Amy Marker is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 30 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Edward Jones and Northern Trust. She has worked at Ausdal Financial Partners in two separate tenures totaling nine years. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a variety of investment services and tailors strategies to client objectives, utilizing multiple custodians and integrating third-party managers in its solutions.

Joann Seagren is a financial advisor at Chicago Capital, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at JAG Capital Management LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc, and Geneva Advisors, LLC. Chicago Capital provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, foundations, other registered investment advisers, and corporations. The firm employs an active management approach combining fundamental and technical research to create individualized portfolios across various asset classes, focusing on long-term portfolio value and risk mitigation.

Timothy Brennan is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Pinnacle Financial Group and Commonwealth Financial Network for 26 years. He is also a notary public. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customizable portfolio models overseen by an internal Investment Management team.

Christian Luna is a financial advisor at Maia Wealth with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including Wealth Watch Advisors and Senior Solutions LLC. Luna has also served in the United States Naval Reserve. Maia Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches with a long-term focus and coordinates estate-planning and tax services through third-party specialists.

Ali Carmen is a financial advisor with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 25 years of industry experience, including 11 years with Northern Trust Securities. 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 through Separately Managed Accounts, Fund Strategist Portfolios, and Strategist UMAs delivered via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Koffi Toulaboe is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Merrill, Financial Management Systems, and Astra Bank. Zacks Investment Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering a range of strategies that combine proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management. The firm manages mutual funds and ETFs and distributes strategies through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Allan Kaplan is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, with 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at M. Holdings Securities since 2001 and The Robinson Financial Group, Inc. since 2017, following a 32-year tenure at New Century Planners. Kaplan serves as a trustee for Lake Forest Academy, a nonprofit high school board position. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms and financial professionals. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory, utilizing both in-house portfolio management and third-party sub-advisors.

Brian Rippel is a financial advisor with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Northern Trust Securities since 2015 and is also involved as a bartender at The Globe Pub in Chicago. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a multi-team firm that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients through model-driven, wrap fee programs delivered on the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Bradley Underwood is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL, holding a Series 66 credential and over 23 years of industry experience. He has been with World Equity Group since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Underwood is involved in several entrepreneurial and consulting activities, including providing payroll, benefits, and HR services through Professional Employer Organizations as an independent contractor and offering prepaid legal and identity protection services. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pensions, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs risk-tolerance questionnaires to guide asset allocation and offers managed portfolios with discretionary authority granted to third-party money managers and investment adviser representatives.

Colin Kelty is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Cetera and MB Financial Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a tax planning business and participates in theatre production and venue management. Belpointe serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a customizable approach that includes passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Sean Conway is a financial advisor with Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at RMB Capital Management since 2008. Curi Capital serves individuals, families, institutional and corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental bottom-up approach for equity strategies and a fundamental relative-value orientation for fixed income, combining in-house strategies with external managers and proprietary risk analysis tools.

Randall Cohen is a financial advisor with IHT Wealth Management LLC in Skokie, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and LPL Financial. IHT Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining fundamental stock selection with quantitative tools and offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Ann Gunst is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc. She previously worked at Halo Securities LLC and Sentinus, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner involved in accounting and bookkeeping for Graber Family LLC. Trustmont Advisory Group serves a diverse client base including individuals and various institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a long-term investment outlook and combines public research with adviser judgment in its approach.

Justin Lesch is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at JMG Financial Group Ltd since 2013. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and financial and retirement consulting. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and offers tax consulting, private investment fund advice, and distinctive operational features such as held-away account management and account aggregation tools.

Joel Kendall is a financial advisor with Composition Wealth, LLC in Chicago, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services and Advisory Partners, LLC. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach centered on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative investments, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets as of the end of 2025.

James Tilley is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms, including AE Wealth Management and CreativeOne Wealth, and currently serves as managing partner at Liberty Hill Financial Planners. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and ongoing portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employs model portfolios with asymmetric rebalancing, and offers access to third-party sub-advisers and custodians.

Constantine Quintas is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He joined the Thorndyke Group at Merrill in 2020 and brings over two decades of experience in the financial services industry. He specializes in constructing and managing personalized, goal-based portfolios for clients and business owners to help them achieve their essential and aspirational financial goals while meeting their responsibilities and priorities. Constantine's expertise includes investment management, retirement and college planning, home financing, securities lending, banking, estate planning, and wealth transfer strategies. He utilizes a team of professionals to support clients in these areas. His client focus encompasses college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, employee financial health, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, individual and corporate investment strategy, and retirement income. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from DePaul University. Constantine has earned the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Outside of his professional work, he is involved with the No Bats Baseball Club, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting charity and goodwill through baseball.

John Bollweg is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at JMG Financial Group Ltd since 2020 and previously spent ten years at MPS LORIA Financial Planners, LLC. JMG Financial Group Ltd provides comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation and uses a variety of investment vehicles, including ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, fixed income, and private investments.

Christopher Kuipers is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Arete Wealth Advisors since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, Kuipers is a math teacher and middle school football coach at Holland Christian Schools. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates services across affiliated financial businesses and product channels.

Derrick Watts is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Packerland in 2020, he worked at Wunderlich Securities, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he provides business development coaching and consulting to startups and small business owners, focusing on growth strategies, financial statements, projections, capital needs, and budgeting. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients—including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors—through a network of 176 advisors managing over $1.35 billion in assets. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap-fee and unified managed account programs, and retirement-plan consulting, delivering investment solutions both directly and via third-party managers on the Hilltop/Hilltop-cleared Envestnet platform.