Suman Sachdeva is a financial advisor at BFC Planning, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at BFC Planning since 2017, alongside roles at Securities Management and Research, Inc. and Broker Dealer Financial Services. He serves as treasurer for the Raj & Suman Sachdeva Foundation, a charity organization. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, banks, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates through approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of platforms and strategies tailored by its advisors.

Raymond Velasco Sr. is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Kovack Advisors since 2019, following prior roles at Opus Wealth Partners and LPL Financial. Velasco also owns RVS Wealth Management, an investment advisory business. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, using a combination of internally developed models and third-party managers to implement client portfolios.

Jeremy Schares is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and is currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Waverly Advisors in 2024, he worked for 16 years at StrategIQ Financial Group, LLC. He is also a member of two holding companies, IQ Companies, LLC and WAAM TOPCO, LLC. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private markets allocations and offers a range of services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and multi-family office solutions.

Robert Lively is a Certified Financial Planner® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at JMG Financial Group, Ltd. His work history includes multiple roles within JMG Financial Group and brief engagements outside the financial sector, such as with Ruth Lake Country Club and Powder Hound Snow Removal, LLC. JMG Financial Group, Ltd. serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary investment management, financial advisory, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation services. 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.

Vincent Corso is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Corso is a partner in an insurance agency, BCH Insure, LLC, where he is involved in the sale of various non-variable insurance products. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion across more than 16,000 clients. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and financial planning services, using multiple custodians and integrating third-party money managers to tailor investment strategies to each client’s specific objectives and risk tolerance.

Ryan Gough is a financial advisor with Performance Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Performance Wealth since 2021 and at William Blair since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, Gough serves as a volunteer firefighter with the Western Springs Fire Department. Performance Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm offering wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a predominantly long-term investment approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, complemented by fundamental and technical analysis, personal client contact, and periodic account reviews.

Matthew Sorenson is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with JMG Financial Group LTD, where he has worked since 2021, following previous roles at Sorenson & Company LLC and Urban Financial Advisory Corporation. JMG Financial Group LTD provides comprehensive wealth management and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm follows a planning-based, long-term investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation and offers in-house tax consulting and private investment fund advisory services.

Ivana Vukanic is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with Performance Wealth, bringing four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include working at Northern Trust Corporation and academic positions at the University of Illinois and University of Indiana. Performance Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive wealth management and financial planning, managing over $4 billion in client assets with a primarily long-term, portfolio-focused investment approach.

Arijan Arslani is a CFA® charterholder currently with Calamos Wealth Management LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to joining Calamos, he spent eight years at Busey Wealth Management and five years at Rich's Family Restaurant. He serves as a Chapter Executive for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association’s Chicago Chapter, helping to plan networking and educational events. Calamos Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary wealth management and institutional advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process involves sourcing ideas, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring, with a notable affiliated ecosystem that includes multiple investment vehicles and trust services.

Steven Wilder is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC. Wilder has been associated with Kevin Spahn since 2007. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners offers customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a mix of proprietary investment models, third-party managers, and custodian-sponsored programs, managing most client assets on a discretionary basis.

George Mcelroy is a financial advisor with Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc. in Des Plaines, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Infinity Financial Services and LPL Financial, LLC. Trustmont Advisory Group serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment advice, discretionary portfolio management, and group seminars. The firm employs a long-term investment outlook using public research and adviser judgment, managing approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2024.

Scott Rosenquist is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners and previously worked at Vantage Financial Partners Limited for over a decade. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, 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 various securities and managed solutions.

Daniel Zalipski is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with HighPoint Planning Partners and previously worked at VANTAGE FINANCIAL PARTNERS Limited for 16 years. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs individualized investment policies using fundamental analysis across a variety of securities and custodial platforms.

Stephen Visser is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Naperville, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2006 and operates Highpoint Planning Partners, doing business as Onpath Financial, since 2013. Visser also holds a non-variable insurance license and is involved in advisory activities through Highpoint Advisor Group. 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 and a variety of investment programs, combining large-scale advisory operations with insurance and credit products.

Jeffrey Doblin is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP. He has been with Forum Financial Management since 2017, with prior experience at Bourbon Financial Management and Wedbush Futures. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in freelance writing and supports the Wilmette Park Districts through the Ouilmette Foundation. 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, implementing portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Bradley Kmetz is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ausdal in 2024, he worked at Signature Financial Services, Ltd and First Heartland Capital Inc from 2015 to 2024 and has operated Kmetz Financial Group since 2017, providing full-service accounting and tax preparation. Kmetz also serves as treasurer for the Willowbrook Burr Ridge Chamber of Commerce. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion across more than 16,000 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory services with strategies tailored at the advisor level, integrating multiple custodians and third-party money managers within its multi-team platform.

Mark Strefner is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. in Schaumburg, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with World Equity Group since 2008 and has been associated with American General Securities and AIG American General Life Insurance Company since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, Strefner is involved in several business activities including consulting on life insurance design and statistical modeling, serving as a benefits consultant for a nonprofit association, and providing student loan assistance referrals. World Equity Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business entities, nonprofits, and financial institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a combination of model-based and customized investment approaches, including proprietary models and third-party manager allocations.

Ted Berman is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Berman is involved in advanced tax planning and business consulting through an LLC he owns, and he also manages healthcare software licenses related to chronic care management systems. 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 about 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, implementing strategies across a range of asset types with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Grace Salvino is a financial advisor at Performance Wealth with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at William Blair & Co., L.L.C., as well as academic roles at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Michigan. Performance Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $4 billion in client assets. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-focused investment approach using diversified allocations with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative investments when appropriate.

Tyler Boland is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and Comey and Shepherd. In addition to advisory work, he is licensed as an insurance agent offering life, health, annuities, and other insurance products. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives who recommend model portfolios and third-party managers on an approved platform, offering ongoing financial planning and managed account services.