Walid Matariyeh is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and approximately one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ernst & Young, RSM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and several financial services firms. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in an accounting and tax firm and manages educational businesses focused on teaching children coding. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporate entities, offering discretionary asset management and financial planning services. The firm constructs investment policies through personal consultations and implements portfolios using fundamental analysis across a range of securities and platforms.

Eric Mesko is a financial advisor with VestGen Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Triad Advisors, LPL Financial, and Waddell & Reed. He serves on the board of Bartlett Learning Centers, a school for children with mental challenges. VestGen Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for over 9,400 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a blend of analytical approaches and third-party managers.

Kevin Shekell is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Jackson National Life Distributors for 10 years. He is also involved in insurance sales and operates Shekell Wealth Management, LLC. Additionally, he serves as a notary public. 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, employing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across various asset classes.

Keith Plywaczynski is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is the founder and CEO of Fortitude Financial Partners and currently serves as an advisor at Mariner Independent. His prior experience includes roles at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Mariner Platform Solutions. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, and access to third-party managers, with a notable integration of institutional and retirement plan resources.

Christopher Hurckes is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. since 2019. Prior to his advisory roles, he worked at Athletico Physical Therapy from 2012 to 2019. He is also a board member of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, engaging in community activities. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing over $2 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and nonprofits, implementing strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with access to multiple custodians and investment products.

Robert Widman Jr. is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors since 2009 and LaSalle St. Securities since 2003. 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 both passive and active investment strategies across a variety of asset classes and is notable for its predominance of non-discretionary asset management and use of fee-sharing and co-advisor arrangements.

Jessica Haages is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Raymond James & Associates and Cetera Investment Services LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Sorrento's Restaurant. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes model asset-allocation portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory support to independent advisors and RIAs.

Christopher Ferraro is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 12 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Northern Trust Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing, and JP Morgan Securities. Ferraro is dually registered with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC, and LPL Financial, conducting the majority of his work as an Investment Advisor Representative. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across various asset types, with continuous account monitoring and formal annual reviews.

William Davis is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with seven years of experience at Forum Financial Management, LP, where he has been employed since 2015. He serves as Treasurer for the Lake Eleanor Estates Homeowners' Association, overseeing finances and managing expenditures. 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 acts as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing portfolios primarily with DFA mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Heather Corley is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at HighPoint Advisor Group since 2021 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, Trapp Financial, and Brookstone Capital Management. In addition to advising, she provides administrative support to HighPoint Advisor Group. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, using a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, REITs, options, and third-party platforms.

Stanley Nieminski is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and PFS™ designations and has worked at firms including Clearpath Financial LLC and Cetera. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of a mortgage brokerage and provides tax and accounting services through his CPA firm. Fortis Capital Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring, employing a range of strategies including passive, active, tactical, blended, and ESG-integrated approaches.

Kimberly Taylor is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at VANTAGE FINANCIAL PARTNERS Limited from 2006 to 2024. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and uses fundamental analysis to construct individualized investment policies across various asset classes, offering both ongoing wealth management and stand-alone planning services.

John Vandervoorn is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners in Geneva, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining HighPoint Planning Partners in 2021, he worked at Level Four Advisory Services and LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, 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.

Joseph De Marco is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at LaSalle St. Securities, LLC and Forum Financial Management, LP. Outside of his advisory role, De Marco is the founder and owner of Elevate CPA Group and a partner at DeMarco Sciaccotta Wilkens & Dunleavy, LLP, both tax and accounting firms. 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 offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management using a range of strategies and investment vehicles, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary accounts.

Steven Kellar is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with HighPoint Planning Partners and LPL Financial. His prior roles include positions at IHT Wealth Management, Sheridan Road, and Independent Financial Partners. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation on a limited basis. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across a range of asset types.

Robert Yarosz is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 35 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at World Equity Group since 1997 and World Lending Group since 2002. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in real estate rental management through Arlington Ventures. World Equity Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business entities, non-profits, and financial institutions, offering a range of portfolio management and advisory services. The firm employs both model-based and customized investment approaches and manages approximately $945 million in assets.

Kim Suchy is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Optimum Investment Advisors. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing over $2 billion in assets. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations through a network of approximately 152 advisors.

Thomas Boggess is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research and ProEquities, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as chapter president of the Society for Financial Awareness and operates a legal practice as an attorney. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on third-party money managers and combining tactical and strategic investment approaches. The firm provides investment management, retirement plan consulting, and advice on individual securities, ETFs, and mutual funds.

John Adam is a CFP® and Series 63 licensed advisor with 28 years of experience. He has been with Forum Financial Management, LP since 2002 and also has experience at Spokas & Associates CPA's LLC and Forum Tax & Accounting Services LLC. Adam is involved in insurance sales as a sole proprietor and participates in real estate management through two LLCs. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory in constructing model portfolios primarily using institutional mutual funds and ETFs, and it offers a broad range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services.

Edward Luebe is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LaSalle St. Securities LLC since 2015 and Heartland Investment Associates, Inc. since 1990. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance activities. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering fee-based financial planning and a range of portfolio management services. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management strategies using diverse investment vehicles and is notable for its predominance of non-discretionary assets and use of fee-sharing and co-advisor arrangements.