Mark Resnik is a financial advisor at Burling Wealth Partners in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AT Investment Advisers Inc. and Geneva Investment Management of Chicago, LLC. Burling Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management through a client-centered, long-term approach that integrates both fundamental and technical research.

Aristotle Petruleas is a financial advisor at North Star Investment Management Corporation with the Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at North Star since 2020 and previously spent 14 years at Fifth Third Banks (formerly MB Financial Bank). North Star Investment Management Corporation serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm manages approximately $2.5 billion in client assets and is notable for its sponsorship of multiple mutual funds used frequently in client portfolios and its integrated managed-account reporting for other advisers.

Shea Brown is a financial advisor at Vantage Point Financial, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience in education and hospitality, including roles at Northern Illinois University and R House Martini Bar. Vantage Point Financial serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and business owners, offering investment management, financial planning, and wealth consulting services. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized approach focused on long-term portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also incorporating a range of other investment options and integrated planning advice.

Katie Tucker is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation. She joined Vestor Capital in 2025 and previously worked at Northern Trust from 2022 to 2025. Her background also includes positions at the University of Iowa College of Medicine and ML Group Design & Development. Vestor Capital provides investment and wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a centralized Investment Committee and uses diversified strategies across various asset classes, managing approximately $2.28 billion in advisory assets as of December 2025.

Ryan Kavois is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with 4Wealth Advisors, Inc. and Brickwork Financial Planning, Ltd., where he serves as Secretary, Treasurer, and Owner. His career includes roles at IPI Asset Management, Inc. and Investment Planners, Inc. 4Wealth Advisors, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm integrates investment management with accounting and insurance services through affiliated entities and employs a range of strategies including technical analysis and third-party sub-advisers.

Chadwick Schlett is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Rothschild Investment LLC since 2014. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors. Rothschild emphasizes working with entrepreneurs and closely held business owners and manages private pooled Conduit Funds that invest in third-party private funds.

Dawn Slawson is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Partners, LLC in Naperville, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Fiduciary Financial Partners since 2012. In addition to her advisory role, she holds life and health insurance licenses. Fiduciary Financial Partners offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative investment methods and uses financial planning software to develop customized investment policy statements.

Nicholas Economos is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Partners, LLC in Naperville, IL, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Fiduciary Financial Partners since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation and treasurer of Female Strong, both nonprofit organizations. Fiduciary Financial Partners provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative investment methods and manages approximately $248 million in client assets through a five-advisor team.

Ryan Lafler is a Wealth Advisor at USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC with credentials including the Series 66 designation. He has been in the financial advisory industry since 2025. Prior to entering the advisory field, he worked for nearly a decade in retail at The Golf Warehouse/Baseball Savings and was involved with Champro Sports. Outside of his advisory role, he provides business consulting focused on operations, leadership training, and profitability optimization through Advocate Consulting LLC. USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm with 14 investment professionals managing approximately $488 million in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering advisor-directed portfolio management, model-portfolio strategies, financial planning, and business succession and estate planning services. USAdvisors combines asset-allocation model portfolios with fundamental security selection and both long- and short-term strategies, sourcing solutions from multiple institutional providers.

Stephen Francis is a financial advisor at Wellment Financial with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at JM Wilson Corporation, Progressive, and Avalon Risk Management. He is also a licensed insurance agent affiliated with FSR Insurance Planning, Ltd. Wellment Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional sponsors by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm utilizes vetted model portfolios and a sub-advisor platform focused on tax-aware retirement planning, managing approximately $237 million in discretionary assets.

Jacob Moss is a financial advisor with RCM Wealth Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at United Capital Management of KS, Inc., and SA Stone Wealth Management Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Moss is the owner of Moss Cattle Company, a cow/calf operation, and serves as head basketball coach at USD 412 Hoxie High School. RCM Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $324 million for around 530 clients. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis supported by an internal Investment Policy Committee.

Nicholas Reiland is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Vantage Point Financial, LLC since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Spc and Sigma Financial Corporation. He is co-author of the book *Elevate Your Retirement: The Path to Financial Clarity and Confidence* and is involved in managing operations and strategic planning for firms affiliated with Vantage Point. Vantage Point Financial serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and business owners, offering investment management, financial planning, and wealth consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized approach focused on long-term portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while incorporating alternative investments as appropriate.

James Karabas is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Embree Financial Group since 2016. He is also the owner of Pente Consulting LLC, a litigation support and consulting firm that assists attorneys in financial services arbitration and litigation matters outside of market hours. Embree Financial Group provides holistic financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and institutions, including high net worth clients and corporate plans. The firm employs a fiduciary approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering customized reporting and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Juan Lopez is a financial advisor at Invicta Advisors LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Encompass Investments and Appreciation Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing partner at Singularity Partners, LLC, and serves as a private investigator with ETS Intelligence, LLC. Invicta Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis and offers a range of advisory arrangements, including discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Katherine Donaldson is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Doyenne Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously worked for Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. for 21 years. Doyenne Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related trusts, foundations, and endowments, providing personalized financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified asset allocation and delivers comprehensive planning while maintaining client decision authority.

Gabriella Kent is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Rothschild Wealth since 2017. Prior to that, she was a student for ten years. Rothschild Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement and investment consulting. The firm employs asset-allocation models informed by tax, estate, cash-flow, and risk considerations, using a range of investment vehicles and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Kelsey Spresser is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Doyenne Wealth Advisors since 2022. Prior to joining Doyenne, she worked at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. for five years. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides personalized, non-discretionary financial counseling and 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 operates on a fee-only, independent basis, managing over $1.8 billion with a tailored, multi-meeting review process for affluent households.

Garett Nesbitt is a financial advisor at Centric Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Centric Wealth Management since 2018, and previously worked at FGMK Preservation Capital and Equitec Proprietary Markets. Nesbitt holds a Series 65 designation. Centric Wealth Management is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $725.6 million across 546 clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to create customized investment strategies and portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Terrence Wilson is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Family Advisors, LLC in Chicago since 2011. Oak Family Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach complemented by technical tools and a core-and-satellite asset allocation strategy, managing approximately $534 million in assets for about 190 clients.

Christina Castrejon is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. She is currently with SAGE Private Wealth Group, LLC and previously worked at Calamos Wealth Management LLC and Calamos Financial Services LLC for 18 years. SAGE Private Wealth Group serves individual investors, high-net-worth families, and employer retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, fiduciary retirement-plan services, and family office solutions. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach with discretionary portfolio management and integrates tax and accounting services through affiliated firms.