Venkatakrishna Vedam is a financial advisor with V2 Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with V2 Financial Group since 2006 and also works as a mortgage consultant and loan officer at ABS Home Mortgage, where he has been involved since 2004. Additionally, Vedam serves as president of Millennium Financial and Business Services, Inc., providing business consulting to small businesses. V2 Financial Group is a registered investment adviser serving individual and small-business clients, including high-net-worth individuals, with discretionary asset management and personalized portfolio construction. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with macroeconomic, technical, and behavioral analysis to manage multi-hundred-million dollar portfolios across various asset classes.

Douglas Oosterhart is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Northwestern Mutual and its affiliated companies before joining LifePoint Planning in 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance professional and receives commissions from insurance product sales, which are separate from his advisory services. LifePoint Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs asset-allocation-driven portfolios using both passive index and active quantitative strategies, supported by digital platforms and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Thomas Gavin IV is a financial advisor at GW Asset Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at a range of firms including Gar Wood Securities, LLC, DeFonseka, LLC, and Cannatrac Financial Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement with consulting and technology companies. GW Asset Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides model portfolios and portfolio management driven by strategic and tactical quantitative analysis, using a mix of ETFs, equities, corporate debt, mutual funds, and occasionally alternative investments.

Brian Dress is a financial advisor at Left Brain Wealth Management, LLC in Naperville, Illinois, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Left Brain Wealth Management since 2018 and was previously employed at AE Trading from 2012 to 2018. Left Brain Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and tax-exempt entities with discretionary asset management and financial planning services. The firm uses a proprietary platform combining fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to tailor investment advice to client objectives and manages both individual and pooled accounts.

Richard Borek is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with SC Wealth Advisors and has held roles at Secure Capital Wealth Advisors LLC and Secure Capital Management USA LLC. SC Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes.

Kraig Mickelsen is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management, LLC. His prior experience includes 17 years at Ausdal Financial Partners and roles at Arete Wealth Advisors and Arete Wealth Management. Outside of financial advising, he is a minority owner and managing member of Integrated Planning LLC, a financial planning collaborative, and holds minority ownership in custom homebuilding businesses. KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management primarily serves institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, and businesses, while also providing financial planning and consulting services to individuals and families. The firm uses proprietary models and third-party money managers combined with ongoing due diligence and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary consulting and participant education programs for retirement plans.

Patrick Mauro is the principal of Patrick Mauro Investment Advisor, Inc. in Oak Brook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 1996. Patrick Mauro Investment Advisor, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing portfolios for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and various business and charitable entities. The firm provides discretionary investment management with strategies including laddered bond portfolios and growth-and-income equity approaches, emphasizing dividend-paying companies, MLPs, REITs, and commodity ETFs.

Venkatram Krishnamurthy is a financial advisor at V2 Financial Group, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with V2 Financial Group since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he has been involved with the College of Lake County since 2004. V2 Financial Group serves individual and small-business clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary asset management and personalized portfolio construction. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with macroeconomic, technical, and behavioral analysis to manage multi-hundred-million dollar client assets through strategic and tactical investment approaches.

Graham Craig is a financial advisor at Tower Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Tower Wealth Advisors since 2016 and at Robert Baird & Co. since 2011. Tower Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $47 million across about 218 client accounts. The firm focuses on exchange-traded equities, supplemented by registered investment companies and cash, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside assistance with 401(k) plans.

Ibrahim Galaria is the principal of Galaria Capital Management, LLC in Naperville, IL, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Galaria Capital Management since 1994. Outside of advisory work, he manages a family-owned medical office property in Virginia. Galaria Capital Management provides asset management and investment planning services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and employer retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized strategies based on client age, time horizon, and risk tolerance, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and accommodating faith-based or socially conscious preferences when practicable.

Rajan Shah is a financial advisor at SC Wealth Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Secure Capital Wealth Advisors LLC since 2019 and Secure Capital Management USA LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he assists clients with life insurance and annuity purchases through various insurance carriers. SC Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation investment approach and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension plan consulting.

Arminas Rajuncas is a financial advisor at Parkview Asset Management, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial and Unique Wealth Strategies, LLC. Rajuncas holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Parkview Asset Management, Inc. is a two-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $206 million for around 140 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning with a primarily long-term, client-specific investment approach using low-cost diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities when appropriate.

Samuel Hardy is a financial advisor with Cambier Capital, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at 2642 Capital, Stenger Family Office, PT Asset Management, and Performance Trust Capital Partners. Cambier Capital provides wealth management and investment services for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, employing a long-term investment approach complemented by fundamental and technical analysis and third-party manager reviews.

Simon Granner is a financial advisor at PCFO Capital with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Thrivent Financial and Rewired Planning, LLC. PCFO Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading orientation, tailoring portfolios to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerances.

Brett Rentmeester is a CFA® charterholder and president of Windrock Wealth Management in Naperville, IL, with 13 years of industry experience. He was previously employed by Altair Advisers, a Chicago-based investment advisor, until early 2013. Rentmeester is also a partial owner of Iridius Investment Advisors LLC, a private fund advisory firm focused on real estate, cross-border, and financial services investments. Windrock Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and retirement-plan sponsors by providing discretionary portfolio management, family office solutions, and fiduciary retirement-plan consulting. The firm emphasizes a macroeconomic, multi-year asset-allocation framework and offers clients access to private investment opportunities alongside traditional advisory services.

Roger Kadisak is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Kadisak Financial Services, Inc. since 1995. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to both high-net-worth and non-HNW individual and trust clients. Kadisak Financial Services manages approximately $65.5 million across about 77 client relationships, using an actively managed, tactical asset-allocation approach focused on diversified mutual funds and ETFs.

Kathleen Governale is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Leslie Global Wealth, LLC and LPL Financial, having previously worked at Strategic Financial Advisory Services and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. Her background includes extensive advisory roles spanning over two decades. Leslie Global Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to tailor portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management across various asset classes.

Alzena Saleem is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Galaria Capital Management, LLC since 2012. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Naperville, IL. Galaria Capital Management provides asset management and investment planning services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and employer retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized strategies based on client age, time horizon, and risk tolerance, focusing on asset allocation and diversification across various investment styles and sectors.

Sarah Pierce is a financial advisor at Watershed Private Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, Creative Planning, and Steven L Braun. Watershed Private Wealth provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans with a focus on customized portfolio management and financial planning. The firm utilizes a range of strategies including third-party model portfolios, direct indexing, and structured products to tailor investment programs based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Charles McKenna is a financial advisor at McKenna Capital, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, McKenna serves as a director at Wheaton Bank and Trust and Penske Motor Group, and he owns a business services company. McKenna Capital is a small advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as select institutional accounts, offering portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental and technical analysis, and uses a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income to construct portfolios tailored to documented client risk tolerances.