Christos Kyros is a financial advisor at MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with MPS-LORIA since 2006. Kyros has additional experience as an independent licensed insurance agent specializing in life insurance. MPS-LORIA Financial Planners, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an open-architecture, predominantly discretionary investment approach focusing on diversified allocations with no-load mutual funds and ETFs, supported by quantitative screening and research from Fiducient Advisors.

Benjamin Wilson is a financial advisor at Hunter Capital Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Hunter Capital Management in 2020, he worked at PWMCO, LLC for 11 years. Hunter Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm manages assets across separate accounts, a mutual fund, and private pooled vehicles, employing a value-oriented equity strategy and utilizing a commodity subadviser within one private fund.

Scott Stuth is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Vestor Capital since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. and Oak Asset Management. Vestor Capital is a multi-team investment and wealth management adviser serving individuals, families, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.08 billion in discretionary assets through a team of 21 advisors and employs a centralized Investment Committee to construct concentrated, typically low-turnover equity portfolios alongside fixed income, mutual fund, ETF, and alternative strategies.

John Burns is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently a member of the five-advisor team at Factor Wealth Management in Chicago, IL. He has been with Factor Wealth Management since 2018 and previously worked at Merrill from 2016 to 2018. Factor Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans, offering investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and third-party adviser selection. The firm employs a long-term, systematic, risk-based investment approach focused on broad global diversification and managing portfolio turnover and trading costs.

Wendell Franklin is a financial advisor with Chicago Capital Management Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with American Trust Investment Services Inc since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a part-time DJ in Chicago. Chicago Capital Management Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a fundamentals-driven investment process and provides tailored strategies including growth, income, and asset allocation approaches, incorporating derivatives and access to external model managers.

James Bellinger is a financial advisor with RCM Wealth Advisors in Itasca, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with RCM Wealth Advisors since 2014 and also serves as president of Better Business Planning, Inc., an employee benefit sales firm he has been involved with since 1977. RCM Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $324 million for about 530 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management and a range of Managed Asset Portfolios with an investment process supported by a weekly Investment Policy Committee.

Katie Reichart is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Doyenne Wealth Advisors in Chicago, IL. She has one year of industry experience and was previously employed at Morningstar, Inc. for ten years. Doyenne Wealth Advisors offers personalized, 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 using marketable investments, third-party managed accounts, and selective private investment vehicles, typically on a non-discretionary basis.

John Newhouse Jr. is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. He has been involved with Gator Trading Partners since 2003 and holds managing member roles in several investment-related ventures, including Night Crawlers LLC and multiple crypto investing entities. 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 uses asset-allocation models informed by client data and quantitative analysis, implementing strategies through a range of securities and third-party sub-advisers.

Francis Gutrich is a financial advisor at Apollon Financial, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial, Highpoint Advisor Group, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Gutrich also provides investment advisory services through Apollon Financial, an independent registered investment advisory firm. Apollon Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.45 billion through a team of 16 advisors and offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and access to private and alternative investments using a blend of centrally managed models and advisor-led portfolios.

James Stork is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Pinnacle Financial Group LLC since 2000, currently serving as part of a four-advisor team. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Stork is a managing member and co-owner of STU Partners, LLC, a holding company for the building Pinnacle leases as its principal place of business, and also manages Tower Management, LLC. Pinnacle Financial Group LLC is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with factor investing, quantitative optimization, and third-party research, offering personalized financial planning and investment management through a consultative, modular approach.

Thomas Zimmerman is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Zimmerman Wealth Management, LLC since 2003. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Evanston, IL. Zimmerman Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, employee benefit plans, charitable organizations, and privately held entities. The firm employs a conservative, long-term asset allocation strategy with a focus on mutual funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds, managing several hundred client accounts with roughly half a billion dollars in assets under management.

Bret Petersen is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm’s investment approach centers on asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis and client input, implementing portfolios through various securities and sub-advisers.

Cheryl Krueger is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Vantage Point Financial, LLC, a team-based firm, and has previously worked at Growing Fortunes Financial Partners and CGN Advisors, LLC. Krueger also serves as managing member of Growing Fortunes Financial Partners LLC, providing administrative support related to her advisory activities. Vantage Point Financial serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and business owners with investment management, financial planning, and wealth consulting. The firm offers a fiduciary, customized approach focused on long-term portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while maintaining flexibility to include a variety of investment vehicles and integrated planning advice.

Christopher Knappstein is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and is currently a wealth management officer at Old National Bank. He has worked at 1834 Investment Advisors Co. since 2023 and previously held roles at LPL Financial and First Midwest Bank. He divides his time between his duties at Old National Bank and his advisory work. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio strategies, asset allocation, and uses both internally developed and external models, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Old National Bancorp with a close relationship to Old National Bank.

Jeffrey Kautz is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hunter Capital Management. His prior experience includes nine years at Ballast Equity Management. Hunter Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser with approximately $1.09 billion in assets under advisement and a seven-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and investment companies through discretionary portfolio management, sponsored pooled vehicles, private funds, and a registered mutual fund.

Michael Williams is a financial advisor with Truvestments Capital LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truvestments since 2017 and previously at Insight Folios and Genesis Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Williams serves as a Managing Member of Advisor Revolution LLC, providing consulting services related to demography. Truvestments Capital LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, private funds, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, consulting, and sub-advisory services, and manages a private investment vehicle focused on long-term Bitcoin holdings, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis in its investment process.

Elliot Lauzen is affiliated with Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, LLC in Hinsdale, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. He has nine years of experience at Flexpoint Ford, LLC and three years at Altaris Capital Partners, LLC. Lauzen provides consulting and board services related to Flexpoint’s portfolio companies but does not engage in investment management or client solicitation at Grey Fox. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors is a Delaware-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and retirement plans. The ten-advisor team manages approximately $699 million in assets, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning through customized portfolios that incorporate low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities when appropriate.

Derek Fraley is a financial advisor at LCM Capital Management Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and is based in Chicago, IL. LCM Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment process focuses on fundamental issuer analysis, long-term equity holdings primarily from the S&P 500 and EAFE universes, and periodic rebalancing, managing approximately $365 million in client assets through a team of nine advisors.

Ryan Robertson is a financial advisor with Factor Wealth Management Ltd. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Fidelity Investments. Factor Wealth Management Ltd. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a long-term, systematic, risk-based investment approach focused on broad global diversification and managing portfolio turnover and trading costs.

Matthew Barbera is a financial advisor with Uhlmann Investment Management, L.L.C. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Uhlmann in 2026, he worked at Resources Investment Advisors, Royal Alliance Associates, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Retirement Plans at Veritas Retirement Consultants. Uhlmann Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, institutions, and trusts, using a fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation approach. The firm offers a range of managed-account solutions and incorporates third-party managers and custodial model programs tailored to clients' objectives and risk tolerance.