Sean Moran is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Pinnacle Financial Group LLC and has previously worked at Charles Schwab and UBS Financial Services Inc. Pinnacle Financial Group LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with factor investing, quantitative optimization, and third-party research to provide personalized financial planning and investment management.

William Tasker is a financial advisor at 4 Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Retirement Income Management, Inc. and Mach 6, LLC. Tasker also serves as an adjunct professor teaching finance classes at Lewis University. 4 Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning solutions, utilizing a variety of analytical methods and maintaining affiliations with accounting and insurance entities.

Peter Clementz is a financial advisor at RCM Wealth Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, having joined RCM Wealth Advisors in 2025. Prior to this, he worked at Culvers and Aurora University, and has experience in the fitness industry through XSport Fitness. RCM Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $324 million for around 530 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning with a focus on tailored strategies and a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis.

Aldo Vultaggio is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Capstone Financial Advisors Inc since 2016. Capstone Financial Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax efficiency, employing a multi-year investment outlook with a range of strategies and access to private fund investments for qualified investors.

Jason Telford is a CFP® and CFA® with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Capstone Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2004. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and access to private fund investments. Its investment approach emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party sub-advisers under an Investment Committee’s oversight.

Alexandra Nelson is a financial advisor at Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Price Waterhouse Coopers and Northern Illinois University. Strategic Investment Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and trustees. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and model portfolio programs, using a diversified, largely passive, long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Markets hypothesis.

Thomas Obrien is an investment advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and previously worked at firms including Morningstar Investment Services and Astor Investment Management LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a silent equity partner of TRAIN, LLC, a private workout facility, where he serves on a sub-committee for rules and bylaws. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed-income securities, and third-party sub-advisers.

Michael Johnson is a financial advisor at PCG Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, Johnson, Peterek & Howse LLC, Richard K Johnson & Associates, and Mazars USA. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through his activities with MEJ and Associates and Johnson, Peterek & Howse LLC. PCG Wealth Advisors serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $931 million for about 1,800 clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning with a focus on long-term strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, alongside other investment vehicles tailored to client needs.

Cynthia Mittlestaedt is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Vertex Partners. Her prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Aspire Planning Group, and Highpoint Planning Partners. Vertex Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and consulting. The firm’s approach combines asset allocation, diversification, and behavioral finance principles, utilizing both active and passive strategies implemented through a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Christopher Recker is a financial advisor at AZA Capital Management in Chicago, IL, with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with AZA Capital since 2014 and holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Recker owns Atmos, LLC, a business focused on operational continuity services unrelated to investment management. AZA Capital Management serves individuals, families, financial advisors, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs quantitative and qualitative methods to implement tactical, multi-factor asset allocation strategies primarily using index-based ETFs and custom fixed-income portfolios, and it frequently acts as a sub-advisor or strategy provider to other advisers and platforms.

Jacob Shamblott is a CFP® professional at Blue Line Capital with eight years of industry experience. He has held roles at BNY Mellon, LPL Financial, BMO Harris Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, and the University of Kansas. Shamblott is based in Chicago, IL, and has been with Blue Line Capital since 2024. Blue Line Capital is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $131.9 million for about 121 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside tactical and strategic asset allocation.

Kaitlin Hyland is a financial advisor at Horizon Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Cresset Asset Management and Horizon Wealth Management. Horizon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fiduciary investment approach using diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.

Melissa Diamond is a financial advisor with North Star Investment Management Corporation in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at North Star since 2003 and at NewEdge Securities since 2016. North Star Investment Management Corporation serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm manages approximately $2.5 billion in client assets and frequently utilizes its proprietary mutual funds within client portfolios.

Brendon Pierce is a financial advisor with Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Allianz Global Investors and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Fox Hill Ventures, LLC. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a wide range of securities and investment strategies tailored to client objectives and maintains an institutional relationship with Raymond James for custodial and research support.

David Dickman is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, IL. His prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Rothschild Investment LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional retirement plans. The firm employs client-specific asset allocation models that incorporate tax, estate, cash-flow, and risk-tolerance factors, and it offers services such as portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and management of pooled vehicles and an affiliated private fund.

Gregory Benner is a financial advisor with Vertex Partners in Downers Grove, IL, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 24 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Highpoint Advisor Group, LPL Financial, Chase Investment Services, and Banc One Securities. Benner is also involved in an accounting practice, Vertex Accounting Partners, LLC, which offers tax preparation and CPA services. Vertex Partners provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable and corporate entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, diversification, and behavioral finance, utilizing a combination of active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Barbara Kelly is a financial advisor at AZA Capital Management with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Castleview Partners, LLC and InterOcean Capital. Outside of her advisory role, Ms. Kelly serves as Director of McLennan Partners Ltd., a UK company investing in a bed and breakfast, and owns Mint Private Enterprises, LLC, which provides administrative services for a family office. AZA Capital Management serves individuals, families, financial advisors, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses quantitative and qualitative research to implement tactical, multi-factor asset allocation strategies primarily through index-based ETFs and also acts as a sub-advisor and strategy provider to other investment advisers and platforms.

Sean Baloun is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with six years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Vertex Partners, where he has worked since 2022, and previously worked at The Mather Group and LPL Financial. Vertex Partners provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate entities, offering financial planning, wealth management, and consulting. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and behavioral finance, employing a blend of active and passive investments across various platforms and strategies.

Abigail Loria is a financial advisor with MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has prior experience working in various roles including freelance acting and employment at several companies before joining the firm. Outside of finance, she works as a freelance actress, involved in auditioning, rehearsing, and performing. MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, charitable organizations, and trusts, providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a predominantly discretionary, open-architecture investment approach focused on diversified allocations primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Kristin Balon is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Doyenne Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously worked at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. for 18 years. Doyenne Wealth Advisors offers personalized financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, focusing on long-term, diversified asset allocation and providing comprehensive planning across investment allocation, tax sensitivity, retirement and estate counseling, and project-based consultations.