Kristin Sweis is a financial advisor at Paradigm Money Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade, Inc. and Spotlight Asset Group, Inc. before joining Paradigm in 2020. Paradigm Money Management provides financial planning and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and business entities, focusing on tiered planning engagements and 3(21) ERISA plan support. The firm acts primarily as a planner and coordinator, recommending third-party managers and advisory platforms while monitoring their alignment with client objectives.

Michael Cameron is a financial advisor at Savant Investment Advisers, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Savant & Associates, Inc. since 2013. His other business activities include insurance sales focused on fixed annuities and life insurance. Savant provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach centers on asset-allocation planning and risk tolerance, offering model and advisor-managed portfolios with continuous monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

Daoran Alabin is a financial advisor at JT Asset Allocation LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with First Allied Securities, Inc. and Smartcorr Systems Inc. Prior to joining JT Asset Allocation, he has been active in advisory and other business roles since 2016. JT Asset Allocation LLC is a small registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and individualized investment plans for private individuals. The firm emphasizes portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active monitoring, employing strategies that include derivatives and both long- and short-term trading.

Richard Holmberg is a financial advisor at Liberty Asset Management, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Liberty Asset Management since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner in the law firm of Mosteller & Holmberg, P.C. Liberty Asset Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, emphasizing a long-term, diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

Nicholas Leftakes is a financial advisor at VIA IV Investments, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with VIA IV since 2020. He is also a co-owner and principal of LT Group, LLC, a real estate investment company based in Chicago. VIA IV Investments provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses, charities, estates, and trusts. The firm offers diversified, custom-indexed model portfolios alongside alternative private fund access and operates a digital advice program with a lower minimum investment threshold.

Raymond Kozicki is a financial advisor at Midwest Financial Network, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at EverGreen Capital Management and Horter Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Midwest Financial Network serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as businesses and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach, offers both comprehensive and modular financial planning, and provides educational seminars, outsourced portfolio management, and consulting services to other advisers and institutional clients.

Stephen Truesdale is a financial advisor at North South Capital, LLC in New Lenox, Illinois, with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for CN Railroad for ten years before joining North South Capital in 2021. Outside of advising, he manages a small rental property in Cedar Lake, Indiana. North South Capital serves retail and high-net-worth individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, estates, and trusts, managing approximately $25.9 million across about 120 client accounts. The firm uses multiple methods of analysis and goal- and risk-based model allocations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and insurance- and brokerage-related services.

Nicole Kustok is a financial advisor at Evansbrook Capital Management with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Romano Brothers and Company, Madison Capital Funding, and Sharmac Capital Funding. Kustok has been with Evansbrook Capital Management since 2023. Evansbrook Capital Management serves individual clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management, custom portfolio construction, and qualified plan consulting. The firm uses a strategic, diversified asset-allocation framework supported by various analytical approaches and manages over $225 million with a small advisory team.

David Thompson is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Thompson Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, and also serves as a portfolio manager and trader at Little Harbor Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Kaizen Advisory, LLC and Typhon Capital. Thompson Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as sub-advisory services to other investment advisers. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach across multiple strategies, utilizing equities, fixed income, options, and exchange-traded products, including derivatives and VIX-linked instruments, to implement tactical risk-management and quantitative elements.

Joel Poortenga is a financial advisor at GPS Financial Group, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with GPS Financial Group since 2016. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. GPS Financial Group manages approximately $64 million in assets using a two-advisor structure and applies modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading approach, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Karen Nordstrom is a financial advisor at Contour Financial with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Contour Financial since 2001. Contour Financial serves individual households primarily focused on retirement planning and investment management, emphasizing clients who are not high-net-worth. The firm offers diversified portfolios mainly composed of mutual funds and ETFs, alongside comprehensive financial planning services, and operates as a fee-only fiduciary under the NAPFA code.

Prakhar Bansal is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at V2 Financial Group, LLC. Prior to joining V2 Financial Group, he spent eleven years at The University of Chicago and took a year for extended travel. V2 Financial Group provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals and small businesses, managing approximately $350 million in client assets. The firm’s investment approach combines modern portfolio theory with macroeconomic and behavioral analysis, using strategic allocations along with tactical adjustments informed by fundamental and technical research.

Osman Arain is a CFA charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Evansbrook Capital Management and previously worked at Romano Brothers and PNC Wealth Management. Evansbrook Capital Management serves individual clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, custom portfolio construction, and qualified plan consulting. The firm employs a strategic, diversified asset-allocation framework supported by multiple analytical approaches and manages over $225 million with a small advisory team.

Irfan Galaria is a financial advisor at Galaria Capital Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is also the physician and president of Galaria Plastic Surgery & Dermatology, a medical-surgical practice he has operated since 2009. Galaria Capital Management serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and employer retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management and investment planning. The firm customizes strategies based on client age, risk tolerance, and time horizon, emphasizing asset allocation and diversification while accommodating faith-based or socially conscious preferences when practicable.

Austin Mitchell is a financial advisor at Maverick Thomas Capital with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at OneAmerica Securities, Johnson & Johnson, and Workout Anytime. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in non-variable insurance sales. Maverick Thomas Capital is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term trading strategies using multiple analysis techniques and typically manages a range of mutual funds, fixed income, equities, ETFs, annuities, and select non-U.S. securities.

Lisa Cameron is a financial advisor with Savant Investment Advisers, Inc. She holds a Series 66 credential and has 21 years of industry experience. Cameron has been with Savant & Associates, Inc. and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 2004 and also owns a CPA practice where she prepares income taxes. She serves as adjunct faculty at Moraine Valley Community College and is involved in consulting through Results Now, Inc. Savant Investment Advisers provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation, risk tolerance assessment, and continuous portfolio monitoring, utilizing model and advisor-managed portfolios with a variety of investment products.

Lawrence Gatz is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Copperwood Financial since 2020 and previously held roles at Significant Wealth Partners Inc., Capital Management Consultants, Kingsview Asset Management, Atkins and Associates, and Wealth Planning Network. Outside of his advisory work, he co-owns KLG Management Inc., which provides personal insurance and general business management consulting. Copperwood Financial offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, including a specialty practice for professional athletes. The firm manages portfolios using a tactical allocation approach and provides retirement plan consulting, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for employer-sponsored plans.

Christopher Casey is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Windrock Wealth Management since 2013 and currently serves as an advisor at the firm in Naperville, IL. Windrock Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and retirement-plan sponsors, providing discretionary portfolio management, family office solutions, and fiduciary retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a macroeconomic, multi-year asset-allocation approach across traditional and alternative investments and is notable for sponsoring private funds and offering those opportunities to clients alongside standard advisory services.

Robert Kristof is a financial advisor at Casey Wealth Management, Inc. in Orland Park, Illinois, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Sammons Securities Company, LLC since 2009 while also maintaining his role at Casey Wealth Management since 2005. Casey Wealth Management, founded in 2002, provides customized financial planning, consulting, and investment management primarily to individual clients and occasionally to pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs fundamental security analysis and a buy-and-hold strategy with quarterly portfolio reviews, managing non-discretionary assets without focusing on high-net-worth households.

Kaitlyn Hedger is a financial advisor at PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at PrairieView Wealth Partners since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Midwest Legacy Group, LLC and The Millennium Group, Where Service Matters. PrairieView Wealth & Tax Advisors provides personalized financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and businesses. The firm integrates tax-preparation services through an affiliated entity and uses a fundamental analysis approach to build customized investment portfolios that may include mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and other assets.