Matthew Schwerin is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with North Star Investment Management Corporation and has longstanding roles with CAPS Financial Group, Hometown Financial Group, and Flanagan State Bank. Schwerin serves as a director on the board of Flanagan State Bank and is president of the Flanagan Bank Holding Company, Hometown Financial Group. North Star Investment Management Corporation serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm manages approximately $2.5 billion in assets and frequently integrates its proprietary mutual funds into client portfolios as part of its investment approach.

George Rudawski is a CFA® charterholder with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. He has worked at Altman Advisors since 2022, following roles at Fitch Ratings and Aviva Investors. Altman Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, utilizing a broad range of investment instruments and maintaining portfolios with regular monitoring and rebalancing.

Jake Gice is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley and Vestor Capital since 2016. Vestor Capital provides investment and wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a centralized Investment Committee to implement diversified strategies across multiple asset classes and operates co-advisory and sub-advised programs, serving clients with approximately $2.28 billion in advisory assets as of December 31, 2025.

John Dillon is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with Uhlmann Investment Management L.L.C. since 2017 and Uhlmann Price Securities since 2012. 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 21 advisors and employs a centralized Investment Committee to construct concentrated, typically low-turnover equity portfolios alongside a variety of fixed income and alternative strategies.

Brett Grossman is a financial advisor at Factor Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at PNC Financial Services Group and other organizations. Factor Wealth Management Ltd. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans with investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and third-party adviser selection. The firm uses a long-term, systematic, risk-based approach focused on broad global diversification and managing portfolio turnover, trading costs, and investor behavior.

Parker Taylor is a financial advisor at Paradigm Wealth Management, LLC in Oakbrook, IL. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and began his advisory career in 2024 after completing ten years as a full-time student. Paradigm Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party money manager recommendations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and offers no-fee educational seminars on topics such as diversification and asset allocation.

Marisa Marshall is a CFP® professional at Capstone Financial Advisors Inc with six years of experience in the financial services industry. Her prior roles include positions at The Mather Group, Baroncini, Shorts, and Morton Private Wealth. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and supplementary services such as tax preparation and access to private fund investments. The firm emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning, managing approximately $2.44 billion in client assets across a multi-advisor team.

Hally Dunn is a financial advisor at 4 Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for 10 years prior to her current role. Outside of advisory services, she is involved with 4Wealth Insurance Group, helping clients with life, disability, and long-term care insurance. 4 Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management and employs a range of analytical methods, with affiliations that create integrated service pathways uncommon among peers.

Samuel Gerry is a financial advisor at Goldstone Financial Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. Prior to joining Goldstone, he worked at ALPS Distributors, Inc. and Performance Trust Asset Management. Goldstone Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.05 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various investment models, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and alternative vehicles with ongoing account monitoring and formal annual reviews.

Priyadarshan Pradhan is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Unique Wealth Strategies in Burr Ridge, Illinois, bringing four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kingswood Capital Partners and several other financial firms since 2018. Unique Wealth Strategies serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm sponsors its own wrap-fee program and employs a range of investment approaches, including the use of derivatives and leverage, while also facilitating access to alternative managers.

Jeremy Reiland is a financial advisor at Vantage Point Financial, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Prosperity Capital Advisors and The Chamberlin Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent with Reiland Financial Group, offering life and health insurance products and Medicare planning. Vantage Point Financial serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and business owners by providing investment management, financial planning, and wealth consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized approach focused on long-term portfolio construction using low-cost funds and ETFs, with flexibility to include alternative investments and tax-sensitive strategies.

Matthew Carey is a financial advisor at Keebeck Wealth Management in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Keebeck since 2018 and previously worked at CME Group and UIC John Marshall Law School. Keebeck Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, and corporate clients, overseeing approximately $2.03 billion across 147 client relationships. The firm employs third-party managers and a TAMP platform with Dynasty Financial Partners, utilizing a range of investment strategies including technical and fundamental analysis, derivatives, and digital-asset exposures.

Gavin Doyle is a financial advisor at Centric Wealth Management, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centric Wealth Management, he worked in the hospitality and retail sectors, including positions at Old Goat Tavern and Blain's Farm and Fleet. Centric Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing proprietary model strategies and a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

Robert Wootton is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. He has worked at USAA Financial Planning Services and USAA Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2011. Capstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and tax preparation, with an investment approach that emphasizes asset-class allocation, cost control, and tax positioning.

Sean Lyman is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. He previously worked at JMC Wealth Management, Inc. and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2013. Lyman is also a commissioned notary public in the state of Illinois. Sequoia Wealth Management advises individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm combines a hybrid investment approach with continuous account supervision, utilizing model portfolios, third-party strategists, and algorithm-based solutions to tailor client portfolios.

Neha Howery is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Studio Investment Management since 2011. She is based in Chicago, IL, and works as part of a four-advisor team. Studio Investment Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, partnerships, government entities, and other legal entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm emphasizes a fundamental, value-oriented investment approach with a long-term perspective and manages approximately $831.5 million in discretionary assets.

Elizabeth Richardson is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is the owner of Blüte Financial Coaching in Chicago, IL, where she has worked since 2021. Prior to founding her firm, Richardson was affiliated with Trinity Financial Advisors, LLC and Origin Financial. In addition to her advisory work, she owns TempCPA, Inc., a tax consulting business. Blüte Financial Coaching provides fee-only financial planning and coaching services to individuals and families, focusing on households at earlier stages of wealth accumulation without minimum asset requirements. The firm uses evidence-supported investment strategies, favoring passive management with selective active management, and delivers services in a coaching format on a non-discretionary basis.

Lauren Genuardi is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and is currently with Expressive Wealth LLC, where she has worked since 2024. Her prior experience includes positions at Telemus Capital, LLC and Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group LLC. She is also an independent insurance agent. Expressive Wealth LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, providing discretionary asset management, ERISA 3(38) plan services, modular financial planning, and consultation. The firm uses a multi-strategy investment approach tailored to client goals and is notable for its ERISA fiduciary services and management of defined-contribution participant accounts through aggregation platforms.

Virgil Rutili is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill Lynch for 19 years before joining Centric Wealth Management, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments in 2018. Rutili also serves as executor of an estate, assisting with probate liquidation and distribution. Centric Wealth Management, LLC is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $725.6 million across customized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

John McGrath is a financial advisor with Rothschild Wealth LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Sentinus, LLC since 2014. Rothschild Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate executive groups, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and other institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement and investment consulting through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary asset management.