Linda Diebold is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Bloomingdale, IL, where she has worked for 27 years. Her industry experience spans 34 years, including roles at Honkamp Krueger Financial Services and her own firm, Diebold & Associates. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes style allocation models overseen by an investment advisory committee and offers tax-intelligent strategies, working primarily through a network of CPA firms and registered Advisor Representatives.

Mitchell Dudley is a financial advisor with Kinetic Investment Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2026. Prior to joining Kinetic, he worked in various roles including sales consulting and positions at SWYFT Solutions and Tegus. Kinetic Investment Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs diverse analytical methods and a primarily long-term trading approach, offering access to a broad range of asset types, including higher-risk investments when appropriate.

Mark Rabinovich is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC. He has worked at Calamos Financial Services LLC and Calamos Wealth Management LLC since 2018, and previously spent 14 years at Neuberger Berman, LLC. Calamos Wealth Management LLC offers discretionary wealth management and institutional advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach includes customized asset allocation and the use of affiliated investment vehicles, with governance controls and an Investment Committee overseeing portfolio construction and monitoring.

Timothy Dern is a financial advisor at Savvy with six years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. His career includes roles at Maia Wealth, Wealth Watch Advisors, and Hughes and Durn Financial Group, Inc. He is also the owner of Mana Financial Group, LLC, a business marketing life insurance, annuities, and long-term care insurance, and operates 10K Health Products, Inc, which sells herbal products. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a primarily index-based, long-term investment approach complemented by active equity portfolios, tax-aware direct indexing, and integrates third-party fintech tools and specialized sub-adviser strategies.

Jeffrey Spokas is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP and holds a Series 65 designation. He has two years of industry experience and has been with Forum Financial Management since 2023. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Spokas & Associates CPAs LLC, providing tax and accounting services. Forum Financial Management, LP offers fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for independent RIAs, utilizing a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with institutional mutual funds and ETFs.

Ryan Sherman is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently advising at JMG Financial Group, LTD. His prior work includes roles at Ronin Capital LLC, Marquette Partners LP, and Lupo Securities, LLC. Sherman has been with JMG Financial Group in various capacities since 2021. JMG Financial Group, Ltd. serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary investment management, financial advisory, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs a committee-driven investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and manages approximately $6.36 billion in assets with a team of about 64 advisors.

Kelly Hene is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. since 2012. She is based in Elmhurst, IL, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary investment management approaches.

Gerald King is a financial advisor at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Fairhaven Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. King is based in Wheaton, Illinois. Pure Financial Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm’s planning-centered investment approach is overseen by an Investment Committee and incorporates tax-aware techniques, diversified portfolios, and the use of sub-advisers for specialized strategies.

Lou Ann Lisack is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP, where she has worked since 2014. She has 11 years of industry experience and also operates Tax & Financial Solutions, Inc., a tax and accounting firm. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

John Burkhardt is a financial advisor at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Pure Financial Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as services for trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a planning-centered investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee and incorporates tax-aware techniques, income management strategies, and specialized sub-advisers.

Jeffrey Kinzler is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors and LaSalle St. Securities since 2020, following nine years at Securities Service Network, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Kinzler is also involved in the sale and servicing of fixed life insurance, personal disability income insurance, individual health insurance, and long-term care insurance as a licensed insurance agent. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across various asset classes and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets and collaborative arrangements with third-party managers.

Sammy Moy is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2014 and was previously affiliated with Level Four Advisory Services. Moy is involved in several insurance-related business activities through agencies in Rosemont, Illinois. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across various asset classes.

Kevin Newman is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2009. Newman is also the owner of Newman & Associates, Ltd, a fixed life insurance and annuities business he has operated since 1983. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that manages over $2 billion in client assets. The firm provides investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies across a variety of asset classes.

Steven Cook is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and IPAVA State Bank. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved with Fortress Insurance Services Inc. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs and utilizes a wide range of investment vehicles and third-party managers.

Christopher Sacco is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience and has worked at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors since 2021. Prior to that, he spent nine years at Comprehensive Asset Management & Servicing, Inc. and has been an investment advisor at Retirement Planning Specialists, Inc. since 2011. He also acts as an insurance agent for fixed and indexed annuities through American Brokerage Services, Inc. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and various portfolio management services. The firm employs both passive and active investment strategies across multiple asset classes and is notable for its predominance of non-discretionary asset management and use of fee-sharing and co-advisor arrangements.

Mark Geoffrey is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at HighPoint Advisor Group since 2019, following prior roles at Level Four Advisory Services and his own firm, Geoffrey, Johns & Associates, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Bear Acquisitions, Inc., a machine shop. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across various securities and program solutions.

Gerri Michalski is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. in Elmhurst, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 13 years of industry experience. She has been associated with LaSalle St. Securities, L.L.C. since 1999. Outside of financial advising, she works in travel planning and sales for a travel agency, arranging trips for family and friends. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management using a range of investment strategies and is notable for its predominance of non-discretionary assets and its arrangements involving third-party managers and wrap-fee platforms.

Benjamin Carlson is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Brighthouse Securities, LLC and METLIFE Investors Distribution Company. Outside of his advisory role, Carlson serves as an alpine ski coach during the winter months. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis, using both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, and integrates its services with affiliated financial businesses and product channels.

Zachary Craggs is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Lombard, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2016 and briefly at Berlin Packaging. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with access to proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services.

Brian Van Buren is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience at JMG Financial Group, Ltd. He has worked exclusively with JMG since 2013 in various capacities. JMG Financial Group, Ltd. serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing discretionary investment management, financial advisory and consulting, retirement plan consulting, and tax consulting services. The firm manages approximately $6.36 billion in assets with a team of 64 advisors, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and employing a variety of investment vehicles and sub-advisors.