Tyler Kocour is a CFP® professional with four years of experience, currently with JMG Financial Group LTD. His prior roles include positions at WEA Member Benefits and Hays Company, as well as experience at the University of Wisconsin. JMG Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering discretionary investment management, financial advisory, retirement plan consulting, and tax consulting services. The firm manages approximately $6.36 billion in assets with a team of about 64 advisors and employs a strategic asset allocation approach overseen by an investment committee.

Andrew Egan is a financial advisor at Sequent Planning, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Sequent Planning since 2019. Prior to that, he was employed at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a security guard at Wrigley Field. Sequent Planning, LLC, doing business as Futurity First Wealth Management, serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, small and medium-sized businesses, endowments, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, utilizing a structured risk framework and diversified manager exposures to meet client needs.

Karma Forrestal is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP since 2012. She holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Lombard, Illinois. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of F.A.M. LLC, providing certain management services under a service agreement with Forum Financial Management. Forum Financial Management, LP offers fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services 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 managed primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs aligned with a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Matthew Fuhrman is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. since 2022. He previously worked at Fidelity in various capacities from 2016 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life, health, annuities, and fixed insurance sales through Streamline Financial. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors offers personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary programs, focusing on a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Ryan Linenger is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2016. He previously founded and operated Linenger Wealth Management from 2010 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Linenger is a partner at Plante & Moran PLLC and volunteers as a board member for Wheaton Christian Grammar School. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, written investment policy statements, and manager selection, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside alternative investment access.

Maria Tipton is a financial advisor with KCD Financial, Inc. in Willowbrook, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 38 years of industry experience. She has been with KCD Financial since 2012 and has also been self-employed since 2011. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in insurance sales, specializing in fixed annuities, life insurance, long-term care, and disability products. KCD Financial, Inc. provides asset management, financial planning, appraisal services, and access to third-party management programs for individuals, corporate pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of analytical and investment strategies and serves approximately 1,145 clients with $182.6 million in assets under management.

Joel Clousing is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Wheaton, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, Clousing is a CPA who prepares personal tax returns for clients and also serves as a basketball referee. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs supported by an in-house research team that develops model portfolios and investment strategies.

Jack Grzenia is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing ten years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cetera, and MP360 Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner at ZEN Installations, a vinyl sign installation business, and engages in insurance sales as a sole proprietor. Forum Financial Management, LP serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm builds portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily utilizing institutional mutual funds and ETFs, and supports other RIAs through a turn-key asset-management platform and back-office services.

John Lancaster III is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations as well as a Series 63 license. In addition to his role at Ausdal since 2009, he is president of The Lancaster Co., Inc., where he oversees insurance sales including group and individual medical, life, disability, and long-term care products. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in 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, employing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across multiple asset classes.

Tina Meckaroski is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners and holds the Series 66 designation. She has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at PIMCO Investments LLC and Nuveen Investments. She provides financial planning and consulting services through HighPoint Advisor Group, an independent investment advisor firm. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and uses fundamental analysis to construct client investment policies across a variety of asset classes and third-party platforms.

Lori Hall is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Sowell Financial Services, LLC since 2016 and previously spent four years at Concert Wealth Management Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with Sapphire Wealth Management in sales, market support, client relationship management, and financial planning. Sowell Management is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, registered investment advisers, and institutions. The firm employs a multi-branch independent-contractor model with over 100 advisors and offers investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services.

Peter Lewis is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with LaSalle St Securities LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to a range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs, utilizing asset-allocation models and a variety of investment vehicles.

Andrea Schreiber is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Forum since 2012. In addition to her advisory role, she owns The Schreiber Group, Inc., a certified public accounting firm in Naperville, Illinois. 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 invested in DFA mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

William German is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at JMG Financial Group, Ltd. since 2012. He holds Series 63 licensure and is involved in agricultural business activities, including roles as treasurer and secretary for two farm land management entities where he maintains financial records and assists in operational evaluations. JMG Financial Group, Ltd. serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary investment management, financial advisory, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation investment approach overseen by a committee and manages approximately $6.36 billion in assets with a team of 64 advisors.

Christopher Jahntz is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mid America Financial Inc since 1989 and Harvest Investment Services, LLC from 2012 to 2018. Outside of financial services, Jahntz is involved in music production and performance as a recording artist and producer. First Advisors National provides investment management, asset allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, utilizing a combination of third-party money managers and individual securities to implement discretionary portfolio strategies.

Robert Batutis II is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ausdal since 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates MBC Insurance Group, where he sells individual health, life, and senior market insurance products. 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 a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations.

David Berendt is a financial professional at Capital Analysts with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lincoln Investment since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a small groups coach for the Boomerang Project, teaching educators how to facilitate a mentoring program for high school students. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various programs and uses an in-house Investment Management & Research team to guide its investment decisions.

Daniel Mccabe is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC (doing business as McCabe Financial Group) and LPL Financial since 2013. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across a variety of securities and program solutions.

Frank Vandy is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC in Aurora, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 10 years before joining Spire Investment Partners in 2021. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, utilizing a diverse range of strategies including passive, active, hybrid tax-aware allocations, and tactical solutions. The firm offers financial planning, manager-of-managers programs, and access to separately managed portfolios, supported by proprietary risk overlays through its affiliate Corbett Road Capital Management.

Paul Draniczarek is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has operated his own tax and accounting firm, Paul R. Draniczarek, Ltd., since 1988, where he provides financial statement preparation and tax services. He has been with Forum Financial Management since 2012. Forum Financial Management, LP offers 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, implementing model portfolios primarily with institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.