Thomas Guyett is a financial advisor at Cantlon Financial Planning LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Waterstone Financial Group, Inc. and Dreher & Associates, Inc. since the early 2000s. Cantlon Financial Planning LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary asset management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs client-specific investment programs documented by investment policy statements and utilizes fundamental analysis, including options and other derivatives strategies, while conducting monthly account reviews.

Ethan Czerwinski is a financial advisor at Ascension Financial with a Series 65 designation and six years of experience through his own consulting business. He has been with Ascension Financial since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Czerwinski Consulting LLC, a non-investment-related business. Ascension Financial is a small, fee-only advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and qualified retirement plans. The firm actively manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, employing strategies such as derivatives and margin for hedging and income generation.

Donald Cummings Jr. is a financial advisor with Blue Haven Capital, LLC in Geneva, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience, including 20 years at Blue Haven Capital. Blue Haven Capital is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, family foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides tailored portfolio management, emphasizing diversified asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a strategic buy-hold-rebalance approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and select options and private investments.

Maxwell Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at KDM Wealth Management Inc. in Geneva, IL, with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at KDM Investment Management, Inc. for four years and was a full-time student for ten years prior to that. KDM Wealth Management is a fee-based SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $112 million across about 149 client relationships, focusing on low-cost, diversified portfolios that emphasize index and passive investments combined with fundamental analysis.

Christian Cruz is a financial advisor at Cruz Investments & Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Advisors Excel from 2016 to 2019. In addition to his advisory role, Cruz is licensed as an insurance agent, focusing on life and health insurance sales and policy reviews for clients. Cruz Investments & Wealth Management primarily serves pooled investment vehicles and institutional clients, offering financial planning, qualified plan management, and third-party investment adviser selection and monitoring. The firm emphasizes asset allocation using external research and analytical tools, tailoring recommendations to clients' objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

David Schlesselman is a financial advisor at KDM Wealth Management Inc. in Geneva, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He is part of a three-advisor team at KDM Wealth Management. KDM Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with customized wealth management and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes low-cost, diversified portfolios using index and passive investments combined with fundamental analysis and strategic allocations.

Jeffrey Martin is a financial advisor at KDM Wealth Management Inc. in Geneva, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Hieser Webb Capital Management since 2008 and Webb Financial Advisors since 2005. KDM Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering customized wealth management and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes low-cost, diversified portfolios using index and passive investments combined with fundamental analysis, and provides additional services such as retirement-plan advisory, proxy-voting, and outsourced tax-preparation and estate-planning support.

Jessica Stanley is a financial advisor at Rezny Wealth Management, Inc. in Aurora, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Rezny Wealth Management since 2009. Rezny Wealth Management primarily serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning on a fee-only basis. The firm manages approximately $506 million in client assets, utilizing a Global Tactical Opportunity Portfolios framework that combines quantitative and fundamental analysis across a range of investment styles.

David Bach is a financial advisor with River Street Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. He has eight years of industry experience and has worked at River Street Advisors and Old Second National Bank since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as the Wealth Compliance & Internal Control Officer for the Wealth Management Department at Old Second National Bank. River Street Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, state and municipal agencies, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $539 million in assets through a team of ten advisors, employing a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis, derivative strategies, and third-party tools to construct and monitor portfolios.

Steven Meves is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 designation with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked with Old Second National Bank and River Street Advisors, LLC for the past ten years. Both firms are located in Aurora, IL. River Street Advisors, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as state and municipal agencies, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $539 million in client assets through a team of ten advisors and employs quantitative techniques alongside fundamental and technical analysis to construct and monitor portfolios.

John Long is a financial advisor with Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Total Clarity Wealth Management in 2023, he worked at Capital Point Financial Group, Ltd. and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Long officiates high school and middle school football and coaches and referees youth and high school basketball. Total Clarity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor wealth management and financial planning firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and specialized services, utilizing a range of investment strategies including model portfolios, third-party managed accounts, and in-house programs tailored to varying risk profiles.

James Oswald is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at T2 Asset Management, LLC since 2015 and was previously with Asbury Investment Management LLC from 2019 to 2023. Based in Naperville, IL, he is part of a seven-advisor team at T2 Asset Management. T2 Asset Management provides investment management, wealth planning, and business advisory services to individuals, small businesses, and institutions. The firm uses proprietary, rules-based models combining technical and fundamental analysis to manage multi-asset portfolios across various risk profiles.

Casey Moss is a financial advisor at Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Capital Pointe and HighPoint Advisor Group. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Casey Moss Tax & Accounting, LLC, providing tax preparation and accounting services. Total Clarity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and 401(k) plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management through various programs, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and third-party models with custody primarily through Schwab and LPL.

Ashley Janosek is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. She has worked at Trillium Wealth LLC since 2024 and also serves as an accountant preparing tax returns for Trillium Tax, LLC. Prior to this, she held positions at CWM, LLC, OSAIC, Securities America, Inc., Watts & Associates, and Synergy Financial Services. Trillium Wealth LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to private placement investments for individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm combines multiple investment approaches including quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, and manages over $544 million in discretionary assets across roughly 625 client relationships.

Zachary Smith is an advisor at T2 Asset Management, LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He has been with T2 since 2026 and has prior professional experience at ZECO dating back to 2015. T2 Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $180 million for around 560 clients, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs proprietary, rules-based models combining technical and fundamental analysis to set asset allocation across various risk profiles, primarily using ETFs, mutual funds, and selective individual securities and options strategies.

Amy Lynch is a financial advisor with River Street Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has eight years of industry experience and has worked concurrently at Old Second Bank since 2015, where she serves as an investment assistant for the Wealth Department. River Street Advisors, LLC is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individual, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis, written investment policies, and diversified portfolios, including the use of derivatives and option strategies for suitable accounts.

Scott Graziano is a financial advisor with Chicago Investment Advisory Council, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Chicago Investment Advisory Council, he held positions at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., among others. Chicago Investment Advisory Council serves both individual and high-net-worth retail investors, providing portfolio management through its Active Asset Management Program, financial planning, and educational workshops. The firm uses proprietary model portfolios and maintains a high client-to-advisor ratio to deliver standardized and scalable advisory services.

Brent Fields is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2007, and previously held positions at LPL Financial LLC and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Total Clarity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and 401(k) plan advisory, utilizing various investment strategies from conservative wrap programs to more actively managed approaches.

Kathleen Panek Rickerson is a financial advisor with Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. She has worked with Total Clarity Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2018. Outside of financial advising, she has been involved with BabySnApps since 2013. Total Clarity Wealth Management is a multi-advisor wealth management and financial planning firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, 401(k) advisory, and donor-advised fund services, utilizing a range of investment strategies from conservative wrap programs to more active approaches for qualified investors.

Matthew Gill is a financial advisor with M. Brown Financial Advisors in Naperville, IL, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at Ausdal Financial Partners and other financial and service-related firms. Outside of advising, he is involved as a member in a farm land investment entity. M. Brown Financial Advisors primarily serves as a sub-advisor to Ausdal Financial Partners and other registered investment advisers, offering discretionary portfolio management, customized accounts, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines active tactical allocation with diversified models and uses a variety of investment strategies, managing most client accounts on a discretionary basis.