Michael Kassab is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Calamos Wealth Management LLC since 2014 and also holds roles at affiliated entities including Calamos Advisors LLC and Calamos Financial Services LLC. Calamos Wealth Management offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth clients, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach integrates asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing a range of individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds.

Arash Kadivar is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Highpoint Planning Partners and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and TD Ameritrade. Kadivar also provides administrative support to Highpoint Advisor Group. Highpoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, constructing client investment policies through personal consultations and employing a varied approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party platforms.

Craig Ibrahim is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC since 2016 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and operates a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles to implement client portfolios.

Richard Kitick is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint Planning Partners, doing business as OnPath Financial, since 2013 and has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in amateur hockey as an assistant coach and a referee in the Chicagoland area. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles across multiple platforms.

Todd Rollins is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with World Equity Group, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL. He has previously worked at Summit Financial, LLC and Midway Wealth Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing personal service workers who assist his disabled brother through a home-based service program. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers managed portfolios through its wrap-fee program, combining discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Trent Ten Bruin is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Now Foods and several academic institutions, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has been affiliated since 2022. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sponsors a wrap-fee program, implementing client portfolios using fundamental analysis across various investment vehicles.

Daniel Keller is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at RSM US LLP for eight years. Keller also operates a private tax services firm, Keller CPA Private Tax Services, and is a notary. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and acts as sponsor and manager of a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles across multiple platforms.

William Boscow is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. He holds the ChFC® designation and has 25 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Arete Wealth Management LLC, and Cabot Lodge Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member and leads the community service committee for the University of Notre Dame Alumni Club. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a broad range of services including advisor-managed and separately managed accounts, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning, with investment strategies tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Jon Flaherty is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Highpoint Planning Partners and has previously been employed by Vantage Financial Partners and Lincoln Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm constructs customized investment policies and implements portfolios using fundamental analysis across various asset classes, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services.

Janet Redding is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Schaumburg, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Lincoln Investment Planning since 2013 and previously held positions at Legend Advisory, Oberweis Securities, and Ameritas Investment Company. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, third-party manager access, and retirement-plan advice. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management approaches and supports its services through a nationwide network of independent advisors and firm-managed programs.

Sean Hughes is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc and has previously worked at FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC and Hughes & Dern Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent involved in Medicare, life, and annuity sales. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and financial institutions. The firm employs a mix of quantitative, qualitative, and technical methods, utilizing third-party model managers for portfolio management across a broad range of investment strategies.

Gerhard Axen is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2008 and has also operated as a self-employed advisor since 1996. Outside of advisory services, he is a managing partner at Timberland Financial, an insurance sales business specializing in life, health, disability, and group insurance. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm provides investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Brian Callaghan is a financial advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at CIH Consulting since 2022, focusing on commodities consulting and client services outside of investment activities. Prior to that, he held roles at MHT Business Development and Datrium. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and uses fundamental analysis to support supplemental individual security recommendations.

Robert Eberlin is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with HighPoint Advisor Group since 2018, previously with Level Four Advisory Services and LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

David Taylor III is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Practice Management Consultants, LLC. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations while acting as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

Susan Ahlfeld is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisors Capital Management, LLC since 2023, following a 21-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is the managing member of Taking A Siesta LLC, a real estate rental business. Advisors Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model strategies to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and governmental entities. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro analysis and bottom-up fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative research to manage custom private accounts and model strategies.

Valerie Love Parker is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with Capital Analysts, based in Lombard, IL, and has 22 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously worked at Legend Equities Corporation and Waddell & Reed. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Broadway in Chicago as an usher and volunteers with community advocacy through ACT, while also promoting health and wellness as an associate with Youngevity. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, third-party manager access, and retirement-plan advice, delivering investment management both through an in-house team and independent advisors nationwide.

Richard Debruin III is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2013, and previously worked at New England Securities from 2010 to 2013. Highpoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and acts as sponsor and manager of a wrap-fee program, implementing diversified portfolios through fundamental analysis and multiple investment platforms.

Pavlo Yanytskyy is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is involved with Opewek Inc as a laborer. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee program management, utilizing a combination of fundamental analysis and multiple investment platforms.

Benjamin Weinberger is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Lombard, IL, holding the CFP® designation and Series 66 license, with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Lincoln Investment, Cetera, and self-employment, as well as earlier positions in trading and business ventures. He is also involved in providing insurance and financial services related to life and long-term care coverage through separate business activities. Capital Analysts serves a range of clients including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice, with investment management delivered through both discretionary in-house teams and non-discretionary advisory channels.