John Davila is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC (DBA TWG Wealth Partners) since 2016 and LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates John M. Davila and Associates LLC, which processes securities and non-variable insurance business. HighPoint Advisor Group 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 wrap-fee program management, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Vivian Ding is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Coppell Advisory Solutions in 2026, she held positions at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Lilly Financial, and Combined Insurance. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with internally developed and independently managed asset allocation models, employing a broad range of investment tools and continuous portfolio monitoring.

Bradley Rist is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Mesirow Financial Inc., Lincoln Financial Distributors, and Keeley Asset Management Corp. He serves as co-secretary on the Parent Teacher Organization board for Horace Mann Elementary in Oak Park, IL. HighPoint Planning Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, constructing personalized investment policies and implementing portfolios across multiple asset classes using fundamental analysis.

Mark Powell is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners since 2014. He is also registered with LPL Financial and has a background primarily with Highpoint Advisor Group, doing business as OnPath Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with MP Financial Solutions Holdings, LLC for non-investment related purposes and holds a notary role. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, utilizing fundamental analysis and multiple investment platforms to tailor portfolios.

Daniel Tresemer is a CFP® professional affiliated with HighPoint Planning Partners, with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been associated with LPL Financial since 2007 and has held roles at HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC, including co-managing partner and branch manager of OnPath Financial. Tresemer is also involved with OnPath Outreach, a for-profit board dedicated to charitable service initiatives. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of services such as discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and utilizes various investment platforms and strategies tailored to client needs.

Leslie North is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has worked at LPL Financial, LLC since 2013, alongside her role at HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC (DBA: Stonebridge Wealth Advisors) since 2012. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and employs a fundamental analysis approach to portfolio construction across various asset classes.

Mark Stasik is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ausdal since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in health, long-term care, term life, and universal life insurance, and he provides consulting in career and success coaching on a volunteer basis. 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 offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative products.

Caleb Svoboda is a financial advisor with HBW Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisor Networks and Heritage Living Trust. He is also a licensed insurance agent, selling life, disability, and long-term care insurance, and serves as a financial planner with Winfield Wealth Advisors LLC. HBW Advisory Services manages approximately $1.75 billion in client assets and provides a range of financial services including discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, families, charities, and institutional clients. The firm uses a blended investment approach involving third-party money managers, tactical asset allocation, and multi-manager diversification, and offers services such as sub-advisory arrangements and online wrap-fee portfolios through Betterment Institutional.

Christopher Sexton is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc., holding the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at First Analysis Securities Corporation and E*TRADE Securities LLC. He currently serves with the Illinois High School Association in addition to his advisory work. American Century Investments Private Client Group provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and related brokerage services primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses model portfolios called American Century Strategies, focusing on strategic asset allocation and predominantly investing clients in proprietary mutual funds and ETFs.

Oscar Cantu is a financial advisor with JMG Financial Group Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at JMG Financial Group since 2019 and previously spent 20 years at Charles Schwab, including Charles Schwab Bank. JMG Financial Group provides wealth management, portfolio management, and financial consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a planning-based, long-term investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation and employs a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and alternative investments.

Arnoldo Garza is a financial advisor with Global View Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He previously held engineering roles at Navistar, Inc., where he worked for over 26 years, including as an engineering manager. Garza is also involved in insurance marketing and sales through affiliated entities and other insurance firms. Global View Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a technical and quantitative investment approach utilizing proprietary research and offers model-based portfolio management with integrated trading and operations infrastructure.

Joseph Alagna is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Arlington Heights, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Weber Highschool Alumni, Inc., a nonprofit that provides scholarships to deserving students. Ausdal Financial Partners manages approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of about 152 advisors, offering investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies across a range of asset types, and maintains dual broker-dealer and insurance activities.

John Wills is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Highpoint Planning Partners. He has held roles at HighPoint Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and Level Four Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is also active as a musician. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse clientele including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, employing fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles to tailor portfolios.

Joseph Weidenbach is a financial advisor with Calamos Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Calamos in 2022, he spent a decade at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and U.S. Bank. He serves as a trustee for the University of Dayton and is a board member of the Naperville Development Partnership. 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 a combination of quantitative and qualitative evaluation, portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring, with a notable affiliated ecosystem that includes various investment vehicles and trust services.

Thea Reynolds is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Aurora, Illinois, with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ausdal since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she is the sole proprietor and president of Budget in a Binder, a business focused on teaching and counseling individuals on budgeting and living within their means. Ausdal Financial Partners manages approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors, offering investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, combining advisory, brokerage, and insurance services.

Trent Warren is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Pure Financial Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Fairhaven Wealth Management, Triad Advisors, Inc., Ford Wealth Management LLC, LPL Financial, and Merrill. Warren is also involved in fixed annuity and life insurance sales through Ash Brokerage and Penn Mutual. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $11 billion in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management utilizing academic investment frameworks and emphasizes continuous planning through its Foundation Financial Plan process.

Wilfredo Miranda is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an elder and trustee at Palmetto Baptist Church in Miami, Florida. Ausdal Financial Partners manages approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors, offering investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and brokerage services, including access to third-party money managers and licensed insurance products.

Shannon Cooper is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services and holds a Series 66 designation. She has five years of industry experience and has worked with Vanderbilt since 2021. In addition to her advisory role, she is also licensed as an insurance agent, involved in life insurance and annuity sales. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process combining fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and is notable for its formal integration with retirement-plan and benefits firms, supporting advisory, pension consulting, and plan administration services.

Stephen Rossi is a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC in Naperville, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Bank of America, and Merrill. Calamos Wealth Management offers 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 evaluation, and diversified vehicle selection, utilizing a mix of individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds.

Kathleen Oconnor is a financial advisor with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. in Geneva, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Clearwater Capital Partners, Bank of America, Merrill, LPL Financial, HPL&S, and Plexus Financial Services. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individual, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan fiduciary support, and specialist advisory options such as annuity management and digital asset programs.