Christopher Kuipers is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Arete Wealth Advisors since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, Kuipers is a math teacher and middle school football coach at Holland Christian Schools. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates services across affiliated financial businesses and product channels.

Derrick Watts is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Packerland in 2020, he worked at Wunderlich Securities, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he provides business development coaching and consulting to startups and small business owners, focusing on growth strategies, financial statements, projections, capital needs, and budgeting. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients—including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors—through a network of 176 advisors managing over $1.35 billion in assets. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap-fee and unified managed account programs, and retirement-plan consulting, delivering investment solutions both directly and via third-party managers on the Hilltop/Hilltop-cleared Envestnet platform.

Arvin Weindruch is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Harris Weindruch & Co. Ltd. for over four decades. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an accounting and consulting business as a sole proprietor. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also offers sub-advisory services and a turnkey asset management platform to independent RIAs, utilizing model portfolios primarily invested in DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

David Lennon is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP in Joliet, IL, holding the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience and has been with Forum Financial Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013. Lennon is also the owner of Senesac & Lennon, Ltd., an accounting and tax services firm. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, utilizing model portfolios primarily implemented with DFA mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Andrew Baker is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Curi Capital, LLC and has worked at RMB Capital Management LLC since 2008. Curi Capital serves individuals and families, institutional and corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental, bottom-up approach to equity and a relative-value orientation to fixed income, combining in-house strategies with external managers and proprietary risk analysis tools.

Levi Palomo is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Osaic Advisory Services, Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, and TD Ameritrade. Outside of his advisory work, he is a financial planner with Pillar Financial Advisors, LLC. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management using a range of strategies and investment vehicles.

Brett Ludwig is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with seven years of industry experience. He has worked exclusively at JMG Financial Group, Ltd. since 2014. JMG Financial Group, Ltd. serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary investment management, financial advisory and consulting, retirement plan consulting, and tax consulting and preparation. The firm manages approximately $6.36 billion in assets with a team of 64 advisors and employs a strategic asset allocation approach overseen by an investment committee, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, fixed income, private funds, and sub-advisors.

Ian Doll is a CFP® certificant and Series 65 licensee with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with RMB Capital Management, where he has worked since 2012. Doll operates out of Chicago, IL. Curi Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, mutual funds, private funds, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach with a bottom-up process for equities and a relative-value focus for fixed income, using a combination of proprietary strategies, third-party managers, mutual funds, and private funds.

Mark Rodgers is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, BMR Retirement Group, Raymond James Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advisory work, Rodgers is a 50% owner of Drai's 1512 LLC, which leases office space to BMR Retirement Group. Concurrent Investment Advisors provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement advisory services to a broad client base, including individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios, serving clients through a network of approximately 161 advisors managing about $9.9 billion in assets.

Claire Davis is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC in Chicago, IL, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining The Mather Group, she worked at Kautex Textron and Miami University. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing combined financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach with tax-synchronized portfolio construction and offers customization options such as direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

David Chase is a financial advisor with NewEdge Wealth in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge Wealth and NewEdge Securities LLC in 2025, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors from 2015 to 2025. He serves as a board member and finance committee member at Hinsdale Community House, where he advises on financial and investment matters. NewEdge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services with an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation, investor behavior, and a combination of model strategies, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments.

Brian Erickson is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at IHT Wealth Management and LPL Financial, among other roles. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients through discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a blend of fundamental stock selection and quantitative tools within diversified model portfolios and offers proprietary wrap-fee programs through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Michael Sullivan is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Deer Park, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Vestwell Advisors LLC, Raymond James Financial Services, USI Advisors, and OneAmerica, among others. He also provides investment advisory services through his independent firm, IHT Wealth Management, LLC. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with in-house research, model portfolios, and a variety of investment and wealth management solutions.

Andrew Pagoulatos is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. in Elmhurst, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. for 11 years before joining LaSalle St. in 2024. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with LaSalle St. Insurance Services, which offers fixed insurance products. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs both passive and active investment strategies across multiple asset classes and is notable for its predominance of non-discretionary asset management and use of solicitor and co-advisor arrangements with third-party managers.

Khai Le is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors and Agia. Outside of his advisory role, he is a silent partner in two boba tea shops operated by his spouse. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various programs and utilizes an in-house Investment Management & Research team to guide investment decisions.

Richard Lloyd III is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been associated with HighPoint Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2014 and also co-owns R. Lloyd & Company, Ltd, a tax preparation and accounting firm. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs individualized investment policies using fundamental analysis across various asset classes and custodial platforms.

Scott Ueckert is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolio options and integrates AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight in its processes.

Catherine Fortuna is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bessemer Trust for nine years. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and offers customization options including ESG portfolios and concentrated stock management.

Matthew Fischer is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC since 2011. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC advises a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, not-for-profits, endowments, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customized portfolios and offers services ranging from discretionary portfolio management to family-office reporting.

Jake Burke is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Edward Jones and LPL Financial. 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, while offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA consulting, and access to third-party managers through a network of approximately 153 advisors.