Kenneth Valentino is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Patriot Capital Services, Inc. and Patriot Capital Management, Inc. since 2004. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in residential mortgage origination and serves as vice president of business development for a water filtration company. He also owns and manages an outdoor marijuana growing business in Michigan. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers managed portfolios mainly through wrap-fee programs and employs a risk-tolerance questionnaire to guide asset allocation, with discretionary management granted to third-party money managers and investment adviser representatives.

Kevin Graham is a financial advisor at Plancorp, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including Zacks Investment Management, LBMZ Securities, and CIBC Private Wealth. Plancorp serves individuals, trustees, business owners, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering services such as wealth management, financial planning, pension consulting, and tax preparation. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and documented Investment Policy Statements, employing a range of investment vehicles and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Gregory Hammer is a financial advisor with Prosperity Capital Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Innovation Partners LLC, MerCap Securities, and has operated Hammer Financial Group, Inc. since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of Peace Lutheran Church, chairs its Endowment Fund, is treasurer for Ducks Unlimited, and conducts financial literacy seminars with the American Financial Education Alliance. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individual investors, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach, offering risk-based model portfolios, specialized strategies, and access to private and alternative investments through various platforms.

Jeremy Schares is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and is currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Waverly Advisors in 2024, he worked for 16 years at StrategIQ Financial Group, LLC. He is also a member of two holding companies, IQ Companies, LLC and WAAM TOPCO, LLC. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private markets allocations and offers a range of services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and multi-family office solutions.

Liam Garvey is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cetera and First Merchants Trust Co NA. Outside of his advisory role, Garvey is involved in nonprofit activities, serving as a fundraising ambassador for Little Heroes League, a board member and assistant hockey coach at Mount Carmel High School, and founder of the nonprofit Day One Provisions and Events (D.O.P.E.). Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing customized portfolios with a range of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Ryan Gough is a financial advisor with Performance Wealth and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, including five years at William Blair before joining Performance Wealth Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Gough serves as a volunteer firefighter with the Western Springs Fire Department. Performance Wealth serves a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning, managing over $4 billion in client assets with a long-term, portfolio-focused investment approach.

Ivana Vukanic is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with Performance Wealth, bringing four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include working at Northern Trust Corporation and academic positions at the University of Illinois and University of Indiana. Performance Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive wealth management and financial planning, managing over $4 billion in client assets with a primarily long-term, portfolio-focused investment approach.

Casey Johansen is a financial advisor at Prosperity Capital Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Innovation Partners LLC and Mercap Securities, LLC, and has been affiliated with Prosperity Capital Advisors since 2019. Johansen also conducts financial literacy seminars through the local chapter of the American Financial Education Alliance. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach utilizing core risk-based portfolios, specialized strategies, and access to alternative solutions.

Ryan Gandurski is a financial advisor with AdvisorNet Wealth Partners and holds a Series 66 license. He has 20 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC and McCabe & Associates, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Gandurski coaches a 15U youth baseball team and serves on the advisory school board at St. Judes Catholic School. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and related advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Paul Gnap is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lupo Securities for eight years and has operated his own business since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a salaried trader for Galnet Asset Management, a hedge fund based in Frankfort, IL. 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’s investment process emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and uses fundamental analysis to support recommendations of individual securities.

Mark Gordon is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Noble Marketing Partners since 2013, where he also serves as an independent insurance agent. Additionally, he owns Gordon & Baird, Inc., through which he executes customer orders as an options broker without providing investment advice or dealing with the general public. First Advisors National provides investment management, asset allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, including ERISA plan participants. The firm employs a discretionary management approach that emphasizes third-party money managers alongside fundamental analysis and formal annual reviews to maintain portfolio suitability.

Grace Salvino is a financial advisor at Performance Wealth with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at William Blair & Co., L.L.C., as well as academic roles at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Michigan. Performance Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $4 billion in client assets. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-focused investment approach using diversified allocations with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative investments when appropriate.

Tyler Boland is a financial advisor at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Comey and Shepherd. In addition to advising, he is licensed as an insurance agent specializing in life, health, annuities, and other insurance products. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, third-party money management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers managed solutions primarily through Envestnet and Pershing platforms, serving a broad range of clients including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth investors.

Jordan Lewis is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Daley Financial Partners, Commonwealth Financial Network, and LPL Financial prior to joining VestGen in 2025. Outside of finance, Lewis teaches yoga twice a week. 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, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines advisor-level client relationship work with centralized portfolio construction and utilizes third-party managers and proprietary funds as part of its offerings.

John Rhode is a financial advisor at ON Investment Management CO with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ohio National Financial Services and The O.N. Equity Sales Company since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and mortgage financing, working with realtors and builders to assist homebuyers. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of third-party investment programs and manages client assets through both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Christopher Begbie is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. and has held previous roles at LPL Financial, Waddell & Reed, ProShares, PNC Wealth Management, and Merrill. Begbie also provides investment advisory services through Good Life Advisors, LLC, an independent registered investment advisor. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation that serves high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a model-driven approach to manage portfolios that may include proprietary and third-party investments, offering advisory, brokerage, and custody services.

Deborah Cundiff is a financial advisor at Prosperity Capital Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Innovation Partners LLC and Mercap Securities, LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent offering fixed insurance products. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, and alternative solutions across various platforms.

Nicholas Bravo is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at AFIN Family Wealth Management and Vermillion Financial Advisors Inc. Outside of advising, he is also an independent insurance agent. Belpointe Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser with more than 160 advisors managing over $7.5 billion. The firm serves individuals, corporations, trusts, and other advisers, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through customized portfolios and various advisory relationships.

Nicolas Andriotis is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Cetera, and AFIN Family Wealth Management. Outside of advising, he works as an independent insurance agent selling fixed insurance products. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives, supported by a broad network of affiliated businesses and proprietary product offerings.

Zachary Morgan is a financial advisor at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations, as well as a Series 66 license. Prior to joining AdvisorNet, he worked at Northern Trust for five years. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management.