Thomas Hession Jr. is a financial advisor at Riverbend Capital Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Riverbend since 2011. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Riverbend Capital Advisors primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on discretionary investment management concentrated in municipal bonds and other fixed-income securities, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios.

Peter Steigerwald is a financial advisor at 4 Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Retirement Income Management, Inc. and The Lending Company. Steigerwald also serves as Vice President of Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate in Chicago. 4 Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management and employs various analytical methods, including technical and cyclical analysis, while maintaining affiliations with accounting and insurance entities to support integrated client services.

Gregory Johnson is a financial advisor at Paradigm Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Halo Securities, LLC and Sentinus, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a lacrosse coach and referee at Hinsdale Central. Paradigm Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, including high net worth clients, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party money manager referrals. The firm emphasizes tailored advisory strategies and manages held-away participant accounts through a third-party platform, providing regular account reviews and educational seminars.

Wendy West is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Harvest Investment Services, LLC, bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at Double W Financial Group, Inc. since 2014 and Harvest Financial Planning since 2012, with prior experience at Proequities from 2000 to 2018. West serves on the boards of the DeKalb Area Retirement Center and Kishwaukee United Way and chairs the IHSA Destination DeKalb, coordinating state high school football championships. Harvest Investment Services, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and other advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs an actively managed tactical investment strategy and offers a multi-advisor team structure with several offices.

Timothy Bennett is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Forthright Capital with one year of industry experience. He has worked in educational roles prior to joining the firm and engages in insurance-related activities including pension reviews and retirement planning. Forthright Capital Advisory, LLC manages approximately $107.7 million in discretionary assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily employs passive investment management using model portfolios and also incorporates outside managers when appropriate, with regular portfolio reviews conducted on a quarterly basis.

Maureen Miller is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Doyenne Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously spent six years at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides personalized, fee-only financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified asset allocation and delivers tailored planning across multiple financial areas while maintaining client decision authority.

Bradley Morris is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at PCG Wealth Management in Oak Brook, IL. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Good Life Advisors, and Waddell & Reed. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through several related business entities. PCG Wealth Advisors manages approximately $931 million for around 1,800 clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, alongside other investment vehicles, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services.

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.

Tesa Williamson is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Doyenne Wealth Advisors in Chicago, where she has worked since 2022, following roles at Brownson Rehmus Foxworth, Williamson House, Nuveen Fund Advisors, Citigroup Global Markets, Citicorp Investment Services, and Ameriprise. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides fee-only financial counseling and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related entities. The firm focuses on customized, long-term, diversified asset allocation and delivers mostly non-discretionary advisory services.

Paul Fousek is a financial advisor with Horizon Wealth Management in La Grange, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Horizon Wealth Management since 2014 and has worked with LPL Financial since 2005. He serves as a business fellow at Norwich University, meeting regularly to support the enhancement of student offerings. Horizon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fiduciary investment approach with diversified portfolios and offers discretionary management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) retirement-plan advisory services.

Alexander Hemsley is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. since 2018 and previously held roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations. He is based in Chicago, IL. Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, focusing on individualized investment policies and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Nickolas Brait is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 44 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with SAGE Private Wealth Group, LLC in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. He has held roles at Raymond James Financial and South Prospect Partners, and since 2017 has coached financial advisors on business development through the Oechsli Institute. SAGE Private Wealth Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers wealth management and discretionary portfolio management with a client-specific process involving tailored asset allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and analysis techniques.

Joshua Strauss is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc., a team-based firm located in Chicago, IL. Strauss has worked at Sf Investments, Inc. and Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management, Inc. since 2004. Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, pension and retirement plans, registered investment companies, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and asset allocation, incorporating ESG factors, and utilizes a variety of instruments and strategies including derivatives to tailor portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Joshua Perlmutter is a financial advisor at Atlas with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including ATFS Advisers, Lido Advisors, GeoWealth Management, Cresset Asset Management, and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company. Atlas provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis within a primarily long-term, index-based framework, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with private credit and alternative investment options.

Lisa Bussenger is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. and Global Financial Private Capital. Bussenger is also the owner of Bussenger Insurance & Financial Services, LLC. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis, with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing implemented through a range of securities and third-party sub-advisers.

Suzanne Wetzel is a financial advisor at Doyenne Wealth Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Doyenne since 2022 and previously worked at Mathnasium and Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth. Doyenne Wealth Advisors specializes in fee-only financial counseling and investment advisory services for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and their related entities. The firm focuses on customized, long-term diversified asset allocation and provides primarily non-discretionary advisory services.

Sean O’Connor is a financial advisor with Serenity Investment Advisors, holding a Series 66 credential and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Serenity Investment Advisors in 2024, he operated O'Connor Wealth Planning LLC and worked at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. Outside of advising, he assists with tax preparation and bookkeeping as a partner in Lisa A Spaay CPA LLC. Serenity Wealth Management provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach supported by fundamental analysis and proprietary model portfolios that are tailored to client risk profiles.

Charles Carey is a financial advisor at Wellment Financial with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at FSR Insurance Planning, Ltd. and FSR Wealth Management Ltd. since 2020. Carey is also a licensed insurance agent assisting with life insurance and fixed annuity products. Wellment Financial provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional sponsors. The firm uses vetted model portfolios and a sub-advisor platform focused on tax-aware retirement planning, managing approximately $237 million in discretionary assets.

Luke Baumgarten is a financial advisor with Harvest Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Harvest Investment Services since 2014. Harvest Investment Services provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a combination of active tactical strategies and fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses to deliver customized or model-based investment solutions.

Richard Moroney is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Horizon Investment Services, LLC. since 1997 and also has been involved with Horizon Publishing Company since 1989. 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 guide investment decisions and offers a range of equity and income strategies, including socially and faith-based overlays.