Julissa Martinez is a financial advisor at Alera Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Fisher Investments and Triad Advisors. Martinez is also an administrative professional for Alera Group. Alera Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and ERISA-focused plan services, utilizing a mix of internal management, affiliate platforms, and independent managers with a long-term investment orientation.

Michael Niewiadomski is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Dynamic and has prior experience at Lincoln Financial Advisors, as well as roles outside the financial industry. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, and unaffiliated registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction process and offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and sub-advisory support, with particular focus on supporting other advisers through integrated technology and outsourced services.

David Rog is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following an 11-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Austin Martineau is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, Strategic Wealth Partners, LLC, and Kams LLC, as well as seven years managing Ultimate Carwash and Detail Center. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach with enhanced open architecture, offering a broad range of investment options and integrated wealth services.

Glenn Movish is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience currently affiliated with MAI Capital Management, LLC. His prior work includes 17 years at Lasalle St. Securities, L.L.C. and over three decades at Asset Management Group LTD. He also has involvement in fixed insurance activities outside his advisory role. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management across various strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and bill-pay services into many client relationships.

Luis Trujillo is a financial advisor at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and Union Bank & Trust Co. from 2019 to 2023. Mesirow Financial Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to private individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary private investments and third-party managers, applying both quantitative and qualitative due diligence in portfolio construction.

Joel Hirsh is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Kovitz Securities, LLC prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth. Focus Partners Wealth provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework combining active and passive investments.

Michael Bemoras is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he worked at Airbrij Technology, Inc. and held multiple roles at Veriown Global, Inc. and Veriown Americas, LLC. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base that includes individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, providing tailored services such as Executive Wealth, Personal Wealth, and Private Family Office support.

Sarah Hayes is a financial advisor at William Blair with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has held roles at William Blair since 2021 and previously worked at Texas Christian University and New Trier High School. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary 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 model portfolios and access to private funds through its integrated investment platform.

Edward Gray III is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Asset Management, LLC, and Financial Solutions Advisory Group, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles.

Jennifer Rosenblum is a financial advisor with Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Mesirow Financial since 1997. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division serves private individuals, pension plans, government entities, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a process that includes setting asset allocation targets, conducting due diligence across various investment types, and offering access to both third-party managers and proprietary private investment products.

John Pestikas is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account accessible to employees with existing PNC Bank online credentials. Their approach uses approved strategies executed via mutual funds and ETFs, relying on algorithmic risk assessments and delegating portfolio management and proxy voting to third parties.

Jerome O’Reilly is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Arlington Heights, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He worked for Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. for 20 years before joining PlanMember and Vista Financial Group Ltd., both since 2016. He operates Vista Financial Group Ltd. and provides insurance sales and services as a licensed Insurance Producer. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and risk-based mutual fund portfolios, supported by education, seminars, and personalized retirement planning.

Thomas Zimmerman is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2024, with prior roles at William Blair and Private Vista LLC. Outside of finance, he was employed at Hinsdale Golf Club from 2016 to 2022. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients. The firm uses strategic allocation models and manager selections to tailor portfolios and offers a range of services such as Private Family Office programs, Financial Wellness, and access to Alternative Investments.

Keletso Zondo is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with five years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in 2021, Zondo worked at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management and Ayco, a Goldman Sachs company. Their background also includes roles at Lake Forest College and Waterford Kamhlabe UWCSA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management tailored to client objectives, leveraging strategic allocation models, external manager selections, and a range of implementation options within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Marjory Blackmer is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Global Retirement Partners, LPL Financial, Kestra Financial Services, and Strategic Retirement Partners. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed outside the United States. The firm’s advisory services include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Richard Sugarman is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 15 years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a part-time instructor at Northwestern University, teaching topics related to the Certified Financial Planner Certification. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to deliver tailored wealth management solutions through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers.

Michael McKevitt is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2015. He has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2008. McKevitt operates under the business name Purposeful Wealth, Inc. for providing investment advice through Private Advisor Group. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, offering services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs, with an investment approach that incorporates asset allocation, fundamental, technical and cyclical analysis, and various strategy time horizons.

Lorence Merritt is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Highland Park, IL, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 45 years of industry experience, with prior roles at LPL Financial and Sheridan Road Advisors, and has led The Merritt Advisory Group since 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Co-Chair of Legacy Fundraising at Temple Beth Israel. Independent Financial Partners is a nationwide enterprise firm with over 260 advisors, providing investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services. The firm supports a decentralized advisory model while offering formal retirement-plan consulting and trustee services, managing over $12.5 billion in assets as of December 2024.

Edward Bothfeld is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an alderman on the Lake Forest City Council. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, while offering operational, technology, and compliance support to affiliated advisors.