Krista Linn is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC since 2019 and was previously with Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC from 2015 to 2019. She serves on the Board of Trustees for the Chicago Academy For The Arts, an independent arts high school. Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and a variety of institutional clients. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation and relative-value fixed income strategies, leveraging mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party platforms to implement client portfolios.

Vincent Corso is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Cornerstone Securities LLC and Crown Capital Securities, L.P. Corso is also involved in insurance sales as an agent with BCH Insure, LLC, where he offers various insurance products. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm provides a range of services including advisor-managed accounts, separately managed accounts, unified managed accounts, access to third-party managers, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning, tailoring investment strategies to each client’s 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, currently serving as a financial advisor at JMG Financial Group Ltd. He previously worked at Sorenson & Company LLC and Urban Financial Advisory Corporation. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach that emphasizes strategic asset allocation and utilizes a diverse range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and private investments.

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.

Barbara Harlan is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC. Prior to her current role, she held positions at the University of Notre Dame. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation approach utilizing fundamental analysis and quantitative optimization across various investment vehicles, offering family office, trustee, and retirement-plan consulting 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.

Michael Hartlieb is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving with Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause and Googins Advisors, as well as academic positions at the University of Wisconsin. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a broad client base that includes individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies.

Dennis O'Malley Jr. is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including BlackRock Investments LLC, Northern Trust, and Goldman Sachs. Outside of finance, he is the founder of Top Corner Enterprises LLC, an e-commerce business involved in Etsy and Amazon affiliate marketing. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary overlay and portfolio management services to institutional and wealth-management clients, employing a rules-based, systematic approach that integrates quantitative and fundamental inputs. The firm specializes in listed derivatives and dynamic option overlays, serving a diverse client base that includes asset managers, registered investment advisors, banks, broker-dealers, family offices, pension funds, and high-net-worth individuals.

Scott Rosenquist is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Highpoint Planning Partners and previously worked for Vantage Financial Partners Limited from 2013 to 2024. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of advisory services including discretionary asset management and financial planning, employing fundamental analysis to construct portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Nick Megremis is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Northern Trust Securities since 2015 in Chicago, IL. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation that provides discretionary portfolio management through a model-driven wrap fee program. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with portfolios that combine proprietary and third-party products, supported by advisory, brokerage, and custody services.

Ryan Gandurski is a financial advisor with AdvisorNet Wealth Partners and holds a Series 66 license. He has 20 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC and McCabe & Associates, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Gandurski coaches a 15U youth baseball team and serves on the advisory school board at St. Judes Catholic School. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and related advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Daniel Zalipski is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Highpoint Planning Partners and previously worked at VANTAGE FINANCIAL PARTNERS Limited for 16 years. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including 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 other consulting services, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing various investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Paul Gnap is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lupo Securities for eight years and has operated his own business since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a salaried trader for Galnet Asset Management, a hedge fund based in Frankfort, IL. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and uses fundamental analysis to support recommendations of individual securities.

Timothy Woods is a financial advisor with VestGen Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at William Blair, Cabot Lodge Securities, CL Wealth Management, Wentworth Management Services, and Hightower Advisors. He also serves as Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer for related VestGen entities. VestGen Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for over 9,400 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a blend of analytical methods and third-party managers to implement portfolios.

Nathaniel Coleman is a financial advisor with Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. Before joining Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth in 2022, his background includes roles at FSC and Ernst & Young LLP. Outside of finance, he owns a custom art business creating commissioned paintings and drawings. Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth is a fee-only, federally registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutions with personalized financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored investment programs based on detailed client assessments, focusing on diversified, long-term asset allocation and manages several billion dollars of regulatory assets under management within a multi-team boutique structure.

Mark Gordon is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Noble Marketing Partners since 2013, where he also serves as an independent insurance agent. Additionally, he owns Gordon & Baird, Inc., through which he executes customer orders as an options broker without providing investment advice or dealing with the general public. First Advisors National provides investment management, asset allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, including ERISA plan participants. The firm employs a discretionary management approach that emphasizes third-party money managers alongside fundamental analysis and formal annual reviews to maintain portfolio suitability.

Christopher Fallon is a financial advisor at Centennial Securities Company, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Claymore Securities, Inc. since 2010 and joined Centennial Securities in 2025. Centennial Securities Company, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.15 billion in assets with around 30 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and access to third-party manager programs.

Nick Moylan is a financial advisor at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank, JP Morgan Securities, Hayden Royal, Great Lakes & Atlantic Wealth Managers and Advisory, and Morgan Stanley. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios according to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

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.