Daniel Tresemer is a CFP® professional affiliated with HighPoint Planning Partners, with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been associated with LPL Financial since 2007 and has held roles at HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC, including co-managing partner and branch manager of OnPath Financial. Tresemer is also involved with OnPath Outreach, a for-profit board dedicated to charitable service initiatives. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of services such as discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and utilizes various investment platforms and strategies tailored to client needs.

Joshua Rauterkus is a CFP® professional at Curi Capital, LLC with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at RMB Capital Management and Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients including plan sponsors and private funds. The firm uses a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach across a variety of account types and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Dimitri Eliopoulos is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Curi Capital, LLC and has previously worked at RMB Capital Management, LLC and UBS Financial Services. His background includes roles at both multi-team wealth management firms and private wealth advisory firms. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as plan sponsors and investment funds. The firm's investment approach combines bottom-up fundamental equity analysis with a relative-value fixed income strategy, offered through a range of investment vehicles and both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Paula Sauer is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Zacks & Company and Zacks Investment Management since 2004. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs a proprietary investment process combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, offering a wide range of strategies and serving both direct clients and third-party advisers through model portfolios and alternative funds.

Margherita Johnson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. She is affiliated with Capital Analysts and has held roles at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. for 15 years. In addition to her advisory work, she operates as an independent insurance agent, selling life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, advisor-managed portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice, utilizing both discretionary management by an in-house team and non-discretionary services through advisors and external managers.

James Beran is a financial advisor at Sequent Planning, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has managed the James W Beran Insurance Agency since 2011. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in managing several rental property businesses. Sequent Planning, LLC serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits by offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a structured risk framework and a mix of firm-developed models, third-party managers, and customized allocations, delivering services through a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Daniel Breier is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2020. He previously worked at National Seed from 2006 to 2020. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs model asset-allocation portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using institutional mutual funds and ETFs, and offers a range of portfolio management and advisory services including sub-advisory and back-office support for independent advisors and RIAs.

Leslie North is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has worked at LPL Financial, LLC since 2013, alongside her role at HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC (DBA: Stonebridge Wealth Advisors) since 2012. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and employs a fundamental analysis approach to portfolio construction across various asset classes.

Joel Foster is a financial advisor at Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kingsview Partners LLC and Kingsview Wealth Management since 2017 and previously spent six years at Edward Jones. Kingsview Wealth Management is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals, retirement plans, registered investment companies, endowments, trusts, and state or municipal clients. The firm offers financial planning, ongoing wealth management, and asset management through a combination of in-house strategies, third-party managers, and alternative investments.

Mark Stasik is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ausdal since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in health, long-term care, term life, and universal life insurance, and he provides consulting in career and success coaching on a volunteer basis. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative products.

Kevin Spahn is a CFP® and ChFC® with 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and previously spent over 30 years with Northwestern Mutual in various roles. Outside of advisory work, he owns Quintessence Legacy Planning, a business focused on documenting life stories. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, businesses, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology-driven operational support to implement client-specific investment strategies.

Harrison Sommers is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Root Financial Partners since 2025 and was previously with HighTower Securities, LLC for seven years. He also spent four years at Creighton University earlier in his career. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, and offers educational programs and online academies for financial education.

Nicholas Guido is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC since 2013. He also owns an insurance business based in Chicago. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC advises a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, nonprofits, and corporations, using a long-term, diversified investment approach with customized portfolios and a range of strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Thomas Davy is a CFP® with 56 years of industry experience, currently serving at Private Client Services, LLC since 2010. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Private Client Services is an SEC-registered independent investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, pension plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a discovery-driven process focusing on risk profiling and tailored platform selection, offering a range of advisory services across multiple investment platforms.

Todd Flynn is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC in Chicago, IL, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at McAdam LLC since 2014, previously spending 11 years at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and one year at Madison Avenue Securities. McAdam LLC provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm uses discretionary portfolio management with a broad range of investment vehicles and offers specialized exposures alongside a tiered weekly subscription planning product and estate-document creation services.

Christian Weichsel III is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at BlackRock Investments LLC, Citigroup, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary and sub-advisory investment services to institutional and individual clients, utilizing systematic and quantitative strategies combined with fundamental analysis. The firm focuses on portfolio overlay and strategy management employing listed derivatives and offers collateral management along with assistance in over-the-counter derivatives.

August Ericson is an advisor at The Mather Group, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2025 and previously worked at Dell Technologies and Hewlett-Packard Enterprises. Ericson graduated from The University of Alabama in 2025. 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 featuring risk-based allocation models, tax-synchronized portfolios, and customization options such as direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

Oscar Cantu is a financial advisor with JMG Financial Group Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at JMG Financial Group since 2019 and previously spent 20 years at Charles Schwab, including Charles Schwab Bank. JMG Financial Group provides wealth management, portfolio management, and financial consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a planning-based, long-term investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation and employs a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and alternative investments.

Jackson Bruscianelli is an advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. based in Chicago, IL. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with B. Riley Wealth Management since 2024. Prior to this, he spent five years at the University of Cincinnati and five years at Montini Catholic School. B. Riley Wealth Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a variety of investment programs and manages over $4 billion in client assets across approximately 173 advisors.

Robert Balfour is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth in Chicago, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for nine years before joining New Edge Wealth and NewEdge Securities LLC in 2025. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, family offices, foundations, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm offers wealth strategy, financial planning, portfolio management, and institutional consulting, utilizing a combination of independent managers, model strategies, and technology tools including AI-assisted analytics.