Rick Kennedy is a financial advisor at Meristead Wealth, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Fisher Investments, Inc. since 2003 and Stansberry Asset Management since 2025. Meristead Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, offering separately managed accounts and participating in third-party asset management programs. The firm’s investment approach combines top-down macro analysis with fundamental bottom-up research to pursue value-oriented strategies across global equities and credit, including special situations and distressed investments.

Guadalupe Lechuga is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Audible Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Audible Wealth in 2025, Lechuga worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2019 to 2025 and has experience with WilsonHCG. Audible Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, business development clients, and retirement plans by providing financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach and offers distinctive operational features such as a wrap-fee program, bill-pay services, and educational seminars.

Andrew Barlow is a financial advisor at Harvest Investment Services, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is a partner at Harvesting Kingdom Resources, a private equity fund sponsor where he manages fund administration and investor relations. His work history also includes roles at Envoy Financial and Brand Champions. Harvest Investment Services, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs an actively managed tactical investment approach and offers specialized services such as ERISA 3(38) investment management and held-away 401(k) account oversight.

Ronald Reitz Jr. is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Horizon Wealth Management. Prior to joining Horizon, he held roles at LPL Financial, Capital Analysts, Lincoln Investment, and Equitable Advisors, among others. Horizon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fiduciary investment approach, utilizing diversified portfolios and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Anna Thornburg is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Model Wealth, Inc. in Wheaton, IL, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Model Wealth in 2021, she worked at Covenant Classical School and Church of the Resurrection. Model Wealth, Inc. is a virtual, fee-only financial planning and wealth management firm serving individuals, families, estates, trusts, and small businesses. The firm uses a broadly passive investment approach with cost-effective, tax-aware implementation, combining robo-managed strategies, direct indexing, and discretionary portfolio management.

Steven Bartz is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Graybill, Bartz & Associates, Ltd. since 1996. Graybill Wealth Management, Ltd. provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and trust accounts. The firm employs a fundamental, research-driven growth investing approach focused on companies with strong balance sheets and sustainable earnings, while balancing equity exposure with intermediate-term, high-grade fixed income and income vehicles.

J Gimbel V is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Fiduciary Financial Partners, he worked at Bank of America and has experience in various roles including positions at Denison University and in small business operations. Fiduciary Financial Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth households, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $293 million in assets across five offices, employing a team approach and integrating portfolio management with comprehensive financial planning.

Kyle Depasquale is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs Wealth Services and Ausdal Financial Partners. He is also involved with Sentinus Insurance Services in Oakbrook, IL, where he dedicates time to insurance sales. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment process focuses on asset-allocation models based on client questionnaires and quantitative analysis, implemented through a variety of securities and external sub-advisers.

Shawn Cook is a financial advisor with USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including Securities America, Inc. and Questar Asset Management. Outside of advisory work, he has served as past president and board member of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce and owns businesses in insurance and consulting. USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental analysis, asset allocation, and model portfolios developed with third-party providers, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular suitability reviews.

Benjamin Wozniak is a financial advisor at Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group with 43 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, and Mutual Service Corporation. Wozniak holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting using a broad range of investment strategies and securities.

Lydia Newby is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience currently serving at Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. She has been with the firm since 2017 and previously worked at Marsh USA Inc. from 2012 to 2017. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm that serves individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes advisory and implementation coaching through a structured planning menu and prefers diversified investments such as no-load mutual funds and ETFs, operating without discretionary authority over client assets.

Miaciah Manuel is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and has been with Fiduciary Financial Partners, LLC since 2012. Based in Naperville, IL, she holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Fiduciary Financial Partners provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative investment methods to construct portfolios and offers both discretionary management and written financial plans.

Christos Kyros is a financial advisor at MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with MPS-LORIA since 2006. Kyros has additional experience as an independent licensed insurance agent specializing in life insurance. MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an open-architecture, predominantly discretionary investment approach focusing on diversified allocations with no-load mutual funds and ETFs, supported by quantitative screening and research from Fiducient Advisors.

Benjamin Wilson is a financial advisor at Hunter Capital Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Hunter Capital Management in 2020, he worked at PWMCO, LLC for 11 years. Hunter Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm manages assets across separate accounts, a mutual fund, and private pooled vehicles, employing a value-oriented equity strategy and utilizing a commodity subadviser within one private fund.

Wendell Franklin is a financial advisor with Chicago Capital Management Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with American Trust Investment Services Inc since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a part-time DJ in Chicago. Chicago Capital Management Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a fundamentals-driven investment process and provides tailored strategies including growth, income, and asset allocation approaches, incorporating derivatives and access to external model managers.

Matthew Gill is a financial advisor with M. Brown Financial Advisors in Naperville, IL, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at Ausdal Financial Partners and other financial and service-related firms. Outside of advising, he is involved as a member in a farm land investment entity. M. Brown Financial Advisors primarily serves as a sub-advisor to Ausdal Financial Partners and other registered investment advisers, offering discretionary portfolio management, customized accounts, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines active tactical allocation with diversified models and uses a variety of investment strategies, managing most client accounts on a discretionary basis.

John Newhouse Jr. is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. He has been involved with Gator Trading Partners since 2003 and holds managing member roles in several investment-related ventures, including Night Crawlers LLC and multiple crypto investing entities. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach uses asset-allocation models informed by client data and quantitative analysis, implementing strategies through a range of securities and third-party sub-advisers.

Francis Gutrich is a financial advisor at Apollon Financial, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial, Highpoint Advisor Group, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Gutrich also provides investment advisory services through Apollon Financial, an independent registered investment advisory firm. Apollon Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.45 billion through a team of 16 advisors and offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and access to private and alternative investments using a blend of centrally managed models and advisor-led portfolios.

James Stork is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Pinnacle Financial Group LLC since 2000, currently serving as part of a four-advisor team. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Stork is a managing member and co-owner of STU Partners, LLC, a holding company for the building Pinnacle leases as its principal place of business, and also manages Tower Management, LLC. Pinnacle Financial Group LLC is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with factor investing, quantitative optimization, and third-party research, offering personalized financial planning and investment management through a consultative, modular approach.

Bret Petersen is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm’s investment approach centers on asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis and client input, implementing portfolios through various securities and sub-advisers.