Augusto Medal Trinidad is a financial advisor at Precise Investment Management, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Insight Securities Inc. and Insigneo Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a passive investor in several non-investment businesses, including a retail liquor store and wellness center. Precise Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients, including non-citizens and non-resident aliens. The firm offers managed accounts and sponsored wrap programs, utilizing sub-advisory portfolio managers selected through country-specific research and annual due diligence.

Howard Klieger is a financial advisor at Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at RBC Capital Markets LLC and City National Bank. Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management is a team-based SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $669 million for about 360 clients. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services tailored to individual goals, using a mix of investment strategies and maintaining ongoing monitoring with annual reviews.

Gregory Davis is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Clearwater Capital Partners. He has been with Clearwater since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive investor in a thoroughbred horse racing LLC and acts as a life insurance agent, evaluating and placing policies when needed for clients. Clearwater Capital Partners provides family office services, private wealth management, institutional advisory, and retirement plan advising. The firm serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients using a variety of investment approaches, including fundamental, quantitative, and options strategies.

Robert Cook is the sole advisor at Dream Capital Advisors, LLC in Lincolnshire, IL, holding a Series 65 credential with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Dream Capital Advisors since 2006. Dream Capital Advisors provides personalized, fee-based investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on customized equity and diversified portfolios emphasizing growth and quality of earnings, employing multiple analysis methods and third-party research to inform portfolio management.

Douglas Purcell is a financial advisor at Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Aurora Securities, Western International Securities, and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. since 2011. Fort Sheridan Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pensions, endowments, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with discretionary asset management and pension consulting. The firm employs a long-term, value-investor approach that integrates quantitative tools with qualitative judgment and actively uses derivatives and option strategies in client accounts.

Gergana Vasileva is an investment advisor representative at Journey Financial Group, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with Journey Financial Group since 2013. Additionally, she provides notary public services to clients at no charge. Journey Financial Group serves individual clients at various wealth levels, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using firm-developed model portfolios that range from conservative to aggressive risk profiles.

Carlos Legaspy is a financial advisor at Precise Investment Management, Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Insight Securities, Inc. since 2013 and Precise Investment Management since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a Certified Co-Leader for the ManKind Project, a nonprofit peer support organization, and is authoring a book. Precise Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients, including non-citizens and non-resident aliens, with no account minimum requirement. The firm utilizes sub-advisory portfolio managers selected through country-specific research and offers multiple program options, including the Precise Worldview Structured and Focus Programs.

Louis Klieger is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 10 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management, LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at City National Bank and RBC Capital Markets, LLC. Louis is based in Highland Park, IL. Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management is a team-based SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $669 million for around 360 clients. The firm provides wealth management services to individuals and various entities, combining comprehensive financial planning with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program.

John Chapman is a financial advisor at Clearwater Capital Partners with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Clearwater Capital Partners since 2006. Chapman is a partial owner of Clearwater Capital Insurance Services, LLC, which provides non-variable life, long-term care, and disability insurance sales, and he is also a business owner of Clearwater Capital Consulting, LLC, offering select tax services. Clearwater Capital Partners serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients, providing family office and private wealth management, institutional advisory, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee investment programs. The firm manages most advisory accounts on a discretionary basis and incorporates fundamental, technical, quantitative, and thematic analysis in portfolio management.

Martin Yokosawa is a financial advisor with Landolt Securities, Inc. in Lake Bluff, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Landolt Securities since 2008 and is also the president and owner of Torii Asset Management, where he provides investment advisory services. Since 2021, he has served as a trustee for a family trust. Landolt Securities provides investment management and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities, managing $137.8 million in regulatory assets as of March 31, 2026. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis with a focus on small-cap growth stocks and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies.

Michael Heatwole is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The Dala Group, LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Waddell & Reed, Inc for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the advisory board of The Salvation Army in Elgin, IL, and is vice-president of a local networking organization, BNI. The Dala Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial consulting, including retirement, estate, tax, and charitable planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to develop diversified asset-allocation strategies using a variety of investment vehicles tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

John Hennessey is a financial advisor with TSFG, LLC who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 34 years of industry experience. He has been with TSFG, formerly Alchemy Advisors, since 2016 and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2016 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is an officer and partner at Vazza Real Estate Group, where he is involved in distribution and investing activities. TSFG, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis in security selection and offers tailored portfolios with periodic reviews, additionally sponsoring its own wrap-fee program and operating multiple DBA offices.

Steven Alley is a financial advisor with Alley Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Alley Investment Management Company since 2022 and previously at Alley Company from 1998 to 2021. Alley Investment Management Company provides discretionary separate-account portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, foundations, and family offices. The firm focuses on tax-conscious, long-term large-cap equity strategies with low turnover, incorporating ETFs, options, and margin as appropriate, and offers customized asset allocation and sub-advisory services.

Stuart Loren is a financial advisor with Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fort Sheridan Advisors since 2018 and previously held roles at Western International Securities, Inc. and Karmin Capital Management. Fort Sheridan Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pensions, endowments, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with discretionary asset management and pension consulting. The firm employs a long-term, value-investor approach that combines quantitative tools with qualitative judgment and is involved in private investments and liquidation management for private funds.

Timothy Hattendorf is a financial advisor at Nadler Financial Group, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes a decade at Hightower Trust Company of Illinois. He is involved in retirement plan advisory services, working with plan sponsors and participants. Nadler Financial Group serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting when requested. The firm employs tactical asset allocation across diversified vehicles and offers a program tailored for smaller accounts within its multi-advisor structure.

Ashley Armenta is a financial advisor at E. A. Horwitz LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Western International Securities, Inc. for 10 years. Armenta has been with E. A. Horwitz LLC since 2013. E. A. Horwitz LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual clients, employing a generally conservative, principal-preservation investment approach tailored to individual needs. The firm integrates options and fixed-income trading to manage risk and generate income while coordinating with other professionals and maintaining formal training and supervision for its advisors.

Robert Lyman is a financial advisor at Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC, with 42 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Sequoia Wealth Management in 2014, he worked at LPL Financial LLC starting in 2009. He serves on the board of directors for Friends of Shalom for Uganda, a community and charitable organization. Sequoia Wealth Management provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes a combination of quantitative optimization, third-party research, and manager selection to tailor portfolios and offers both discretionary management and implementation of third-party strategist models.

Lavonte Jones is a financial advisor at SGL Financial, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 registrations and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Northwestern Mutual. 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 emphasizes broad diversification and long-term asset allocation, implementing portfolios primarily through third-party money managers and a sub-advisory relationship with Savant Capital.

John La Spisa is a CFP® professional at Vermillion Financial Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. His background includes multiple roles at Vermillion Financial Advisors and academic positions at the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Vermillion Financial Advisors provides financial planning, investment advisory, and employer-sponsored retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, business entities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers both stand-alone financial planning and ongoing advisory programs, utilizing model and customized portfolios with a non-discretionary approach to trade approvals and portfolio management.

Thomas Zimmerman is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Zimmerman Wealth Management, LLC since 2003. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Evanston, IL. Zimmerman Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, employee benefit plans, charitable organizations, and privately held entities. The firm employs a conservative, long-term asset allocation strategy with a focus on mutual funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds, managing several hundred client accounts with roughly half a billion dollars in assets under management.