Michael Mileski is a financial advisor at Corient with Series 65 credentials and experience beginning in 2023. His prior work includes roles at CI BDF and positions at Hope College and William Fremd High School. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies and third-party solutions, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Darryl Newman is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Corient since 2022 and previously was with Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC from 2018 to 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Annette Hammortree is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. She has worked at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2005, with a brief tenure at MSI Financial Services. Beyond her advisory role, she serves on the boards of PACT, Inc. and Lifes Plan Inc., organizations that provide trustee services and support to people with disabilities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides tailored client solutions including financial planning, consulting, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory programs.

Maxwell Thompson is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Performance Wealth Partners and Brad Scott - State Farm Agency. Outside of advising, he has been involved in entrepreneurial ventures including a moving company and a yogurt business. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, providing financial planning and portfolio management. The firm offers tailored plans using strategic allocation models and proprietary research, with integrated access to the wider Goldman Sachs ecosystem and a variety of specialized programs.

Jay Pollack is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 43 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Pollack has worked extensively with both Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities throughout his career. He also operates Laurus Strategies for Wealth, a business outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services tailored to client needs.

Mariam Sargsyan is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and EY Armenia. Her background includes academic roles at the University of Florida and Nebrija University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services supports a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients, by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Executive Wealth management. The firm uses strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to tailor solutions aligned with client objectives.

Allison Swanson is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with one year of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Creative Planning, she worked at Sageview Advisory Group and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of financial advising, she provides private softball pitching lessons through her business, Coach A Softball Stars. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led approach that integrates low-cost indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market exposure.

Jason Petitte is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has a long tenure at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Kovitz Securities, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Adam Ritter is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Cubit Wealth Management as a private wealth advisor and also provides consulting services in wealth planning. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to advisory programs through multiple platform structures, combining in-house and third-party solutions with an emphasis on centralized due diligence and technology integration.

Mark Mckinley is a financial advisor at William Blair with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at William Blair since 2012, following a 12-year tenure at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs active, research-driven management across various asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Wojtek Wojtyrowski is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Niles, IL, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an online discretionary model account available by invitation only to employees with existing PNC Bank online-banking credentials. The program uses algorithmic risk assessment and relies on approved model strategies executed via mutual funds and ETFs, with annual rebalancing.

Natalie Williams is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Nordstrom and served in various roles at educational institutions, including Lake Forest College, Villanova University, and Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers a range of services such as Private Family Office programs, Specialized Executive Wealth programs, and access to Alternative Investments.

Erica Berning is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Deerfield, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and maintains concurrent roles with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. Berning serves on the boards of the Cadence Cares Foundation and Beat The Streets Chicago, both nonprofit organizations focused on community programs. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Shelton Mudzingwa is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Palisades Growth Capital. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant rugby coach at Lake Forest College. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, executives, and institutions, utilizing strategic and tactical allocation models and a range of fee arrangements.

Jack Newman is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Newman & Schimel, Llc, and Mesirow Financial. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Virginia Morrow is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has previously worked at PwC and UCLA in addition to her current role. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management supported by strategic allocation models and manager selections, with access to specialized services and alternative investments.

Sarah Lall is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2014. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options, including direct indexing and tax-overlay services, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

David Budzisz is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Deerfield, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked previously at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Strategic Wealth Partners. His background also includes roles at Carthage College and involvement with the Carthage College Athletic Department. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Blake Warner is a financial advisor at SPC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Sigma Planning Corporation and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2018. Prior to that, he was employed at Anchor Brake Shoe from 2015 to 2018. Warner is also a licensed life and health insurance agent and operates under the DBA Touch Financial Group. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisers.

Johnathan Worrells is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Deerfield, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he works part-time in the hospitality industry as a banquet server and bartender. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis through an integrated structure linked to New York Life.