John Suchy is a financial advisor with Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group holding a Series 65 credential. He has experience across multiple roles since 2016, including positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services and the American Automobile Association. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm utilizes a broad range of securities and investment strategies tailored to client objectives and manages over $1.2 billion in assets through a team-based approach.

Galo Baca is a financial advisor at Goldstone Financial Group, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Envoy Advisory Inc., Christian Retirement Ministries, and Harvest Investment Services, LLC. His background also includes roles in education and community organizations. Goldstone Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing a documented investment process that combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods aligned with modern portfolio theory. The firm offers a range of strategies including tactical ETF models and alternative approaches such as options-based and hedged credit-spread strategies.

Jessica Debold is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. She is currently with Goldstone Financial Group, LLC and has previously worked at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and Buckingham Financial Group, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in residential construction through DeBold Builders LLC, where she assists with bookkeeping, accounting, and income tax preparation. Goldstone Financial Group is a multi-team, SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $1 billion across more than 1,600 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sub-advisers and model portfolios, implementing strategies that include mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and alternative vehicles.

Patrick Morris is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving at IntentGen Financial Partners. He previously worked at Thrivent Advisor Network and Chicago Equity Partners, with a two-year sabbatical between roles. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in managing various real estate LLCs in Indiana. IntentGen Financial Partners operates as a multi-advisor team providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that integrates portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and third-party manager research.

Timothy Newell is a CFP® with 40 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with Harvest Investment Services, LLC and Envoy Advisory Inc., having previously worked at ProEquities, Inc. He owns Harvest Financial Planning, LLC, where he provides comprehensive financial and estate planning, including trust preparation and tax services. Harvest Investment Services, LLC offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach and uses a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Aaron Deeke is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently working at Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. since 2021. Prior to joining Timothy Financial Counsel, he held roles at CME Group, Allstate Insurance, and State Farm Insurance. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm serving individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers project-based advice on a wide range of financial topics and emphasizes diversified investment exposure through no-load mutual funds and ETFs while focusing on advisory and implementation coaching rather than ongoing portfolio management.

Ari Lazar is a financial advisor at Baldwin Wealth Partners, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Baldwin Wealth Partners, he worked at Levin Capital Strategies and RGA Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Lazar coaches and judges high school gymnastics in Illinois. Baldwin Wealth Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combined top-down macro framework and bottom-up fundamental research, managing portfolios across five core asset classes with attention to ESG factors and offering specialized services such as management of private funds and tax-aware equity strategies.

Troy Bute is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Capstone Financial Advisors Inc since 1999. He is based in Downers Grove, IL, and has spent his entire advisory career at Capstone. Capstone Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and specialized services such as tax preparation and private fund investments.

Michael Ingardona is a CFP® professional with 12 years at Feldman, Ingardona & Co and 4 years of industry experience. He is based in Downers Grove, IL, and is part of a five-advisor team. Feldman, Ingardona & Co. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions. The firm focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation, using both active and passive managers, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with regular performance monitoring.

Peter Steigerwald is a financial advisor at 4Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at Retirement Income Management, Inc. and The Lending Company. Outside of advising, he has served as Vice President of Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate in Chicago. 4Wealth Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm combines customized accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers with ongoing monitoring and employs a range of investment strategies along with affiliated accounting and insurance services.

Gregory Johnson is a financial advisor at Paradigm Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Halo Securities, LLC and Sentinus, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a lacrosse coach and referee at Hinsdale Central. Paradigm Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, including high net worth clients, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party money manager referrals. The firm emphasizes tailored advisory strategies and manages held-away participant accounts through a third-party platform, providing regular account reviews and educational seminars.

Michael Bellis is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Vertex Partners and has previously worked with Highpoint Advisor Group and LPL Financial. Bellis also has involvement in an accounting and tax preparation partnership, Vertex Accounting Partners, LLC. Vertex Partners provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm tailors portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs, using a diversified approach that includes proprietary model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party program platforms.

Brian Niksa is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Capstone Financial Advisors Inc since 2009. Based in Downers Grove, IL, he is part of a multi-advisor team at the firm. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, tax preparation, and access to private fund investments. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, tax positioning, and employs both fundamental and cyclical analysis within a multi-year horizon framework.

Wendy West is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Harvest Investment Services, LLC, bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at Double W Financial Group, Inc. since 2014 and Harvest Financial Planning since 2012, with prior experience at Proequities from 2000 to 2018. West serves on the boards of the DeKalb Area Retirement Center and Kishwaukee United Way and chairs the IHSA Destination DeKalb, coordinating state high school football championships. Harvest Investment Services, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and other advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs an actively managed tactical investment strategy and offers a multi-advisor team structure with several offices.

Tammy Billadeau is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Vertex Partners. Her prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Churchill Management Group. She also provides administrative support to Vertex Partners. Vertex Partners offers advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios based on risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and platforms.

Bradley Morris is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at PCG Wealth Management in Oak Brook, IL. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Good Life Advisors, and Waddell & Reed Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Morris is involved in tax preparation and accounting services through multiple related business activities. PCG Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a primarily long-term, customized investment approach that utilizes low-cost diversified funds and other securities tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Frank Bodi is a financial advisor at Asset Strategies, Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Landolt Securities Inc. for seven years and at IFS Securities for one year. Asset Strategies, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning and consulting services to individual and charitable clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses, employing both long- and short-term strategies across various asset classes.

Michelle Pezzulo is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bentley Financial Group. She has been with Bentley Financial Group and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is a notary public for the state of Illinois. Bentley Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $393 million in discretionary client assets and typically implements client-directed investment policies using fundamental analysis, options hedging, and third-party independent managers.

Paul Fousek is a financial advisor with Horizon Wealth Management in La Grange, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Horizon Wealth Management since 2014 and has worked with LPL Financial since 2005. He serves as a business fellow at Norwich University, meeting regularly to support the enhancement of student offerings. 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 with diversified portfolios and offers discretionary management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) retirement-plan advisory services.

Nickolas Brait is a CFP® professional with 44 years of industry experience, currently serving at SAGE Private Wealth Group, LLC. He has held roles at the firm since 2013 and has been involved with Raymond James Financial since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches financial advisors on business development through the Oechsli Institute. SAGE Private Wealth Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers wealth management and discretionary portfolio management with a client-specific process that includes goal setting, risk assessment, and tailored asset allocation using a variety of investment vehicles and analytical approaches.