Raymond Kozicki is a financial advisor with Midwest Financial Network, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has held positions at EverGreen Capital Management and Horter Investment Management, and has been self-employed since 2009. In addition to advisory work, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Midwest Financial Network serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and retirement-plan sponsors, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach, blending passive and active strategies, and emphasizes client education through seminars and retirement plan consulting.

John Lyon is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lyon Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Algebris Investments, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, Sirios Capital Management, Wells Capital Management, and Ned Davis Research, Inc. Lyon Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial-planning analyses for individuals, corporate retirement plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a value-contrarian investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers a Style Rotation ETF strategy alongside traditional security selection.

Gregory Forsythe is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Forsythe Wealth Management, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He is also president of Revelation Investment Research, a consulting firm serving institutional investors. Forsythe serves on the boards of the Chicago Quantitative Alliance and the Crown Point Community Foundation and is a member of the foundation's investment committee, contributing to local community support and quantitative investing initiatives. Forsythe Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and consulting to individuals, families, and select institutions. The firm uses a risk-first framework with proprietary quantitative stock-ranking and a Defensive Equity strategy to tailor portfolios focused on capital preservation and growth.

Lisa Cameron is a financial advisor with Savant Investment Advisers, Inc. She holds a Series 66 credential and has 21 years of industry experience. Cameron has been with Savant & Associates, Inc. and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 2004 and also owns a CPA practice where she prepares income taxes. She serves as adjunct faculty at Moraine Valley Community College and is involved in consulting through Results Now, Inc. Savant Investment Advisers provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation, risk tolerance assessment, and continuous portfolio monitoring, utilizing model and advisor-managed portfolios with a variety of investment products.

Robert Kristof is a financial advisor at Casey Wealth Management, Inc. in Orland Park, Illinois, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Sammons Securities Company, LLC since 2009 while also maintaining his role at Casey Wealth Management since 2005. Casey Wealth Management, founded in 2002, provides customized financial planning, consulting, and investment management primarily to individual clients and occasionally to pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs fundamental security analysis and a buy-and-hold strategy with quarterly portfolio reviews, managing non-discretionary assets without focusing on high-net-worth households.

Kevin Griffin is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Griffin Financial Advisors, LLC since 2016. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and pension plans, offering personalized financial planning and portfolio management tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance. Griffin Financial Advisors combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach and provides periodic reviews and documented financial plans through a seven-step process.

Donald Fancher is a financial advisor at Eley-Graham-Austgen Financial Advisory Services with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has held positions at multiple firms including Lion Street Financial and OneAmerica Securities. In addition to his advisory role, Fancher is employed by Zachry Engineering, where he manages capital improvement and regulatory projects at a refinery. Eley-Graham-Austgen Financial Advisory Services provides comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement, tax, estate, and education goals through scenario analysis and asset-allocation recommendations rather than discretionary investment management.

Christian Crum is a financial advisor at Midwest Investment and Retirement Management, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 8 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes six years at Indiana University, and he has been with Midwest Wealth Builders, Inc. since 2015. Midwest Investment and Retirement Management provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and trust clients, including high-net-worth households, focusing on diversified, long-term allocations primarily in U.S. stocks and bonds. The firm emphasizes personalized financial planning and offers educational resources to support clients in developing their own retirement plans.

Gary Crum is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Midwest Investment and Retirement Management, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Midwest Investment and Retirement Management since 2013 and previously spent nine years at Indiana Wesleyan University. Since 2024, he has also been associated with The Retirement Store Inc. Midwest Investment and Retirement Management provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and trust clients, including high-net-worth households, focusing on publicly traded securities. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified allocations tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals and supports clients in developing personal life plans through educational resources and seminars.

Felicia Gates is a financial advisor at Polaris Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2020 to 2023. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an accountant for the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference, a nonprofit focused on human rights and social justice education and advocacy. Polaris Wealth Management advises individual investors and retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, customized financial plans, and pension consulting. The firm builds portfolios using modern portfolio theory and tailored asset allocations, offering a broad range of investment products and educational seminars for clients.

