Marc Ordona is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Draco Capital Holdings, LLC, where he was a managing member of a private company. Ordona also holds managing member roles at private companies AIM Holdings, LLC and Draco Capital Holdings, LLC. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and other entities. The firm employs an investment process focused on asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and uses a mix of individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds.

Kevin Dawrant is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, EFG Advisors, and ValMark Advisers. VestGen Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for over 9,400 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a range of analytical methods and third-party managers to implement client portfolios.

Chase Lavery is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Highpoint Planning Partners. He has worked at LPL Financial and Byline Bank prior to his current role. Lavery is involved with TLC Camp, an activity he has maintained since 2014. 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 manages a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and multiple investment platforms to implement client portfolios.

Robyn Schneider is a financial advisor at Prairie Capital Management Group, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Prairie Capital Management Group since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Umb and Prairie Capital Management. Prairie Capital Management Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-manager, multi-strategy investment approach, focusing on asset consulting and investment supervisory services while generally not directly investing client assets for most multi-manager accounts.

Matthew Lorner is a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Advisors Capital Management, Fisher Investments, TIAA-CREF, Morgan Stanley, and E*TRADE Securities. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process includes asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing a mix of individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, and private investment funds.

Douglas Schaffnit is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 43 years of industry experience and has worked at Highpoint Planning Partners since 2012, with prior roles at LPL Financial and his own firm, Schaffnit and Associates. In addition to financial advising, he is involved in selling group life, disability, and medical insurance, and provides employee benefits and property and casualty insurance services through Schaffnit and Associates. 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 and financial planning, constructing client portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing multiple investment platforms and strategies.

Thomas Carroll is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners in Downers Grove, IL. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Parkview Asset Management, Bank of America, Merrill, and Edward Jones. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct investment policies and employs a diversified approach across various asset classes and third-party platforms.

Victoria Vega is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Calamos Wealth Management LLC and Calamos Financial Services LLC, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, N.A., Merrill, ISN, and Specialized Wealth Advisors. Vega serves as president of the Miami Seminole Club, a charitable alumni organization. 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 emphasizing 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.

Evan Kanarek is a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include positions at Connectus Wealth, Quasar Distributors, LLC, NorthCoast Asset Management, and M&T Securities, Inc. 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 approach combines asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and ongoing monitoring across a range of investment vehicles including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and private funds.

Thomas Vislisel is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Highpoint Planning Partners and previously spent 20 years at Vantage Financial Partners Limited. 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 and financial planning services, implementing client portfolios through fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles.

Peter Aldworth is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners who holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint since 2015 and also maintains an affiliation with 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 sponsor-managed wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis across various asset classes and utilizing multiple platform solutions.

Martin Dolph is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Woodridge, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Foundations Investment Advisors since 2017 and is also involved with American Senior Benefits as a sales manager and independent insurance agent. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, uses model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, and offers services through a large network of affiliated offices and representatives.

Sam Ogrizovich is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience. He is currently with Modern Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked at OFM Wealth for over four decades. He maintains an active insurance license and oversees existing life insurance and variable annuities. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, broker-dealers, and corporations. The firm uses a centralized portfolio management model supported by an Investment Committee and offers services including discretionary investment management, modular financial planning, tax and estate planning, and insurance solutions.

Kenneth Valentino is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Patriot Capital Services, Inc. and Patriot Capital Management, Inc. since 2004. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in residential mortgage origination and serves as vice president of business development for a water filtration company. He also owns and manages an outdoor marijuana growing business in Michigan. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers managed portfolios mainly through wrap-fee programs and employs a risk-tolerance questionnaire to guide asset allocation, with discretionary management granted to third-party money managers and investment adviser representatives.

Thomas Mccabe is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently associated with Highpoint Planning Partners. He has worked at multiple firms including LPL Financial and Evans Senior Investments. Outside of advising, he is a business owner of Alpar Laboratories, a non-investment-related enterprise. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning, employing fundamental analysis to construct portfolios across various asset classes while utilizing multiple advisory platforms.

S. Park is a financial advisor at Diversify Advisory Services, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. They hold the Series 66 designation and have previously worked at LPL Financial and Charles Schwab. Outside of advising, Park serves as a minister and is involved in teaching through the Presbyterian Church (USA) Board of Pension, as well as serving on the board of a truck driving school. Diversify Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and small business owners. The firm employs a tactical diversification and individualized asset allocation approach, offering a variety of portfolio and consulting services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Jeffrey Kochan is a Certified Financial Planner® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners. He has held roles with Highpoint Advisor Group, LPL Financial, Parkland Securities, Sequoia Premier Partners, and Strategic Tax Partners. Kochan is involved in tax preparation and accounting through his work with Strategic Tax Partners in Naperville, IL. 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 sponsors a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles to construct personalized portfolios.

Willard Einspar is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners. He has been affiliated with Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2016. 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 and financial planning services, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Benjamin Caruso is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Edward Jones, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, MB Financial Bank, and Cetera. Caruso provides investment advisory services through HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC, an independent firm separate from LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis across various asset classes and utilizing multiple advisory platforms.

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.