Mike Angelopoulos is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with B. Riley Wealth Advisors since 2016 and previously worked at National Securities Corp. Angelopoulos is president of Porchlight Real Estate PLLC, a real estate investment venture. B. Riley Wealth Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, managing approximately $4.21 billion in assets across a variety of programs and strategies.

Douglas Schaffnit is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 43 years of industry experience and has worked at Highpoint Planning Partners since 2012, with prior roles at LPL Financial and his own firm, Schaffnit and Associates. In addition to financial advising, he is involved in selling group life, disability, and medical insurance, and provides employee benefits and property and casualty insurance services through Schaffnit and Associates. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning, constructing client portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing multiple investment platforms and strategies.

Thomas Carroll is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners in Downers Grove, IL. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Parkview Asset Management, Bank of America, Merrill, and Edward Jones. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct investment policies and employs a diversified approach across various asset classes and third-party platforms.

James Bey is a financial advisor with Independent Wealth Network, Inc. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Emerson Equity LLC and Brokers International Financial Services, LLC. Outside of financial advising, Bey volunteers as an official at swim meets for USA Swimming. Independent Wealth Network, Inc. provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s advisors oversee approximately $518 million in client assets and employ a range of investment strategies, including discretionary management using third-party models and direct portfolio implementation.

Meghan Nolan is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience at Forum Financial Management, LP in Lombard, IL. She has been with the firm since 2016. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs asset-allocation models based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing institutional mutual funds and ETFs, and supports other RIAs through its turn-key asset-management platform and back-office services.

Loren Piotrowski is a financial advisor with Associated Investment Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TD Ameritrade and U.S. Bancorp Investments. Associated Investment Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services primarily 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, delivering services via the Envestnet/NFS platform with a predominantly non-discretionary investment approach.

Thomas Vislisel is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Highpoint Planning Partners and previously spent 20 years at Vantage Financial Partners Limited. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, implementing client portfolios through fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles.

John Hicks is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert B. Ausdal & Co., Inc. since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a trustee executing trust assets. 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 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies across a range of products and account types.

Daniel Laya is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Lombard, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has spent 20 years at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is a member of Corner Sports LLC, a ski and snowboard rental, tuning, and delivery business. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and in-house investment management.

Peter Aldworth is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners who holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint since 2015 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sponsor-managed wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis across various asset classes and utilizing multiple platform solutions.

Martin Dolph is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Foundations since 2017. In addition, he is active as a sales manager and independent agent at American Senior Benefits, focusing on insurance and annuity sales. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering tailored advice through model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Laura Norek is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Forum Financial Management in various capacities since 2021. Prior to this, she was employed at Leadership Extension Consulting and Career Education Corporation. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, managing model portfolios primarily using DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

John Susin is a financial advisor with OneSeven in Oak Brook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Red Oak Capital Management, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Great Lakes Atlantic. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches a hockey team in Chicago. OneSeven serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term with flexibility for shorter-term trading, utilizing diversified portfolios and access to alternatives and private placements.

Meggan Carroll is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at JMG Financial Group Ltd since 2021 and previously spent eight years with MPS LORIA Financial Planners, LLC and Loria Financial Group LLC. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations, offering wealth management, portfolio management, tax consulting, and retirement planning. The firm follows a planning-based, long-term investment approach supported by strategic asset allocation and employs a variety of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and private investments.

Michael Lynch is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at McAdam LLC since 2020. Prior to his current role, he was employed at the University of Iowa and was involved in Lynch Roofing. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and related implementation support, using a discretionary management approach that includes a range of asset types and specialized investment exposures.

Sam Ogrizovich is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience. He is currently with Modern Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked at OFM Wealth for over four decades. He maintains an active insurance license and oversees existing life insurance and variable annuities. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, broker-dealers, and corporations. The firm uses a centralized portfolio management model supported by an Investment Committee and offers services including discretionary investment management, modular financial planning, tax and estate planning, and insurance solutions.

Laura Cuber is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC and previously held positions at Mercer Global Advisors and Kanaly Trust Services. Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and a variety of institutional clients, providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation and relative-value analysis for fixed income, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party platforms while offering access to affiliate and intermediary services through its integration with the Focus Financial Partners network.

Kenneth Valentino is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Patriot Capital Services, Inc. and Patriot Capital Management, Inc. since 2004. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in residential mortgage origination and serves as vice president of business development for a water filtration company. He also owns and manages an outdoor marijuana growing business in Michigan. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers managed portfolios mainly through wrap-fee programs and employs a risk-tolerance questionnaire to guide asset allocation, with discretionary management granted to third-party money managers and investment adviser representatives.

Thomas Campbell is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Forum Financial Management since 2014 and concurrently serves as Vice President of John E. Campbell & Assoc., Ltd., a CPA firm providing accounting and tax services. Forum Financial Management, LP offers fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients, while also serving as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs. The firm employs model asset-allocation portfolios managed primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs, focusing on a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

David Perry is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 24 years of industry experience and has previously worked at firms including PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING Investments, PR Wealth Management Group, Cetera, and Ameriprise. Perry serves as treasurer and director of a condominium association, handling executive property decisions and financial duties. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers model asset-allocation portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and supports independent advisors and RIAs through its turn-key asset-management platform and back-office services.