Nicholas Grossi is a financial advisor with Aaron Wealth Advisors in Chicago, holding a Series 65 credential and beginning his industry career in 2026. Prior to joining Aaron Wealth Advisors, he worked at CNA Surety and Scotiabank. Aaron Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as standalone financial consulting. The firm utilizes an outsourced platform for third-party manager access and provides option overlay strategies, catering to sophisticated individuals, business owners, and family offices.

Harold Martin III is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Tribune Publishing and CoachHub, as well as experience with a startup focused on nut butters. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering a range of strategies including all-cap core, dividend, and long/short approaches. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management and manages affiliated mutual funds and ETFs across multiple distribution platforms.

Sharif Sharif is a financial advisor with FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial and Woodbury Financial Services. Sharif also operates a side business called The Other Side of Medicine. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

Robert Runnfeldt Jr. is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Noyes Advisors LLC and David A. Noyes and Company. He serves as a trustee for the Eleanor B Runnfeldt Trust. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through about 274 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, utilizing multiple program structures and both firm-sponsored and third-party sub-advisers.

Andrew Janusz is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of experience in financial services. He is currently an advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and has held previous roles at firms including JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and Northwestern Mutual. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of portfolio management approaches using third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology integrations to support its investment and operational processes.

Kathleen Gfrorer is a CFP® with 44 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC. Her career includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Securities America, Inc., and Landmark Capital, Inc. She also serves as secretary for the Somonauk Gardens Owners Association. VestGen Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for about 9,453 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan services, utilizing a blend of analytical methods and third-party managers to implement portfolios.

Michael Balch is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including IPI Wealth Management, Investment Planners, and Cedar Capital. Outside of his advisory work, he is the sole partner of MB THIRTEEN, LLC, which involves consulting, keynote speaking, and book sales. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth individuals and combines traditional investment advisory services with actuarial analysis, benefits consulting, and risk management.

Frank Diliberto is a financial advisor with Madison Partners in Palos Park, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Edward Jones, and Merrill Lynch. Madison Partners provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, primarily long-term investment approach utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, fixed income, and alternatives, often implementing strategies through third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios.

Ryan Kelly is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, where he has worked for three years. Prior to joining Foundations, he served in fire departments in Chicago and Cicero, and has experience at multiple other organizations including Jimmy Johns and Stafford Tower Crane of America. He has an educational background from Arizona State University. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach, and works through a large network of affiliated offices and advisers.

Ramsen Odicho is a financial advisor with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and J. P. Morgan Securities LLC. 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 a wrap fee program that combines proprietary and third-party investment products.

Matthew Halkyard is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 63 designation with 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RMB Capital Management LLC and Ironbridge Capital. Halkyard also serves as a portfolio manager and product specialist at Curi Capital. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, employer retirement plans, institutions, and family offices, employing a long-term, fundamental investment approach across equities and fixed income through a combination of proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Bradley Doy is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial and ValMark Advisers, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management for an office building in Downers Grove, Illinois. VestGen Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for about 9,453 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan services. Their process integrates client-specific goal setting with various analytical methods and may utilize third-party managers and affiliate strategies to implement portfolios.

Logan Andersen is a CFP® professional at JMG Financial Group Ltd with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining JMG Financial Group, he held positions at Marquette Companies and Miner Enterprises, Inc., and completed his education at the University of Illinois. JMG Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with comprehensive wealth and portfolio management, including in-house tax consulting and private investment fund advisory. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach centered on strategic asset allocation and utilizes a variety of investment vehicles, along with operational features such as held-away account management and account aggregation tools.

Ryan Alsop is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Northern Trust Securities since 2018. Prior to that, he spent time at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business from 2016 to 2017. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients through model-driven portfolios and a variety of separately managed accounts. The firm combines advisory, brokerage, and custody services, offering a broad range of investment options including proprietary and third-party products.

Matthew Richard is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Zacks Investment Management since 2022. Prior to this, he was employed by Ducks Unlimited, the State of Illinois Governor's Office of Management and Budget, and Aviary Media. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable and corporate entities, and institutional investors. The firm combines quantitative and qualitative analysis through proprietary Zacks models and offers a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles across retail, institutional, and third-party distribution channels.

Ryan Wittig is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with IHT Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2014. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm combines fundamental stock selection with quantitative tools and diversified model portfolios, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA consulting through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Daniel Saladino is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Independent in Chicago, IL, where he also has an advisory role through Archiwealth. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes a range of investment tools and offers integrated access to custody, retirement plan consulting, and alternative investment channels through its affiliated businesses.

Azmi Sharif is a financial advisor at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Nobles and Richards, Inc., LPL Financial, and Woodbury Financial Services. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios to client risk tolerance and time horizon, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis across a range of investment vehicles.

Timothy Mason is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. since 2015. He volunteers as a basketball and track and field coach at St. Mary School in Mokena, IL. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors, offering investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations.

Frank Pecucci is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at The Mather Group since 2019, following a prior role at Insight Securities Inc. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering combined financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with multiple risk-based allocation models and customization options, integrating AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.