Cory Shepherd is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 16 years of industry experience. He is a managing member of Lantern Tree Media Development Group, LLC, a media property development company, and co-author of the book *Your Business Your Wealth*, which involves related speaking engagements. Shepherd has worked at Sound Financial, LLC since 2017 and previously at Park Avenue Securities. Sound Financial, LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser with seven advisors managing approximately $170 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm integrates Modern Portfolio Theory with model allocations and third-party money managers, providing tailored financial planning and portfolio management through various platforms and emphasizing higher-touch consulting services.

Anthony Greenwood is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Nouveau Riche and TD Ameritrade Inc. 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 approach, utilizing fundamental research to implement diversified strategies across multiple asset classes.

Jansen Hein is a financial advisor at Steward Advisors Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Simmons Capital Group, Heron Ventures, the Illinois State Board of Investment, and Ernst and Young. Steward Advisors Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $105 million in discretionary assets. The firm integrates clients’ faith-based and moral values into investment decisions and offers tailored portfolios that include marketable securities as well as alternative investments.

David Smestuen is a financial advisor at Coyle with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Coyle Financial Counsel, LLC in 2021, he worked at Cobalt Robotics and held roles in other businesses, including Old Timers Cowboy Kitchen. He also served nine years in the United States Marine Corps. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management alongside financial assessment, wealth advisory, and family legacy services. The firm employs a combined tactical and strategic investment approach, utilizing sub-managers and third-party software for security-level analysis, and supplements traditional advisory work with educational content and project-based family coordination services.

Ari Lazar is a financial advisor at Baldwin Wealth Partners, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Baldwin Wealth Partners, he worked at Levin Capital Strategies and RGA Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Lazar coaches and judges high school gymnastics in Illinois. Baldwin Wealth Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combined top-down macro framework and bottom-up fundamental research, managing portfolios across five core asset classes with attention to ESG factors and offering specialized services such as management of private funds and tax-aware equity strategies.

Alyssa Schuster is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Doyenne Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. and the Regulatory Compliance Association. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm operates on a fee-only, independent basis and focuses on long-term, diversified asset allocation with a tailored, multi-meeting review cadence for affluent households.

Phoebe Stefani is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Doyenne Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously held roles at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified asset allocation and delivers comprehensive planning while maintaining client decision authority.

Thomas Hession Jr. is a financial advisor at Riverbend Capital Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Riverbend since 2011. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Riverbend Capital Advisors primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on discretionary investment management concentrated in municipal bonds and other fixed-income securities, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios.

Alan Chambers is a financial advisor at Nadler Financial Group, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ernst & Young, LP and Guggenheim Partners, Inc. before joining Nadler Financial Group in 2021. Nadler Financial Group serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm uses tactical asset allocation across diversified vehicles and offers a specialized program for smaller accounts, supported by a multi-advisor team managing approximately $1.9 billion in assets.

Mclain Tallungan is a financial advisor with Journey Financial Group, Inc. in Buffalo Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Journey Financial Group and OSAIC since 1997. Outside of advising, he provides notary public services to clients at no charge. Journey Financial Group serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing both fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach.

Paul Tromp is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He has been with Trifecta Capital Advisors, LLC since 2022 and previously worked at BMO Harris Bank for 20 years. Trifecta Capital Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, business owners, trusts, foundations, and other entities with discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm combines long-term strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments based on proprietary market assumptions and various analyses, managing approximately $712 million with a small advisory team.

Jeffery Mowery is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC since 1999 and is also the managing member of Mowery & Schoenfeld, LLC, a CPA firm. He holds a life and health insurance license. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using quantitative tools and a mix of investment vehicles, and it manages approximately $389 million in assets across about 161 client relationships.

Timothy Bennett is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Forthright Capital with one year of industry experience. He has worked in educational roles prior to joining the firm and engages in insurance-related activities including pension reviews and retirement planning. Forthright Capital Advisory, LLC manages approximately $107.7 million in discretionary assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily employs passive investment management using model portfolios and also incorporates outside managers when appropriate, with regular portfolio reviews conducted on a quarterly basis.

Maureen Miller is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Doyenne Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously spent six years at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides personalized, fee-only financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and related trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified asset allocation and delivers tailored planning across multiple financial areas while maintaining client decision authority.

Tesa Williamson is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Doyenne Wealth Advisors in Chicago. Her prior experience includes roles at Brownson Rehmus Foxworth and Williamson House. Doyenne Wealth Advisors provides fee-only financial counseling and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate executives, and their related entities. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term, diversified asset allocation and typically uses marketable investments, third-party managed accounts, and selective private investment vehicles, delivering services mostly on a non-discretionary basis.

Alexander Hemsley is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. since 2018 and previously held roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations. He is based in Chicago, IL. Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, focusing on individualized investment policies and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Krassimira Marinkova is a financial advisor at Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at RMB Capital LLC and VennWell LLC. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using quantitative tools and a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, serving approximately 161 client relationships with $389 million in assets under management.

Joshua Strauss is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc., a team-based firm located in Chicago, IL. Strauss has worked at Sf Investments, Inc. and Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management, Inc. since 2004. Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, pension and retirement plans, registered investment companies, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and asset allocation, incorporating ESG factors, and utilizes a variety of instruments and strategies including derivatives to tailor portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Joshua Perlmutter is a financial advisor at Atlas with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including ATFS Advisers, Lido Advisors, GeoWealth Management, Cresset Asset Management, and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company. Atlas provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis within a primarily long-term, index-based framework, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with private credit and alternative investment options.

Jim Calaway is a financial advisor at Roberts, Glore & Co. with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 1993 and also worked at La Salle St. Securities, Inc. from 1993 to 2017. Calaway holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and serves as a trustee for trust accounts. Roberts, Glore & Co. provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, family offices, corporate pension or profit-sharing plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm creates customized portfolios based on clients’ long-term goals and risk tolerance, focusing on fundamental analysis of equities and fixed-income holdings, with modest use of alternative assets.