Colleen Nesslar is a financial advisor at Pendulum Wealth Partners with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Wealth Enhancement, Raymond James Financial, LPL Financial, Charles Schwab, and FORM Wealth Advisors. Pendulum Wealth Partners is a nine-advisor team managing approximately $283 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a family office suite, employing a fundamental, long-term investment approach with a variety of investment vehicles tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Joseph Savenok is a financial advisor with Harvest Investment Services, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has two years of industry experience and previously worked at firms including Jones Lang LaSalle and T. Rowe Price. He also serves as an Advisor Assistant with Envoy Advisory Inc., an affiliated investment advisory firm. Harvest Investment Services, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charities. The firm employs a multi-advisor team structure and uses a range of investment strategies including tactical management and various analytical techniques.

Peggy Hauser is a financial advisor with SAGE Private Wealth Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at SAGE Private Wealth Group since 2015 and previously spent five years with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services. SAGE Private Wealth Group serves individual investors, high-net-worth families, and employer retirement plans with wealth management, financial planning, fiduciary retirement-plan services, donor-advised fund advice, and family office offerings. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Hannah Carter is a financial advisor at Carter Financial Group, Inc. with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including LILA and Saint Julivert. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed as an insurance agent specializing in life, accident, and health insurance. Carter Financial Group, Inc. is a team of five advisors managing approximately $382 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes proprietary model portfolios and a range of investment strategies, combining quantitative and technical analysis with third-party research.

Janis Sleeter is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of industry experience. She is currently with Ruggaard & Associates and has previous experience at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of financial advising, she holds leadership roles in family farming businesses, including Sleeter Farms Nebraska, Inc. and Sleeter Family Farm Corporation. Ruggaard & Associates is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a multi-method investment process and offers a range of strategies tailored to clients’ objectives, with ongoing account monitoring and periodic reporting.

Edward Horwitz is the president of E. A. Horwitz LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, Westerm International Securities, Inc., and has led his own firms, including Horwitz & Associates since 1991. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as chair of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Investments, oversees scholarship awards as RMCC Scholarship Chair, and is treasurer on the board of The Lodge of Northbrook. E. A. Horwitz LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual clients. The firm employs a conservative, principal-preservation investment approach tailored to client needs and integrates tools such as options and fixed-income trading to manage risk and generate income.

Hanna An is a CFP® professional with experience at COFG Advisors, LLC and Daniel Choi CPA, Inc., totaling several years in financial services. She currently serves at Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group in Oak Brook, IL. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing a broad range of securities and investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Teresa Mitchell is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in financial advisory services. She is affiliated with Signature Financial Services, Ltd and has a background that includes a long-standing accounting practice under Teresa L. Henley CPA since 1996. Mitchell also maintains an accounting practice outside of her advisory work. Signature Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is asset-allocation driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing model portfolios, institutional strategists, and a range of mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on periodic rebalancing rather than high-frequency trading.

Daniel Shapiro is a financial advisor at New Vernon Wealth Management LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at New Vernon Wealth Management since 2013 and Sf Investments, Inc. since 1989. He is a minority owner of New Vernon Investment Management LLC, which acts as a general partner for several private funds. New Vernon Wealth Management primarily serves high-net-worth families and individuals, as well as trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a forward-looking, value-based investment philosophy with a focus on capital preservation, balanced income and growth, and capital appreciation, typically through mid- to long-term holdings.

Rebecca Fragassi is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Coyle Financial Counsel since 2007, working within a team of ten advisors based in Glenview, IL. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial assessment, wealth advisory, project-based planning, and family legacy services. The firm combines tactical and strategic asset allocation with individualized portfolio construction and uses sub-managers and third-party software for security-level analysis to align portfolios with clients' goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Jingbo Pan is a financial advisor at Vestech Asset Management Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Coastal Investment Advisors and Axiom Capital Management. Outside of advising, he is president of J&Y CPA Consulting Company, P.C., an accounting and tax consulting business. Vestech Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs a mix of technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis to manage diversified portfolios and offers both discretionary management and project-based planning.

Kevin Rochford is a financial advisor with Clearwater Capital Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bernstein, Satter Management, and Bessemer Investor Services, Inc. Clearwater Capital Partners offers family office services, private wealth management, institutional advisory, and retirement plan advising. The firm serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds and government entities, employing a variety of investment strategies and maintaining several affiliated entities to provide integrated financial solutions.

Camilla Corso is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with DigioVine Hnilo Jordan + Johnson, Ltd. since 2010. Corso is based in Bartlett, IL, and works as part of an eight-advisor team at DHJJ Financial Advisors. DHJJ Financial Advisors manages approximately $543.5 million and serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm integrates investment management with access to tax preparation and accounting services through an affiliated CPA firm and typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis using a variety of investment vehicles.

Matthew Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at XXI Wealth, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at MAI Capital Management LLC, Intersect Capital LLC, GTS Securities, LLC, TRU Trading LLC, and CMZ Trading. XXI Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and select retirement plans, providing comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation strategies including a range of investment vehicles and is notable for its use of margin and derivatives within separately managed accounts, serving a limited client base with a customized service model.

Thomas Obrien is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morningstar Investment Services, Genesis Global Trading, and Astor Investment Management. He is a silent equity partner of TRAIN, LLC, a private workout facility, where he serves on a sub-committee for rules and bylaws. Rothschild Wealth LLC advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional and tax-exempt entities, offering financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm uses asset-allocation models tailored to client objectives and employs quantitative methods and third-party sub-advisers to manage portfolios across various investment vehicles.

David Jutovsky is a financial advisor with Financial Solutions Advisory Group in Chicago, IL, holding the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 23 years of industry experience and has worked with HighTower Advisors LLC and Leonetti & Associates, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of JDL Private Tax Services, Inc., a tax preparation company. Financial Solutions Advisory Group advises high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting and education. The firm develops client-specific investment policies and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, offering both long- and short-term strategies.

Kevin Carter is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Carter Financial Group, Inc. and Mutual Securities, Inc. since 2019. His prior experience includes five years at VOYA Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory roles, he is an independent insurance agent focusing on life, health, and Medicare supplement insurance. Carter Financial Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs proprietary model portfolios and quantitative analysis combined with external platforms to manage client assets, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with specialized services such as retirement plan participant account management and cash management solutions.

Arthur Frasca is a financial advisor with Regal Advisory Services, Inc. in Farmington Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Noble Capital Partners since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director of VIBE Credit Union and is involved in several Waterford Township community boards, including the Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission. Regal Advisory Services, Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients through a team of 15 advisors managing approximately $113.5 million in assets. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and quantitative research tailored to client goals, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory services.

Justin Nolan is a financial advisor with Essex LLC in Deer Park, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has been with Essex LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for FPI Inc., a forging industry company based in Houston, Texas, and participates on the finance committee of Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Illinois. Essex LLC is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, pension, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-member investment policy committee to construct model portfolios using fundamental, technical, and sector analysis across various asset classes, managing approximately $649 million for over 570 client accounts as of year-end 2025.

Carter King is a financial advisor at Clearwater Capital Partners with a Series 65 designation and several years of experience including roles at Ascensus and Royal Valet Tulsa. His background also includes positions in education at Oral Roberts University and Westminster Christian School. Clearwater Capital Partners advises high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients, offering services such as private wealth management, family office support, and retirement plan advisory. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach based on written Investment Policy Statements and combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, and thematic analysis to manage client portfolios, often on a discretionary basis.