Brett Larson is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Romano Brothers and Company since 2006. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience with Chase Investment Services Corp. for over two decades. Romano Brothers and Company serves individuals, employee benefit plans, non-profits, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm employs a generally conservative, fundamentals-based investment approach with both active and passive strategies, managed by an eight-advisor team.

Heather Wright is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience, currently serving at BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. She has been with BCU Wealth Advisors since 2017 and has prior experience at LPL Financial, CUSO Financial Services, Gem Financial Advisors, and Coldwell Banker. BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consultation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a core-plus-satellite investment approach, utilizing third-party managers and model portfolios, and operates a significant wrap fee program that covers transaction costs for participating accounts.

Edward Horwitz is the president of E. A. Horwitz LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, Westerm International Securities, Inc., and has led his own firms, including Horwitz & Associates since 1991. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as chair of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Investments, oversees scholarship awards as RMCC Scholarship Chair, and is treasurer on the board of The Lodge of Northbrook. E. A. Horwitz LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual clients. The firm employs a conservative, principal-preservation investment approach tailored to client needs and integrates tools such as options and fixed-income trading to manage risk and generate income.

Joseph Romano is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience and has been with Romano Brothers And Company since 1995. He is a principal at Romano Ventures Partnership and a partner in Romano Research Fund, both of which invest in privately held startup and technology companies. He also serves on the advisory board of FinTech Ranger, LLC, a business strategy consulting firm. Romano Brothers & Company serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as employee benefit plans, non-profits, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing a generally conservative, long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach with both active and passive strategies.

Teresa Mitchell is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in financial advisory services. She is affiliated with Signature Financial Services, Ltd and has a background that includes a long-standing accounting practice under Teresa L. Henley CPA since 1996. Mitchell also maintains an accounting practice outside of her advisory work. Signature Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is asset-allocation driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing model portfolios, institutional strategists, and a range of mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on periodic rebalancing rather than high-frequency trading.

Daniel Shapiro is a financial advisor at New Vernon Wealth Management LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at New Vernon Wealth Management since 2013 and Sf Investments, Inc. since 1989. He is a minority owner of New Vernon Investment Management LLC, which acts as a general partner for several private funds. New Vernon Wealth Management primarily serves high-net-worth families and individuals, as well as trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a forward-looking, value-based investment philosophy with a focus on capital preservation, balanced income and growth, and capital appreciation, typically through mid- to long-term holdings.

Jennifer Wyton is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as an advisor at ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. with three years at the firm and a total of seven years in the financial industry. Prior to joining ShankerValleau, she was self-employed and led Wyton Solutions Inc. She is also the owner of Blackcidr Corporation, a software consulting business, and works as an accountant providing tax preparation assistance at ShankerValleau Accountants, Inc. ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. is a six-advisor team managing approximately $550 million for a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, nonprofits, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a diversified, low-cost, research-driven investment approach, primarily using structured strategies from Dimensional Fund Advisors and offers portfolio management through a wrap-fee program combined with ongoing financial planning.

Rebecca Fragassi is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Coyle Financial Counsel since 2007, working within a team of ten advisors based in Glenview, IL. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial assessment, wealth advisory, project-based planning, and family legacy services. The firm combines tactical and strategic asset allocation with individualized portfolio construction and uses sub-managers and third-party software for security-level analysis to align portfolios with clients' goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Jingbo Pan is a financial advisor at Vestech Asset Management Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Coastal Investment Advisors and Axiom Capital Management. Outside of advising, he is president of J&Y CPA Consulting Company, P.C., an accounting and tax consulting business. Vestech Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs a mix of technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis to manage diversified portfolios and offers both discretionary management and project-based planning.

Daniel Bouska is a financial advisor with TSFG, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked with TSFG, LLC (doing business as Alchemy Advisors) since 2015 and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 2004. Outside of advisory services, he offers life and fixed annuities to clients through TS Financial Group, LLC. TSFG, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis in security selection and manages client portfolios with a tailored approach, conducting regular reviews and offering financial planning at no additional charge to existing clients.

