Evan Perduk is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently advising at Root Financial Partners. He previously worked at Thor Wealth Management and has held roles in various industries including insurance and engineering. Outside of his advisory work, Evan is the president and founder of EMP Tax & Patronage, LLC, which provides tax preparation services for individuals. Root Financial Partners offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan relationships. The firm employs a broadly diversified, passive investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, with additional capabilities in specialized strategies and educational programming.

Konstantine Andrakakos is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aaron Wealth Advisors since 2018 and previously held roles at Northern Trust Securities, Northern Trust Bank, and Deutsche Bank. Aaron Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth and institutional clients, including business owners, entrepreneurs, and multi-generational families, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as standalone financial consulting. The firm uses an outsourced platform to access third-party managers and offers option overlay strategies, maintaining a relatively small advisor team while managing several billion in client assets.

Brian Plain is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and has been with Gradient Advisors, LLC since 2014. He provides consulting services focused on business management and growth to small business owners. Gradient Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and Investment Advisor Representatives, using a largely non-discretionary approach that incorporates multiple analytical methods to align portfolios with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Stanley Lovelace is a financial advisor at ON Investment Management CO with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked concurrently at multiple firms, including United Security Life, Principal Financial Group, THE O.N. Equity Sales Company, and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he owns and operates several businesses focused on selling fixed annuities, life insurance, disability, and health products, as well as marketing term life insurance through an online platform. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory services and access to third-party investment programs, managing accounts through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary relationships.

Matt Goren is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC in Chicago, IL. He also serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Danko Education, a financial education company, and as Director of Curriculum for the Global Financial Planning Institute. Prior to joining Main Street Financial Solutions, Goren worked at Farther Finance Advisors and CeriFi, among other roles. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, employing an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach with a mix of passive and active strategies tailored to client objectives.

Grace Stewart is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and worked in education prior to joining The Mather Group. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and offers customization options such as direct indexing and ESG portfolios.

Daniel Hynes is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at BlackRock Investments LLC, Halo Investing, and Northern Trust Company. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, including asset managers, registered investment advisers, banks, broker-dealers, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm utilizes systematic, technical, and rules-based processes combined with quantitative and fundamental analysis to manage option-based hedges and yield-enhancing overlays.

Kim Brownlee is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Icma Retirement Corporation since 2007. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. The firm’s advisory approach includes discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management, with a multi-team advisory structure supporting more than 40,000 participants.

Steven Dudash is a financial advisor with IHT Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial and Lpl Insurance Associates since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Dudash serves as CEO and Principal of Riverwalk Capital Partners LLC. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining fundamental stock selection with quantitative tools and diversified model portfolios, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services through a large network of advisors.

Christian Early is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RMB Capital Management LLC from 2019 to the present and earlier experience at Denison University and Ruth Lake Country Club. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser with approximately $11.6 billion in regulatory assets under management, serving individuals, employer retirement plans, institutions, mutual funds, private funds, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach using a mix of proprietary strategies, third-party managers, mutual funds, and private funds.

Robert Balanoff is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at AllState Financial Services and multiple businesses he leads, such as Balanoff Tax Services LLC and Balanoff Insurance Agency, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in mortgage origination through Nexa Mortgage LLC and assists clients with real estate transactions via Homevisor, LLC. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors with financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory programs. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services through a variety of managed portfolio options and third-party arrangements, managing over $900 million in client assets.

Stephen Gigliotti is a financial advisor with BMO Nesbitt Burns Securities Ltd. in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities, where he worked for 12 years before joining BMO-related firms in 2018. BMO Nesbitt Burns Securities Ltd. provides discretionary investment advisory, brokerage, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, entities, and retirement accounts in both the U.S. and Canada. The firm manages accounts according to client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a diversified approach that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Jacob Barton is a financial advisor with Waverly Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Waverly Advisors in 2025, he worked for thirteen years at Promus Holdings, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in winding down a vending machine franchise business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual clients, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations and provides various financial planning and consulting services.

Andrew Mattingly is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with a Series 66 credential and less than one year of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Lenox Advisors, MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Stock Yards Bank and Trust. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, providing integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and offers customization options such as direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

Kobe Rudin is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Curi RMB Capital, LLC, Preqin, Trinity International University, and Gilson Graphics. Curi Capital serves individuals, families, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles, managing approximately $9.83 billion across various investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental, bottom-up approach to equities and a fundamental relative-value strategy for fixed income, combining in-house strategies with external managers and proprietary risk analysis tools.

Alexander Blashewski is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial and IHT Wealth Management since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax preparation and accounting services through related business activities. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach using fundamental stock selection, quantitative tools, diversified model portfolios, and option strategies, supported by a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Grace Kramer is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Her prior work includes roles at BlackRock Investments LLC and PNC Capital Markets, LLC. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base, including institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a combination of systematic, technical, and rules-based processes alongside quantitative and fundamental analysis to manage option-based hedges, yield-enhancing overlays, and collateral management strategies.

Tyler Kendzior is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with McAdam LLC in Chicago, IL, where he has worked since 2019. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Room 38 and the University of Missouri. McAdam LLC serves a diverse clientele including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach with portfolios tailored through fundamental analysis and incorporates specialized exposures such as private investment funds and cryptocurrency via exchange-traded vehicles.

David Paske is a financial advisor with Saxony Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Saxony Securities since 2003. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a special education teacher at Lyons Township High School. Saxony Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates with a multi-team model and employs a range of investment strategies, including technical and fundamental analysis, while also offering third-party advisory services.

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