Laura Fasan is a financial advisor at Providence Wealth Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including First Midwest Bank, LPL Financial, infinex Investments, Inc., and Standard Bank & Trust. She is also licensed in variable, life, and health insurance. Providence Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and state or municipal government entities. The firm uses asset-allocation models based on modern portfolio theory and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and estate planning services.

Gregory Wolf is a financial advisor at Hunter Capital Management in Lombard, IL, with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at PWMCO, LLC for 17 years before joining Hunter Capital Management in 2020. Hunter Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and other institutional clients. The firm manages assets across separate accounts, a registered mutual fund, and private pooled vehicles, employing value-oriented equity strategies and a unique commodity subadviser arrangement within one private fund.

Christopher Huston is a financial advisor at Vertex Partners with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC, now operating as Vertex Planning Partners. Huston is also involved with Reflexivity LLC, a non-investment-related business entity used for tax and investment purposes. Vertex Partners provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and various entities through financial planning, investment and wealth management, and consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines asset allocation, diversification, and behavioral finance using both active and passive strategies implemented via multiple platforms and tax-aware overlays.

Aliasgar Mithaseth is a financial advisor at Unique Wealth Strategies with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Madison Partners, ASK Investment Managers, and various banking institutions in India. Unique Wealth Strategies serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory methods, and it sponsors its own wrap-fee program while facilitating access to alternative managers.

Jennifer Bures is a financial advisor at Willis Towers Watson Securities, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at multiple firms including BMO Harris Financial Advisors and Alera Group, where she also serves as Chief Operating Officer. Willis Towers Watson Securities provides retirement-focused investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients through its Via Retirement platform, which offers financial planning tools and discretionary model portfolios. The firm’s investment approach centers on diversified model portfolios and asset-allocation modeling supported by affiliated sub-advisers.

William Baruch is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Blue Line Capital in Chicago, IL, bringing six years of industry experience. He holds leadership roles as President at Blue Line Futures and Rock Creek Capital Management, alongside his advisory work. Blue Line Capital is a registered investment adviser offering discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and tax-exempt entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis with value and growth strategies, incorporating strategic and tactical asset allocation along with selective use of options and futures.

James Baer is a financial advisor at Uhlmann Investment Management, L.L.C. in Chicago, IL, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC since 2000, as well as Alternative Investment Services, LLC and UPS Holdings, LLC. Baer also serves as a FINRA arbitrator. Uhlmann Investment Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individual, institutional, and trust clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation approach, using a mix of stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and alternative investments tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Jack Rizzi is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Dew Wealth Management. He previously worked at Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc. and has held various roles including positions at Elmhurst University and Anytime Fitness. Dew Wealth Management serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, including business owners, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing a range of wealth services from family office assessments to investment management and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines financial planning and consulting with investment oversight and coordination of outside professionals, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management.

Kristen Koonce is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at McAdam LLC since 2014 and previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Koonce is currently affiliated with Madison Avenue Securities. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis to manage diversified portfolios and offers a range of investment strategies including alternative and specialized products, along with a subscription-based financial planning service.

Shane Swanson is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Company and Eagle Strategies. Swanson is also licensed as an insurance agent, focusing on life, annuity, disability, and long-term care insurance. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers managed solutions primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet and operates alongside broker-dealer and insurance distribution businesses within the Mutual of Omaha group.

Michele Strauts is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Park Ridge, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2010. Outside of her advisory work, Michele is an online influencer focusing on interior design, seasonal decor, and table setting. 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, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across a wide range of investment products.

Larry Deyoung is a financial advisor at Blueprint Financial Advisors with 50 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Blueprint Financial Advisors since 2022, following prior roles at Bluegrass Capital Advisors, LLC and Private Client Services. He serves as a trustee for the Village of South Holland, Illinois, overseeing economic development and code enforcement departments. Blueprint Financial Advisors is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $1.4 billion in client assets. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and ERISA plans, and nonprofit entities, using a strategic-and-tactical investment framework focused on diversified global portfolios.

Arash Kadivar is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Highpoint Planning Partners and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and TD Ameritrade. Kadivar also provides administrative support to Highpoint Advisor Group. Highpoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, constructing client investment policies through personal consultations and employing a varied approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party platforms.

Dennis Wojcicki is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Forum Financial Management since 2013 and previously worked at DSL Group from 1997 to 2013. He holds a Series 63 designation. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turn-key asset management platform for other independent RIAs, managing portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Steven Schmuhl is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC in Chicago, IL, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Madison Avenue Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, The Heico Companies, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. McAdam LLC provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs a discretionary management approach with diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, alongside innovative services such as a subscription-based planning product and AI integration in advisory work.

John Vires is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP and also provides financial advice through Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co., an accounting firm. Outside of his advisory roles, he volunteers with the Lions Club of Wheaton and serves as a Park Commissioner for the Wheaton Park District. Forum Financial Management, LP offers fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing primarily Modern Portfolio Theory-based portfolios using institutional mutual funds, ETFs, and other fixed income strategies.

Craig Ibrahim is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC since 2016 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. 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 provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and operates a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles to implement client portfolios.

Richard Kitick is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint Planning Partners, doing business as OnPath Financial, since 2013 and has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in amateur hockey as an assistant coach and a referee in the Chicagoland area. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles across multiple platforms.

Trent Ten Bruin is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Now Foods and several academic institutions, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has been affiliated since 2022. Highpoint Planning Partners 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 sponsors a wrap-fee program, implementing client portfolios using fundamental analysis across various investment vehicles.

James Fox is a financial advisor at Financial & Tax Architects, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE, and Citibank. Outside of advising, Fox owns a watch trading business and has worked as a driver and dog walker in the Naperville, Illinois area. Financial & Tax Architects provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on those nearing or in retirement. The firm uses proprietary “Private Wealth Strategies” involving ETFs, individual securities, and trend-aware rebalancing, with a notable sub-advisory business serving other registered investment adviser firms.