Edward Grudowski is a financial advisor at Personal Financial Management, Inc. in Orland Park, IL, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license and has been with Personal Financial Management, Inc. since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, he operates an independent accounting practice as a Certified Public Accountant. Personal Financial Management, Inc. provides investment advisory services primarily to individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on personalized portfolio management and limited-scope investment consulting. The firm develops individualized investment policies based on client goals and risk tolerance and employs fundamental, mutual fund/ETF, and technical analysis in portfolio implementation.

Timothy Regan is a financial advisor at PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and related entities for 18 years, as well as at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He serves as chairman of the Grace Christian Academy School Board, overseeing policy and operations. PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, estates, and private foundations. The firm integrates its advisory services with an affiliated tax practice and offers access to insurance products, focusing on tax-aware, long-term portfolio strategies tailored to client needs.

Michael Pensinger is a financial advisor at Pensinger Financial, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Evanston Advisors before founding Pensinger Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate development through Denanson Development LLC. Pensinger Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term investing using a strategy based on efficient market theory and modern portfolio theory, primarily through indexed mutual funds and ETFs.

David Latko Jr. is a financial advisor at Latko Wealth Management, Ltd. in Frankfort, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Latko Wealth Management since 2016. Latko Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, and hourly consulting primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm employs a personalized, goal-based process and manages a wide range of portfolio assets through open-architecture platforms and various portfolio programs.

Terrence Heafey is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brickwork Financial Planning, LTD in Orland Park, IL. His prior work includes roles at 4 Wealth Advisors, Inc., PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Inc., and A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He is also a member of the Palos Consolidated Elementary School District 118 School Board. Brickwork Financial Planning provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers written analyses and implementation recommendations without discretionary portfolio management, charging fees based on fixed, hourly, or negotiated planning arrangements.

Anthony Petan is a financial advisor with PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors in Frankfort, IL. He holds a Series 65 credential and has less than one year of industry experience. Prior to his role at PrairieView, he worked in various positions including hospitality and education. PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors serves individuals, families, family offices, trusts, estates, and private foundations, providing personalized financial planning alongside discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm integrates tax preparation and accounting services through an affiliated tax practice and offers insurance products via licensed advisory personnel.

Robert Morvice Jr. is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors and has previously worked at firms including Bates Securities, Inc. and Belvedere Trading LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as Director of Operations and Enrolled Agent at PrairieView Tax LLC, a tax preparation and advisory business. PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors serves individuals, families, family offices, trusts, estates, and private foundations with personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm integrates tax preparation and planning services through its affiliated tax practice and employs a fundamental, tax-aware investment approach tailored to client needs.

Ryan Kavois is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brickwork Financial Planning, LTD. He has held roles at firms including 4Wealth Advisors, Inc., IPI Asset Management, Inc., and Wells Fargo Clearing. Kavois is also involved in insurance sales as an owner and officer of Brokerage Unlimited. Brickwork Financial Planning offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm focuses on written analyses and implementation recommendations without discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing fixed or hourly fee arrangements and using tools such as MoneyGuide Pro and FI360 to support its planning process.

Juan Troncoso Iriarte is a CFA® charterholder at JT Asset Allocation LLC with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Banco BICE, Quinto Inversiones, and over two decades at Dow Chemical. JT Asset Allocation LLC is a small registered investment adviser serving private individuals with discretionary portfolio management and personalized investment plans. The firm emphasizes portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active derivative strategies, combining model allocations with client-specific recommendations supported by various analytical methods.

Christopher Odonnell is a financial advisor at North South Capital, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2008 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Additionally, he is a licensed life insurance agent. North South Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, estates, and trusts. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory services, financial planning, securities advice, and insurance product recommendations.

Brian Bardachowski is a financial advisor at Pensinger Financial, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has operated Wisdom Financial, Inc., a mortgage brokerage firm, since 2007 where he serves as owner and mortgage loan originator. Pensinger Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses, focusing on long-term investing through indexed equities and fixed income using mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes documented risk tolerance, regular portfolio monitoring, and annual reviews.

Aaron Vasil is a financial advisor at North South Capital, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with North South Capital since 2009. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner at Fundamental Financial Group, LLC, where he offers insurance products to securities clients and teaches college courses approximately one night per month. North South Capital serves retail and high-net-worth individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, estates, and trusts. The firm employs multiple methods of analysis and goal- and risk-based model allocations, tailoring plans through client interviews and periodic reviews, and combines investment advisory and broker-dealer services with a focus on education and conflict monitoring.

Stephen Truesdale is a financial advisor at North South Capital, LLC in New Lenox, Illinois, with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for CN Railroad for ten years before joining North South Capital in 2021. Outside of advising, he manages a small rental property in Cedar Lake, Indiana. North South Capital serves retail and high-net-worth individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, estates, and trusts, managing approximately $25.9 million across about 120 client accounts. The firm uses multiple methods of analysis and goal- and risk-based model allocations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and insurance- and brokerage-related services.

Nicole Kustok is a financial advisor at Evansbrook Capital Management with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Romano Brothers and Company, Madison Capital Funding, and Sharmac Capital Funding. Kustok has been with Evansbrook Capital Management since 2023. Evansbrook Capital Management serves individual clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management, custom portfolio construction, and qualified plan consulting. The firm uses a strategic, diversified asset-allocation framework supported by various analytical approaches and manages over $225 million with a small advisory team.

Eric Wills is a CFA charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Park River Advisors and previously worked at Point72, Zazove Associates, and Calamos Investments. Park River Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory services, discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and manages roughly $45 million in discretionary assets with a small team that incorporates active derivative and short-selling strategies in some accounts.

Joel Poortenga is a financial advisor at GPS Financial Group, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with GPS Financial Group since 2016. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. GPS Financial Group manages approximately $64 million in assets using a two-advisor structure and applies modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading approach, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Adam Ogle is a financial advisor at Park River Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked at SAP since 2011 as a Principal Enterprise Architect, focusing on guiding customers from on-premises legacy software applications to SAP’s cloud-based solutions. Park River Advisors is a small, state-registered firm providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach blending fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage customized portfolios across various asset classes.

Osman Arain is a CFA charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Evansbrook Capital Management, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Romano Brothers, PNC Wealth Management, and Beacon Global Asset Management. Evansbrook Capital Management serves individual clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, custom portfolio construction, and qualified plan consulting. The firm employs a strategic, diversified asset-allocation framework supported by various analytical approaches and manages over $225 million with a small advisory team.

Austin Mitchell is a financial advisor at Maverick Thomas Capital with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at OneAmerica Securities, Johnson & Johnson, and Workout Anytime. He is also engaged in non-variable insurance sales involving fixed life and fixed annuities. Maverick Thomas Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual investors, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, cyclical, and charting methods in its investment approach and integrates retirement, tax, estate, and education planning into portfolio management.

Kaitlyn Hedger is a financial advisor at PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at PrairieView Wealth Partners since 2023, following roles at Midwest Legacy Group, The Millennium Group, American Cruise Lines, and the University of Indianapolis. PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and private foundations, providing personalized financial planning and investment management alongside coordinated tax preparation and accounting services through an affiliated tax practice. The firm emphasizes tax-aware, long-term portfolio construction and offers integrated tax and advisory services within the same group.