Mark Bubien is a financial advisor at Valley Financial Management, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. for eight years and JPMorgan Securities LLC for three years. He serves as a member of the Professional Advisory Committee for the DuPage Foundation. Valley Financial Management operates as Valley Digital Investor, providing discretionary portfolio management and automated implementation of model ETF portfolios through an online platform for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm requires clients to open a Valley National Bank account and manages portfolios ranging from conservative income to aggressive growth using automated rebalancing based on client profiles and market conditions.

Paul Mardoian is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bayworth Capital since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Fairhaven Wealth Management and Triad Advisors. He also operates a sole proprietorship providing insurance and retirement plan services. Bayworth Capital offers financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $62.7 million in discretionary assets and tailors portfolios using a range of investment strategies while providing ongoing account monitoring.

Dane Rutstein is a financial advisor at I2I Analytics LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with I2I Analytics since 2013. I2I Analytics LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consultation primarily to affluent and high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm combines a long-term belief in market efficiency with tactical asset allocation, employing both fundamental and technical analysis, and places a strong emphasis on equity option strategies as a core risk-management and income tool.

Timothy Perryman is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Mirretti Perryman Wealth Strategies, LLC and has prior experience at Pinnacle Insurance and Financial Services, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance agent. Mirretti Perryman Wealth Strategies, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, utilizing risk-based and tax-aware model portfolios alongside third-party sub-advisers.

Edward Gjertsen II is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Engage Wealth Group, LLC since 2020 and previously spent 21 years at Mack Investment Securities. Outside of financial advising, he owns and operates GJERTSEN IMAGES, a photography business that sells prints of sports and wildlife subjects online. Engage Wealth Group provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm develops individualized investment plans using fundamental and technical analysis and employs a range of strategies including the use of borrowing and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Todd Schrade is a financial advisor at Midway Capital Research & Management LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Midway Capital Research & Management since 2014. Midway Capital Research & Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up fundamental research investment process with a value-oriented approach and offers customized portfolios to address both long-term growth and short-term liquidity needs.

Joseph Kruse is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Kruse Asset Management, LLC since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with YCharts.com, contributing to research and the development of ranking and rating systems based on fundamental characteristics. Kruse Asset Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and select institutional clients. The firm employs a blend of modern portfolio theory, proprietary quantitative equity models, and security-ranking systems, and offers a range of investment strategies including options and alternative exposures.

Javier De La Torre is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with 0 years of industry experience. He is currently with 103 Advisory Group and has prior experience at Hightower Advisors and several other firms. 103 Advisory Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and business-development consulting for financial institutions. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis and manages a relatively large asset base for a limited number of clients.

Matthew Shapiro is a financial advisor at MWS Capital Consultants LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with MWS Capital Consultants since 2003. The firm provides personalized investment management, wealth-planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, personal trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. MWS Capital Consultants emphasizes a Classic Portfolio Management strategy focused on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing mostly discretionary portfolios while allowing client-imposed restrictions and interactive financial planning through the eMoney Advisor platform.

Kirk Kreikemeier is a CFP® and CFA® with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Pebble Valley Wealth Management since 2008, where he is one of two advisors. Pebble Valley Wealth Management serves individual, charitable, and corporate clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation and mutual fund/ETF selection, with a notable use of derivative-based option strategies and selective digital-asset exposures within client portfolios.

Jessica Garner is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently advising at Stevard LLC since 2016. She is based in Chicago, IL, and is part of a two-advisor firm. Stevard LLC provides family office and investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family LLCs, private foundations, and family businesses. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and expanded family office functions such as accounting, tax compliance, property management, insurance review, and philanthropic and estate planning. Their investment approach emphasizes multi-asset portfolios implemented through independent investment managers and managed products, with ongoing manager monitoring and a cautious view on hedge funds.

John Russell is a financial advisor with Versatile Capital Management L.L.C. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Relative Value Partners, LLC and serves as managing director and advisor for Select Innovation Investments, LLC. He is chairman of the board for Educational Choice Illinois and a board member with Children Outreach and Community Empowerment. Versatile Capital Management provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management and occasional financial planning to individuals, family offices, trusts, foundations, endowments, and small institutions. The firm manages roughly $130 million in discretionary and non-discretionary assets and offers two investment products: a tactical Systematic Global Alpha strategy using proprietary quantitative indicators and a Strategic Core Global Asset Allocation product focused on long-term diversified portfolios.

Danielle Woods is a Series 65 credentialed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Propel Financial Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Merriment Advisors, LLC, DW Lenski Law Group, DW Agosto Tax Planning LLC, and Mitchell, Vaught and Taylor Inc. Woods owns DW Agosto Tax Planning LLC, a tax planning and preparation business. Propel Financial Advisors, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management and financial planning services. The firm operates as a four-advisor team across three offices, managing approximately $38.84 million in assets for 111 clients, and integrates legal and tax considerations into client advice through formal affiliations and educational programs.

Stephanie Laude is a financial advisor at K2 Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, IL, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials with nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Corient, Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC, and CIPW Service Company, LLC. Outside of financial advisory, she has worked as an Instacart driver on a limited basis. K2 Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial counseling that includes retirement, tax, and estate planning. The firm employs a goals- and risk-based investment approach using quantitative methods and third-party sub-advisers, while coordinating with attorneys and accountants as part of its service model.

Lingke Cheng is a financial advisor at Zephyr Capital LLC in Chicago, IL, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Zephyr Capital, Cheng worked at Aicapital LLC, Citigroup Global Markets, and Dynamic Holding LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he holds interests in non-investment businesses including a financial data research company, a Pilates club management company, and a Hong Kong-based operational business. Zephyr Capital LLC provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services exclusively to qualified clients under performance-based fee arrangements. The firm uses a tactical, long-short investment approach that incorporates derivatives and active trading techniques, focusing on daily monitoring and weekly rebalancing within client-specific investment policies.

Joann May is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Forest Asset Management LLC since 2006. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a general partner in an investment club, Riverside Fund Money Club, since 1995. Forest Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach using primarily passive and evidence-based funds, supported by written investment policy statements and portfolio modeling techniques.

Dominic Mirretti is a financial advisor at Mirretti Perryman Wealth Strategies, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Mirretti Perryman Wealth Strategies since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches youth hockey for the Evanston Youth Hockey Association. Mirretti Perryman Wealth Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes risk-based and tax-aware model portfolios and incorporates third-party sub-advisers and platforms to manage client accounts through wrap fee arrangements.

John Omalley is a financial advisor with Eastgate Capital Advisors LLC in Winnetka, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He also serves as an attorney at Steven Spector LLC, where he provides legal counsel on tax, accounting, and estate planning matters. Eastgate Capital Advisors serves affluent individuals, families, retirement accounts, trusts, and other legal entities with multi-family office and comprehensive wealth management services, including investment management, financial planning, and trust and estate coordination. The firm offers customized portfolios using modern portfolio theory and a range of investment vehicles, with both discretionary and non-discretionary options tailored to client preferences.

Kevin Yeoman is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Treetop Wealth Management, LLC since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Northfield, Illinois. Treetop Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a risk-management, client-specific approach and uses tailored asset allocation with actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and alternative investments.

Marc Pershan is a financial advisor at Valley Financial Management, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Bank Leumi USA and Valley National Bank. He serves on the advisory committee of Chicago Neighborhood Housing Services, a nonprofit supporting low-income housing. Valley Financial Management operates as Valley Digital Investor, providing discretionary portfolio management through an online platform serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses model ETF portfolios based on client profiles and manages accounts electronically with automated implementation and rebalancing.