Kevin Graham is a financial advisor at Plancorp, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at CIBC Private Wealth, Zacks Investment Management, and LBMZ Securities, among others. Plancorp serves individuals, trustees, business owners, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and documented Investment Policy Statements, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside in-house tax preparation and third-party manager due diligence.

Jonathan Hoenig is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at Quartz Partners Investment Management with one year of industry experience. He previously worked for Fox News Channel and Capitalistpig Hedge Fund LLC for ten years each and contributes to Fox Business Network in a non-investment broadcasting role. Outside of finance, he owns a parking space rental company in Chicago. Quartz Partners Investment Management serves individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and financial intermediaries with model-based investment management. The firm combines top-down macro analysis and bottom-up stock selection, offering discretionary portfolios monitored by an investment committee and delivering models via multiple platform arrangements.

Azita Aminian is a financial advisor at Centennial Securities Company, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 36 years of industry experience. She has been with Centennial Securities since 2011. Centennial Securities Company, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.15 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, foundations, endowments, and business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and access to third-party manager programs.

Daniel Nakano is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Curi Capital, LLC. He has previously worked at RMB Capital Management LLC and Morgan Stanley. Curi Capital serves a broad client base including individuals, families, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $9.83 billion. The firm utilizes a long-term, fundamental investment approach combining in-house strategies with external managers and employs proprietary risk analysis tools to support its wealth management and retirement plan services.

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.

Mark Toledo is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC since 2013 and serves as president of an inactive registered investment adviser, Total Portfolio Management, LLC. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC advises a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, endowments, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach, utilizing fundamental analysis and customized portfolios with strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Ryan Mc Evily is a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Jessup Wealth Management and the University of Dayton. Plante Moran Financial Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individual and institutional investors, providing investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, supported by its affiliation with entities offering trust, insurance, broker-dealer, and real estate advisory services.

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.

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.

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 financial advisor with Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Her background includes multiple roles at the University of Notre Dame and positions in retail and hospitality. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC serves a diverse client base, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement services, and automated advisory programs. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using fundamental analysis and customized portfolios, and it is notable for sponsoring affiliated pooled investment vehicles and serving private fund clients.

Michael Manning II is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RTS Financial, Pentegra Systems, and NFI, along with several years in educational settings. 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, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach featuring risk-based allocation models and tax-synchronized portfolio construction, along with customization options such as direct indexing and ESG portfolios.

Brian Levy is a financial advisor with Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. He has been with Zacks Investment Management for ten years. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients, and serves as a portfolio manager for mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and offers retail wealth management, alternative investments, and model portfolios distributed through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Michael Hartlieb is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has been with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2018, with brief prior roles at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause and Googins Advisors. He also has an academic background from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked from 2015 to 2019. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside a proprietary equity valuation model, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios within a multi-team environment.

Joshua Rogers is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Arete Wealth Advisors and its related entities since 2007 and serves as CEO and Chairman of Arete Wealth Inc., the holding company for several financial services and consulting firms. Outside of his advisory work, Rogers is involved in renewable energy projects through board and managing member roles, and he produces films with Night Radio Film, Inc. 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 employs both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based portfolio models, uses third-party sub-advisers, and acts as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable, integrating these services with affiliated financial businesses and product channels.

Kristen Oziemkowski is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked for Bank of America - Merrill Lynch for nine years before joining The Mather Group in 2017. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing combined financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models, tax-synchronized portfolio construction, and customization options such as direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

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.

Brady Lierz is a financial advisor at Stephens in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Renaissance Financial and Ascensus, as well as work at the University of Arkansas and Blue Valley School District. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients, offering tailored portfolio programs, financial planning, and institutional equity research through a combination of individual advisors and multiple investment committees.

Michael Jazo is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Zacks Investment Management since 2001. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm combines quantitative and qualitative analysis using proprietary models focused on earnings-estimate revisions and offers a wide range of investment strategies and products across retail, institutional, and third-party distribution channels.

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.