Aakanksha Sharma is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. and Mitraz Financial. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm leverages strategic allocation models, manager selections, and proprietary analytics, providing clients access to a broad range of investment solutions within the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Rebecca Karpel is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has held positions at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Avid Business Advisors, and the Department of Justice. Outside of her financial career, she previously worked at Orange Theory for three years. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm integrates strategic allocation models and specialized programs while leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to offer a wide range of investment and advisory services.

Suzanne Anderson is a financial advisor with William Blair, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 30 years of industry experience. She has been with William Blair & Company L.L.C. since 1989. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Daniel Sunday is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Altair Advisers, Signature Advisors Group, and Arlington Capital Management. Outside of finance, he was involved with the University of Illinois Women's Basketball team from 2018 to 2020. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management services supported by strategic allocation models, manager selections, and various implementation platforms, leveraging resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Kyle Kadish is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P., holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management. Outside of his advisory work, Kadish is a co-founder of Clinch Sports, Inc. and Fancity, Inc., where he provides strategic consulting and marketing guidance in the sports and gaming sectors. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies across various asset classes.

Andrew Buchta is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with &PARTNERS and joined the firm in 2026. Prior to that, he worked for Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined 17 years. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm offers a range of investment management and advisory services, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative strategies, and operates under dual registration as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Kyle Thorpe is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently with &Partners in Arlington Heights, IL. He previously worked at City National Bank and RBC Capital Markets, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a director and member of related entities managing office space operations. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and brokerage services. The firm employs a variety of analysis methods and both proprietary and third-party strategies, with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Thomas Sandt is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TIAA-CREF, Academy Securities, First Trust Portfolios, and Citigroup Global Markets. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented with a mix of ETFs, index funds, separate accounts, and private funds.

Eryn Clemens is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2021 and previously spent nine years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm integrates centralized investment resources and a range of tailored offerings, delivering services through both direct and partner programs.

Sydney Lukatsevich is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2026. Prior to joining MAI, he held roles at Calamos Financial Services LLC, Calamos Wealth Management LLC, Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, Mutual of Omaha Advisors, Axa Advisors, and Morgan Stanley. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a customized approach to portfolio management across multiple strategies and offers services including trust administration and insurance through affiliated entities.

Gary Erickson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Deerfield, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2004 and has prior experience at Oakwell Financial Partners. Erickson serves as a board member for the LaGrange Area Department of Special Education. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and corporate and charitable clients. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered primarily on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate network.

Audie Murphy is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His work history includes positions in both sports organizations and academic institutions before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate and employer-sponsored participants, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates strategic allocation models and advanced analytics into tailored advisory solutions while leveraging broader Goldman Sachs resources across banking, asset management, and related financial services.

Steven Perlman is a financial advisor with Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. in Highland Park, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Mesirow Financial since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Pearl Motors, Inc., where he is involved in selling and financing used cars. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, government entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple asset classes and manages affiliated feeder funds investing in institutional real estate and private equity master funds.

Charles Collins is a financial advisor with \u0026PARTNERS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining \u0026PARTNERS in 2026, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC for a total of 11 years. \u0026PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and private businesses, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary platforms, with both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Catherine Goel is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Relative Value Partners Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a wide range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within a tax- and fee-sensitive framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside various portfolio management tools.

Marcus Coleman is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes roles at Empower Advisory Group, Fidelity Investments, and TIAA-CREF. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates a content platform focused on interviewing peers and creating industry-related material. Creative Planning is an enterprise firm providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Jeffrey Mauritzen is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. His prior roles include long-term positions at Farmers Insurance Group and Farmers Financial Solutions, as well as ownership of the Jeffrey R Mauritzen Insurance Agency DBA 3 Point Financial. He is also active as a mortgage loan originator with Team USA Mortgage. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Amira Garwood is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments and Robert W. Baird, as well as academic experience at Purdue University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers a range of advisory services, leveraging integrated capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs network.

Anupama Gupta Ortiz is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Hoffman Estates, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in cosmetic sales as an administrative assistant and participates occasionally as a mystery diner for a Chicago-based restaurant. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

James Santos is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Deerfield, IL. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 43 years of experience in the industry. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2000. Outside of advisory work, he is a notary public. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and their individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.