Brian Atkins is a financial advisor with Significant Wealth Partners LLC in Cary, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Heritage Strategic Wealth, LLC, Wealth Builder Funds LLC, Kingsview Asset Management, and has been managing Atkins & Associates since 2007, where he serves as CEO and operates exempt hedge funds. Atkins is also a licensed insurance agent and offers related advisory services through his firm. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, offering diversified strategies including managed accounts, options, and selective use of leveraged ETFs.

Dana Lyons is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with J. Lyons Fund Management, Inc. since 1999. J. Lyons Fund Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes a proprietary risk management and market-timing model combined with technical analysis and a relative-strength fund selection process, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on limiting downside risk through active timing strategies.

Michele Bush is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2022. Prior to joining Savant, she worked for seven years at Baril Advisors LLC. She holds a Series 65 registration and is based in Rockford, IL. Savant Wealth Management offers comprehensive wealth and investment management services to individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a structured, evidence-based investment approach using model portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, alongside tax-aware strategies and customization options, supported by a multi-advisor enterprise model and affiliated in-house services such as tax consulting and legal support.

John Lyons is a financial advisor with J. Lyons Fund Management, Inc. in Deerfield, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with J. Lyons Fund Management since 1985 and serves as the firm's president. J. Lyons Fund Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a proprietary risk management and market-timing model alongside technical analysis and relative-strength fund selection, offering managed accounts, a managed 401(k) service, and subscription products delivering market guidance.

James Rudwall is a financial advisor at Rudwall Wealth Management LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with his current firm since 2016, following a brief tenure at Insight Securities, Inc. Rudwall is a member of Kappa Beta Phi, a fraternal society for financial professionals. Rudwall Wealth Management LLC serves a small client base including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations by providing investment advisory, portfolio management, and wealth management services. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios based on fundamental analysis and long-term investment strategies, utilizing equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Lindsay Guido is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Conifer Bay Capital LLC since 2021, following roles at ChangePath, LLC, Effert Financial Solutions, and Partnervest Advisory Services. Outside of financial advising, she is also a stock photographer with images licensed through iStock by Getty Images. Conifer Bay Capital LLC provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, and it incorporates margin trading and option strategies in its investment approach.

Michelle Smalenberger is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Financial Design Studio, Inc. since 2017 and previously spent 12 years at Kabarec Financial Advisors, Ltd. Financial Design Studio, Inc. serves individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm provides additional services including personal tax preparation, business bookkeeping, and educational seminars, emphasizing long-term asset allocation and buy-and-hold strategies using mutual funds and ETFs.

Tamra Wener is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience currently serving at Mosaic FI LLC. She previously worked at RW Financial Planning, LLC, and Rivkin & Rivkin, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she is an adjunct instructor at Northwestern University School of Professional Studies. Mosaic FI LLC offers portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and small-business pension consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and corporate clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio management supported by tailored investment policy statements and employs a range of analytical techniques and asset classes.

Ryan Siepka is a financial advisor at Rudwall Wealth Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Videckis Financial Services, Inc. since 2019 and at Comprehensive Insurance Agency, LLC since 2009. Rudwall Wealth Management LLC provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a client-tailored, fundamentally oriented, long-term investment approach and manages discretionary portfolios across various asset classes.

George Maroudas is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with PMG Wealth Management and has also worked with LPL Financial. His background includes roles at John Cabot University and Michigan State University. PMG Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business owners with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to manage customized portfolios and offers strategies such as the “Advance & Protect” approach, blending in-house management with outside managers to address diverse client needs.

Brian Dunn is a financial advisor at Black Elm Advisers, LLC in Skokie, IL, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has served as president of Epic Sky, Inc., a marketing company, since 2015. Dunn is also involved in hedge fund management through Black Prime, LLC, an affiliated entity. Black Elm Advisers provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis. The firm utilizes a range of strategies, including long and short positions, margin trading, and options, with performance-based compensation and active use of derivatives distinguishing it from many peers.

Maria Graft is a financial advisor at Simplified Wealth Management, LLC in Barrington, IL, with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and is involved in several outside business activities, including serving as a marketing manager for MJG Construction, LLC and working as an insurance agent with Our Family Office, LLC. Simplified Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $23 million. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers strategies ranging from long-term holdings to options trading, along with ongoing portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Daniel Dame is a financial advisor at PMG Wealth Management with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has worked at PMG Wealth Management since 2016 and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he acts as a broker for various non-variable insurance products through Dame Financial Services. PMG Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business owners with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages customized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, often blending in-house management with outside managers to address client-specific needs.

Donald Monsen is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Woodfield Financial Advisors, Inc. in Deer Park, IL, and has prior experience with Independent Financial Group LLC and Woodfield Planning Corp. Woodfield Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides financial planning, investment advisory, and portfolio management services, developing tailored asset-allocation models implemented through mutual funds and ETFs, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

Barbara Bridgman is a financial advisor at Succession Financial, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at WealthStar Advisors, LLC, Mueller Financial Services, Inc., and operating her own advisory practice. Succession Financial, Inc. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation services. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with both passive and active strategies.

Elizabeth Schneider is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Whealthy Empowerment Network and is also involved with Infinity Wealth Company, LLC, where she provides investment advisory services. Her prior roles include positions at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Adviceperiod, LLC. WHealthy Empowerment Network offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy across a broad investment universe and serves clients through a two-advisor team without imposing account minimums.

Carol Digman is a financial advisor with Tree City Investments, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 40 years of industry experience and has worked with firms including Triad Advisors, Inc. and Top Flight Advisory Services. Outside of her advisory work, she owns several small businesses, including a restaurant and a food product company. Tree City Investments provides continuous asset management through an institutional platform, serving individual clients and qualified retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client interviews and financial data, using a range of analytical techniques and typically managing accounts on a nondiscretionary basis.

Leslie Herr is a financial advisor at Simplified Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Herr has worked at firms including JP Morgan Securities and Auburn Group, and is involved in non-investment activities such as managing office operations for Signal Hill Partners and MJG Construction, as well as serving as a managing member and insurance agent at Our Family Office, LLC. Simplified Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to support various investment strategies, including options trading, and provides client-specific portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Victoria Dorgan is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Barrett Wealth Connection LLC since 2017 and has prior experience working with firms such as Raymond James Financial Services and Keating Financial Advisory Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is active as a professional speaker on general financial education topics and volunteers with organizations including the Women's Literacy Society, the Women's Board of the Ravinia Festival Association, and Rotary Chicago Financial District. Barrett Wealth Connection LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm offers wealth management, ongoing financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, with an investment approach centered on discretionary, buy-and-hold strategies guided by fundamental analysis and diversification.

William Andersen is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Western Pacific Wealth Management, LP and has previously worked at Ranger International Management, LP and Andersen Capital Management, LLC. Andersen has also been a private investor since 2003. Western Pacific Wealth Management, LP provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and donor-advised funds. The firm follows a long-term, equity-oriented investment philosophy with a focus on a global dividend strategy and utilizes outside managers selected through a formal research process.