Gregory Anderson is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has worked at SCV Capital LLC since 2021 and previously spent five years at PPM America. SCV Capital LLC provides investment management primarily to pooled investment vehicles and institutional-type clients, focusing on fundamental analysis of public equities and private securities. The firm emphasizes private-fund governance and operational review, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with a preference for longer-term strategies.

Cole Barkocy is a financial advisor at Assured Advisory Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience as a First Officer at Spirit Airlines. Barkocy is currently furloughed from Spirit Airlines and does not receive income or commissions from that position. Assured Advisory Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supported by computer-driven tools, managing portfolios that often include ETFs, mutual funds, government securities, options, and variable annuities.

Thomas Quinn is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is a vice president and financial advisor at American Community Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2003. Prior to his current role, Quinn was with Triad Advisors, Inc. for 16 years. He also serves as a successor trustee managing a family revocable trust. American Community Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, business owners, corporations, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a multi-platform investment model that includes third-party managed programs and advisor-managed portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Kathleen Dixon is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with American Community Wealth Management, LLC, where she has worked for over ten years. She has 27 years of industry experience, including roles at OSAIC, Triad Advisors, LPL Financial, and Uvest Financial Services Group. Dixon also serves as Operations Manager at American Community Wealth Management, providing administrative support for multiple advisors in addition to managing her own client book. American Community Wealth Management offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, business owners, corporations, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-platform investment model, combining third-party managed programs with advisor-managed portfolios across active and passive strategies to tailor investment advice to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Kraig Mickelsen is a financial advisor with KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management, LLC in St. Charles, IL. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. Mickelsen has previously worked at Arete Wealth Management, Ausdal Financial Partners, and QA3 Financial LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is a minority owner and managing member of Integrated Planning LLC, a financial and insurance planning collaborative. KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that provides asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily to high-net-worth clients. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management through firm models or third-party money managers and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary retirement plan services along with participant education programs.

Lorie Shah is a CFP® professional with one year of experience, currently serving at Virtue Asset Management LLC. She has worked as a substitute teacher at Oak Park School District 97 since 2018. Virtue Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning, offering customized investment solutions that incorporate quantitative analysis and risk management strategies.

Alayna Leuzé is a financial advisor with Significant Wealth Partners LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Stephen Smith Financial, Inc. She is also licensed as an insurance agent and engages in insurance sales outside of her advisory work. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including fundamental and quantitative analysis, and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with documented client risk tolerances and Investment Policy Statements.

Michael Graft is a financial advisor with Simplified Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Significant Wealth Partners Inc. and Kingsview Asset Management. Outside of advising, he manages construction projects through MJG Construction, LLC and serves as a managing broker at The Heritage Realty Group, Inc. Simplified Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs multiple analysis methods and a variety of investment strategies, including options and derivatives, and serves a small client base without requiring a minimum account size.

Simon Granner is a financial advisor at PCFO Capital with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Thrivent Financial and Rewired Planning, LLC. PCFO Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading orientation, tailoring portfolios to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerances.

David Schlossberg is a financial advisor at Assured Advisory Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, National Asset Management, and Fsic. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of a tax preparation and planning business. Assured Advisory Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $87 million and uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supplemented by computer-driven tools, offering diversified portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, government securities, options, and variable annuities.

Lawrence Strzelecki is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently with Assured Advisory Group, LLC and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, National Asset Management, National Securities Corporation, and FSIC. Outside of his advisory work, he is licensed to sell fixed traditional insurance products. Assured Advisory Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supplemented by computer-driven analytics, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with monthly reviews.

Robert Finley is a CFP® at Virtue Asset Management LLC in Barrington, IL, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Virtue Asset Management since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Barrington Chamber and as board treasurer for the Evergreen Cemetery Non Profit Association. Virtue Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a client-customized investment approach, utilizing quantitative analysis and a range of investment vehicles, including equities, fixed income, and option strategies, to address clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Joshua Lang is a financial advisor with Significant Wealth Partners LLC in Cary, Illinois. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Mutual Trust Life, Brookstone Capital Management LLC, Highland Capital Brokerage, The Achievement Group, Modern Woodmen of America, and ISS Action Inc. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm utilizes a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses to construct portfolios, employing long-term trading, options strategies, and selective use of leveraged and inverse ETFs.

Edward Downey Jr. is the sole advisor at DFG Wealth Management, LLC in Bartlett, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Downey Financial Group, Inc. since 2003 and has held roles at Advisors Excel and DFG Wealth Management since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales and tax preparation. DFG Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary portfolios and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis with active sector rotation and various investment strategies, managing approximately $65 million for about 143 clients in a single-advisor setting.

David Janello is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience as a financial advisor at Black Elm Advisers, LLC. He has worked at CME Group since 2015 and has been president of Argon Technology Group, Inc., an investment technology firm, since 1986. Black Elm Advisers provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis across a range of strategies including long and short positions, margin trading, and options, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Thomas Hines is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Thompson Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes positions at Lowery Asset Consulting, LLC and Good Harbor Financial. Thompson Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs model-driven strategies across equities, options, fixed income, and tactical overlays, utilizing tools such as derivatives and VIX-linked risk management to pursue its investment objectives.

William Herr is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Trader Wealth Management, LLC and has held roles at Rothschild Financial Partners, Infinite Alpha Advisors, LLC, and his own firm, William Herr and Associates, where he also prepares tax returns as a CPA. Herr serves as an advisor and general partner to private investment funds through Infinite Alpha Capital Management. Trader Wealth Management, LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pensions, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic and tactical asset allocation with global diversification and uses quantitative risk assessment tools to tailor investment approaches.

David Leuze is a financial advisor at Significant Wealth Partners LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill Lynch and Camping World prior to joining his current firm. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses to construct customized investment strategies, including managed accounts and, when appropriate, referrals to third-party managers or alternative private investments.

Paul Brandwein is a financial advisor at PCFO Capital with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work history includes roles at First Trust Advisors L.P. and related entities from 2018 to 2025, as well as positions at other firms and companies dating back to 2016. PCFO Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading orientation, tailoring portfolios to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerances.

Kyle Hoskins is a financial advisor with American Community Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation. He has been with the firm since 2024 and has experience working with Osaic Wealth, Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he has worked in hospitality at Snuggery River Roadhouse and held positions at The University of Iowa and McHenry County College. American Community Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, business owners, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a multi-platform investment model combining third-party managed programs and advisor-managed portfolios, delivering services tailored to client objectives, risk tolerance, and asset allocation.