Steven Bartz is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Graybill, Bartz & Associates, Ltd. since 1996. Graybill Wealth Management, Ltd. provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and trust accounts. The firm employs a fundamental, research-driven growth investing approach focused on companies with strong balance sheets and sustainable earnings, while balancing equity exposure with intermediate-term, high-grade fixed income and income vehicles.

J Gimbel V is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Fiduciary Financial Partners, he worked at Bank of America and has experience in various roles including positions at Denison University and in small business operations. Fiduciary Financial Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth households, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $293 million in assets across five offices, employing a team approach and integrating portfolio management with comprehensive financial planning.

Kyle Depasquale is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs Wealth Services and Ausdal Financial Partners. He is also involved with Sentinus Insurance Services in Oakbrook, IL, where he dedicates time to insurance sales. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment process focuses on asset-allocation models based on client questionnaires and quantitative analysis, implemented through a variety of securities and external sub-advisers.

Shawn Cook is a financial advisor with USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including Securities America, Inc. and Questar Asset Management. Outside of advisory work, he has served as past president and board member of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce and owns businesses in insurance and consulting. USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental analysis, asset allocation, and model portfolios developed with third-party providers, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular suitability reviews.

Alexander Saf is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Sierra Summit Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held positions at Innovis Asset Management LLC and Premier Asset Management. Sierra Summit Advisors primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across a range of equity and fixed-income strategies and manages over $600 million for approximately 115 clients.

Benjamin Wozniak is a financial advisor at Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group with 43 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, and Mutual Service Corporation. Wozniak holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting using a broad range of investment strategies and securities.

Jacqueline Sedlak is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, IL, with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Rothschild Wealth, LLC, Rothschild Investment, LLC, Hightower Advisors, William Blair, and Wintrust Investments. Rothschild Investment LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm uses client-specific asset allocation models and incorporates quantitative analysis and third-party tools in its portfolio management and retirement plan consulting services.

Lydia Newby is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience currently serving at Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. She has been with the firm since 2017 and previously worked at Marsh USA Inc. from 2012 to 2017. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm that serves individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes advisory and implementation coaching through a structured planning menu and prefers diversified investments such as no-load mutual funds and ETFs, operating without discretionary authority over client assets.

Miaciah Manuel is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and has been with Fiduciary Financial Partners, LLC since 2012. Based in Naperville, IL, she holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Fiduciary Financial Partners provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative investment methods to construct portfolios and offers both discretionary management and written financial plans.

Arielle Hannan is a financial advisor at Rebellion Asset Management, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Rebellion Asset Management since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an investment education consultant for project management, operations, general office management, and event planning. Rebellion Asset Management is a five-advisor firm providing fee-based investment management and financial planning to families, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable entities, corporations, and other business clients. The firm employs quantitative methods, technical analysis, and options strategies, and also acts as a sub-advisor to independent RIAs and institutional clients.

Christos Kyros is a financial advisor at MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with MPS-LORIA since 2006. Outside of advisory services, he has worked as an independent licensed insurance agent specializing in life insurance. MPS-LORIA Financial Planners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, estates, and trusts. The firm employs a predominantly discretionary investment approach focused on diversified allocations using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, supported by quantitative screening and research from Fiducient Advisors.

Benjamin Wilson is a financial advisor at Hunter Capital Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Hunter Capital Management in 2020, he worked at PWMCO, LLC for 11 years. Hunter Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm manages assets across separate accounts, a mutual fund, and private pooled vehicles, employing a value-oriented equity strategy and utilizing a commodity subadviser within one private fund.

Scott Stuth is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Vestor Capital since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. and Oak Asset Management. Vestor Capital is a multi-team investment and wealth management adviser serving individuals, families, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.08 billion in discretionary assets through a team of 21 advisors and employs a centralized Investment Committee to construct concentrated, typically low-turnover equity portfolios alongside fixed income, mutual fund, ETF, and alternative strategies.

Wendell Franklin is a financial advisor with Chicago Capital Management Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with American Trust Investment Services Inc since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a part-time DJ in Chicago. Chicago Capital Management Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a fundamentals-driven investment process and provides tailored strategies including growth, income, and asset allocation approaches, incorporating derivatives and access to external model managers.

James Bellinger is a financial advisor at RCM Wealth Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with RCM Wealth Advisors since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Bellinger is president and majority owner of Better Business Planning, Inc., an employee benefit sales firm. RCM Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities, offering a variety of managed asset portfolios, ETF and mutual fund strategies, and single-manager approaches. The firm uses a fundamental and cyclical analysis process overseen by an internal Investment Policy Committee and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary account management alongside written financial plans.

Katie Reichart is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Doyenne Wealth Advisors in Chicago, IL. She has one year of industry experience and was previously employed at Morningstar, Inc. for ten years. Doyenne Wealth Advisors offers personalized, fee-only financial counseling and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related entities. The firm focuses on customized, long-term, diversified asset allocation using marketable investments, third-party managed accounts, and selective private investment vehicles, typically on a non-discretionary basis.

John Newhouse Jr. is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. He has been involved with Gator Trading Partners since 2003 and holds managing member roles in several investment-related ventures, including Night Crawlers LLC and multiple crypto investing entities. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach uses asset-allocation models informed by client data and quantitative analysis, implementing strategies through a range of securities and third-party sub-advisers.

Francis Gutrich is a financial advisor at Apollon Financial, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial, Highpoint Advisor Group, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Gutrich also provides investment advisory services through Apollon Financial, an independent registered investment advisory firm. Apollon Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.45 billion through a team of 16 advisors and offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and access to private and alternative investments using a blend of centrally managed models and advisor-led portfolios.

James Stork is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Pinnacle Financial Group LLC since 2000, currently serving as part of a four-advisor team. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Stork is a managing member and co-owner of STU Partners, LLC, a holding company for the building Pinnacle leases as its principal place of business, and also manages Tower Management, LLC. Pinnacle Financial Group LLC is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with factor investing, quantitative optimization, and third-party research, offering personalized financial planning and investment management through a consultative, modular approach.

Bret Petersen is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm’s investment approach centers on asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis and client input, implementing portfolios through various securities and sub-advisers.