Anna Thornburg is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Model Wealth, Inc. in Wheaton, IL, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Model Wealth in 2021, she worked at Covenant Classical School and Church of the Resurrection. Model Wealth, Inc. is a virtual, fee-only financial planning and wealth management firm serving individuals, families, estates, trusts, and small businesses. The firm uses a broadly passive investment approach with cost-effective, tax-aware implementation, combining robo-managed strategies, direct indexing, and discretionary portfolio management.

Randolph Hardy is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63-licensed advisor at Factor Wealth Management with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Factor Wealth Management Ltd. since 2009. The firm manages approximately $630 million for a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. Factor Wealth Management employs a long-term, systematic investment approach focused on diversified, risk-based portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside financial planning and pension consulting services.

Steven Bartz is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Graybill, Bartz & Associates, Ltd. since 1996. Graybill Wealth Management, Ltd. provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and trust accounts. The firm employs a fundamental, research-driven growth investing approach focused on companies with strong balance sheets and sustainable earnings, while balancing equity exposure with intermediate-term, high-grade fixed income and income vehicles.

J Gimbel V is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Fiduciary Financial Partners, he worked at Bank of America and has experience in various roles including positions at Denison University and in small business operations. Fiduciary Financial Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth households, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $293 million in assets across five offices, employing a team approach and integrating portfolio management with comprehensive financial planning.

Mark Soehn is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Solutions Advisory Group in Chicago, IL since 2003. Financial Solutions Advisory Group serves high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan education services. The firm uses a comprehensive data-gathering process to establish client-specific investment policies and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across long- and short-term strategies.

Richert Hart is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with 1834 Investment Advisors Co., where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Mission Square Retirement, Ausdal Financial Partners, Nadler Financial Group, Total Benefit Communications, and Capital One Sharebuilder. 1834 Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and customized portfolio strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management and access to alternative investments through third-party platforms.

Katarzyna Richardson is a financial advisor at Expressive Wealth LLC in Chicago, IL, with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior work includes roles at Eddie Patel Inc., National Financial Services LLC, Charles Schwab, and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC. Expressive Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans by providing discretionary asset management, ERISA 3(38) plan services, modular financial planning, and consultation. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment decisions and offers oversight of Sub-Advisors’ strategies as part of its portfolio management.

Kyle Depasquale is a financial advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Rothschild Wealth since 2012, with prior roles at Ausdal Financial Partners and Halo Securities LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Sentinus Insurance Services, where he participates in insurance sales. 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 services such as financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and coordination of tax and estate planning. The firm uses quantitative models and third-party tools to construct and monitor portfolios across various asset classes while providing institutional services including investment policy development and manager selection.

Shawn Cook is a financial advisor with USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including Securities America, Inc. and Questar Asset Management. Outside of advisory work, he has served as past president and board member of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce and owns businesses in insurance and consulting. USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental analysis, asset allocation, and model portfolios developed with third-party providers, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular suitability reviews.

Alexander Saf is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Sierra Summit Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held positions at Innovis Asset Management LLC and Premier Asset Management. Sierra Summit Advisors primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across a range of equity and fixed-income strategies and manages over $600 million for approximately 115 clients.

Benjamin Wozniak is a financial advisor with Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 43 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and LPL Financial LLC. Wozniak also engages in fixed insurance sales and serves as a trustee of a company retirement plan. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing customized wealth management and discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm constructs tailored portfolios using a broad range of securities and investment strategies and manages over $1.2 billion in client assets through a multi-advisor team with support from an institutional relationship with Raymond James.

Richard Little is a financial advisor at Serenity Investment Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Kingsview Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent specializing in life insurance. Serenity Investment Advisors is a five-advisor team managing approximately $376 million for nearly 400 clients, serving individuals, institutional plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach based on fundamental analysis and offers a range of proprietary investment models, combining active and passive strategies with various securities.

Timothy Hattendorf is a financial advisor at Nadler Financial Group, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes a decade at Hightower Trust Company of Illinois. He is involved in retirement plan advisory services, working with plan sponsors and participants. Nadler Financial Group serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting when requested. The firm employs tactical asset allocation across diversified vehicles and offers a program tailored for smaller accounts within its multi-advisor structure.

Jacqueline Sedlak is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, IL, with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Hightower Advisors, William Blair, and Wintrust Investments. Rothschild Investment serves a broad range of clients including individuals, families, trustees, corporations, and institutional investors, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs asset-allocation models tailored to client objectives and uses a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and sub-advisers in its investment approach.

Ashley Armenta is a financial advisor at E. A. Horwitz LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Western International Securities, Inc. for 10 years. Armenta has been with E. A. Horwitz LLC since 2013. E. A. Horwitz LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual clients, employing a generally conservative, principal-preservation investment approach tailored to individual needs. The firm integrates options and fixed-income trading to manage risk and generate income while coordinating with other professionals and maintaining formal training and supervision for its advisors.

Lydia Newby is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience currently serving at Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. She has been with the firm since 2017 and previously worked at Marsh USA Inc. from 2012 to 2017. Timothy Financial Counsel, Inc. is a fee-only, hourly financial planning firm that serves individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes advisory and implementation coaching through a structured planning menu and prefers diversified investments such as no-load mutual funds and ETFs, operating without discretionary authority over client assets.

Robert Lyman is a financial advisor at Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC, with 42 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Sequoia Wealth Management in 2014, he worked at LPL Financial LLC starting in 2009. He serves on the board of directors for Friends of Shalom for Uganda, a community and charitable organization. Sequoia Wealth Management provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes a combination of quantitative optimization, third-party research, and manager selection to tailor portfolios and offers both discretionary management and implementation of third-party strategist models.

Miaciah Manuel is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and has been with Fiduciary Financial Partners, LLC since 2012. Based in Naperville, IL, she holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Fiduciary Financial Partners provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative investment methods to construct portfolios and offers both discretionary management and written financial plans.

Arielle Hannan is a financial advisor at Rebellion Asset Management, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Rebellion Asset Management since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an investment education consultant for project management, operations, general office management, and event planning. Rebellion Asset Management is a five-advisor firm providing fee-based investment management and financial planning to families, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable entities, corporations, and other business clients. The firm employs quantitative methods, technical analysis, and options strategies, and also acts as a sub-advisor to independent RIAs and institutional clients.

Lavonte Jones is a financial advisor at SGL Financial, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 registrations and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Northwestern Mutual. SGL Financial, LLC is a fee-based investment adviser serving financially established individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and certain retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes broad diversification and long-term asset allocation, implementing portfolios primarily through third-party money managers and a sub-advisory relationship with Savant Capital.