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.

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.

Jeffrey Moran is a CFA® charterholder and an advisor at SCV Capital LLC with five years of experience at the firm and 22 years in the industry, including 17 years at PPM America. He is based in Tower Lakes, Illinois. SCV Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management primarily to pooled investment vehicles and institutional clients such as banks, pension funds, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis for public equities and detailed reviews for private securities, focusing on long-term strategies while allowing for shorter-term adjustments as needed.

Steven Briggs is a financial advisor at Briggs Financial Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Waddell & Reed and Wizards of the Coast prior to founding his own practice. Briggs Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary investment management, ongoing financial planning, and in-house tax preparation. The firm manages approximately $52 million in assets and focuses on fundamental analysis with a long-term investment approach.

Joshua Da More is a financial advisor with Strive Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wellington Wealth Strategies LLC, TrustWealth Strategies, MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Assurance Technologies, Inc. He is also licensed as an insurance agent and engages in fixed insurance sales. Strive Financial Group, LLC is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans, with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan services. The firm employs both quantitative and qualitative analysis across a range of strategies, including long-term allocations, trading, options, and alternative investments, with regular portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Kevin Scullion is a financial advisor at Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has been associated with the firm since 2000. In addition to his advisory role, Scullion maintains a legal practice focused on tax law. Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC provides fee-only investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $699 million in client assets using a strategic asset allocation approach with global diversification and offers flexible engagement formats.

Rik Duryea is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Alley Company, where he has worked since 2005, including its affiliate Alley Investment Management Company since 2022. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, foundations, and family offices. Alley Investment Management emphasizes a tax-conscious, long-term large-cap equity approach with low turnover, incorporating ETFs, options strategies, and customized asset allocation.

Scott Comeau is a financial advisor at BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC in Vernon Hills, IL, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at BCU Wealth Advisors since 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an independent basketball official with the IAABO Board 130. BCU Wealth Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consultation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a core-plus-satellite investment approach, using third-party managers and model portfolios alongside customized strategies, and operates a substantial wrap fee program primarily custodied at LPL Financial.

Peter Kolb is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Inspirion Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021 and previously held a position at AbbVie Inc from 2017 to 2021. Inspirion Wealth Advisors manages approximately $1.39 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis as part of its investment approach.

Andrew Hooley is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC and has held previous roles at Badgley Phelps, Apella Wealth, Vestory LLC, and Charles Schwab. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm’s investment advice is tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance and includes model portfolios, institutional mutual fund share classes, ETFs, fixed income, and pooled vehicles.

Steven Milstein is a financial advisor at Mack Investment Securities, Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Mack Investment Securities since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of The Milstein Co., a business involved in the sale of egg products and life and health insurance. Mack Investment Securities advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other custodial accounts through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model strategy management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses a manager-of-managers approach combined with firm-run model strategies that include tactical shifts and use of ETFs, integrating advisory, broker-dealer, and insurance activities within its services.

Myron Hazen is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Inspirion Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2012 and was previously with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for eight years. Hazen serves as a board member of 1PLUS Charity, which supports disabled veterans, and holds a leadership position as assistant warden at St. Lawrence Episcopal Church in Libertyville, IL. Inspirion Wealth Advisors is a team of nine advisors managing approximately $1.24 billion in assets. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with various trading strategies.

Thomas Van Vuren is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Alley Company, LLC from 2014 to 2021 and currently serves at Alley Investment Management Company since 2022. Alley Investment Management Company provides discretionary separate-account portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, foundations, and family offices. The firm focuses on a tax-conscious, long-term large-cap equity approach with low turnover and uses ETFs, options, and margin as appropriate to meet client objectives.