Stephen Royce is a financial advisor at LCM Capital Management Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2007. LCM Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental issuer analysis, long-term equity holdings primarily from the S&P 500 and EAFE universes, and periodic rebalancing, managing approximately $365 million in client assets through a team of nine advisors.

Austin Feldman is a financial advisor at Feldman, Ingardona & Co with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors LLC. Feldman, Ingardona & Co. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions, focusing on long-term strategic asset allocation and manager selection. The firm employs both active and passive mutual funds and ETFs, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management with regular portfolio reviews.

Evan Sullivan is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Vestor Capital, he worked at Alliance Bernstein and Four Star Wealth Advisors. Outside of finance, he has experience working at Lyon Beverage Corporation and Amazon. Vestor Capital is a multi-team investment and wealth management firm serving individuals, families, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages a variety of equity and fixed income strategies through centralized investment decisions and offers access to affiliated intermediaries and co-advisory programs.

George Rudawski is a CFA® charterholder and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, currently serving at Altman Advisors since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Fitch Ratings and Aviva Investors. Altman Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, managing accounts on an individualized basis through wrap fee family office and asset management services.

Jake Gice is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley and Vestor Capital since 2016. Vestor Capital provides investment and wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a centralized Investment Committee to implement diversified strategies across multiple asset classes and operates co-advisory and sub-advised programs, serving clients with approximately $2.28 billion in advisory assets as of December 31, 2025.

John Dillon is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with Uhlmann Investment Management L.L.C. since 2017 and Uhlmann Price Securities since 2012. Vestor Capital is a multi-team investment and wealth management adviser serving individuals, families, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.08 billion in discretionary assets through 21 advisors and employs a centralized Investment Committee to construct concentrated, typically low-turnover equity portfolios alongside a variety of fixed income and alternative strategies.

Marisa Marshall is a CFP® professional at Capstone Financial Advisors Inc with six years of experience in the financial services industry. Her prior roles include positions at The Mather Group, Baroncini, Shorts, and Morton Private Wealth. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and supplementary services such as tax preparation and access to private fund investments. The firm emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning, managing approximately $2.44 billion in client assets across a multi-advisor team.

Hally Dunn is a financial advisor at 4 Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for 10 years prior to her current role. Outside of advisory services, she is involved with 4Wealth Insurance Group, helping clients with life, disability, and long-term care insurance. 4 Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management and employs a range of analytical methods, with affiliations that create integrated service pathways uncommon among peers.

Ayman Saidi is a financial advisor at Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and LPL Financial. He maintains an ownership and management role at Strategic Investment Solutions. Strategic Investment Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trustees. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and model portfolio programs, utilizing a diversified, largely passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Markets hypothesis.

Samuel Gerry is a financial advisor at Goldstone Financial Group, LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at ALPS Distributors, Inc., Performance Trust Asset Management, and Guggenheim Partners. Goldstone Financial Group is a multi-team, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.05 billion across over 1,600 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sub-advisers and third-party model portfolios, employing a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and alternative vehicles.

Priyadarshan Pradhan is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Unique Wealth Strategies in Burr Ridge, Illinois, bringing four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kingswood Capital Partners and several other financial firms since 2018. Unique Wealth Strategies serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm sponsors its own wrap-fee program and employs a range of investment approaches, including the use of derivatives and leverage, while also facilitating access to alternative managers.

Robert Wootton is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. He has worked at USAA Financial Planning Services and USAA Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2011. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and tax preparation, with an investment approach that emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning.

Douglas Stepansky is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc., where he has worked for 16 years, and has held prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Waterstone Financial Group, and Heritage Capital Management. He serves as a board member of the Orland Park Police Pension Board, providing oversight of the pension fund’s investments and administration. Strategic Investment Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trustees with discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model portfolios. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Markets hypothesis, incorporating institutional research and funds from Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Michael Ilg is a financial advisor at Chicago Investment Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UNest Securities and several other firms. Chicago Investment Advisory Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm utilizes an asset-allocation framework combining fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis and employs both long-term and shorter-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Sean Lyman is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. He previously worked at JMC Wealth Management, Inc. and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2013. Lyman is also a commissioned notary public in the state of Illinois. Sequoia Wealth Management advises individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm combines a hybrid investment approach with continuous account supervision, utilizing model portfolios, third-party strategists, and algorithm-based solutions to tailor client portfolios.

Elizabeth Richardson is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is the owner of Blüte Financial Coaching in Chicago, IL, where she has worked since 2021. Prior to founding her firm, Richardson was affiliated with Trinity Financial Advisors, LLC and Origin Financial. In addition to her advisory work, she owns TempCPA, Inc., a tax consulting business. Blüte Financial Coaching provides fee-only financial planning and coaching services to individuals and families, focusing on households at earlier stages of wealth accumulation without minimum asset requirements. The firm uses evidence-supported investment strategies, favoring passive management with selective active management, and delivers services in a coaching format on a non-discretionary basis.

John McGrath is a financial advisor with Rothschild Wealth LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Sentinus, LLC since 2014. Rothschild Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement and investment consulting through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary asset management.

Ryan Kaczmarek is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Harvest Investment Services, LLC and Envoy Advisory Inc., having previously worked at Paulson Wealth Management Inc. from 2020 to 2024. He also serves as a co-trustee for a family trust managing his mother’s investment accounts. Harvest Investment Services, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs an actively managed tactical strategy using fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis across a diverse client base through a multi-advisor team structure.

Richard Johnson is a financial advisor with PCG Wealth Management in Lombard, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Waddell & Reed, Inc., various insurance carriers, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with RKJ & Associates, a tax preparation and accounting firm. PCG Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term, customized investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with flexibility to include other investment vehicles, and maintains a strong focus on retirement-plan fiduciary services.

Zachary Patzik is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Burling Wealth Partners and previously worked at RMB Capital Management, Morningstar, and Northern Trust. Burling Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management with a client-centered, long-term approach that incorporates tactical trading and diverse asset classes.