Jaxon Bennett is a financial advisor at Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and under one year of industry experience. His prior roles include various positions at Wheaton College and local financial institutions. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm serving individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm provides project-based advice on a range of financial topics and emphasizes diversified investment exposure through no-load mutual funds and ETFs, asset allocation, and periodic rebalancing.

Ryan Vance is a CFA® charterholder with over 20 years of industry experience. He joined Pendulum Wealth Partners in 2025 after two decades at Northern Trust Investments, Inc. He is based in Itasca, IL. Pendulum Wealth Partners is a team of nine advisors managing approximately $254 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental, primarily long-term investment approach across diversified portfolios and offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services.

Tyler Jones is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at RAI Wealth and previously worked at First Trust Portfolios and Wheaton College. RAI Wealth provides investment advice and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of third-party model portfolios and in-house management, employing modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis to tailor client strategies.

Thomas Bono is a financial advisor with Monere Wealth Management, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 48 years of industry experience. He has been with Monere Investments, Inc. since 2015. Monere Wealth Management is a team-based advisory firm managing approximately $312 million in client assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charities, and business accounts, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Michael Corbett is a financial advisor with Perritt Capital Management Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations and possessing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Perritt Capital Management since 2010 and currently serves as President of the Perritt Funds, Inc., overseeing several microcap-focused mutual funds. Corbett also holds a leadership role at Rothschild Wealth, LLC. Perritt Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, institutions, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm specializes in micro- and small-cap equity strategies with a long-term, fundamental analysis approach and manages both separately managed accounts and registered investment companies.

Brian Peterson is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience at Capstone Financial Advisors Inc, where he has been working since 2009. He is based in Downers Grove, IL. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and access to private fund investments under a multi-advisor team managing approximately $2.44 billion in assets.

Angeline Wozniak is a financial advisor at Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Synergy One Landing, Inc., Guaranteed Rate, Nations Lending, and Midwest Lending. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm constructs tailored portfolios using a broad range of securities and strategies, supported by an institutional relationship with Raymond James and a licensed insurance agency platform.

Joseph Davidson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Goldstone Financial Group, LLC since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Thrivent Financial and various educational institutions. He is also a licensed insurance agent authorized to sell life and fixed annuity products. Goldstone Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods aligned with modern portfolio theory. The firm offers ongoing portfolio management, written investment policy statements, and employs tactical ETF models alongside alternative strategies within wrap-fee and transaction-based account options.

Ranjit Bahadur is a financial advisor with Unique Wealth Strategies, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked with Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. He is also involved with Creative Legacy Planning, a business related to non-variable insurance. Unique Wealth Strategies serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm offers a proprietary wrap program and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory approaches, including the use of derivatives and leverage within managed portfolios.

Kristi Wano is a financial advisor at SAGE Private Wealth Group, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Calamos Wealth Management and BMO Harris Financial Advisors. SAGE Private Wealth Group offers wealth-management and financial-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, pension plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides customized portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and family office support, employing a variety of analytical approaches and collaborating with other professionals to deliver integrated tax, estate, and philanthropic planning.

Sharon Adams is a financial advisor at B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at L.M. Kohn & Company and Crown Capital Securities, Lp. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages a financial planning firm, Fox Valley Financial Planning Inc. B.B. Graham & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with regular account reviews and often manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, utilizing third-party asset managers and offering a range of financial planning and consulting services.

David Hogaboom is a financial advisor at Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, Capital Point Financial Group, and Guidant Wealth Advisors. Hogaboom is also involved with Insightful Wealth Planning LLC, a business entity established for tax and investment purposes. Total Clarity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and 401(k) plan advisory, utilizing a mix of model portfolios, third-party managed accounts, and in-house strategies including an actively traded program for qualified investors.

Hoan Taussig is a CFP® professional at Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2007. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm serving individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm provides project-based advice on income management, retirement planning, tax strategies, and other areas, using a time-based billing model without custodial or discretionary authority, and generally recommends diversified no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Ryan Decker is a CFP® with one year of experience at Vantage Point Financial, LLC. Prior to joining Vantage Point, he worked at PriceWaterHouseCoopers for five years and has been affiliated with North Central College since 2017. He is the founder of two non-investment-related businesses: Wealthency LLC, which provides financial education, and CentArbitrage LLC, focused on sports information. Vantage Point Financial serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and business owners with investment management, financial planning, and wealth consulting services. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized approach emphasizing long-term portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also offering discretionary portfolio management and integrated planning advice.

Kenneth Tomko is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is a member of the team at T2 Asset Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2013, following five years at Asbury Investment Management LLC. Tomko holds the Series 66 registration. T2 Asset Management, LLC provides investment management, wealth planning, and business advisory services to individuals, small businesses, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $165 million in discretionary assets using proprietary, rules-based models that combine technical and fundamental analysis to guide asset allocation and risk management across multiple portfolio profiles.

Mark Brown is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at M. Brown Financial Advisors in Naperville, IL. He has previously worked at Ausdal Financial Partners since 2010 and led M Brown & Associates from 2006 to 2025. Outside of advising, he serves as vice president of the Naper Courtyards Condo Association, where he helps oversee budget and expenses. M. Brown Financial Advisors primarily acts as a sub-advisor to Ausdal Financial Partners and other registered investment advisers, providing discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and participant education. The firm employs a combination of active tactical allocation and diversified, monitored models, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Timothy Hart is a financial advisor at Feldman, Ingardona & Co with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1998 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Feldman, Ingardona & Co. provides investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and trusts, typically requiring a $5 million minimum account size. The firm focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation combined with opportunistic tactical shifts, utilizing both active managers and low-cost passive funds.

Christopher Dieckow is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Leelyn Smith, LLC and LPL Financial, having previously worked at Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, Inc. and Charles Schwab and Co. Inc. since 2009. Leelyn Smith, LLC serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and trusts by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, supported by various technology platforms and third-party managers.

Martin Beck is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience. He is currently with Apollon Financial, LLC and was previously associated with LPL Financial LLC for 19 years. Beck is based in Naperville, IL. Apollon Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.45 billion through a team of 16 advisors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and access to private and alternative investments, utilizing a combination of centrally managed models and advisor-led portfolios enhanced by technology and generative AI tools.

Ethan Hulgaard is a financial advisor with Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at RSM US LLP and Wheaton College. Hulgaard has been with Timothy Financial Counsel since 2025. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm that serves individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes advisory and implementation coaching without managing client assets, focusing on diversified investment strategies and offering educational seminars and structured planning services.