Suman Sachdeva is a financial advisor at BFC Planning, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at BFC Planning since 2017, alongside roles at Securities Management and Research, Inc. and Broker Dealer Financial Services. He serves as treasurer for the Raj & Suman Sachdeva Foundation, a charity organization. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, banks, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates through approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of platforms and strategies tailored by its advisors.

Raymond Velasco Sr. is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Lisle, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kovack Advisors in 2019, he worked at Opus Wealth Partners, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC from 2016 to 2019, and at MSI Financial Services, Inc. from 2008 to 2016. He also owns RVS Wealth Management, an investment advisory business. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with around 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual, institutional, and municipal clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services through a combination of internally created models and third-party managers.

Arijan Arslani is a CFA® charterholder currently with Calamos Wealth Management LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to joining Calamos, he spent eight years at Busey Wealth Management and five years at Rich's Family Restaurant. He serves as a Chapter Executive for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association’s Chicago Chapter, helping to plan networking and educational events. 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 involves sourcing ideas, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring, with a notable affiliated ecosystem that includes multiple investment vehicles and trust services.

Stephen Visser is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners in Naperville, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint Planning Partners, doing business as Onpath Financial, since 2013 and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2006. Highpoint Planning Partners 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 manages wrap-fee programs, implementing investment strategies through a combination of fundamental analysis and diversified portfolio construction across multiple asset types.

Alexander Klaas is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services before joining Gladstone and LPL Financial in 2021. Klaas maintains involvement in a personal fiduciary role as trustee of a family trust. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting, with investment approaches tailored at the representative level and supported by platform-level due diligence.

Terrence Hawkins is a financial advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Brinker Capital, Halo Investment Services, Halo Securities, Sentinus, and Morningstar Investment Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales, working approximately 40 hours per month offering various insurance products. Trajan Wealth serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, endowments, and institutional investors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement and tax planning, and access to alternative investments, with an investment approach tailored to client objectives and informed by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Connie Heier is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with Focus Financial since 2016 and previously held roles at Moser & Heier Financial Solutions and Moser & Heier CPA Inc., where she maintains a shareholder position. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in tax preparation and planning services through Moser & Heier CPA Inc. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and corporate entities. The firm offers personalized investment advisory services, combining portfolio management, asset allocation, and alternative investments with coordination of estate planning and legal or tax professionals.

Erin Moriarity is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners with a Series 65 designation. Although new to the industry, she has been involved with Root Financial Partners since 2026 and has prior experience with several businesses including Superior Dental Partners and Elevate Billing Solutions. She also runs a financial education platform called Erin Talks Money. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers educational programs alongside its advisory services.

Nicholas Schaben is a financial advisor at CreativeOne Securities, LLC with a Series 65 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wallstreet Group Advisors LLC/Acrisure and Carbliss. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory platforms.

John Sianis is a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Calamos Advisors LLC since 2019 and Calamos Wealth Management LLC since 2010. 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 employs an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and ongoing monitoring, using a mix of individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, and private investment funds.

Trent Fifield is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently with NorthCoast Asset Management LLC. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Connectus Wealth, and Charles Schwab. NorthCoast Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, institutional, and intermediary clients. The firm uses a quantitatively driven, systematic process for investment decisions and offers a broad range of strategies including strategic asset allocation, equity and fixed income, options/defined-outcome overlays, and alternative interval funds.

Sarah Jane Hoffmann is a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Securities. Calamos Wealth Management provides 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 combines asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and ongoing monitoring across a variety of investment vehicles, including individual securities, mutual funds, and private funds.

Tony Oommen is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Charitable, and Fifth Third Securities. 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 for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a comprehensive investment process incorporating asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and a range of investment vehicles, including individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and private funds.

Jonathan De Moss is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Mission Wealth Management, LP and has held prior roles at Advance Capital Management, Inc., Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Innovator Capital Management, LLC, and Invesco Advisers, Inc. Mission Wealth Management is a multi-team advisory firm that provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management primarily for affluent and high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm offers customized, long-term strategies using a range of investment vehicles and serves entities including pension plans and endowments.

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.

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.