Peter Kalamaras is a financial advisor at Harbour Investments, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ausdal Financial Partners and Stonemason Financial, LLC. Outside of advising, he co-manages a self-storage rental business in Lake in the Hills, Illinois. Harbour Investments serves a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, and institutional entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various investment platforms and third-party managers with multiple investment approaches.

Joshua Pratt is a financial advisor with Harbour Investments, Inc. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Harbour in 2023, he worked at Beacon Insurance Advisors, LLC, Beacon Wealth Advisors, LLC, Gradient Securities, LLC, and Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. He is also an independent insurance agent involved in selling fixed insurance products and equity-indexed annuities. Harbour Investments serves a diverse client base including individual, trust, pension, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing various investment approaches tailored by individual advisors and approved third-party managers.

Jeremy Lohman is a financial advisor at Stephens with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stephens since 2012, previously spending five years with Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, Lohman is an authorized signatory for Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church and School in Antioch, IL, and works as an independent contractor providing food delivery services. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services along with investment banking and research.

Randall Cashmore is a financial advisor with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Peace of Mind Private Wealth Management, FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, and Berthel Fisher and Company. He also operates Cashmore Investments, an independent venture he has maintained since 2009. Signal Advisors Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to retail clients and independent registered investment advisers through its Signal Platform TAMP. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment process focused on tactical asset allocation and sector rotation, serving individual, high-net-worth, family, and business clients.

James Schmidt is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in McHenry, Illinois, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC since 2014, operating under LPL Financial during this period. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a broad platform that integrates advisory and brokerage services.

David Sharpe is a financial advisor at Savvy with 19 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Goldstein Advisors, LLC, Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He serves as secretary and board member of Rock Central, Inc., a nonprofit community music school, where he assists with board meeting minutes and fundraising efforts. Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, actively managed stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, supported by a parent technology platform and sub-advisers.

Eric Netzel is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, based in Round Lake, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. Since 2016, he has been involved with Noble Marketing Partners, where he engages in the sales of investment-related products. First Advisors National provides investment management, asset allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, including ERISA plan participants. The firm manages approximately $506.8 million in discretionary assets and implements client strategies through third-party money managers, using tactical and strategic asset allocation with ongoing monitoring and fundamental analysis.

James Schmidt is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cornerstone since 2014, following a long tenure at LPL Financial dating back to 1995. Outside of his advisory work, he sells a baseball card collection on eBay. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs advisor-led discretionary management and various LPL-sponsored programs, combining fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to tailor investment advice to client goals.

Andrew Lewis is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. in McHenry, Illinois, and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, he worked at Dry Dock for nine years. He is also involved in a fixed insurance business outside his advisory role. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary portfolio management programs and utilizes a range of investment vehicles and third-party manager oversight in its asset management approach.

Marilee Engelman is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Outside of finance, Engelman has teaching experience as a substitute teacher and daycare educator with several early childhood programs and public schools. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm uses asset-class model allocations across five risk objectives and offers services such as Biblically Responsible Investing, held-away account management, and flexible advisory billing arrangements.

Matthew Kenter is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Bristol, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ayco/Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019 and previously spent 12 years with The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized executive wealth programs. The firm integrates strategic allocation models, manager selections, and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to tailor solutions across multiple platform options.

Alexander Mueller is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and ownership of fitness-related businesses. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services primarily through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategist for select employees, utilizing algorithm-driven investment selection and third-party portfolio management.

Stephanie Goins is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and previously held roles at Principal Advised Services, Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, Edward Jones, and HSBC. Creative Planning is an enterprise firm managing approximately $217 billion in client assets, serving individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional equity and tax-efficient trading options, and offers integrated retirement plan services alongside affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping businesses.

Marisa Sounde is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Delavan, Wisconsin, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and operates Sounde Financial Group, which she founded in 2016. Sounde serves as Vice President and Board Member of the Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce and hosts a podcast called "Shine Your Light - Finding Your Inner Voice." Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Joanna Geier is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently working at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. She previously spent nine years at Jackson Financial Management. Outside of her advisory role, she consults on physical therapy data entry for Tomson Rehab. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, foundations, and non-profits, offering a range of advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm uses a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and implements portfolios through a mix of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds.

Robert Anderson is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He spent 22 years at Voyager Capital Management, LLC before joining Beacon Pointe in 2025. Anderson is involved in transitioning advisory business from his former firm following its acquisition. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Rachael Nickelsen is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. She currently works at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously held roles at Voyager Capital Management, LLC and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of financial advisory, she has a long history with Lake Geneva Cruise Line, where she was involved for 25 years. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals and institutions. The firm employs a manager-focused investment approach using proprietary due diligence and asset allocation models.

Jonathan Eklund is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2018, he worked for RBC Capital Markets Corporation for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, Eklund serves as an at-large board member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, including both discretionary and non-discretionary management, with a notable emphasis on maintaining custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

Brian Luedke is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2023, he spent 21 years at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a Planning Commissioner for the Village of Richmond, Illinois. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $213 billion in client assets. The firm offers discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive adviser support services.

Alfonso Ruiz is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Bank since 2010. Ruiz joined Fifth Third Securities in 2025 and is based in McHenry, Illinois. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm combines municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank and offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs featuring direct indexing and tax-overlay services.