Dylan Lustig is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. He previously worked at Whitnell & Co. and Granular, and has military experience with the Illinois Army National Guard. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm uses a combination of in-house research and third-party managers to create customized portfolios and provides integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions.

Michael Lydigsen is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Bridgeview, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities and its affiliated firm since 2009. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm provides various discretionary managed-account options, combining third-party portfolio managers and advisor-managed sleeves, and is notable for its municipal-advisor registration and affiliation with Fifth Third Bank.

Anthony Paul is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Brookstone Capital Management since 2017 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC from 2014 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and a variety of investment strategies, including proprietary funds and sub-advisory relationships.

Iris Sagrado is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has 20 years of industry experience and is also the owner of Filro Global Hiring and Filro Caregivers, businesses outside the investment sector. Additionally, she serves as an arbitrator with FINRA and is president and treasurer of Sagrado & Stears, Inc. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through its network of 477 independent advisors and operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Brett Guendel is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2020. He previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America Advisors, among other roles. His background also includes involvement with the Rotaract and Brookfield Chamber of Commerce. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and is notable for its integrated tax and accounting services as well as administrative family office and employer financial wellness solutions.

Timothy Gleason is a financial advisor at William Blair with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair & Company since 2015. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Michael Jansey Jr. is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GDS Wealth Management and Equitable Advisors LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services, with customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and supported by in-house research combined with third-party managers.

Kerry Williams is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets and holds the Series 66 designation. Williams has three years of industry experience and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, U.S. Bank, and in various roles outside finance including positions at Portillo's Restaurant Group and Walmart. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large institutional scale with unique market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Karim Ahamed is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Cerity Partners LLC since 2010 and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Banc One Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board and finance committee of Ingenuity, Inc., an arts education organization, and is involved with several endowment funds and social impact financial institutions. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs a client-specific investment framework that integrates proprietary quantitative processes and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Debra Willson is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC for 15 years before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2024. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, combining broker-dealer operations with trust, insurance, and asset management capabilities.

Lu Ling Li is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Her prior experience includes roles at BGSLK Management, LLC, Ling Finance LLC, and Flexible Benefit Service Corporation. She is also involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and access to third-party money managers, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment advisor.

Jerry Means Jr. is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Brookstone since 2008 and also operates an insurance business through Gateway Senior Solutions, Inc. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Hari Nair is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 19 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity, Chase Investment Services Corp., and Ameriprise. He is based in Chicago, Illinois. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm uses Charles Schwab’s standard asset allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment selection, with client authorization required for trades.

Irvin Cartagena Jr. is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc., having previously worked at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Charles Schwab, and Equitable Advisors. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s approach involves asset allocation guidance and investment selection using Charles Schwab’s internal research tools and standard models, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

Dan Milosevic is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 credential. He has two years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in logistics and delivery services through ownership of BearKeepers LLC and Tigon Investments Inc. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

George Hurley is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Northern Trust Securities, JP Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, 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, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors and 151 offices.

Wyatt Allen is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC based in Chicago, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has recently begun his career, with prior experience at Morgan Stanley and the Manursing Island Club. He attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Cerity Partners advises a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach focused on client-specific profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and both third-party strategies and direct security selection.

Matthew Lovett is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and operates an independent compliance consulting business serving advisors, broker-dealers, and law firms. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Ethan Krumwiede is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Doyenne Wealth Advisors LLC and Chicago Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he provides live DJ services through Mode Events in Chicago. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporate entities, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to specialized investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes discretionary, customized portfolio strategies supported by comprehensive tax and accounting services and unique operational capabilities such as administrative CFO functions and employer financial wellness tools.

Andrea Smith is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Wheaton, IL. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank NA. Additionally, she is involved in insurance and annuity activities and sales. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models, utilizes a variety of investment vehicles including ETFs and structured notes, and serves as a sub-advisor to other advisory programs.