Charles McKenna is a financial advisor with McKenna Capital, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Heart Capital, LLC since 2018 and has provided consulting for GModelo USA, LLC. McKenna serves as a principal and advisor for a commodity fund at Heart Capital. McKenna Capital is a small, supported advisory firm managing approximately $83 million for fewer than 40 clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental and technical analysis and manages accounts with a focus on long-term strategies, options trading, and traditional instruments.

Michael Lannan is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lakewood Asset Management, LLC since 2018 and previously spent 12 years at Securus Investment Management, LLC. He serves on the investment committee for a not-for-profit family foundation and volunteers with the LaGrange Police Pension Board. Lakewood Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, estates, pension, and charitable entities, managing approximately $249 million across about 155 client relationships. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental, long-term value investment approach across various securities and offers both discretionary portfolio management and stand-alone financial planning services.

Robert Jersey is a financial advisor with GW Asset Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include tenures at GW Capital Services, LLC, GW Capital Management, LLC, and Gar Wood Securities, LLC. GW Asset Management LLC provides fee-based portfolio management and model portfolios to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a quantitative approach using ETFs, equities, corporate debt, and mutual funds, incorporating technical, cyclical, and fundamental analysis to guide portfolio allocations.

Samantha Meyer is a financial advisor at Masus Financial Group, LTD. She holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience, including prior work with LPL Financial LLC. Before entering the financial industry, she worked in roles outside finance, including at The Treehouse Ski School and The Burger Local. Masus Financial Group, Ltd. provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm uses customized portfolios with a multi-disciplinary research approach and sponsors a wrap fee program to manage client costs.

Jeremiah Boynton is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Laureate Wealth Management, LLC since 2014. He holds securities licenses Series 63 and Series 66. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Boynton is the majority owner of Laureate Capital Management, LLC and Laureate Capital Real Estate Investments, LLC, which manage various private equity, hedge fund, and real estate projects. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Still Austin, a bourbon distillery in Austin, Texas. Laureate Wealth Management provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, estate planning, and family office coordination for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process that includes individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, separate account managers, and alternative investments, and is notable for its involvement with pooled investment vehicles and affiliated fund activities.

Thomas Koleski is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cedar Capital, LLC since 2017. Prior to Cedar Capital, he spent one year at 55 Capital. Cedar Capital, LLC is an independent investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business clients. The firm specializes in ETF-based model portfolios, offering both strategic and active asset allocation approaches tailored to client objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Michael Green is a CFP® with 25 years of experience at Capital Management Group, Inc. and over 45 years with Green Plagge & Associates, a separate accounting and financial planning business he co-founded. He provides accounting, tax, and financial planning services outside of his advisory role. Capital Management Group, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach with an emphasis on conservative fixed-income management and conducts ongoing portfolio reviews and semiannual rebalancing.

Donald Heatherly is a financial advisor at HK Private Client, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Fifth Third Private Bank, Northern Trust, BMO Harris Financial Advisors, and Merrill. He is also licensed to sell life, health, and long-term care insurance. HK Private Client is a small, supported registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a mix of quantitative tools to tailor advice to clients’ objectives and manages accounts including equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and option strategies.

Jeffrey Kabbe is a financial advisor at Blue Cedar Advisors LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also the managing partner of Kabbe Law Group, LLC, a law firm specializing in estate planning and elder law. Blue Cedar Advisors LLC provides portfolio management and integrated financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, utilizing a variety of analytical methods and a long-term trading orientation to guide discretionary investment decisions.

Venkatakrishna Vedam is a financial advisor with V2 Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with V2 Financial Group since 2006 and also works as a mortgage consultant and loan officer at ABS Home Mortgage, where he has been involved since 2004. Additionally, Vedam serves as president of Millennium Financial and Business Services, Inc., providing business consulting to small businesses. V2 Financial Group is a registered investment adviser serving individual and small-business clients, including high-net-worth individuals, with discretionary asset management and personalized portfolio construction. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with macroeconomic, technical, and behavioral analysis to manage multi-hundred-million dollar portfolios across various asset classes.

Thomas Gavin IV is a financial advisor at GW Asset Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at a range of firms including Gar Wood Securities, LLC, DeFonseka, LLC, and Cannatrac Financial Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement with consulting and technology companies. GW Asset Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides model portfolios and portfolio management driven by strategic and tactical quantitative analysis, using a mix of ETFs, equities, corporate debt, mutual funds, and occasionally alternative investments.

Brian Dress is a financial advisor at Left Brain Wealth Management, LLC in Naperville, Illinois, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Left Brain Wealth Management since 2018 and was previously employed at AE Trading from 2012 to 2018. Left Brain Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and tax-exempt entities with discretionary asset management and financial planning services. The firm uses a proprietary platform combining fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to tailor investment advice to client objectives and manages both individual and pooled accounts.

Kraig Mickelsen is a financial advisor with KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management, LLC in St. Charles, IL. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. Mickelsen has previously worked at Arete Wealth Management, Ausdal Financial Partners, and QA3 Financial LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is a minority owner and managing member of Integrated Planning LLC, a financial and insurance planning collaborative. KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that provides asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily to high-net-worth clients. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management through firm models or third-party money managers and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary retirement plan services along with participant education programs.

Venkatram Krishnamurthy is a financial advisor at V2 Financial Group, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with V2 Financial Group since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he has been involved with the College of Lake County since 2004. V2 Financial Group serves individual and small-business clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary asset management and personalized portfolio construction. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with macroeconomic, technical, and behavioral analysis to manage multi-hundred-million dollar client assets through strategic and tactical investment approaches.

Graham Craig is a financial advisor at Tower Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Wheaton, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Tower Wealth Advisors since 2016, following prior roles at Robert Baird & Co. and Morgan Stanley. Tower Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on exchange-traded equities within its portfolio management and also offers assistance with 401(k) plans.

Ibrahim Galaria is the principal of Galaria Capital Management, LLC in Naperville, IL, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Galaria Capital Management since 1994. Outside of advisory work, he manages a family-owned medical office property in Virginia. Galaria Capital Management provides asset management and investment planning services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and employer retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized strategies based on client age, time horizon, and risk tolerance, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and accommodating faith-based or socially conscious preferences when practicable.

Samuel Hardy is a financial advisor with Cambier Capital, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at 2642 Capital, Stenger Family Office, PT Asset Management, and Performance Trust Capital Partners. Cambier Capital provides wealth management and investment services for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, employing a long-term investment approach complemented by fundamental and technical analysis and third-party manager reviews.

Simon Granner is a financial advisor at PCFO Capital with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Thrivent Financial and Rewired Planning, LLC. PCFO Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading orientation, tailoring portfolios to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerances.

Patrick O'Connell is a financial advisor at Laureate Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 license and has worked at Laureate Wealth Management since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he was employed at The Home Depot and Wheaton College. Laureate Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and family-office coordination to individuals, trusts, corporations, partnerships, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach and offers services including private fund management and advisory roles in pooled investment vehicles.

Brett Rentmeester is a CFA® charterholder and president of Windrock Wealth Management in Naperville, IL, with 13 years of industry experience. He was previously employed by Altair Advisers, a Chicago-based investment advisor, until early 2013. Rentmeester is also a partial owner of Iridius Investment Advisors LLC, a private fund advisory firm focused on real estate, cross-border, and financial services investments. Windrock Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and retirement-plan sponsors by providing discretionary portfolio management, family office solutions, and fiduciary retirement-plan consulting. The firm emphasizes a macroeconomic, multi-year asset-allocation framework and offers clients access to private investment opportunities alongside traditional advisory services.