Sean Hughes is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc and has previously worked at FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC and Hughes & Dern Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent involved in Medicare, life, and annuity sales. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and financial institutions. The firm employs a mix of quantitative, qualitative, and technical methods, utilizing third-party model managers for portfolio management across a broad range of investment strategies.

Peter Crabtree is a financial advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Paradigm Life Insurance Company, Prosperity Economics Partners LLC, and infinex Investments, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with MooseLake LLC, operating businesses that buy and wholesale residential properties. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process emphasizes manager selection and monitoring, supplemented by fundamental analysis of individual securities.

Brian Callaghan is a financial advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at CIH Consulting since 2022, focusing on commodities consulting and client services outside of investment activities. Prior to that, he held roles at MHT Business Development and Datrium. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and uses fundamental analysis to support supplemental individual security recommendations.

Travis Smyczynski is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. since 2018 and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in independent insurance sales on a limited basis. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services tailored to client objectives and uses multiple custodians while maintaining dual registration as both a registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Mary Deutsch is a financial advisor at Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. She is also the owner and insurance agent of MTD Financial, Inc., and serves as president of Tess Marketing, Inc., a business marketing services company. Additionally, she is a managing member of Eight 22 Alpha, LLC, a real estate investment venture. Gibbs Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and related advisory services, utilizing third-party platforms and strategists. The firm employs a mix of analytical approaches to guide asset allocations and emphasizes risk management, tax efficiency, and guaranteed-income solutions where appropriate.

Nancy Brunn is a financial advisor with Latitude Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 10 years of industry experience and has also operated Brunn & Associates, Inc., a CPA firm specializing in accounting and tax preparation, since 2001. In addition to her advisory work, she handles accounting duties for an online specialty sales business. Latitude Advisors serves individual and business clients, providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm employs a combination of model-based strategies and fundamental/quantitative analysis, managing most client relationships on a discretionary basis.

David Taylor III is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Practice Management Consultants, LLC. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations while acting as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

Michael Grajdura is a financial advisor at Harbour Investments, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Money Concepts Capital Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he is a salaried employee at 818 Capital Group, LLC, a customer service and payroll company, and works as an independent insurance agent. Harbour Investments serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension and 401(k) plans, and institutional entities. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services, employing different investment approaches that vary by adviser and approved third-party managers.

Jeannette Adcock is a financial advisor at Thurston Springer Advisors with 39 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at David A. Noyes & Company, Wayne Hummer Investments, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Prudential Equity Group. Thurston Springer Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, foundations, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, fee-based consulting, and fiduciary services, using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis to support both buy-and-hold and active strategies.

William Karstenson Jr. is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Arlington Heights, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal since 2010 and has operated Karstenson Financial Services since 1997. Outside of his advisory work, Karstenson serves as a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Chicago, performing liturgical and ministerial duties. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies across various asset classes.

Anthony Fiore is a financial advisor at Wealth Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Wealth Management since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Fiore serves as CEO of Accountants Solutions, Inc., a company focused on accounting software sales since 2002. Wealth Management Nebraska LLC provides discretionary asset management, fiduciary services, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm employs broadly diversified, passively managed portfolios primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, following modern portfolio theory with a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy and periodic rebalancing.

George Clougher is a financial advisor with Virtue Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at OneAmerica Securities, Red Oak Risk Management, Praxis Capital Management, Safe Money Concepts, and MPS-LORIA Financial Planners. He is also involved in non-variable insurance sales. Virtue Capital Management, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, qualified retirement plans, and other advisers, offering portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a multi-team model to tailor portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance through tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment approaches.

Bradley Underwood is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL, holding a Series 66 credential and over 23 years of industry experience. He has been with World Equity Group since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Underwood is involved in several entrepreneurial and consulting activities, including providing payroll, benefits, and HR services through Professional Employer Organizations as an independent contractor and offering prepaid legal and identity protection services. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pensions, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs risk-tolerance questionnaires to guide asset allocation and offers managed portfolios with discretionary authority granted to third-party money managers and investment adviser representatives.

Christopher Owens is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has three years of industry experience and previously worked at AE Wealth Management, Impact Partnership Wealth, and Station-M. Owens is also president of Owens Financial Group, LLC, where he is involved in insurance sales and client insurance and annuity plan reviews. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with an asymmetric rebalancing approach and employs third-party sub-advisers and custodians to support its services.

Thomas Chernesky is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Robertson Stephens since 2024. Prior to this, he spent 11 years at CAFG Wealth Management, Inc., where he was also president of the company, a non-operating legal entity handling payments from the installment sale of a former RIA business to Robertson Stephens. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight by an Investment Office and Committee, managing over $7 billion in client assets as of the end of 2024.

Garland Kizer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Merit Financial Advisors. His prior roles include positions at VOYA Financial Advisors, Cetera, and leadership of his own firms, Kizer & Associates and Kizer Financial Services. He serves as a trustee for both the THSD 214 Foundation and MacMurray College and chairs the Bartlett 4th of July Festival committee, coordinating its fireworks presentation. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and institutional clients. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisers, employing a long-term, diversified investment approach overseen by internal committees and utilizing both internal and third-party managers.

Jeffrey Birch is a financial advisor at Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at American Express, Rain City Capital, and JPMorgan Chase, as well as consulting through his own firm, JBirch Consulting. Kingsview Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, retirement plans, registered investment companies, endowments, trusts, and state or municipal clients. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management services that integrate in-house portfolio management with third-party managers and alternative investments, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory arrangements.

Mark Lishchynsky Jr. is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with World Equity Group since 2013. World Equity Group provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers managed portfolios through its wrap-fee programs, combining discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party money managers.

Brendan Donlevy is a financial advisor with VestGen Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Triad Advisors, Northwestern Mutual, and Capital Forensics Inc. VestGen Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and institutional entities. The firm combines advisor-level client relationship management with centralized portfolio construction and utilizes third-party managers and affiliated funds as part of its investment approach.

John Straley is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with World Equity Group and American General Securities Incorporated. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a partner in film production companies Caliwood Pictures and CineSecure Films, and serves on the Membership Committee for The Bridge Youth & Family Services, a charitable organization. VestGen Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and institutional investors. The firm combines advisor-level client relationship work with centralized portfolio construction and uses third-party managers and proprietary funds as part of its investment offerings.