarterly to review portfolio performance and compliance. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment process combining individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and private funds, frequently utilizing affiliated sub-advisers and specialized strategies.

Kevin Brainerd is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He serves at HighPoint Planning Partners, where he has worked since 2016, and is also affiliated with LPL Financial. His prior experience includes a decade at HighPoint Advisor Group DBA OnPath. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and acts as sponsor and manager of a wrap-fee program, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles.

Roger Ensminger is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 44 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009 and has operated his own practice, Roger J. Ensminger & Associates, since 2016. He occasionally sells life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm builds investment portfolios using fundamental analysis and utilizes a variety of platforms and investment vehicles tailored to client needs.

Brian Carlson is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked with AssetMark Brokerage, LLC and Northwestern Mutual. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, institutional, and retirement plan clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and modular consulting. The firm uses asset-class model allocations with five risk levels, incorporates third-party research, and offers unique features such as Biblically Responsible Investing strategies and flexible billing arrangements.

Johnathan Kulikowski is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with HighPoint Planning Partners, having previously worked at VANTAGE FINANCIAL PARTNERS Limited for 11 years. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and offers access to various third-party and proprietary investment platforms.

Jayson Gorski is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience at LPL Financial and CBRE, as well as a role at DePaul University. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning and consulting, retirement plan advisory, and acts as sponsor and manager of a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles to implement client portfolios.

Jerome Kahn is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial and operated his own firm, J Kahn & Associates LLC. Outside of advising, he has written life and long-term care insurance and fixed annuities when appropriate. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses personal consultations to create investment policies and implements portfolios through fundamental analysis across a range of securities, employing both proprietary and third-party platforms to deliver advisory services.

Timothy Ludwig is a financial advisor with VestGen Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for five years and has had roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Fountain Wealth Management. VestGen Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses a combination of advisor-level relationship work and centralized portfolio construction, managing approximately $6.66 billion in assets with a multi-team structure.

David Cimmarusti is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with HighPoint Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and Leaders Partners, Inc. His work includes activities related to investment advisory businesses connected to LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, employing fundamental analysis and diversified portfolio construction across various asset classes, and utilizes multiple platform solutions to deliver advisory services.

Robert Perez is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Highpoint Planning Partners. He has previously worked at Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc., and has been associated with LPL Financial and HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC (doing business as On Path Financial) for multiple years. His outside activities include offering health insurance as a non-variable insurance product. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms to implement personalized client strategies.

Shae Hess is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC. Prior to joining The Mather Group, Hess held roles at firms including Sebold Capital Management, Northwestern Mutual, and Wells Fargo Advisors. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolio strategies and incorporates AI and machine-learning tools under human oversight.

David Lecinski is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners in Downers Grove, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Highpoint Advisor Group, he worked in mortgage lending roles and the automotive industry. Highpoint Advisor Group serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sponsors wrap-fee programs, using fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Matthew Quinlan is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC. Prior to joining Calamos in 2026, he spent nine years at Charles Schwab in various roles. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process incorporates a mix of individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds, emphasizing asset allocation, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring.

Megan De Jong is a financial advisor at Advance Capital Management Inc with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Advance Capital Management since 2022. Advance Capital Management provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, institutions, trusts, foundations, and corporations, focusing on financial planning and portfolio management using mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs a structured investment process with a Recommended List and model portfolios tailored to clients' needs, utilizing independent managers and discretionary oversight.

Harry Greene is a financial advisor at Altitude Capital Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Brookstone Wealth Advisors and RedHawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. Greene is also president of Greene Financial Services, Inc., where he manages indexed annuities, health, life, disability, and long-term care products. Altitude Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a multi-team approach, tailoring strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance, and manages accounts with a mix of asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and varied purchase strategies.

William Smith is a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC in Naperville, IL, with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Northern Trust Asset Management and Northern Trust Corporation for a combined six years. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process involves asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, vehicle selection, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing a mix of individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, and private investment funds.

John Calamos Sr. is a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC with 54 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Calamos Wealth Management and its affiliated firms since 1987. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at the Illinois Institute of Technology and is on the Investment Committee for The FAITH Endowment, an endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and utilizes a mix of individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds.

Timothy Meisenheimer is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of the board for Gospel Patrons, a nonprofit focused on raising the next generation of Gospel Patrons, and produces educational content including a podcast and retirement planning videos. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary programs, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary asset management.