Phillip Bucaro is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Arlington Heights, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Resource Insurance and Financial Group, The Leaders Group Inc, Pinnacle IFS Inc, and Insource Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in providing insurance and investment products to small businesses through KAPPLE & APPLE Insurance Benefits & Financial Services. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, combining fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

Charles Fry is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2025, he held positions in various industries including automotive and insurance, and has experience in the restaurant sector. He attended Miami University in Oxford from 2018 to 2022. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, operating within a large integrated financial group with a diverse set of affiliated entities and programs.

David Tucker is a financial advisor at William Blair with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at William Blair since 2023, following six years at Hightower Advisors and prior roles at Morgan Stanley. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm uses an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternatives, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Brian Callahan is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Relative Value Partners Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Douglas Crimmins is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Relative Value Partners Group, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds through an enhanced open architecture framework.

Helio Rapetti is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previous work experience at Advantage xPO, East Hudson Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, AVI Foodsystems, Natural Market, and HF Contabilidade. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored solutions through various advisory teams and integrates resources from across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem to support client objectives.

Joli Fridman is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2024, following six years at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and one year at Stevens Wealth Management. She is based in Deerfield, IL. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Matthew Kumzi is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for six years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering services through various tailored programs such as Executive Wealth, Personal Wealth, and Private Family Office support.

Adam Bashir is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2026 and has prior experience at Capquest and the University of Aberdeen. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs, utilizing strategic allocation models and a range of fee arrangements within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Steven Weil is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at IRON Financial, LLC for 26 years before joining Creative Planning in 2021. Weil serves as a voluntary advisory board member for Charles Schwab and Epic Retirement Plan Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio customization options and integrated retirement plan services.

Adam Hillebold is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Schaumburg, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2024, he worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2017 and at Tovar Snow Professionals Inc from 2014 to 2017. He is also licensed as an insurance broker, working part-time in that capacity. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Edward Zegers is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, J.P. Morgan Securities, and JPMorgan Chase. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth, Personal Wealth, and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Bradley Gempeler is a financial advisor at &Partners with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining &Partners in 2024, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for eight years. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with both proprietary and third-party strategies, and operates as both a registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Kyle Crowley is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Arlington Heights, IL, holding a Series 66 credential and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with the Northwest Chargers Hockey Association. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sponsored advisory programs, with an investment approach that combines in-house manager selection, third-party model portfolios, and advisor discretion.

Angela Grannan is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Deerfield, IL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and possessing 34 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Vining Sparks, Chase Investment Services, and BMO Harris Financial Advisors. She has been with Hightower since 2019. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its network of Advisor Practices.

Joseph Stinton is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent five years with The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth services, using strategic allocation models and proprietary research tools to tailor plans across various client needs and fee structures.

Neal Price is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has worked previously at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Strategic Wealth Partners Group LLC, and Mesirow Financial. Price serves on the advisory board of ABCM Healthcare LLC, a concierge medicine business. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies, alongside access to private funds and multiple specialized financial solutions.

Philip Sandrok is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Schaumburg, Illinois. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 12 years of industry experience, all with Fifth Third Securities since 2014, having also worked with Fifth Third Bank since 2011. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform, utilizing multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers tailored to client risk profiles.

Cristian Hirit is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Norridge, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill from 2014 to 2022 before joining PNC Investments LLC in 2022. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only, employee pilot digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in approved mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Dennis Parker is a CFP® and PFS™ professional with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2004 and is also the president and owner of an accounting firm, Dennis A. Parker CPA Ltd., established in 1984. Additionally, he holds an ownership role in an independent health insurance agency, Parker Financial Services, Inc. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in assets through a network of several hundred advisors and employs model-driven, asset-allocation strategies supported by third-party managers and technology platforms.