Matthew Schwerin is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with North Star Investment Management Corporation and has longstanding roles with CAPS Financial Group, Hometown Financial Group, and Flanagan State Bank. Schwerin serves as a director on the board of Flanagan State Bank and is president of the Flanagan Bank Holding Company, Hometown Financial Group. North Star Investment Management Corporation serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm manages approximately $2.5 billion in assets and frequently integrates its proprietary mutual funds into client portfolios as part of its investment approach.

George Rudawski is a CFA® charterholder and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, currently serving at Altman Advisors since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Fitch Ratings and Aviva Investors. Altman Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, managing accounts on an individualized basis through wrap fee family office and asset management services.

Marisa Marshall is a CFP® professional at Capstone Financial Advisors Inc with six years of experience in the financial services industry. Her prior roles include positions at The Mather Group, Baroncini, Shorts, and Morton Private Wealth. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and supplementary services such as tax preparation and access to private fund investments. The firm emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning, managing approximately $2.44 billion in client assets across a multi-advisor team.

Hally Dunn is a financial advisor at 4 Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for 10 years prior to her current role. Outside of advisory services, she is involved with 4Wealth Insurance Group, helping clients with life, disability, and long-term care insurance. 4 Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management and employs a range of analytical methods, with affiliations that create integrated service pathways uncommon among peers.

Ayman Saidi is a financial advisor at Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and LPL Financial. He maintains an ownership and management role at Strategic Investment Solutions. Strategic Investment Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trustees. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and model portfolio programs, utilizing a diversified, largely passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Markets hypothesis.

Samuel Gerry is a financial advisor at Goldstone Financial Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at ALPS Distributors, Inc., Performance Trust Asset Management, and Guggenheim Partners. Prior to his financial career, he was involved with Indiana Wesleyan University and Parkview Kids Camp. Goldstone Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.05 billion across individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sub-advisers and third-party model portfolios, utilizing a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and alternatives.

Priyadarshan Pradhan is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Unique Wealth Strategies in Burr Ridge, Illinois, bringing four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kingswood Capital Partners and several other financial firms since 2018. Unique Wealth Strategies serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm sponsors its own wrap-fee program and employs a range of investment approaches, including the use of derivatives and leverage, while also facilitating access to alternative managers.

Jeremy Reiland is a financial advisor at Vantage Point Financial, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Prosperity Capital Advisors and The Chamberlin Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent with Reiland Financial Group, offering life and health insurance products and Medicare planning. Vantage Point Financial serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and business owners by providing investment management, financial planning, and wealth consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized approach focused on long-term portfolio construction using low-cost funds and ETFs, with flexibility to include alternative investments and tax-sensitive strategies.

Robert Wootton is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Capstone Financial Advisors Inc in Downers Grove, Illinois. His work history includes roles at USAA Financial Advisors, Inc and USAA Financial Planning Services, spanning over a decade prior to his current position. Capstone Financial Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax efficiency, using a diversified mix of investment vehicles and a multi-year outlook, while also offering in-house tax preparation and pension plan consulting.

Douglas Stepansky is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc., where he has worked for 16 years, and has held prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Waterstone Financial Group, and Heritage Capital Management. He serves as a board member of the Orland Park Police Pension Board, providing oversight of the pension fund’s investments and administration. Strategic Investment Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trustees with discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model portfolios. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Markets hypothesis, incorporating institutional research and funds from Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Michael Ilg is a financial advisor at Chicago Investment Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UNest Securities and several other firms. Chicago Investment Advisory Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm utilizes an asset-allocation framework combining fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis and employs both long-term and shorter-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

John McGrath is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Sentinus, LLC since 2014. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment process focuses on asset allocation models supported by quantitative analysis, with implementation through various securities and sub-advisers.

Ryan Kaczmarek is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Harvest Investment Services, LLC and Envoy Advisory Inc., having previously worked at Paulson Wealth Management Inc. from 2020 to 2024. He also serves as a co-trustee for a family trust managing his mother’s investment accounts. Harvest Investment Services, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs an actively managed tactical strategy using fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis across a diverse client base through a multi-advisor team structure.

Richard Johnson is a financial advisor with PCG Wealth Management in Lombard, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Waddell & Reed, Inc., various insurance carriers, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with RKJ & Associates, a tax preparation and accounting firm. PCG Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term, customized investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with flexibility to include other investment vehicles, and maintains a strong focus on retirement-plan fiduciary services.

Zachary Patzik is a CFP® and CFA® affiliated with Burling Wealth Partners in Chicago, IL, with five years of industry experience. He has held positions at RMB Capital Management, Morningstar, and Northern Trust prior to joining Burling Wealth Partners. Burling Wealth Partners offers wealth management services to individuals, family offices, trusts, and other entities, combining investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a fiduciary approach to develop tailored, long-term strategies using both internal and external investment solutions across various asset classes.

Mary Allvine is a financial advisor at Doyenne Wealth Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation and a Series 65 license. Prior to joining Doyenne Wealth Advisors in 2022, she worked for 25 years at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, emphasizing long-term, diversified asset allocation and delivering comprehensive planning across investment allocation, tax sensitivity, retirement, and estate counseling.

Ethan Schmidt is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Rothschild Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at AlphaCore Capital LLC, Catalyst Wealth Management, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executives, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis and client input, implementing portfolios through mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, or sub-advisers.

Jeremy Lam is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Goldstone Financial Group, LLC and has prior experience at firms including Corient Services LLC, Ayco/Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. Goldstone Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.05 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sub-advisers and model portfolios, implementing strategies that include mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and select alternatives.

Andrew Atseff is a financial advisor with Rothschild Wealth LLC in Oakbrook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Rothschild Wealth LLC since 2012 and has prior experience at Halo Securities, LLC, World Equity Group, and Osaic FA, Inc. He is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach centers on asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Ross Blauwkamp is a financial advisor at AZA Capital Management in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arete Wealth Advisors LLC and M.C. Vogel, LLC. AZA Capital Management is a team-based firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, other financial advisors and their clients, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of quantitative analysis and qualitative research to implement tactical allocations within index-based and customized portfolios, offering a range of services including financial planning, separately managed accounts, and management of held-away assets.