Ali Carmen is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Northern Trust Securities since 2015. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers model-driven discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program, combining advisory, brokerage, and custody services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment products.

Koffi Toulaboe is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Merrill, Financial Management Systems, and Astra Bank. Zacks Investment Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering a range of strategies that combine proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management. The firm manages mutual funds and ETFs and distributes strategies through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Allan Kaplan is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, with 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at M. Holdings Securities since 2001 and The Robinson Financial Group, Inc. since 2017, following a 32-year tenure at New Century Planners. Kaplan serves as a trustee for Lake Forest Academy, a nonprofit high school board position. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms and financial professionals. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory, utilizing both in-house portfolio management and third-party sub-advisors.

Brian Rippel is a financial advisor with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Northern Trust Securities since 2015 and is also involved as a bartender at The Globe Pub in Chicago. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a multi-team firm that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients through model-driven, wrap fee programs delivered on the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Sean Conway is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill from 2005 to 2007 and RMB Capital Management from 2008 to the present. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, family office services, and a subscription offering for early-career medical professionals. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients, applying a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across multiple strategies and portfolio types.

Randall Cohen is a financial advisor with IHT Wealth Management LLC in Skokie, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and LPL Financial. IHT Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining fundamental stock selection with quantitative tools and offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Joel Kendall is a financial advisor with Composition Wealth, LLC in Chicago, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services and Advisory Partners, LLC. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach centered on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative investments, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets as of the end of 2025.

Christopher Kuipers is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Arete Wealth Advisors since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, Kuipers is a math teacher and middle school football coach at Holland Christian Schools. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates services across affiliated financial businesses and product channels.

Derrick Watts is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Packerland in 2020, he worked at Wunderlich Securities, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he provides business development coaching and consulting to startups and small business owners, focusing on growth strategies, financial statements, projections, capital needs, and budgeting. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients—including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors—through a network of 176 advisors managing over $1.35 billion in assets. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap-fee and unified managed account programs, and retirement-plan consulting, delivering investment solutions both directly and via third-party managers on the Hilltop/Hilltop-cleared Envestnet platform.

Andrew Baker is a CFA® charterholder based in Chicago, IL, with nine years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Curi Capital, LLC and previously worked at RMB Capital Management LLC. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services across a variety of investment vehicles.

Ian Doll is a Certified Financial Planner® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Curi Capital, LLC and has been with RMB Capital Management since 2012. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach uses bottom-up fundamental equity analysis and a relative-value fixed income strategy, implemented through a variety of account structures and strategies.

Claire Davis is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC in Chicago, IL, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining The Mather Group, she worked at Kautex Textron and Miami University. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing combined financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach with tax-synchronized portfolio construction and offers customization options such as direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

David Chase is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Credit Suisse Securities, and AllianceBernstein. He serves as a board member and finance committee member for Hinsdale Community House, where he advises on financial and investment decisions. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering tailored advisory services including wealth strategy, portfolio management, and institutional consulting. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, integrating independent managers, proprietary strategies, and AI-assisted analytics to support adviser judgment.

Brian Erickson is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at IHT Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2018 and briefly at PGA Tour Superstore in 2020. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors with services including discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, and outsourced CIO arrangements. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental value screening, quantitative optimization, and tax-efficient strategies, managing approximately $9.8 billion in assets through a network of about 159 advisors.

Michael Sullivan is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Vestwell Advisors LLC, and USI Consulting Group, among others. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors with services such as discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental value screening, quantitative optimization, and periodic rebalancing to tailor portfolios through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Scott Ueckert is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolio options and integrates AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight in its processes.

Catherine Fortuna is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bessemer Trust for nine years. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and offers customization options including ESG portfolios and concentrated stock management.

Matthew Fischer is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC since 2011. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC advises a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, not-for-profits, endowments, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customized portfolios and offers services ranging from discretionary portfolio management to family-office reporting.

Jake Burke is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial and Edward Jones prior to joining IHT Wealth Management LLC. He is based in Chicago, IL. IHT Wealth Management serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, outsourced CIO services, and access to third-party managers. The firm tailors portfolios using proprietary models and employs a disciplined investment process that includes fundamental screening, quantitative optimization, and periodic rebalancing.

Alona Anspach is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial in Northbrook, IL. She has held roles at IHT Wealth Management, Sheridan Road Advisors, and Independent Financial Partners. Anspach serves as a trustee on the board of the Jewish Women’s Foundation. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and charities. The firm supports its advisors with in-house research and a wide range of investment solutions, combining large-scale advisory capabilities with non-advisory product offerings.