Rita Magic is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, JP Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, LPL Financial, BMO Harris Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging its scale and specialized market roles.

Roger Herrera IV is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hornor Townsend & Kent since 2017 and previously was employed by Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Additionally, Herrera supports life insurance sales and services as a regional internal marketing representative for Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he works part-time operating a customized photo booth for private events. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, with a dual SEC and FINRA registration, and manages multi-billion-dollar assets through a network of advisers and third-party asset managers.

Zhenlin Lu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2020 and Citibank N.A. since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles.

Christopher Cralle is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional scale alongside specialized market roles.

Bill Rizos is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Wells Fargo Bank, US Bank, U.S. Bancorp Investments, BMO Harris, and Country Capital Management Company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, as well as broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant activities.

Paul Casazza is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 19 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at The Orchard Group, Dashboard Wealth Advisors, and Raymond James Financial Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Julie Donahue is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Scroggins Wealth Management, and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in a craft sales business called The Kraftie Side. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, using a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

William Traylor is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2019 and previously spent three years at OFM Wealth. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by both internal research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Michael Lydigsen is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Bridgeview, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities and its affiliated firm since 2009. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm provides various discretionary managed-account options, combining third-party portfolio managers and advisor-managed sleeves, and is notable for its municipal-advisor registration and affiliation with Fifth Third Bank.

Iris Sagrado is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has 20 years of industry experience and is also the owner of Filro Global Hiring and Filro Caregivers, businesses outside the investment sector. Additionally, she serves as an arbitrator with FINRA and is president and treasurer of Sagrado & Stears, Inc. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through its network of 477 independent advisors and operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Brett Guendel is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2020. He previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America Advisors, among other roles. His background also includes involvement with the Rotaract and Brookfield Chamber of Commerce. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and is notable for its integrated tax and accounting services as well as administrative family office and employer financial wellness solutions.

Timothy Gleason is a financial advisor at William Blair with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair & Company since 2015. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Kerry Williams is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets and holds the Series 66 designation. Williams has three years of industry experience and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, U.S. Bank, and in various roles outside finance including positions at Portillo's Restaurant Group and Walmart. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large institutional scale with unique market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Lu Ling Li is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Her prior experience includes roles at BGSLK Management, LLC, Ling Finance LLC, and Flexible Benefit Service Corporation. She is also involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and access to third-party money managers, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment advisor.

Dan Milosevic is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 credential. He has two years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in logistics and delivery services through ownership of BearKeepers LLC and Tigon Investments Inc. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

George Hurley is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Northern Trust Securities, JP Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors and 151 offices.

Ethan Krumwiede is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Doyenne Wealth Advisors LLC and Chicago Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he provides live DJ services through Mode Events in Chicago. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporate entities, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to specialized investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes discretionary, customized portfolio strategies supported by comprehensive tax and accounting services and unique operational capabilities such as administrative CFO functions and employer financial wellness tools.

Salvador Briseno is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Morgan Stanley Dw Inc., Citicorp Investment Services, and Citigroup Global Markets before joining Fifth Third Securities in 2009. Briseno holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and is based in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on the Passageway Managed Account platform, incorporating third-party portfolio managers and various investment strategies such as SMA and direct indexing.

Brunilda Veliu is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Oak Brook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive internal oversight and maintains a combination of large institutional scale along with specialized market roles.

David Tucker is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at AE Wealth Management since 2018 and previously at SGL Financial LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the author of the book "Escape Illinois" and conducts informational classes through FMT Rejuvenate Your Retirement. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, utilizing various investment strategies and supporting third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.