Bradley Rish is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Lake Forest, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Sur La Table, Insight Securities, and Hamra Enterprises. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

Benjamin Perkins is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience including roles at Mariani Landscape and Lake Forest College. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs that provide both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services tailored to clients’ risk profiles and investment preferences.

Michael Rymsza is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm delivers these advisory services alongside affiliated brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Dean Labelle is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds the Series 66 designation and has 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Cetera and its affiliate Cetera Financial Specialists LLC since 2004 and also owns and operates Dean Labelle Accounting, providing accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and tax services since 1992. Additionally, he serves as a music director and worship service planner for a religious organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of independent advisors.

Teresa Ferrer is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012, with prior experience at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. dating back to 2004. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework to guide its recommendations.

Stacey Stickle is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones, based in Wauconda, IL, and has 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2009. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory programs and affiliated financial services. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets with a large national network of advisors and branch offices.

Allen Hall is a financial advisor with LPL Financial holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Merrill, Bank of America, Edward Jones, and Cetera Advisor Networks. He is also associated with Exemplar Financial Network, operating a related business entity. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that offers advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm provides a range of financial planning and investment management solutions utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by advanced operational tools.

Laurence Kuhl is the sole advisor at Kuhl Investments Inc. in Lake Bluff, IL, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with 27 years of industry experience. He has managed Kuhl Investments since 1997 and also owns Kuhl Financial Services, a separate business providing tax preparation and comprehensive personal financial planning. Kuhl Investments Inc. operates as an independent firm focused on serving individual clients.

Robert Blameuser is a financial advisor at Blameuser Asset Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has been associated with First Midwest Securities, Inc. since 1993. Outside of his advisory work, he plays the trumpet in various bands and may also teach music. Blameuser Asset Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to both institutional clients and individual investors. The firm employs individualized portfolio management strategies and also offers insurance brokerage services, operating on a small scale with about $4.5 million in assets under management across roughly 25 clients.

Patrick Scholz is the sole advisor at JH Kaufman LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Corhaven Technologies LLC and BCD Advisors. JH Kaufman LLC is an independent advisory firm providing investment management and educational seminars to a small client base of approximately 16 households. The firm combines ongoing portfolio management with financial-product sales and client education, operating at a boutique scale.

Douglas Renz is a financial advisor at Renz Financial Group, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role, Renz works as a Business Intelligence Architect at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Renz Financial Group, LLC is an independent firm serving clients with personalized financial advice.

Mathew Vanderkloot is a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS™) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with VanderKloot & Company, P.C. since 1990, serving as the sole advisor at the firm. In addition to his advisory role, he allocates part of his time to non-advisory activities within the same company. VanderKloot & Company, P.C. is an independent advisory firm based in Bannockburn, IL, serving clients through personalized financial planning and investment services.