Natalya Christy is a CFP® professional at The Mather Group, LLC with five years of industry experience. She has been with The Mather Group since 2017 and previously held roles at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Economics. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by combining financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach featuring risk-based allocation models and customized portfolio strategies, supported by AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.

Paul Joyaux is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC. He has worked at RMB Capital Management, LLC since 2005. Curi Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach combining in-house strategies and external managers, managing approximately $9.83 billion across various account types.

Michael Kuipers is a financial advisor at Associated Investment Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Associated Investment Services since 2015. Associated Investment Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services mainly to individual investors, as well as to small corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm offers model portfolio and separately managed account programs through third-party managers and its affiliate Kellogg Asset Management, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis across approximately $1.169 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Thomas Levinson is a financial advisor at Apella Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Park Piedmont Advisors LLC and currently manages Money & Meaning, LLC, a business providing education and coaching to high net worth families on complex life and business transitions. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering model-driven, quantitative investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a range of strategies and integrates various third-party technologies to customize and monitor client portfolios.

David Smith Jr. is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Intervest International Equities Corp and Intervest International Inc from 2015 to 2024. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of about 152 advisors. The firm provides investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations.

Christopher Bach is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with RMB Capital Management since 2014. He is based in Bloomington, MN. Curi Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $9.83 billion using a long-term, fundamental investment approach that combines in-house strategies with external managers and proprietary risk analysis tools.

Christopher Clepp is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management CO in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at The O. N. Equity Sales Company since 2014 and Ohio National Financial Services since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an independent contractor involved in the sale of fixed life and annuity products and acts as an insurance agent specializing in life, disability, and long-term care insurance solutions. ON Investment Management Company (ONIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of The O.N. Equity Sales Company that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services including comprehensive and modular financial plans, access to third-party investment programs, and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary client accounts through a mix of advisory relationships and third-party managers.

Nandan Shah is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cura Wealth Advisors, IHT Wealth Management, and LPL Financial, among others. Outside of advisory work, he is a non-practicing attorney and a co-founder and COO of an enterprise SaaS platform focused on deception and truth analysis. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, utilizes third-party sub-advisers, and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Gordon Chisholm is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Securities, Inc. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the advisory council for the nonprofit World Bicycle Relief and is a member of the Forbes Business Council, where he participates in marketing events and publishes articles. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of representatives. The firm focuses on diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing a range of mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing overseen by its investment committee.

Hannah Bryant is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with nine years of industry experience. She currently works at Savvy and previously held roles at Savant Wealth Management and Basil Financial Group. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized, primarily index-based investment plans along with active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, integrating third-party sub-advisers, fintech tools, and in-house tax preparation and estate-planning support.

Alexandra Furlong is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Northern Trust Securities since 2017, with prior experience at PNC Investments, PNC Bank, and Ausdal Financial Partners. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers model-driven discretionary portfolio management through Separately Managed Accounts and other structured portfolios delivered via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Robert Marchese is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at RMB Capital Management LLC and Far Horizons Capital LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he has served as a consultant in investment consulting and client service for Capital Resource Management, Inc. Curi Capital serves individuals, families, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $9.83 billion across various investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach and combines in-house strategies with external managers to provide wealth management, asset management, and retirement plan solutions.

Austin Whittington is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at McAdam LLC since 2018. His prior work includes roles at Hilliard Lyons and First Harrison Bank, as well as a period at Indiana University. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, implementing portfolios primarily through fundamental analysis and a diversified allocation approach tailored to client risk tolerance and objectives.

Hugh Ketchie II is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at both Zacks Investment Management since 2008 and LBMZ Securities Inc since 2011. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs a proprietary stock-ranking model focused on earnings-estimate revisions and offers a range of investment strategies and vehicles, operating across retail, institutional, and third-party channels.

Matthew Hilding is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at DWS Distributors, Inc., BlackRock Investments, LLC, and DWS Scudder Distributors. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Hilding Brothers LLC, an entity established to hold an investment in a real estate fund. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental stock selection and quantitative tools within diversified model portfolios and offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services through a network of approximately 153 investment adviser representatives.

Nathaniel Feit is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with approximately one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at High Tide Logistics, Glenview House, and the University of Missouri. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, and institutional clients, along with managing mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management and offers a broad range of strategies across multiple asset classes.

Danielle Dale is a financial advisor with Zacks Investment Management, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Zacks Investment Management since 2017 and has been involved with LBMZ Securities, Inc. since 2016. Zacks Investment Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients, acting as portfolio manager for mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs a blend of proprietary quantitative models and qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and offers services through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Matthew Dmytryszyn is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Composition Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Telemus Capital, LLC and LaSalle Street Capital Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and board member of Bridge Communities, a nonprofit providing transitional housing to homeless families. Composition Wealth, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified funds supplemented by individual securities and independent managers, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets.

Golam Tanzim is a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previous work experience at Deloitte, Wayne State University, Plante Moran, and Hantz Bank. Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a range of private and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, banks, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside a proprietary equity market valuation model and commonly utilizes third-party separate account managers and alternative investments.

Stephen Weber is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Lake St, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. VestGen Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for about 9,453 clients across 30 advisors. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan services, utilizing a combination of analytical methods and third-party managers to implement client portfolios.