Kevin Geiger is a financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including The Retirement Guys Formula and Retirement Wealth Advisors. Geiger is also involved with Geiger Investments and Peak Brokerage Services, where he engages in brokerage and insurance-related activities. Blackridge Asset Management provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model-based portfolio management, third-party money manager referrals, and estate-planning support delivered through an online platform.

Matthew Kahovec is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at The Mather Group, LLC since 2019, following five years at Astraeus Advisers LLC. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, providing 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 and tax-synchronized portfolio construction, offering customization options such as direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

Cooper White is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Promus Capital since 2010 alongside his current role at Waverly Advisors. He serves as an advisory committee member for Apogem Real Asset Funds, Ridge Lake GP Stakes Fund, and Kayne Anderson Direct Lending. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-markets allocations and offers a range of investment management and planning services.

Allison Tregoning is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial, Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to wrap programs and third-party manager solutions.

Christopher Martella is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and two years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate and energy consulting through Domain Properties, Keystone Property Management, and Navigate Power. First Advisors National provides investment management, asset allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, implementing strategies mainly via third-party money managers and employing both tactical and strategic asset allocation methodologies.

Robin Patinkin is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with The Mather Group, LLC and has prior experience at Focus Partners Wealth, The Colony Group, InterOcean Capital Group, and Cedar Hill Associates. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing 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 and offers customization options including direct indexing and ESG portfolios.

Elliott Vaughn is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with IHT Wealth Management LLC and has previously been associated with Prairie Sky Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Vaughn operates Prairie Sky Financial Group, an independent investment advisor firm through which he provides advisory services. IHT Wealth Management serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting among other services. The firm’s investment process integrates fundamental value analysis with quantitative methods and uses proprietary models and third-party managers tailored to client objectives.

Eric Fasse is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cabrera Capital Partners, Cabrera Capital Markets, and American Trust Investment Services. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and model-based managed account services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, utilizing a model-driven approach that combines proprietary mutual funds and ETFs with third-party managers. The firm is affiliated with a large banking holding company, offering custody and broker-dealer services alongside its advisory programs.

Connor Garrigus is a financial advisor with Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2026 and previously held positions related to education at Wake Forest University and Loyola Academy. He has no prior industry experience before joining Chicago Partners Investment Group. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, not-for-profit plans, endowments, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation oriented investment approach that incorporates fundamental analysis and quantitative optimization across various asset classes including mutual funds, ETFs, direct indexing, and fixed income.

Paul Kaczmarczyk is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with World Equity Group since 2010, also working with VestGen Advisors, LLC since 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the Schaumburg Athletic Association United Soccer Club, a nonprofit youth soccer organization. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as various institutional clients. The firm offers managed portfolios through its wrap-fee programs, utilizing discretionary portfolio management and third-party money managers guided by clients’ risk tolerance.

Michael Manno is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. in Schaumburg, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 42 years of industry experience. He has been with World Equity Group since 2003. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers managed portfolios through its Adhesion Money Management wrap-fee program and related advisory programs, combining discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

John Zielinski is a CFA® charterholder based in Chicago, IL, with 21 years of industry experience. He currently works at VestGen Advisors, LLC and has been there since 2025, following a tenure at Optimum Investment Advisors, LLC from 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he manages several farming operations through his ownership of multiple LLCs. VestGen Advisors, LLC manages approximately $6.66 billion for nearly 22,800 clients across 53 advisors, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) retirement plan services. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory to develop client-specific strategies and serves a diverse client base including institutional entities.

Ilhwa Lee is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at RMB Capital Management LLC since 2017 and previously at Crystal Rock Capital Management. Lee is based in Chicago, IL. She is an advisor with Curi Capital, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets for individuals, employer retirement plans, institutions, mutual funds, private funds, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach combining bottom-up equity analysis and relative-value fixed income strategies, using a mixture of proprietary and third-party funds.

Maher Harb is a financial advisor with Curi Capital, LLC, based in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at RMB Capital Management since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he assists in the administration of his family’s bars and cafes in the greater Chicagoland area as an officer and authorized signor on related corporate entities. Curi Capital serves individuals, families, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles with services including wealth management, asset management, retirement plan solutions, and family office services. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach, combining in-house strategies with external managers and proprietary risk analysis tools.

Daniel Riesmeyer is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at IHT Wealth Management LLC since 2017. He also has a background with LPL Financial dating back to 2012. IHT Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental stock selection and quantitative tools within diversified model portfolios and offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA consulting through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

William Edwards Jr. is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 4 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LBMZ Securities, Inc. and Zacks Investment Management. Realta Investment Advisors provides a range of investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on individualized advice and employs asset allocation strategies across various investment vehicles, supported by both in-house and third-party managers.

Gary Richards is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience at World Equity Group, Inc., where he has worked since 1994. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Richards is also involved as a co-owner of B&R Financial, a financial planning and investment advisory practice. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers managed portfolios through its wrap-fee program and discretionary third-party money management, utilizing risk-tolerance assessments to guide asset allocation.

Eric Hrebic is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at 606 Wealth Management, LLC and Lowery Asset Consulting. 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, managing approximately $9 billion in assets with a focus on model portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.

Luke Hofsommer is a financial advisor with Lasalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C., holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at LaSalle St Securities LLC and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors. 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 investment management programs and supervises third-party managers across a diverse mix of asset classes.

Benjamin Heizer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, bringing three years of industry experience. He has also been principal and owner at Thrive Wealth Group, formerly Heizer Financial Group, since 2008, where he provides insurance and retirement planning services. Foundations Investment Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, as well as sub-advisory arrangements through a network of affiliated offices.