John O'Connor is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at Curi Capital, LLC and has previously held roles at RMB Capital Management LLC, IronBridge Capital Management, LP, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach, utilizing both in-house and external strategies across a range of portfolio types and client solutions.

Jeffrey Jones is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Curi Capital, LLC and has held prior roles at RMB Capital Management LLC, IronBridge Capital Management, LP, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services across various investment vehicles.

Brian Langenkamp is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He 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 combines quantitative and qualitative analysis through proprietary models and offers a range of investment strategies and vehicles, serving both direct clients and third-party advisers.

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® professional at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with one year of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms including Farther Finance Advisors and CeriFi. Outside of his advisory duties, he serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Danko Education, a financial education company, and as Director of Curriculum for the Global Financial Planning Institute. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting using an academic-based, multi-asset-class approach with a combination of passive and active investment strategies.

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.

Alejandro Pastrana is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and Serene Financial Group. Pastrana is the sole proprietor of Serene Financial Group, LLC, where he provides life, health, long-term care, and disability insurance. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through a network of 176 advisors and offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment solutions, including third-party managers and various managed account structures, available on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Christian Early is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at RMB Capital Management LLC from 2019 to present and has professional experience outside finance, including roles at Denison University and Ruth Lake Country Club. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across various account types, combining in-house and external strategies for portfolio construction.

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.

Paul Wong is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience, currently practicing at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. He has worked at La Salle St. Securities, Inc. for nearly three decades. Outside of his advisory role, Wong serves as Treasurer and Committee Member of the Mission Related Investment Committee at Grace Church. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary investment management programs, emphasizing a predominantly non-discretionary asset mix.

Jacob Barton is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Promus Holdings, LLC for 13 years before joining Waverly Advisors in 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he managed a vending machine franchise business that is currently being wound down. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, and offers a range of services including financial planning, retirement consulting, and multi-family office services.

John Berger is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors since 2000 and affiliated with La Salle St. Securities since 1991. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs, emphasizing a predominance of non-discretionary assets under management.

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.