Christopher Rhoades is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Positive Equity, B&C Enterprises, and various educational institutions. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-markets allocations, offering a range of investment management, financial planning, and multi-family office services.

Ralph Backe Jr. is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC before joining Prospera in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns vacation condos in St. Petersburg, Florida. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans, managing approximately $12.4 billion through about 207 advisors across 140 offices. The firm offers diversified investment advisory and financial planning services using a combination of firm models, third-party sub-advisers, and customizable allocations across multiple platforms.

Joseph Orsolini is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with World Equity Group since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he is president and owner of College Aid Planners, Inc., where he consults on college financial aid strategies and prepares tax returns. He also serves as a board member and treasurer for Rising Tide Wrestling, a nonprofit supporting economically challenged youth, and coaches wrestling at Glenbard South High School. World Equity Group provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual, high-net-worth, business, nonprofit, and institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of model-based and customized investment approaches and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers.

Keith Mooney is a CFP® and ChFC® with 31 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial and Sequoia Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president and educator for a nonprofit that conducts financial education seminars. VestGen Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for over 9,400 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, employing a mix of analytical methods and third-party managers to implement client portfolios.

Julissa Martinez is a financial advisor at Alera Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Fisher Investments and Triad Advisors. Martinez is also an administrative professional for Alera Group. Alera Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and ERISA-focused plan services, utilizing a mix of internal management, affiliate platforms, and independent managers with a long-term investment orientation.

Michael Niewiadomski is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Dynamic and has prior experience at Lincoln Financial Advisors, as well as roles outside the financial industry. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, and unaffiliated registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific portfolio construction process and offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and sub-advisory support, with particular focus on supporting other advisers through integrated technology and outsourced services.

David Rog is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following an 11-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Austin Martineau is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, Strategic Wealth Partners, LLC, and Kams LLC, as well as seven years managing Ultimate Carwash and Detail Center. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach with enhanced open architecture, offering a broad range of investment options and integrated wealth services.

Glenn Movish is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience currently affiliated with MAI Capital Management, LLC. His prior work includes 17 years at Lasalle St. Securities, L.L.C. and over three decades at Asset Management Group LTD. He also has involvement in fixed insurance activities outside his advisory role. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management across various strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and bill-pay services into many client relationships.

Joel Hirsh is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Kovitz Securities, LLC prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth. Focus Partners Wealth provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework combining active and passive investments.

Michael Bemoras is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Airbrij Technology, Inc., Veriown Global, Inc., Hireology, and Veriown Americas, LLC. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual, executive, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm uses tailored allocation models and combines proprietary research with a broad range of services, leveraging capabilities across the Goldman Sachs network.

Paul Moy is a CFP® with 47 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at SPC since 2011. He is also associated with Sigma Financial Corporation during the same period. Outside of his advisory role, Moy is a licensed insurance agent appointed with various insurance companies, acts as a trustee for his own trust, and offers notary public services in Cook County, Illinois. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisors.

David Deschamps is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient. His prior experience includes roles at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC, Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., and KRM Financial Services. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, using a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and customized asset allocation. The firm offers specialized services including family office, tax, and corporate trustee services, and manages affiliated private fund platforms.

Scott Krzeminski is a financial advisor at William Blair with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with William Blair & Company since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across various asset classes and offers proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Brian Early is a financial advisor with William Blair, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with William Blair & Company since 2011. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across various asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Alan Flota is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Elgin, IL. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Before entering the financial industry, he worked for over three decades at School District U-46. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, working closely with both retail and institutional sponsors within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Maxwell Rinn is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previous experience at firms including Fisher Investments, JP Morgan, and Merrill Lynch. In addition to his role at AE Wealth Management, he is involved with Scott Tucker Solutions, Inc, where he engages in insurance sales and services. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and multiple investment strategies, serving a large number of clients through a platform-based approach.

Edward Gray III is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Asset Management, LLC, and Financial Solutions Advisory Group, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles.

Brandi Ruffalo is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Independent Financial Group since 2009 and is the owner of The Business Development Company, which provides administrative and bookkeeping services. Ruffalo is also involved in business valuation and forensic consulting through Valuation & Forensic Partners, LLC. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives and utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers.

Adria Siewert is a ChFC® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and its affiliated entities since 2013, and previously worked at LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and a structured rebalancing process.