Samantha Dubuque is a financial advisor at Vestor Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Vestor Capital and its affiliated entities since 2010. 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 uses a centralized Investment Committee to implement diversified strategies across multiple asset classes and offers co-advisory and sub-advised programs, supported by its affiliation with Focus Financial Partners.

Nicholas Thompson is a financial advisor at Chicago Wealth Management, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Chicago Wealth Management since 2007. Chicago Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm operating as a four-advisor team managing approximately $307 million for individuals, non-profits, and institutional clients. The firm uses a tactical investment approach focused on maximizing absolute long-term returns while limiting large portfolio losses, employing a mix of equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, and selective options strategies with periodic rebalancing informed by proprietary signals.

Brett Larson is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Romano Brothers and Company since 2006. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience with Chase Investment Services Corp. for over two decades. Romano Brothers and Company serves individuals, employee benefit plans, non-profits, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm employs a generally conservative, fundamentals-based investment approach with both active and passive strategies, managed by an eight-advisor team.

Janis Sleeter is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Ruggaard & Associates since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Outside of finance, she has long-term involvement in agricultural businesses, holding leadership roles in family farm corporations. Ruggaard & Associates serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and corporate retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and tax preparation services. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, implementing strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to shorter-term trading, including options and margin where appropriate.

Edward Horwitz is the president of E. A. Horwitz LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, Westerm International Securities, Inc., and has led his own firms, including Horwitz & Associates since 1991. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as chair of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Investments, oversees scholarship awards as RMCC Scholarship Chair, and is treasurer on the board of The Lodge of Northbrook. E. A. Horwitz LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individual clients. The firm employs a conservative, principal-preservation investment approach tailored to client needs and integrates tools such as options and fixed-income trading to manage risk and generate income.

Andrew Nigh is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Embree Financial Group and has previously worked at Envestnet, Frontier Partners, MSCI, and Northern Trust. Embree Financial Group provides holistic financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and institutions, including high net worth clients and corporations. The firm employs a fiduciary approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, investing primarily in no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

George Tkaczuk is a financial advisor at RCM Wealth Advisors in Chicago, IL, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Know Your Options, LLC since 2011. RCM Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $324 million for around 530 clients. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside various tactical and options-based strategies.

Hanna An is a CFP® professional at Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group with one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Daniel Choi CPA, Inc. for two years. Chicago Oakbrook Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a wide range of securities and investment strategies tailored to client objectives and manages over $1.2 billion in client assets through a multi-advisor team.

Joseph Romano is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience and has been with Romano Brothers And Company since 1995. He is a principal at Romano Ventures Partnership and a partner in Romano Research Fund, both of which invest in privately held startup and technology companies. He also serves on the advisory board of FinTech Ranger, LLC, a business strategy consulting firm. Romano Brothers & Company serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as employee benefit plans, non-profits, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing a generally conservative, long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach with both active and passive strategies.

Sherene Meier is a financial advisor at Nadler Financial Group, Inc. in Deerfield, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Her work history includes roles at Ausdal Financial Partners, Jeffrey Krol and Associates, ClearPath Financial CPAs, and Schneiderman, Kohn & Winston. Nadler Financial Group manages over $2.18 billion for more than 1,000 clients through a team of 15 advisors, serving individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and other strategies, and offers discretionary investment management along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting services.

Kelly Zownorega is associated with Serenity Investment Advisors and holds a Series 65 designation. Kelly has been in the industry for less than one year, previously working as an office manager and in education roles. Serenity Wealth Management offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach supported by fundamental analysis and proprietary model portfolios, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Teresa Mitchell is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in financial advisory services. She is affiliated with Signature Financial Services, Ltd and has a background that includes a long-standing accounting practice under Teresa L. Henley CPA since 1996. Mitchell also maintains an accounting practice outside of her advisory work. Signature Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is asset-allocation driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, utilizing model portfolios, institutional strategists, and a range of mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on periodic rebalancing rather than high-frequency trading.

Jennifer Wyton is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as an advisor at ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. with three years at the firm and a total of seven years in the financial industry. Prior to joining ShankerValleau, she was self-employed and led Wyton Solutions Inc. She is also the owner of Blackcidr Corporation, a software consulting business, and works as an accountant providing tax preparation assistance at ShankerValleau Accountants, Inc. ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. is a six-advisor team managing approximately $550 million for a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, nonprofits, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a diversified, low-cost, research-driven investment approach, primarily using structured strategies from Dimensional Fund Advisors and offers portfolio management through a wrap-fee program combined with ongoing financial planning.

Rebecca Fragassi is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Coyle Financial Counsel since 2007. Based in Glenview, IL, she works within a team of 11 advisors at Coyle. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing asset management, wealth advisory, and financial assessment services. The firm combines tactical and strategic asset allocation with various analytical methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, including an automated sub-adviser program for smaller accounts.

Peter Clementz is a financial advisor at RCM Wealth Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, having joined RCM Wealth Advisors in 2025. Prior to this, he worked at Culvers and Aurora University, and has experience in the fitness industry through XSport Fitness. RCM Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $324 million for around 530 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning with a focus on tailored strategies and a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis.

Matthew Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at XXI Wealth, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at MAI Capital Management LLC, Intersect Capital LLC, GTS Securities, LLC, TRU Trading LLC, and CMZ Trading. XXI Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and select retirement plans, providing comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation strategies including a range of investment vehicles and is notable for its use of margin and derivatives within separately managed accounts, serving a limited client base with a customized service model.

Thomas Obrien is an investment advisor at Rothschild Wealth LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and previously worked at firms including Morningstar Investment Services and Astor Investment Management LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a silent equity partner of TRAIN, LLC, a private workout facility, where he serves on a sub-committee for rules and bylaws. Rothschild Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporate executive groups, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset-allocation models supported by quantitative analysis, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed-income securities, and third-party sub-advisers.

Conner Boillat is a CFP® professional at LVW Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Sales Collective and multiple entrepreneurial ventures such as The Hobby Edge, Inc. and RocPokemon. LVW Advisors provides customized wealth management and financial planning for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, employs both passive and active investment strategies, and leverages a notable affiliate network through Focus Financial Partners to offer specialized client solutions.

David Jutovsky is a financial advisor with Financial Solutions Advisory Group in Chicago, holding the PFS™ credential and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience, including roles at Hightower Advisors LLC and Leonetti & Associates, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of JDL Private Tax Services, a tax preparation company. Financial Solutions Advisory Group manages approximately $900 million in discretionary assets for individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and it emphasizes pension and profit-sharing plan consulting and participant education.

James Kozak is a financial advisor at Uhlmann Investment Management, L.L.C. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Uhlmann Price Securities, Robertson Stephens Advisors, and Roth Capital Partners. Outside of his advisory role, Kozak is a board member of Waverly AV Management, a travel nursing staffing company, and is involved with several investment-related ventures, including co-founding OnPoint Analytics Capital Partners. Uhlmann Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, institutions, and trusts, using fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation to match portfolios with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance. The firm offers managed portfolios combining stocks, bonds, ETFs, and alternatives, and integrates third-party managers and custodial model programs within its advisory services.