Julia Zakarias is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Genfi LLC, an independent firm based in Chicago, IL. She has been affiliated with Generations Family & Fiduciary Services LLC since 2011. In addition to her advisory role, Zakarias is a Certified Public Accountant and provides tax compliance and limited accounting services to certain investment clients through her affiliated tax practice, GenFi Tax. Genfi LLC serves family groups, individuals, trusts, corporations, corporate executive groups, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and tax and estate planning. The firm creates client-specific investment policy statements and constructs portfolios based on goals, time horizons, cash-flow needs, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, while maintaining an affiliated tax compliance practice that offers multi-year tax projections and return preparation.

David Clark is the founder and sole advisor of Clark Soeten, an independent firm based in Columbus, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his advisory practice in 2023, Clark worked in roles including philanthropic advising at The Catholic Foundation and owned a small event rental business, Rent Wedding Chairs. Clark Soeten provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis to identify undervalued securities for long-term holding and incorporates options strategies and arbitrage opportunities as part of its investment approach.

Mark Alcorn Jr. is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Diversified Wealth Management Solutions, LLC. His background includes positions at M Holdings Securities Inc. and operating as a sole proprietor since 2011. He also maintains a licensed insurance agent role in an independent insurance practice. Diversified Wealth Management Solutions provides asset management, financial consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities. The firm emphasizes retirement-plan administration and institutional services, employing a range of analytical methods and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Diane Tuntland is a financial advisor at Fraser Asset Management with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Fraser Asset Management since 2018. Diane is also co-owner of Endowment Partners Foundation, a private foundation supporting charitable activities related to Endowment Partners, LLC. Fraser Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, using a blend of active and passive strategies alongside fundamental, technical, and charting analysis. The firm manages a small client base with personalized investment policy statements and incorporates option and derivatives strategies as part of its portfolio construction and risk management.

Penelope Tzougros is a financial advisor with Wealthy Choices (R) LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 39 years of industry experience. She has worked with Wealthy Choices since 2005, alongside roles at LPL Financial and Bay Financial Advisors. In addition to advisory work, she is an author of books related to financial education. Wealthy Choices provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment advice to individuals, families, and small businesses, focusing on areas such as cash-flow management, insurance review, retirement and estate planning, and education funding. The firm uses a discovery-driven planning process supported by fundamental and technical analysis, with compensation structured through hourly, project, and retainer fees, while clients retain control over implementation.

David Musser is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and the principal advisor at Musser Financial Planning, LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Financial Engines from 2016 to 2018. Musser is also a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers commissionable insurance products to clients. Musser Financial Planning, LLC advises individual and high-net-worth clients on investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including taxes, retirement, insurance, education, and estate reviews. The firm employs long-term trading, fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to construct portfolios and incorporates both asset-based and fixed or hourly planning fee structures.

Jeffrey Dvorak is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He has been the sole advisor at 4D Financial Advisors, LLC since 2012. 4D Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing investment supervisory services and comprehensive financial planning, including retirement, tax, estate, insurance, and education planning. The firm manages approximately $88 million for about 62 clients, employing a long-term, globally diversified investment approach tailored to documented client objectives and risk tolerance.

Bradley Kayton is a financial advisor with Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Studio Ventures since 2014 and also consults with start-up companies, providing executive management, board governance, CEO mentoring, and strategic consulting through a separate consulting firm. Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC serves family offices, high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and business entities by creating and managing custom private-market equity and debt funds. The firm focuses on bespoke investment programs tailored to client objectives, often emphasizing private placements and early-stage companies, and uses performance-based compensation arrangements for qualified pooled investors.

Michael Steele is the sole advisor at Steele Investment Counsel, Ltd. in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has led Steele Investment Counsel since 2001. Steele Investment Counsel, Ltd. is an independent, state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management combining fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies while restricting the use of short sales, margin, and option writing, and it emphasizes institutional-level service despite its solo-advisor structure.

Robert Lee is a financial advisor at Retirement Money Management with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Cetera Wealth Services, LLC and Girard Securities, Inc. Lee is also involved in insurance sales through his ownership of Lee Financial of Sarasota, Inc. Retirement Money Management provides lifestyle counseling, goal-based financial planning, and nondiscretionary portfolio management for individual and institutional clients. The firm combines a global macroeconomic asset-allocation framework with fundamental and technical analysis, managing most assets nondiscretionarily and offering additional services such as consulting and insurance-related advice.

Stanley Liu is the principal of DocEmpowered, LLC, a fee-only financial advisory firm based in Baltimore, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to founding DocEmpowered in 2023, he worked for eight years at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Liu practices part-time as a non-invasive cardiologist. DocEmpowered, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting primarily for physicians and their adult household family members. The firm emphasizes long-term, passive investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, offering project-based and ongoing services without discretionary management or custody of assets.

