Nicklaus Streit is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Highview Capital Management, LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at BMO Private Bank for five years. Highview Capital Management LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods to implement asset allocation strategies and emphasizes ongoing monitoring and rebalancing tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Aidan Herrick is a financial advisor at Stride Investments, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Stride Investments, he worked in education, including roles at Loras College, College of Lake County, Richmond-Burton Community High School, and Nippersink Middle School. He also has experience with Canlan Sports. Stride Investments, LLC manages approximately $200.9 million for about 524 clients, serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a purpose-based investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to align portfolios with clients’ cash flow, risk capacity, and goals, offering ongoing asset management and coordinated financial planning services.

Connor Hickey is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at The Invictus Collective, LLC and previously was employed at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and US Bank. Hickey also spent four years at The University of Chicago and nine years at the Chicago Golf Club. The Invictus Collective provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a concentrated client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors both domestically and internationally. The firm employs diversified portfolios constructed with independent managers, ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and structured products, using a process informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and an internal Investment Committee.

Ian Kos is a financial advisor at Tetley Investments, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Tetley Investments since 2012 and has served as a teaching assistant at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Business since 2011, where he prepares class materials and grades MBA-level coursework. Tetley Investments provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm employs a disciplined investment process combining quantitative and fundamental research with a global asset-allocation perspective, managing portfolios with a long-term horizon and a range of asset types.

Daniel Haugh is a financial advisor at Wells Street Advisors, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has served in roles at Wells Street Advisors since 2014 and PTI Securities & Futures L.P. since 1987. Wells Street Advisors, LLC is an independent investment management firm providing discretionary asset management to individuals, family offices, trusts, retirement plans, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of quantitative analysis, technical research, and external resources in its investment process and offers a Protected Index Program designed for downside protection.

Akiva Goodman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with The Nestegg Group, Inc. in Lincolnwood, IL, where he has worked since 2014. He has 11 years of industry experience. The Nestegg Group, Inc. provides discretionary, fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $331 million across about 187 client relationships, using a range of mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments guided by asset allocation and manager analysis.

Robert Pick is a financial advisor at RightWise Wealth in Elmhurst, IL, holding a Series 65 designation. He has 16 years of prior experience working at Bain & Company. RightWise Wealth serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, providing comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management guided by Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm integrates third-party tools for tax filing and estate planning and structures its client relationships with an intensive first year of meetings followed by annual reviews.

Brian Padden is a financial advisor at Padden Financial Planning LLC in Chicago, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Padden Financial Planning, he held roles at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he also spends time as a rideshare driver for Uber Technologies, Inc. Padden Financial Planning LLC is a fee-only firm serving individuals and families, including trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial and tax planning services with an investment approach that emphasizes disciplined asset allocation, global diversification, and the use of primarily mutual funds, ETFs, and passive index funds.

Krzysztof Garlewicz is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at ProsperiFi LLC since 2017 and previously spent seven years with LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory work, he is an author associated with the Financial Freedom Formula and has engaged in speaker and content creation activities. ProsperiFi LLC provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and family-owned businesses. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, along with modern portfolio theory, and offers access to alternative investments and third-party money managers.

Vinnie Maliakkal is a CFP® certificant with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wavvest Wealth. He previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank SSB and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for over a decade, and was also associated with Vivacious Group. Outside of his advisory role, Maliakkal owns A Bunch of Randos, LLC, a business focused on photography, graphic design, and clothing. Wavvest Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients and employer-sponsored retirement plans, using proprietary technology tools to support portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring. The firm manages diversified portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed-income securities, and select alternative investments.

Michael Demaray is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Bard Associates Inc in Chicago, IL, and previously worked at Elevated Capital LLC for 14 years and AEG Partners for one year. He is the owner and general partner of entities that are currently being wound down and does not devote time to these during the work week. Bard Associates provides discretionary portfolio management and monitoring services to individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, and other entities, employing a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach with a focus on smaller-company stocks and defensive instruments tailored to client risk tolerance. The firm also manages the Bard Micro-Cap Value Fund L.P., a private pooled vehicle, and uses fundamental analysis alongside limited derivatives and margin strategies in certain accounts.

Jacob Swartz is a financial advisor at Swartz Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials with one year of industry experience. Before founding his firm, he worked at several companies including Level EX and Chicago Capital Management. He is also involved in selling life and health insurance on a part-time basis. Swartz Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and entities such as trusts and estates. The firm focuses on passive, long-term investment strategies using low-cost index funds and ETFs, and emphasizes education through newsletters and seminars offered at no additional charge.

John Mariscalco is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at 103 Advisory Group since 2019 and previously held roles at Strategic Wealth Partners, Marquette Associates, Mainstreet Advisors, and Gunnallen Financial. 103 Advisory Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement rollover advice, and consulting. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis and offers specialized services such as fixed-fee institutional consulting and business-development support for financial institutions.

Daria Mack is a financial advisor at Rail-Splitter Capital Management LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial, Wintrust Investments LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Rail-Splitter Capital Management provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and estates, focusing on fundamentally driven, long-term portfolio management using individual stocks, ETFs, bonds, and independent managers. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, emphasizes personal client contact, and sponsors a wrap fee program that incorporates transaction and custodial costs into advisory fees.

Dana Lyons is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with J. Lyons Fund Management, Inc. since 1999. J. Lyons Fund Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes a proprietary risk management and market-timing model combined with technical analysis and a relative-strength fund selection process, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on limiting downside risk through active timing strategies.

Matthew Dale is a financial advisor at Kai Wealth LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Gelber Group before joining Kai Wealth LLC. Kai Wealth LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and investment consulting primarily for high-net-worth and sophisticated investors, employing risk-managed portfolio construction with thematic equity strategies, alternative investments, and options-based overlays.

Greg Kenney is a financial advisor at Kenney Investments Inc. with over four years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. He has been with Kenney Investments Inc. since 1989, spanning more than three decades at the firm. Kenney Investments Inc. manages portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, charitable foundations, corporations, and retirement plans, overseeing approximately $332 million in assets across a small client base. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach with a focus on large-cap equities, high-quality fixed income, and diversified international exposure, tailoring portfolios to individual risk parameters and conducting quarterly reviews.

Jing Chen is a CFA® charterholder based in Chicago, IL, with two years of industry experience. She has worked at K2 Wealth Management LLC since 2024 and previously held roles at Forge Global and MSCI. K2 Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients and related trusts and estates, providing discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial counseling, including retirement, tax, and estate planning. The firm employs a goals- and risk-based approach to portfolio construction, integrating quantitative methods and various investment vehicles while coordinating with third-party professionals as part of its ongoing client service.

Jacob Bossert is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor at Konza Global Wealth Group with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fortune Financial Advisors and has a background that includes seven years at USSSA. Konza Global Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with an investment approach that incorporates modern portfolio theory, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Keith Karchmar is a financial advisor with K&H Wealth Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, and TLG Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Board of Directors for Northbrook/Glenview School District 30. K&H Wealth Partners is a supported registered investment adviser managing approximately $66 million for around 70 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional plan sponsors, employing a range of investment strategies from long-term investing to short-term trading.