Mark Johnson is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Optimum Investment Advisors, LLC, SPC, Morgan Stanley, and FA Asset Management Inc. VestGen Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines advisor-level client work with centralized portfolio management and uses third-party managers and affiliated funds as part of its investment approach.

Kailan Patel is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. Patel has one year of industry experience with previous roles at World Financial Group and Newline Financial, as well as a brief experience in the food service industry at So'Bella Cucina. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and corporations by offering integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolio options and utilizes AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight in its processes.

Daniel Jacobs is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and several other firms. His background also includes various roles at the University of Michigan. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with multiple risk-based allocation models and offers customization options such as direct indexing and ESG portfolios.

Darren Anderson is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, where he has worked since 2002. He holds a Series 63 license. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a multi-team firm serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program. The firm employs a model-driven approach to portfolio management, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment products and offering brokerage and custody services through an affiliated clearing firm.

James Baldwin is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been associated with LaSalle St. Securities, L.L.C. since 1999. Baldwin is involved in managing a family LLC that allocates inherited capital and real estate. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary investment programs, emphasizing a predominance of non-discretionary assets under management.

John Bouska is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Avenue Logistics and the University of Missouri. 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 investment process combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, offering a range of strategies and serving both direct clients and third-party advisers through model portfolios and indices.

David Lewis is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. since 2017 and previously spent nine years with William Blair & Co., LLC. Lewis serves as an Oxford Investment Fellow and participates on Limited Partner Advisory Committees for certain investment funds without compensation. Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. serves ultra high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional clients, trusts, foundations, and closely held businesses. The firm provides family office and CIO services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, fiduciary trust administration, and access to private market investments, using a diversified asset allocation approach across public and alternative asset classes.

Matthew Mcbroom is a CFP® professional at Aaron Wealth Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SBC Wealth Management and UBS Financial Services. He is also the managing member of LJM, LLC, an inactive real estate holding company. Aaron Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth and institutional clients such as business owners, entrepreneurs, multi-generational families, and family offices. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial consulting, utilizing an outsourced platform to access third-party managers while maintaining client advisory relationships.

Cooper Fitz is a CFP® professional with experience at SEIA and Kovitz Investment Group Partners, holding roles since 2023. He has worked at multiple firms including Focus Partners Wealth and has a background that includes studies at Indiana University. Cooper Fitz is based in Chicago, IL. SEIA is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary portfolio management strategies combined with financial planning and retirement consulting services.

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® certificant with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Curi Capital, LLC and was previously with UBS Financial Services. Joyaux has spent the majority of his career at RMB Capital Management, LLC. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across a range of managed accounts and funds.

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 Series 65 licensed advisor at Apella Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Park Piedmont Advisors LLC for 11 years and is a member of Money & Meaning, LLC, where he helps lead strategic direction and provides education and guidance focused on family and business transitions. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance companies, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach and integrates various technologies and third-party platforms to serve client needs.

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 based in Chicago, IL, with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at RMB Capital Management since 2014. Bach is currently affiliated with Curi Capital, LLC. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, family office services, and a subscription offering for early-career medical professionals. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients, employing a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across various management platforms and strategies.

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 at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has worked at multiple firms including Cura Wealth Advisors, IHT Wealth Management, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Shah is a non-practicing attorney licensed in Illinois and is involved as a strategy and engagement partner with DNX Ventures, a SaaS venture capital firm, as well as co-founder and COO of Deception and Truth Analysis, an enterprise SaaS platform. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using proprietary model allocations and third-party sub-advisers, and offers services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory.

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.

Sandra Crook is a financial advisor with Brookwood Investment Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and totaling 40 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Belpointe Asset Management LLC before joining Brookwood in 2023. Additionally, she is involved with Brookwood Insurance Group LLC, focusing on fixed insurance sales. Brookwood Investment Group serves individual investors, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm customizes portfolios using a variety of investment strategies and maintains multiple affiliated businesses and strategic platform relationships.