Aliasgar Mithaseth is a financial advisor at Unique Wealth Strategies with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Madison Partners, ASK Investment Managers, and various banking institutions in India. Unique Wealth Strategies serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory methods, and it sponsors its own wrap-fee program while facilitating access to alternative managers.

Bradley Johnson is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with River Street Advisors, LLC and Old Second National Bank since 2010, serving as Vice President and Senior Trust Investment Officer in the Wealth Management Department. River Street Advisors, LLC is an independent asset management and financial planning firm that serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutional and charitable entities. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis, model portfolios, and written investment policy statements to manage diversified portfolios using individual securities, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Michael Kassab is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Calamos Wealth Management LLC since 2014 and also holds roles at affiliated entities including Calamos Advisors LLC and Calamos Financial Services LLC. Calamos Wealth Management offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth clients, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach integrates asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing a range of individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds.

Arash Kadivar is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding CFP® certification and securities licenses (Series 65, 66, 63) with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Charles Schwab, and also provides administrative support to Highpoint Advisor Group. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach to portfolio construction and offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary asset management, and retirement plan advisory services.

Craig Ibrahim is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC since 2016 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. 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 provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and operates a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles to implement client portfolios.

Richard Kitick is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint Planning Partners, doing business as OnPath Financial, since 2013 and has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in amateur hockey as an assistant coach and a referee in the Chicagoland area. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles across multiple platforms.

Trent Ten Bruin is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Now Foods and several academic institutions, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has been affiliated since 2022. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sponsors a wrap-fee program, implementing client portfolios using fundamental analysis across various investment vehicles.

Benjamin Johnson is a Series 63 licensed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Trail Advisors LLC since 2015 and also works with Summit Trail Securities, LLC. Summit Trail Advisors serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, family-office services, retirement plan advisory, and access to private investment funds, using an investment process centered on asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction across multiple asset classes and outcome objectives.

Daniel Keller is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at RSM US LLP for eight years. Keller also operates a private tax services firm, Keller CPA Private Tax Services, and is a notary. 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, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and acts as sponsor and manager of a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles across multiple platforms.

Jon Flaherty is a CFP® certificant with five years of industry experience, currently advising at Highpoint Planning Partners. His prior experience includes roles at Vantage Financial Partners, Lincoln Financial, and the Elks National Foundation. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering services such as asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs. The firm develops investment policies through personal consultations and employs a variety of investment vehicles and third-party platforms to implement client portfolios.

Margaret Swiess is a financial advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Spc and Global View Capital Management, Ltd. She is also a licensed insurance agent and a Notary Public in the State of Illinois. Founders Financial Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of registered investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage and insurance services, utilizing a range of investment programs and non-traditional delivery methods.

Brigid Toothman is a financial advisor at Interactive Financial Advisors with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors and Git N Go. Interactive Financial Advisors provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified model portfolios and operates a large multi-advisor network with multiple branch offices.

Johnathan Irions is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Facet. His career includes prior roles at firms such as Lincoln Investment, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients across a range of wealth levels, primarily through phone, video, and a proprietary web platform. The firm employs model-based asset allocations emphasizing ETFs and uses technology-driven processes, including machine-learning algorithms, to deliver tax-optimized and regularly reviewed investment strategies.

Paul Graffy is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at firms including Piper Jaffray & Co. and Advisory Research Inc. Since 2015, he has served in a strategic advisory role at Mathsights Corporation, a software firm focused on retirement planning, where he is a non-paid board member. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on personalized portfolio management and financial planning for non-high-net-worth investors. The firm offers a range of advisory and consulting services, including actuarial analysis and benefits consulting, and utilizes various analytical approaches and operational tools to manage client portfolios.

Robert Eberlin is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with HighPoint Advisor Group since 2018, previously with Level Four Advisory Services and LPL Financial. 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 discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Nolan Clifford is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Naperville, IL. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Arkadios Capital, he worked with the Colorado Rockies for one year and spent four years at Creighton University. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, deploying them through various managed account solutions and third-party managers.

Susan Ahlfeld is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisors Capital Management, LLC since 2023, following a 21-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is the managing member of Taking A Siesta LLC, a real estate rental business. Advisors Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model strategies to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and governmental entities. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro analysis and bottom-up fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative research to manage custom private accounts and model strategies.

Dylan Lueckenotte is a CFP® with nine years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with CreativeOne Securities, LLC and has prior experience with Client One Securities, LLC and Wallstreet Group. Outside of advising, he works as an account executive in employee benefit insurance sales at Acrisure Wallstreet Partners LLC. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, fiduciary services, and access to third-party manager programs through a network of 127 advisors.

Symour Jacobs is a CFP® with 36 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. for over a decade, and also operated Sy Jacobs CFP LLC. Jacobs is also an independent insurance agent for various insurance companies. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of more than 150 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private placement investments. Their advisory process integrates goals-based planning with an evidence-based investment framework supported by proprietary quantitative tools.

Richard Debruin III is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and possessing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2013. 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, employing fundamental analysis to construct client investment policies and utilizing a range of investment vehicles and program platforms.