Myron Hazen is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Inspirion Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2012 and was previously with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for eight years. Hazen serves as a board member of 1PLUS Charity, which supports disabled veterans, and holds a leadership position as assistant warden at St. Lawrence Episcopal Church in Libertyville, IL. Inspirion Wealth Advisors is a team of nine advisors managing approximately $1.24 billion in assets. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with various trading strategies.

Jon Knotts is a financial advisor at Expressive Wealth LLC in Chicago, with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background that includes roles at Zacks Investment Research and Benzinga.com. He is also the owner of Fiscal Investor, a financial literacy website. Expressive Wealth LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans by offering discretionary asset management, ERISA 3(38) plan services, and modular financial planning. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor investments to clients’ goals and risk tolerances and maintains active oversight of sub-advisors and portfolio risk.

Thomas Van Vuren is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Alley Company, LLC from 2014 to 2021 and currently serves at Alley Investment Management Company since 2022. Alley Investment Management Company provides discretionary separate-account portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, foundations, and family offices. The firm focuses on a tax-conscious, long-term large-cap equity approach with low turnover and uses ETFs, options, and margin as appropriate to meet client objectives.

David Melsheimer is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of experience at North Shore Private Asset Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2004. He is also a principal of North Shore Private Tax Services, which offers tax preparation services alongside CPA John Gibbons. North Shore Private Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients, including pension and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a range of strategies and serves a diverse client base, managing approximately $475 million across fewer than 200 client relationships.

Daniel Roseth is a financial advisor at CS Planning Corp with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in wealth management and accounting since 2015, including roles at 83 Rd St. Wealth Management and his own accounting firm, H.D. Roseth & Associates, Ltd. Outside of financial advising, he is an accountant at H.D. Roseth & Associates, Ltd. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, offers investment supervisory, portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning services to a diverse client base. The firm employs a multi-advisor model and constructs broadly diversified, systematically managed portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances and goals.

Susan Oleari is a financial advisor at Trifecta Capital Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at BMO Private Bank for six years. Susan serves on the boards of the Joffrey Ballet, Recipe for Change, and the Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation, holding treasurer roles at the latter two. Trifecta Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, business owners, trusts, and foundations. The firm manages over $700 million with a focus on long-term strategic asset allocation combined with tactical adjustments using proprietary capital-market assumptions.

Janice Hennessy is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2014. She also dedicates part of her time to accounting work at ShankerValleau Accountants, Inc., assisting with tax preparation. ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors is a six-advisor team managing approximately $550 million for a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm emphasizes diversified, low-cost, research-driven portfolio management, primarily implemented through a wrap-fee program and ongoing financial planning.

Valerie Larson is a financial advisor at Romano Brothers and Company with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation. Romano Brothers and Company serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—employee benefit plans, non-profits, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services, employing a generally conservative, long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach with both active and passive strategies.

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.

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 financial advisor at Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Mowery & Schoenfeld since 1996. In addition to his advisory role, he is a member of Mowery & Schoenfeld, LLC, a CPA firm in Lincolnshire, IL, and holds life and health insurance licenses. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using quantitative tools and a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, and it manages roughly $389 million in assets across about 161 client relationships.

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.

William Hart is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience and a Series 65 license. He is part of Hartline Investment Corporation, a team-based firm where he has worked since 1990. Hartline Investment Corporation manages discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios for individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, utilizing various strategies including options and derivative techniques, and manages approximately $851 million across a small advisory team.

Sherwin Korey is a financial advisor at Capital Resource Management, Inc. in Deerfield, IL, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at SGC Securities LP since 2007 while maintaining his role at Capital Resource Management since 1991. Capital Resource Management provides portfolio management and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and not-for-profits. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and manager-based investment solutions, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with an emphasis on manager selection and oversight.

Myrna Chavira is a financial advisor at Precise Investment Management, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with several related firms, including Insight Securities Inc. and Precise Consulting Services, where she serves as President. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in non-investment consulting and holds an executive position at Intelligenics, Inc. Precise Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients, including non-citizens and non-resident aliens. The firm utilizes sub-advisory portfolio managers selected through country-specific research and conducts annual due diligence, offering programs such as the Precise Worldview Structured and Focus Programs.

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.

Richard Kolb is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Inspirion Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer on the board of the Michael Matters Organization, a nonprofit based in Chicago. Inspirion Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages discretionary wrap fee portfolios and offers a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, incorporating both long- and short-term trading strategies.

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.

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.

Kathleen Valleau is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. She has worked at ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2019 and previously held roles at Becton, Dickinson and Company and Vyaire. Outside of advisory work, she serves as an accountant with ShankerValleau Accountants, Inc. and is a board member of The Kaufherr Resource Center. ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors is a team-based SEC-registered firm that manages approximately $645 million for over 200 clients, offering wrap-fee portfolio management, individualized investment supervision, and integrated financial planning. The firm employs evidence-based, structured investment strategies with broad diversification and incorporates financial planning into its advisory services.