P. Paul Albano is the principal and sole advisor at Jefferson Asset Management with 27 years of industry experience. He has led the firm since its founding in 1999. Outside of his advisory role, Albano serves as president and CEO of Quonset Corporation, a hospitality and recreation business. Jefferson Asset Management provides discretionary investment management primarily for individual and retirement accounts, as well as a variety of institutional clients. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on long-term holdings and conducts regular portfolio reviews.

My name is Neil Krishnaswamy. I have long been intrigued by the challenge we face to live the most abundant life we can NOW while also building a secure foundation for the future. For over the past decade, I’ve sought answers by building and refining processes to help people allocate their resources in line with their goals and make better decisions. This journey has manifested into the formation of an independent financial planning and investment firm, called Krishna Wealth Planning. With a diverse background as both a technology professional and advisor for a wealth management firm, I utilize unique skills and a process-based approach to help manage the complexity of my clients’ financial lives. I identify the risks and trade-offs that need to be made while carefully executing the details of their financial and investment plans. I also seek to educate the broader public through writing, pro bono services, and interactions with the media. Krishna Wealth Planning has service offerings ideal for Gen X families along with Baby Boomers seeking retirement income planning. My core service offering is integrated financial planning accessed through a monthly subscription. The premium service offering includes both integrated financial planning and investment management. Please see the firm’s website for more details on services and pricing. You may also schedule a free discovery consultation to learn if these services are the right fit for you and your family. On a professional note: I became a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional in 2014 and received my Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) certification in 2016. In addition, I am an IRS Enrolled Agent (EA) and earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. On a personal note: I live in McKinney, Texas (North Dallas area) along with my lovely wife of 17 years, Pavi. I also playing tennis, practicing yoga and escaping into a good book. I am always grateful to spend time with my beautiful 11-year-old daughter Veda. I am a member various organizations including the XY Planning Network, NAPFA and the Global Financial Planning Institute.

Leo Furlong is the sole advisor at Investors' Choice Advisory Services, LLC, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Investors' Choice Securities, LLC, Investors' Choice Advisory Services LLC, Furlong & Company, and H.D. Vest Investment Securities, Inc. since 1987. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a separate CPA practice and other business interests. Investors' Choice Advisory Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm integrates investment management with tax and accounting services, using model portfolios and customized allocations informed by fundamental and technical analysis.

Fred Rudd is a financial advisor with Financial Strategies, an independent firm based in Nevada City, CA. He holds eight years of industry experience and has been with Financial Strategies since 1988. Financial Strategies is a sole-proprietorship advisory firm serving individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, IRAs, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on mutual fund–based portfolio management, along with advice on individual stocks, bonds, and other fixed income securities, employing both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies to clients’ risk tolerances.

John Lauer is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of JWL & Associates, Inc. and also operates Hot Springs Financial Services, a financial planning business. JWL & Associates provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and personalized financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite approach using passive index and exchange-traded funds combined with active funds and selected individual securities, and it typically serves a small client roster with frequent, personalized account reviews.

Douglas Ruth is the president and owner of Lenox Capital Management, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in New Lenox, Illinois. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 40 years of industry experience. Ruth has led Lenox Capital Management since 1997 and has been involved with Lenox Financial Services, Inc. since 1994. He also serves as a board member of TB Clinic and operates an insurance agency offering life, health, and dental products. Lenox Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, as well as businesses and institutions. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, supporting active and passive investment strategies, with ongoing account reviews conducted by Ruth as the sole adviser.

Michael Akinosho is the principal advisor at MOA Advisory & Financial Services Co. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Engooden Health Inc. and Global View Capital Management, Ltd. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as Manager of Technical Accounting for the American Medical Association, overseeing financial reporting and budgeting for over 240 physicians and medical students. MOA Advisory & Financial Services Co is a state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and small businesses. The firm integrates a long-term core asset-allocation approach with technically based, rule-driven strategies, and maintains an in-house tax and accounting practice offering tax preparation and planning services alongside its advisory work.

Daniel Stern is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience and the principal of Daniel M. Stern, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Santa Monica, CA. Since founding his firm in 2003, he has focused on providing hourly, fee-only financial planning and investment advice. In addition to his advisory work, Stern is involved in writing, illustrating, and publishing. Daniel M. Stern, LLC offers project-based financial planning and as-needed investment advice to individuals and trusts, emphasizing a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach. The firm typically recommends passive, low-cost index funds and ETFs with a focus on asset allocation and annual rebalancing, operating on an hourly fee basis without discretionary portfolio management.

Charan Manektala is the principal advisor at Manektala Investment Advisory Services Inc. based in Powhatan, VA, with nine years of industry experience. His background includes roles with Prudential Financial Planning Services and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of two companies providing technology consulting and educational services in math and science. Manektala Investment Advisory Services is an independent registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers tailored asset management and financial planning, incorporating various analytical methods and strategies, and provides ERISA 3(21) pension consulting and monitoring for plan sponsors.