Tony Oommen is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Calamos Wealth Management LLC. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Charitable, Fifth Third Securities, and other firms. He serves on the boards of the Chicago Estate Planning Council and the DuPage County Estate Planning Council, and volunteers with Greenhouse Scholars. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach includes asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and the use of individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds, with a focus on affiliated fund management and specific conflict-mitigation policies.

Jonathan De Moss is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-licensed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mission Wealth Management, LP and has previously worked at Advance Capital Management, Inc., Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Innovator Capital Management, LLC, Invesco Advisers, Inc., and Edward Jones. Mission Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients including pension plans, endowments, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services, using a total picture approach that incorporates tax, trust, philanthropy, and risk planning tailored to client needs.

Barbara Moser is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience. She works at Focus Financial and previously was involved with Moser & Heier Financial Solutions and Moser & Heier CPAs, Inc., where she provides tax services and financial planning. Outside of her advisory roles, she serves as a trustee for a living trust with her husband. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities, offering personalized investment advisory services that range from portfolio management to estate planning coordination.

Scott Poulin is a financial advisor with Calamos Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Calamos Wealth Management since 2015. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process emphasizes asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, vehicle selection, and ongoing monitoring, using a mix of individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, and private investment funds.

David Nelson is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at firms including The O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, he volunteers with American Medicare Disability Advocates, a nonprofit organization assisting people with disabilities in navigating Medicare. Ausdal Financial Partners manages assets for individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and businesses, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing access to multiple custodians and integrated third-party money managers.

Ashley Duran is a financial advisor at Midwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc., MCMG Capital Advisors, Inc., and FIS Brokerage & Securities Services LLC. Midwestern Securities Trading Company serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, municipalities, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, model and wrap programs, and fiduciary services, combining discretionary internal portfolios with third-party management and advisory representatives’ recommendations.

Matthew Evans is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and the Series 66 license. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Fountain Wealth Management. VestGen Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and institutional investors. The firm combines advisor-level client relationships with centralized portfolio management and utilizes third-party managers and proprietary funds as part of its investment approach.

Kurtis Hagemann is a financial advisor with Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Advisors' Pride, LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He is based in Batavia, IL. Gateway Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, typically allocating assets among low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and independent managers, using both fundamental and technical analysis.

Charles Weidenbach is a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at EY and US Bank. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans, with an investment approach that incorporates asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and a mix of individual securities and funds.

Christopher Jahntz is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mid America Financial Inc since 1989 and Harvest Investment Services, LLC from 2012 to 2018. Outside of financial services, Jahntz is involved in music production and performance as a recording artist and producer. First Advisors National provides investment management, asset allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, utilizing a combination of third-party money managers and individual securities to implement discretionary portfolio strategies.

Stephen Perl is a financial advisor with Calamos Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Calamos Wealth Management since 2014 and has concurrently worked at Calamos Financial Services LLC since 2008. Calamos Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary wealth management and institutional advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process includes idea sourcing, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring by an Investment Committee, often recommending affiliated Calamos Funds and investment vehicles.

Ryan O'Connor is a financial advisor with Advisory Alpha, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Brookstone Wealth Advisors, Gradient Advisors, AE Wealth Management, and managing O'CONNOR Wealth Management. He is also co-owner of Naser & O'Connor Wealth Management and involved in insurance services through John O'Connor and Associates, LLC. Advisory Alpha manages over $4.3 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning, specialty retirement-plan solutions, and subadvisory services. The firm employs a centralized Investment Team that uses a fund-of-funds approach with factor-based equity strategies, structured-product allocations, and fixed income solutions, typically managing portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Lawrence Kimmel Jr. is a financial advisor at Harbour Investments, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Harbour since 2018, following nine years at Ausdal Financial Partners and over three decades running his own CPA and tax preparation firm. He also maintains an active role as president of Lawrence J. Kimmel, P.C., providing accounting and tax services. Harbour Investments offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable and corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to develop customized investment strategies and provides various portfolio management and model-based solutions.

Michael Seidler is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has worked previously at Bankers Life and Bankers Life Securities, and currently also serves as an associate and investment advisor representative at Burling Wealth Advisors Inc. in addition to his role at Gradient Advisors. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of investment advisor representatives and third-party money managers, employing a largely non-discretionary model that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in portfolio construction.

Cole Swearingen is a CFP® professional at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Franklin Wealth Advisors, RMB Capital, and Prizm Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he owns and operates a small business raising beef cows, selling meat cuts directly to consumers. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Benjamin Parker is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone since 2018. Outside of finance, he has been involved in music instruction through his business, Ben Parker Music Instruction, since 2009. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm delivers investment management primarily on a discretionary basis through model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, supporting a large network of advisors with back-office and turnkey asset management platform services.

Michael Peregrym is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Wheaton, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His career includes 11 years at Edward Jones before joining Brookstone Capital Management and Dowling Financial Services in 2025. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and a wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, offering discretionary investment management primarily via model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Alan Flota is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Elgin, IL, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies and affiliated entities in 2025, he spent 32 years working for School District U-46. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

David Hanson is a CFP® with 46 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2010. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Outside of finance, he is a minority partner in a Wheaton-based partnership focused on land ownership, farming, and wetland creation. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, brokerage, and M&A advisory with both discretionary and non-discretionary managed solutions.

Casey Madden is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brookstone Capital Management LLC since 2009. He also operates CM Financial Planning, where he provides annuities, long-term care, and life insurance services. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.