Carroll Klotz is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, LPL Financial LLC, and Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C. In addition to his advisory work, he operates a tax preparation business. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Michael Hullinger is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at BMO Bank NA, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, JP Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Bank, and Capital One Auto Finance. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and advanced technologies.

Lawrence Lehman is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 and 63 licenses, and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services. He serves as a board member of the Alpine Heights Homeowners Association and the Daniel Strada Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that provides advisory services through a nationwide network of independent advisors, serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutions. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services with multiple program structures and a multi-manager platform.

Sagar Thakkar is a financial advisor at Cetera with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been involved in his own financial services firm since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, Thakkar is active in real estate leasing and sales through One Real Estate Chicago. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a multi-manager platform.

Carolyn Hartnett is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Edward Jones with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2007. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 advisors and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

James Allen is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with LPL Financial since 2010. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with access to model portfolios, research, and a range of management options.

Steven Samson is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012, with prior experience at JPMorgan Chase Bank dating back to 1993. He also managed the Steven Samson Living Trust from 2014 to 2017. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis.

Adam Skotnicki is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2023, he worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities, where he spent over a decade. His other business activities include involvement with several investment-related entities affiliated with LPL Financial, as well as a business entity for tax and investment purposes. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by model portfolios and research.

Chelsea Wagers is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Orland Park, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes multiple roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and U.S. Bancorp Investments. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, applying a quantitative asset-allocation approach combined with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework.

William Hackett is a financial advisor at Wave & Breakout L.L.C. in Orland Park, Illinois, with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Waddell & Reed Inc. from 2014 to 2018. Hackett serves as the Finance Committee Chair for St. Julies Billiart Church in Tinley Park, Illinois. Wave & Breakout L.L.C. is an independent firm with a single advisor that offers personalized financial advisory services.

Jason Stevens is the sole advisor at Recondite Capital LLC in Naperville, IL, where he has worked since 2015. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 66 license and has 13 years of industry experience. Recondite Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to a small client base consisting of high-net-worth individuals and business or institutional clients. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with subscription-based publications and security pricing or rating services.

Carol Anderson is the sole advisor at Anderson Wealth Advisors LLC in Naperville, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 47 years of industry experience. She has worked at FSC Securities Corporation and OSAIC before founding her current firm. In addition to financial advising, she sells life insurance as an outside business activity. Anderson Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based financial planning and investment advice tailored to individual retirement and investment goals.

Robert Pachciarz is the sole advisor at Pinnacle Financial Planning in Aurora, Illinois, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC. Pinnacle Financial Planning provides investment advice and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates through recommending and monitoring third-party money managers rather than directly managing client assets. The firm combines a solicitor/referral model with fixed-fee financial planning and an affiliated insurance sales activity.