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.

Arash Kadivar is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding CFP® certification and securities licenses (Series 65, 66, 63) with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Charles Schwab, and also provides administrative support to Highpoint Advisor Group. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach to portfolio construction and offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary asset management, and retirement plan advisory services.

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 with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC since 2016 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and operates a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles to implement client portfolios.

Richard Kitick is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint Planning Partners, doing business as OnPath Financial, since 2013 and has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in amateur hockey as an assistant coach and a referee in the Chicagoland area. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles across multiple platforms.

Trent Ten Bruin is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Now Foods and several academic institutions, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has been affiliated since 2022. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sponsors a wrap-fee program, implementing client portfolios using fundamental analysis across various investment vehicles.

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 a Series 66 designation and previously worked at RSM US LLP for eight years. Keller also operates a private tax services firm, Keller CPA Private Tax Services, and is a notary. 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, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and acts as sponsor and manager of a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles across multiple platforms.

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® certificant with five years of industry experience, currently advising at Highpoint Planning Partners. His prior experience includes roles at Vantage Financial Partners, Lincoln Financial, and the Elks National Foundation. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering services such as asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs. The firm develops investment policies through personal consultations and employs a variety of investment vehicles and third-party platforms to implement client portfolios.

Timothy Mc Govern is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Lincoln Investment, J. McGovern & Associates, Hiscox, and Inmagine/123RF. Outside of advising, he manages a rental property in Chicago. Capital Analysts serves both retail and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, advisor-managed custom and model portfolios, and retirement-plan advice. The firm utilizes a proprietary mutual fund screening process and delivers investment management through an in-house team as well as third-party managers.

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.

Gerhard Axen is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2008 and has also operated as a self-employed advisor since 1996. Outside of advisory services, he is a managing partner at Timberland Financial, an insurance sales business specializing in life, health, disability, and group insurance. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm provides investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Jason Provost is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. since 2021. He previously worked at Brokers International Financial Services for 12 years and has operated Provost Financial Services, an insurance services company, since 2008, where he also holds a licensed insurance agent designation. Kinetic Investment Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $348 million in assets for individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach with a primary long-term trading orientation and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services through a 20-advisor team.

Johnathan Irions is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Facet. His career includes prior roles at firms such as Lincoln Investment, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients across a range of wealth levels, primarily through phone, video, and a proprietary web platform. The firm employs model-based asset allocations emphasizing ETFs and uses technology-driven processes, including machine-learning algorithms, to deliver tax-optimized and regularly reviewed investment strategies.

Paul Graffy is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at firms including Piper Jaffray & Co. and Advisory Research Inc. Since 2015, he has served in a strategic advisory role at Mathsights Corporation, a software firm focused on retirement planning, where he is a non-paid board member. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on personalized portfolio management and financial planning for non-high-net-worth investors. The firm offers a range of advisory and consulting services, including actuarial analysis and benefits consulting, and utilizes various analytical approaches and operational tools to manage client portfolios.

Kevin Nix is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners, LPL Financial, and MSI Financial Services. Nix holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, third-party manager programs, OCIO solutions, and insurance consulting through a network of independent investment advisory representatives using both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.