Justin Reppy is a financial advisor at Goldstone Financial Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Goldstone Financial Group since 2015, including a prior role at TCM Securities, Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent offering life and fixed annuity sales. Goldstone Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a documented investment process using fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods, offering portfolio management, written investment policy statements, and a variety of account options including wrap-fee programs with sub-advised model portfolios.

Michael Mcevoy is a financial advisor at 4Wealth Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. Prior to joining 4Wealth Advisors, he held positions at Liberty University, Plan A Wealth Management, and other organizations. He is also the CEO of Interviewee LLC, an AI-powered job interview preparation platform. 4Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and offers customized portfolios, with an affiliation to an accounting firm and an insurance entity that supports integrated service pathways.

Bryan Stiger is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Wellment Financial as part of an 11-advisor team. Bryan's prior experience includes roles at Betterment LLC and TIAA-CREF. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance planning and implementation through FSR Insurance Planning, Ltd. Wellment Financial provides investment management, manager selection, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm focuses on retirement planning and tax strategies, offering diversified model portfolios and utilizing a sub-advisor platform with distinctive operational features including affiliations with accounting and insurance firms.

Charles Sloan is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Family Advisors, LLC since 2016. Sloan serves as an adjunct instructor in finance at the University of Chicago Graham School and is an advisory board member of Recovery Grads LLC. Oak Family Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, employing a strategic asset-allocation approach that combines fundamental analysis with passive and selected active funds.

Shaun Roach is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management Inc. since 2014. Roach is based in Chicago, IL, and is part of a team of nine advisors at Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, pension plans, registered investment companies, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment process incorporates fundamental analysis, asset allocation, and ESG factors, using a range of instruments and strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Samantha Davidson is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Embree Financial Group since 2014. She holds a Series 65 license and is based in Chicago, IL. Embree Financial Group provides holistic financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and institutions, including high net worth clients and corporate retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, investing primarily in no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Noah Shidlofsky is a financial advisor at Riverpoint Wealth Management in Chicago, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Northwestern Mutual, as well as entrepreneurial experience with Cups & Cones. Riverpoint Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans, offering customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring through quantitative analysis and an investment committee. The firm manages approximately $748 million in discretionary assets with a small team, sponsoring its own wrap fee program and providing operational support such as performance reporting and quarterly rebalancing.

Chelsea Heintschel is a Certified Financial Planner® with 11 years of experience, currently serving with MPM Wealth Advisors in Chicago, IL. She has been with MPM Wealth Advisors since 2015. MPM Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios primarily made up of low-expense mutual funds and ETFs, using client suitability and risk profiles to guide portfolio construction and rebalancing.

Lothar Gehrig is a financial advisor at Gehrig Capital Management, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Gehrig Capital Management since 2007, while also maintaining a long-standing affiliation with Gehrig and Homberg since 1986. Gehrig Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services and individual portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, technical charting, and mutual fund/ETF evaluation to guide investment strategies tailored to clients' objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerance, while also being affiliated with a related accounting practice.

Kaitlin Horsch is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Ellevest since 2022 and previously spent five years at UBS and four years at KPMG. Kaitlin is based in Chicago, IL, and is part of a 12-advisor team at Ellevest. Ellevest provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily focused on helping women plan and invest. The firm offers tailored portfolios emphasizing strategic asset allocation and diversification, along with tax-minimization techniques and values-aligned investment options.

Christian Geringer is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Rothschild Investment LLC since 2003. He holds a Series 63 designation and is based in Chicago, IL. Outside of his advisory work, Geringer serves as a paid-on-call firefighter for the Village of Western Springs, responding to emergencies in the local community. Rothschild Investment LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm employs client-specific asset allocation models and quantitative analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as retirement plan consulting.

Stephen Mccormick is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sentinus, LLC and Wealth Planning Network. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, using asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis and third-party platforms.

Ryan Todd is a financial advisor at Lake Street with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Lake Street since 2020. Prior to that, he was with Merrill from 2015 to 2020 and has been associated with Bank of America since 2015. Lake Street serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, private foundations, and insurance companies. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses, alongside asset-class allocation and tax considerations, and offers access to affiliated private funds for qualified investors.

Samuel Hord is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Rothschild Investment LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved with The Flats at ISU and Illinois State University. Rothschild Investment LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and other institutional clients. The firm employs client-specific asset allocation models that incorporate tax, estate, cash-flow, and risk tolerance factors, and it offers a range of portfolio management and retirement consulting services.

Whitney Ribbens is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Chicago Wealth Management, Inc. since 2010. She is part of a four-advisor team based in Chicago, IL. Chicago Wealth Management, Inc. manages approximately $307 million for individuals, non-profits, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tactical investment approach aimed at maximizing long-term returns while limiting large portfolio losses, utilizing a diversified mix of asset classes and proprietary signals for periodic rebalancing.

Tyler Bolla is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Hilltop Wealth & Tax Solutions and has previously worked at Charles Schwab, Bank of America, and Merrill. Hilltop Wealth & Tax Solutions serves individual and institutional clients with integrated financial planning, tax planning, and discretionary portfolio management that incorporates tax and estate considerations. The firm offers customized investment strategies and combines advisory services with affiliated tax and bookkeeping capabilities.

Jason Paplaski is a financial advisor at Serenity Investment Advisors in Chicago, IL, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Charles Schwab, and Optionsxpress Inc. Serenity Wealth Management provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach supported by fundamental analysis and uses proprietary model portfolios tailored to client risk profiles.

Kenneth Daemicke is a financial advisor with MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Cherry Bekaert Advisory, Mueller & Co., and Mulcahy, Pauritsch, Salvador, Ltd., and he has led his own consulting firm, AllPro Financial Solutions Ltd., since 1981. Daemicke also serves as an independent licensed insurance agent and provides consulting services in tax preparation, planning, and advisory. MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, estates, and trusts. The firm employs an open-architecture, predominantly discretionary investment approach that emphasizes diversified portfolios constructed with no-load mutual funds and ETFs, supported by quantitative screening and research.

Brian Korienek is a financial advisor with Goldstone Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with Goldstone Financial Group since 2014 and was previously associated with TCM Securities Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent offering life, health, and fixed annuities. Goldstone Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods aligned with modern portfolio theory and offers a variety of strategies including tactical ETF models and alternative approaches such as options-based and hedged strategies.

Brian Baker Jr. is a CFP® with 13 years of experience at Vestor Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2013. He also served at Vestor Capital Securities, LLC from 2013 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member of two real estate investment businesses based in Chicago. Vestor Capital provides investment and wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a centralized Investment Committee approach with diversified strategies across various asset classes and maintains relationships with third-party firms to offer co-advisory and sub-advised services.