Guadalupe Lechuga is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Audible Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Audible Wealth in 2025, Lechuga worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2019 to 2025 and has experience with WilsonHCG. Audible Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, business development clients, and retirement plans by providing financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach and offers distinctive operational features such as a wrap-fee program, bill-pay services, and educational seminars.

Eric Grant is a financial advisor with Polaris Wealth Management, LLC in Flossmoor, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lion Street Financial and FSC Securities Corporation. Grant hosts a weekly current news talk radio show and serves as a founding board member of The Mecca Society, a fundraising 501(c)(3) supporting Howard University. Polaris Wealth Management advises individual investors and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, customized financial plans, and pension consulting. The firm employs modern portfolio theory to tailor asset allocations and utilizes a broad range of securities and strategies, while also providing educational seminars for retirement plan clients.

Lothar Gehrig is a financial advisor at Gehrig Capital Management, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Gehrig Capital Management since 2007, while also maintaining a long-standing affiliation with Gehrig and Homberg since 1986. Gehrig Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services and individual portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, technical charting, and mutual fund/ETF evaluation to guide investment strategies tailored to clients' objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerance, while also being affiliated with a related accounting practice.

Thomas O'Shaughnessy III is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Polaris Wealth Management, LLC since 2020. His previous roles include positions at Marcum Financial Services LLC and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. He is a part owner of SASI, Inc., a third-party administration firm involved in plan consulting and qualified plan administrative activities. Polaris Wealth Management advises individual investors and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, bespoke financial plans, and pension consulting. The firm applies modern portfolio theory with tailored asset allocation and offers educational seminars for retirement plan clients.

Gregory Gehrig is a financial advisor at Gehrig Capital Management, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Gehrig Capital Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches youth soccer on a part-time basis. Gehrig Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services and individual portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts. The firm combines fundamental analysis, technical charting, and mutual fund/ETF evaluation to tailor investment strategies aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance, managing approximately $204 million across about 644 accounts.

Howard Ramsamugh is a financial advisor at Polaris Wealth Management, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Integrity Alliance, LLC, Lion Street Advisors, Lion Street Financial, and FSC. In addition to his advisory role, he produces and shares articles on financial and lifestyle issues through his own firm, Howard Ramsamugh Inc. Polaris Wealth Management serves individual investors and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, customized financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs modern portfolio theory and tailored asset allocation, offering a broad range of security types and educational workshops for retirement clients.

David Walle is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years at Horizon Investment Services, LLC, based in Hammond, IN. He has seven years of industry experience and works within a six-advisor team at the firm. Horizon Investment Services provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, business entities, and financial intermediaries. The firm employs a proprietary quantitative stock-rating system alongside fundamental research to manage client portfolios and model portfolios used by other financial institutions.

Victor Dimaggio is a financial advisor with Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Crescent Advisor Group in 2008, he has been a partner at Dimaggio & Robinson, Ltd., a tax accounting and business consultation firm, since 1988. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business ventures including serving as president of a professional employer organization and a health insurance sales company. Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, institutions, and non-profits. The firm employs a combination of technical and fundamental analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by a network of affiliated business lines and professionals.

Matthew Ninkovich is a financial advisor at Gehrig Capital Management, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at NiSource for ten years. Gehrig Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, through discretionary portfolio management. The firm develops personalized investment policies and employs a combination of fundamental analysis, charting, and mutual fund/ETF evaluation, integrating tax considerations and quarterly account reviews. Its management team also practices as licensed certified public accountants at an affiliated accounting firm, offering separate accounting services with reciprocal client referrals.

Shelby Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at Horizon Investment Services, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Horizon since 2006. Horizon Investment Services provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, business entities, and financial intermediaries. The firm combines fundamental research with a proprietary quantitative stock-rating system and offers a range of strategies, including equity, equity/income, and socially/faith-based overlays.