James Cochran is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Greenstone Belt Wealth Advisors, LLC and has held positions at LPL Financial LLC, IHT Wealth Management, LLC, and Independent Financial Partners. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is also involved in a marketing and insurance business. Greenstone Belt Wealth Advisors, LLC is a small supported advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, estates, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with an investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, focusing on diversification, tax awareness, and fee minimization.

Curtis Ellergodt is a financial advisor with Rothschild Wealth LLC in Oakbrook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Rothschild Wealth LLC since 2015 and has held various roles within affiliated Rothschild entities, including CFO and CCO positions. Rothschild Wealth LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, trusts, pensions, and other institutional and tax-exempt entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and integrates tax and estate planning with third-party sub-advisers, using quantitative methods and asset-allocation models tailored to client needs.

Jacob Beck is a financial advisor at Doyenne Wealth Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Klarna, Upstart, GM Financial, and Northwestern Mutual. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm operates on a fee-only basis and focuses on long-term, diversified asset allocation with a tailored, multi-meeting review process.

Juan Avila is a financial advisor at Centric Wealth Management, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Toroso Investments, LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Avila serves as a trustee for several organizations, including the Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation and National Louis University, and is the founder of FARO Associates, LLC dba SHENIX®, a financial literacy company focused on the Latina/x community. Centric Wealth Management is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to create customized portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Owen Hardy is a financial advisor at Blue Line Capital with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Blue Line Capital in 2026, he worked at Stenger Family Office for three years and has held roles in various organizations including COhatch, Taylor University, Village Links of Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton Academy. Blue Line Capital is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $132 million for about 121 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services that integrate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both growth and value-oriented strategies, including options and futures where appropriate.

Peter Jarrett is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Rothschild Investment LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at CMT Capital Markets Trading, Leo Burnett, and Young Life. Rothschild Investment LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

Gary Wozny is a financial advisor at LCM Capital Management Inc. in Chicago, IL, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked as an independent insurance agent since 1989. LCM Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental issuer analysis, long-term equity holdings, and periodic rebalancing, managing approximately $365 million in client assets through a team of nine advisors.

Matthew Blume is a financial advisor at Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management Inc. since 2012. He holds a Series 66 designation. Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, pension and retirement plans, registered investment companies, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and asset allocation approach that incorporates ESG criteria and uses a variety of instruments including mutual funds, ETFs, options, and futures to tailor portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Jared Funk is a financial advisor at Embree Financial Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at MML Investors Services and MassMutual for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, Funk is involved in insurance brokerage focusing on individual and group life, health, disability, and long-term care products. Embree Financial Group provides holistic financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm serves a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and manages portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, primarily through mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Alexandra Andersen is a financial advisor at Greenstone Belt Wealth Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd for seven years and at Scribe America for two years. Greenstone Belt Wealth Advisors serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, providing fee-based financial, estate, tax, and retirement planning, as well as discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a diversified investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory and offers additional services such as ERISA retirement plan consulting and fiduciary support.

William Enoch is a financial advisor at Zuckerman Investment Group in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. He has been with Zuckerman Investment Group since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a floral business in Wheaton, IL. Zuckerman Investment Group serves high net worth individuals, families, trusts, and charitable foundations by offering customized investment portfolios and comprehensive wealth management. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach supported by internal research and team collaboration, managing approximately $1.9 billion across seven advisors.

John Wimbiscus is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving with Bates Financial Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at The Mather Group, LLC and Trinity Financial Advisors. The firm is an SEC-registered advisory team managing approximately $395 million for around 426 clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. Bates Financial Advisors customizes investment policies based on client objectives and risk tolerance, utilizing a range of instruments including mutual funds, ETFs, and government securities.

Keith Schicker is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has been with Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC since 2013. The firm provides comprehensive family wealth management services to high net worth individuals, families, trusts, partnerships, retirement plans, and charitable foundations. Zuckerman Investment Group follows a value-oriented, long-term investment approach, managing approximately $1.9 billion across seven advisors.

Douglas Glick is a financial advisor with Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2018 and previously spent five years at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Folkson, LLC, a farm business in Chicago. Total Clarity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and specialized services using a mix of model portfolios, third-party managed accounts, and in-house strategies.

Jason Blandford is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Vestor Capital since 2017, previously working at TDAmeritrade Inc. from 2009 to 2017. Vestor Capital is a multi-team investment and wealth management adviser serving individuals, families, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.08 billion in discretionary assets through 21 advisors and offers a range of strategies including concentrated equity portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and alternatives.

James Viktora is a financial advisor with Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc. in Orland Park, IL, holding Series 65, 63, and 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Paychex. He is also involved with PayEntry, a business outside of his advisory work. Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc. provides discretionary investment supervisory services and model portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and a passive, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach implemented through proprietary model portfolios and institutional funds.

Daniel Zuckerman is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Zuckerman Investment Group, formerly Asset Management Investors, since 2005. Zuckerman Investment Group provides comprehensive family wealth management services to high net worth individuals, families, trusts, partnerships, retirement plans, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach focused on customized portfolios and tax-aware management across individual equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and select alternative assets.

Catalina Ulloa is a financial advisor at Centric Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Centric Wealth since 2018 and previously worked at Merrill from 2015 to 2018. Ulloa holds a Series 66 designation and is based in Chicago, IL. Centric Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan participant account management. The firm serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, using proprietary model strategies and a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

Steven Norvid is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 17 years of industry experience. He joined Rothschild Wealth LLC in 2025 after 13 years at Siligmueller & Norvid Wealth Advisors LLC. Rothschild Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement and investment consulting. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to build and monitor diversified portfolios tailored to tax, estate, cash-flow, and risk considerations.

Ryan Buffone is a financial advisor with Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc in Chicago, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mountain Capital, he worked as a first officer pilot for United Airlines and SkyWest Airlines. He is also the owner of Career Nav LLC, a career coaching and interview preparation business. Mountain Capital Investment Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary wealth management and financial planning. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio construction using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, combining fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investments to client goals and risk tolerance.