Kidus Yared Bayou is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services holding a Series 66 designation and entering his first year in the industry. His prior experience includes roles at Swiss Re and educational positions at The College of Wooster, Ethio-Parents' School, and the British International School. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models and a range of advisory services supported by affiliates across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Matthew Cox is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. He has two years of industry experience and previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Strategic Wealth Partners. His background also includes roles outside of finance, such as positions with Dish Network and Indiana University Athletic Department. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis, utilizing a broad range of public and alternative investment strategies combined with affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Iain Mckinney is a financial advisor at William Blair with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair & Company since 2010. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm follows an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models, third-party sub-advisers, and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

David Mcguffey is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following seven years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and a range of affiliated and unaffiliated managers to deliver tailored wealth solutions across various client segments.

Brad Goldberg is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and activity as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jason Mudrock is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following six years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and institutional participants. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and tailored strategies, offering services through both direct and partner-based programs within a large integrated financial group.

Michael Jones is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including LPL Financial, GWM Advisors, and Ameritas Investment Company. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with The Arboretum Club and worked for Amazon Flex. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs using a mix of in-house model portfolios and third-party managers, and maintains integrations with its Ameritas affiliates to support a diverse range of client needs.

Joseph Holakovsky is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Elgin, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2016. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic risk assessment and manages investments via approved model strategies with mutual funds and ETFs.

Thomas Herzing is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has been with Mercer since 2015. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor tilts, supported by various implementation options and a range of affiliated service lines.

Meya Myrick is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has prior work experience with Dean Dorton, Gap Inc, American Eagle Outfitters, and the University of Kentucky. Outside of her advisory role, Myrick works part-time as a fitness coach at Solidcore in Chicago. 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 utilizes strategic allocation models, manager selections, and a range of advisory platforms, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to offer integrated wealth management solutions.

Victor Champney is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved with The UTC Tax Busters and Inheritguard, LLC. Outside of finance, he operates a music studio, provides music lessons, and performs as a member of a musical band. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers advisory services primarily through model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Nicholas Costa is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at Vermillion Financial Advisors. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and utilizes a diversified investment process combining passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Thomas Bartley is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 41 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Meritage, The Leaders Group Inc, Securities America, Highland Capital Brokerage, Investacorp, and Capital PSF. Bartley has also worked as an independent insurance agent for over 50 years. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory and portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

David Mcgranahan is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, and Relative Value Partners Group, LLC. He serves on a committee for Congregation Sukkat Shalom’s endowment fund and is an independent board member of Prairie Management Group, a family office. Focus Partners Wealth serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering investment management and comprehensive wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, and it operates a large advisory platform with integrated reporting across managed and held-away assets.

Franklin Montes is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 credential. He has been with Corient since 2025 and has prior experience that includes four years at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team-oriented investment approach that integrates in-house and third-party strategies, continuous portfolio monitoring, and risk management tools.

Ethan Madura is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Janney in 2026, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for five years. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Dane Sauer is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Schaumburg, IL. He has been with Mercer since 2016 in various roles. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, and non-profits. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other strategies, and offers a broad range of specialized services including retirement plan consulting and family office solutions.

Julie Bucaro is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently with Corient, where she has worked since 2022, following a 13-year tenure at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

Brittany Suttie is a Series 66-registered advisor with First Command Advisory Services and has three years of industry experience. She has been with First Command Brokerage Service Inc. since 2016. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage portfolio models.

Zachary Dombrowski is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) who holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2015 and previously worked at Rogers Financial Group from 2021 to 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Dombrowski serves as an elder board member at CityLine Bible Church and participates as an election judge with the Chicago Board of Election. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services with an emphasis on tailored recommendations, managing primarily non-discretionary assets within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.