Michael Drozd is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has prior work history at Bank of America, Merrill, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary asset management programs, with a notable predominance of non-discretionary assets under management.

Michael Kassab is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Calamos Wealth Management LLC since 2014 and also holds roles at affiliated entities including Calamos Advisors LLC and Calamos Financial Services LLC. Calamos Wealth Management offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth clients, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach integrates asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing a range of individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds.

Kyle Dell is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, RHM, Avenue Logistics, Airliner, and American Metalcraft. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across various asset classes, managing both non-discretionary and discretionary accounts, with an emphasis on non-discretionary management.

Arash Kadivar is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and several securities licenses, including Series 63, 65, and 66. Prior to joining HighPoint, he worked at LPL Financial, TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, and ALPS Holdings. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning, using fundamental analysis and multiple investment platforms to implement tailored portfolios.

Dennis Wojcicki is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Forum Financial Management since 2013 and previously worked at DSL Group from 1997 to 2013. He holds a Series 63 designation. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turn-key asset management platform for other independent RIAs, managing portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

John Vires is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP and also provides financial advice through Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co., an accounting firm. Outside of his advisory roles, he volunteers with the Lions Club of Wheaton and serves as a Park Commissioner for the Wheaton Park District. Forum Financial Management, LP offers fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing primarily Modern Portfolio Theory-based portfolios using institutional mutual funds, ETFs, and other fixed income strategies.

Craig Ibrahim is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with HighPoint Advisor Group since 2016, also maintaining a relationship with LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several tax preparation and accounting ventures. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across various asset classes and custodial platforms.

Richard Kitick is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at HighPoint Planning Partners since 2013 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant coach and referee for amateur hockey in the Chicagoland area. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a customized investment approach using fundamental analysis across various asset classes, supported by multiple custodial platforms and independent managers.

Todd Rollins is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. in Libertyville, IL, where he has worked since 2007. His prior roles include positions at Midway Wealth Partners, LLC and Summit Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Rollins is involved in managing a home-based service program that hires and approves personal service workers for his disabled brother. World Equity Group provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and high-net-worth clients, business entities, non-profit organizations, and financial institutions. The firm employs both model-based and customized investment approaches and offers a range of portfolio management and retirement planning services.

Trent Ten Bruin is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Now Foods and several academic institutions, including the University of Wisconsin - Madison. HighPoint Planning Partners provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across various asset classes.

Daniel Stybr is the sole advisor at Stybr & Associates in Arlington Heights, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 44 years of industry experience. He has worked at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC since 2006 and LaSalle St. Securities, LLC since 2003, while operating Stybr & Associates since 1989. Outside of advisory services, he manages tax preparation services and is involved in aircraft registration and firearm transfer documentation through personal business entities. Stybr & Associates is an investment management firm serving clients with a focus on personalized portfolio management.

James Fox is a financial advisor at Financial & Tax Architects, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE, and Citibank. Outside of advising, Fox owns a watch trading business and has worked as a driver and dog walker in the Naperville, Illinois area. Financial & Tax Architects provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on those nearing or in retirement. The firm uses proprietary “Private Wealth Strategies” involving ETFs, individual securities, and trend-aware rebalancing, with a notable sub-advisory business serving other registered investment adviser firms.

Benjamin Johnson is a Series 63 licensed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Trail Advisors LLC since 2015 and also works with Summit Trail Securities, LLC. Summit Trail Advisors serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, family-office services, retirement plan advisory, and access to private investment funds, using an investment process centered on asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction across multiple asset classes and outcome objectives.

Daniel Keller is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at RSM US LLP for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, Keller owns and operates Keller CPA Private Tax Services, providing tax preparation and accounting services, and is a commissioned notary. HighPoint Advisor Group offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs individualized investment policies with a range of asset types and maintains continuous account monitoring with formal annual reviews.

William Boscow is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience, currently with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Downers Grove, IL. His career includes roles at several firms such as Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Arete Wealth Management LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves on the board of the University of ND Alumni Club, leading its community service committee, and works as an insurance producer with limited hours devoted to that activity. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion across over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a wide range of services, including advisor-managed, separately managed, and unified managed accounts, and implements investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances through a multi-custodian platform.

Steven Martin is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP since 2019. Prior to joining Forum, he worked for BKD Wealth Advisors, LLC for five years. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing model portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs using a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Jon Flaherty is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at HighPoint Planning Partners. He previously worked at Vantage Financial Partners, Lincoln Financial, and the Elks National Foundation. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and uses fundamental analysis to construct individualized investment policies across various asset classes.

Timothy Mc Govern is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Investment and J. McGovern & Associates. Outside of advising, he manages a real estate rental property. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team and offers various customized investment solutions through a network of independent advisors.

Margaret Swiess is a financial advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Spc and Global View Capital Management, Ltd. She is also a licensed insurance agent and a Notary Public in the State of Illinois. Founders Financial Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of registered investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage and insurance services, utilizing a range of investment programs and non-traditional delivery methods.

Janet Redding is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Lincoln Investment Planning and has been there since 2013. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing in-house investment models and third-party managers, and provides services with varying levels of discretionary authority.