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.

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.

James Bey is a financial advisor with Independent Wealth Network, Inc. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Emerson Equity LLC and Brokers International Financial Services, LLC. Outside of financial advising, Bey volunteers as an official at swim meets for USA Swimming. Independent Wealth Network, Inc. provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s advisors oversee approximately $518 million in client assets and employ a range of investment strategies, including discretionary management using third-party models and direct portfolio implementation.

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.

John Hicks is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert B. Ausdal & Co., Inc. since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a trustee executing trust assets. 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, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies across a range of products and account types.

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.

John Susin is a financial advisor with OneSeven in Oak Brook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Red Oak Capital Management, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Great Lakes Atlantic. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches a hockey team in Chicago. OneSeven serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term with flexibility for shorter-term trading, utilizing diversified portfolios and access to alternatives and private placements.

Meggan Carroll is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at JMG Financial Group Ltd since 2021 and previously spent eight years with MPS LORIA Financial Planners, LLC and Loria Financial Group LLC. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations, offering wealth management, portfolio management, tax consulting, and retirement planning. The firm follows a planning-based, long-term investment approach supported by strategic asset allocation and employs a variety of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and private investments.

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.

Anthony Ryan is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at JMG Financial Group Ltd since 2021 and spent 15 years at McLaughlin Capital prior to that. Ryan is based in Downers Grove, IL. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with comprehensive wealth and portfolio management services. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and tax-aware techniques.

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.

John Karavouzis is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at JMG Financial Group Ltd since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and offers a range of investment options including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Herman Tkach is a CFP® professional at Soltis Investment Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mercer Global Advisors, U.S. Bancorp Investments, U.S. Bank, and TIAA-CREF. He serves on the board of his condominium association and is a board member and endowments committee member of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago’s Russian Speaking Jewish Division. Soltis Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, institutions, trusts, endowments, and retirement plans, managing approximately $13 billion in assets. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach that integrates quantitative screening and qualitative manager due diligence and emphasizes ongoing client communication through regular reviews and market commentary.

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.