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.

Kraig Mickelsen is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management, LLC. His prior experience includes 17 years at Ausdal Financial Partners and roles at Arete Wealth Advisors and Arete Wealth Management. Outside of financial advising, he is a minority owner and managing member of Integrated Planning LLC, a financial planning collaborative, and holds minority ownership in custom homebuilding businesses. KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management primarily serves institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, and businesses, while also providing financial planning and consulting services to individuals and families. The firm uses proprietary models and third-party money managers combined with ongoing due diligence and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary consulting and participant education programs for retirement plans.

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® and holds a Series 66 license with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Assured Advisory Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and National Asset Management. He is also involved as an agent in the sale of fixed and traditional insurance products. Assured Advisory Group serves individual and high-net-worth households with discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and educational seminars. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, including computer-driven analytics, to construct portfolios that may include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and option strategies.

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 and has worked at firms including First Trust Advisors L.P. and Capital Integration Systems, 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.

Terrence Burke is a financial advisor at Trader Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He previously worked at Rothschild Financial Partners, LLC and has been with Trader Wealth Management since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he provides consulting services to a family-owned painting business and prepares daily Corn volume and open interest reports for a CME broker. Trader Wealth Management serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management with an emphasis on strategic and tactical asset allocation, global diversification, and personalized Investment Policy Statements.

Kevin Mccloskey is a CFA® charterholder and an investment advisor at SCV Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He has worked at SCV Capital since 2021 and previously spent 13 years at PPM America Inc. SCV Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management primarily to pooled investment vehicles and institutional clients such as banks, pension funds, and nonprofit organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis for public equities and thorough reviews of private securities, emphasizing long-term strategies while allowing for shorter-term adjustments based on client needs.

Brett Leahy is a financial advisor at Echelons Capital, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Phase Line Capital, LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Outside of finance, he is the founder and COO of American Heartland Corporation dba Wild Hickory, an e-commerce retail apparel business. Echelons Capital, LLC manages discretionary portfolios for a small client base that includes high net worth individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party managers with a focus on systematic long/short equity strategies and offers a range of investment options including alternatives and structured products.

Brian Atkins is a financial advisor with Significant Wealth Partners LLC in Cary, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Heritage Strategic Wealth, LLC, Wealth Builder Funds LLC, Kingsview Asset Management, and has been managing Atkins & Associates since 2007, where he serves as CEO and operates exempt hedge funds. Atkins is also a licensed insurance agent and offers related advisory services through his firm. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, offering diversified strategies including managed accounts, options, and selective use of leveraged ETFs.