Kyle Schneider is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at BlackRock Investments LLC and BlackRock since 2023, as well as at Harris Associates and Harbor Capital Advisors earlier in his career. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, employing systematic, technical, and rules-based strategies that combine quantitative and fundamental analysis. The firm specializes in option-based hedges and yield-enhancing overlays, offering portfolio overlay, strategy management, and collateral services through both discretionary and sub-advisory mandates.

John Davila is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC (DBA TWG Wealth Partners) since 2016 and LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates John M. Davila and Associates LLC, which processes securities and non-variable insurance business. 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 wrap-fee program management, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Brian Schmehil is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at The Mather Group, LLC. He has been with The Mather Group since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in leasing and managing personally owned real estate. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolio options and incorporates AI and machine-learning tools under human oversight.

Robert Sutherland is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Client Services since 2010. Outside of advising, he serves as the board president of Spirito, a 501(c)(3) choral organization in Oakbrook, Illinois. Private Client Services is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.05 billion across over 3,200 client accounts and offers financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management through various implementation platforms and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Valentina Canonaco is a financial professional at Forum Financial Management, LP with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Cetera, Callero Capital Wealth Management, APC Financial Group, and in educational roles at Carol Von Linne Elementary and St. Procopius School. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm constructs model portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services, with a focus on wholesale relationships and back-office support for independent advisors.

John Sciaccotta is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Forum Financial Management, LP for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, Sciaccotta is the managing partner of DeMarco Sciaccotta Wilkens & Dunleavy, LLP, a CPA firm. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized 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 investment programs, emphasizing a predominance of non-discretionary asset management and utilizing a range of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options.

Ryan Zink is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of experience in financial services. He is affiliated with Forum Financial Management, LP and has held roles at Element 30 Insurance Solutions Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside his advisory work, he serves as president and broker of an insurance firm. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also acts as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for independent RIAs, implementing model portfolios primarily using DFA mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Adam Sarno is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Merrill and Bank of America. He also mentors college students who are members of Beta Theta Pi at Butler University. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides 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, utilizing a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options.

Natalie Dymkowski is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Charles Schwab, and Northwestern Mutual. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional or charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services and employs an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, utilizing a combination of model strategies, separately managed accounts, and proprietary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Mark Powell is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners since 2014. He is also registered with LPL Financial and has a background primarily with Highpoint Advisor Group, doing business as OnPath Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with MP Financial Solutions Holdings, LLC for non-investment related purposes and holds a notary role. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, utilizing fundamental analysis and multiple investment platforms to tailor portfolios.

Andrew Kang is a financial advisor with Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Chicago Partners in 2020, he worked at TD Ameritrade and has experience outside finance with a venture called It's Boba Time. Chicago Partners Investment Group provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofits, endowments, corporations, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation investment approach that combines fundamental analysis with quantitative optimization across a range of strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and alternatives.

Zachary Bittenbender is a financial professional at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Cetera and Jewel-Osco. His other business activities include providing financial services through North Star Resource Group. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers model-driven discretionary portfolio management using a range of proprietary and third-party investment products, with oversight through a governance process and regular account reviews.

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 with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC in Denver, CO. Prior to joining Curi Capital, he worked at RMB Capital Management and Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. He attended school full time for sixteen years before beginning his advisory career. Curi Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $9.83 billion using a long-term, fundamental investment approach that combines in-house strategies with external managers and proprietary risk analysis tools.

Dimitri Eliopoulos is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Curi Capital, LLC. He has worked with Curi Capital and its predecessor firms since 2010, including RMB Capital Management, LLC. Curi Capital provides wealth management, asset management, retirement plan solutions, and family office services to individuals, families, institutions, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $9.83 billion and employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach that combines in-house strategies with external managers and proprietary risk analysis tools.

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.

James Beran is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having one year of industry experience. He has operated the James W Beran Insurance Agency Ltd since 2011, providing insurance products and services. Sequent Planning, LLC serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, small and medium-sized businesses, endowments, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, third-party model manager access, and comprehensive retirement-plan services through a network of independent advisers using a structured risk framework and diversified investment approaches.

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 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kingsview Wealth Management and Kingsview Partners since 2017 and was previously with Edward Jones from 2011 to 2017. Kingsview Wealth Management is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $6.7 billion and serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, and asset management services through advisor-led and model-based strategies, including proprietary ETFs and access to alternative investments.