James Kozak is a financial advisor with Uhlmann Investment Management, L.L.C., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC and Robertson Stephens Advisors LLC. Outside his advisory work, he serves on the board of a travel nursing staffing business and is active in real-estate focused investments through his own firm. Uhlmann Investment Management provides portfolio management services to individuals, institutions, and trusts, emphasizing fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation. The firm offers a range of managed-account solutions incorporating stocks, bonds, ETFs, and alternatives, and operates through an affiliated broker-dealer enabling integrated execution and fee-sharing arrangements.

Arthur Frasca is a financial advisor with Regal Advisory Services, Inc. in Farmington Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Noble Capital Partners since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director of VIBE Credit Union and is involved in several Waterford Township community boards, including the Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission. Regal Advisory Services, Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients through a team of 15 advisors managing approximately $113.5 million in assets. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and quantitative research tailored to client goals, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory services.

Casey Bloomer is a financial advisor with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC in Vernon Hills, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Baxter Credit Union, CUSO Financial Services, BMO Harris Bank, and Fifth Third Securities. He also provides administrative support to BCU Wealth Advisors, an independent registered investment advisory firm. BCU Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $653.6 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a core-plus-satellite investment approach using third-party managers and model portfolios, including ESG and Target Allocation ETFs, and operates a substantial wrap fee program custodied at LPL Financial.

Justin Nolan is a financial advisor with Essex LLC in Deer Park, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has been with Essex LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for FPI Inc., a forging industry company based in Houston, Texas, and participates on the finance committee of Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Illinois. Essex LLC is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, pension, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-member investment policy committee to construct model portfolios using fundamental, technical, and sector analysis across various asset classes, managing approximately $649 million for over 570 client accounts as of year-end 2025.

Matthew Delduchetto is a financial advisor with Excalibur Management Corp in Wilmette, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at BNP Paribas Securities Corp. for five years before joining Excalibur in 2021. Excalibur Management Corporation serves high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, business entities, and endowments by providing customized multi-asset discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic research with bottom-up security analysis, focusing on asset preservation and risk assessment, and offers tailored strategies coordinated with clients’ other advisors.

Roberta Ferguson is a CFP® and CFA® who has worked at Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC since 2000. She is based in Lake Bluff, IL and has 26 years of industry experience. Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC provides fee-only investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with global diversification and manages approximately $699 million in client assets as of year-end 2025.

Kevin Coyle is a financial advisor at Coyle with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Coyle Financial Counsel, Inc. since 1988, serving as its vice president. Outside of advisory work, he holds managerial roles in several business-to-business service companies and a publishing company. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial assessment, wealth advisory, project-based planning, and family legacy services. The firm’s investment approach integrates tactical and strategic asset allocation, individualized portfolio construction, and security-level analysis using various research methods to align portfolios with client goals and risk tolerance.

Kevin Mack is a financial advisor with Mack Investment Securities, Inc. in Northfield, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Mack Investment Securities since 2006. Mack Investment Securities advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other custodial accounts, offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and market-timing. The firm employs a manager-of-managers structure combining sub-adviser oversight and firm-run model strategies, with some models allowing tactical asset allocation shifts and use of ETFs, including leveraged and inverse products.

Ronald D'ancona is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Alley Company. His prior work includes positions at Morningstar Inc. and Constellation Software. Alley Investment Management Company provides discretionary separate-account portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, foundations, and family offices. The firm focuses on a tax-conscious, long-term large-cap equity approach with low turnover, utilizing ETFs and occasionally options and margin, and offers customized asset allocation and sub-advisory services.

Marcie Pickard is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC and Republic Partners. Her prior experience includes roles at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. She holds the Series 66 designation. Arthur M. Cohen & Associates, LLC provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, tailoring investment strategies based on fundamental analysis and third-party research to clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.