Ben Petrie is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC in Chicago, IL, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with The Mather Group since 2022. Prior to his current role, his work experience includes positions outside the financial industry. The Mather Group primarily 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 utilizes an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and offers customizable portfolio options, including ESG portfolios and liability-matching bond ladders.

Marc Lawrence is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He currently works at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL. His prior experience includes roles at Merino Wealth Management, State Farm agencies, Rosen Harwood, Citizens Bank of Fayette, and the University of Alabama. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, employing both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

Ian Crowley is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and PKF Mueller. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, and outsourced CIO services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental value screening, quantitative optimization, and periodic rebalancing, with access to proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and discretionary mandates.

Jaclyn Garcia is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and has been with JMG Financial Group Ltd since 2015. She serves as a manager of Glass Pumpkin Vineyard, LLC, a vineyard business unrelated to investments. JMG Financial Group Ltd provides comprehensive wealth and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term approach with strategic asset allocation and offers tax consulting and access to private investment funds.

James Lapera is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked with firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., Pinnacle Financial Solutions, PC, and Forum Tax & Accounting LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved in insurance sales and owns a holding company. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs model asset-allocation portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using institutional mutual funds and ETFs, and offers a turn-key asset-management platform with back-office and sub-advisory services to other RIAs.

Jon Adams is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with three years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Calamos Wealth Management LLC and Calamos Financial Services LLC since 2023. Prior to this, he worked at Citigroup for one year and BMO Global Asset Management for seven years. Adams is a member of the Ares Advisory Board, where he participates in discussions on private markets and best practices. Calamos Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary wealth management and institutional advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process includes idea sourcing, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring, often utilizing affiliated investment vehicles and maintaining governance controls.

Michael Rohrwasser is a CFP® with 39 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Highpoint Planning Partners and was previously with VANTAGE FINANCIAL PARTNERS Limited for 35 years. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and uses a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms to implement client portfolios.

Gregory Murphy is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at both Zacks Investment Management since 2007 and LBMZ Securities, Inc. since 2009. Zacks Investment Management offers discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients, serving as portfolio manager to mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and distributes its offerings through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Jeffrey Cismoski is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he held positions at ORG Partners LLC, WealthShield Partners, LLC, Cresset Asset Management, LLC, and Evanston Investments Inc DBA Evanston Advisors. Ascentis Independent Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, providing asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes investment advice based on client objectives and employs a combination of discretionary management, third-party managers, and platform solutions, including a Private Direct Investments program for allocating clients to illiquid private funds.

Joseph Esposito Jr. is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked at firms including Commonwealth Financial Network, Ek&A, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance products. VestGen Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines advisor-level client relationships with centralized portfolio construction and serves a diverse client base that includes other investment advisors and institutional clients.

Joseph Vogenthaler is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Forum in 2020, he worked at Twitch, LLC for 14 years and was involved with several school districts in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he operated a sole proprietorship in real estate management. 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 portfolios primarily with DFA mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

James Geake is a financial advisor at Madison Avenue Securities, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Madison Avenue Securities since 2006. Geake is also a 50% owner of Wayne Messmer & Associates, LLC, which provides sales and service of life and health insurance and annuities. Additionally, he serves as a board member of Voyageur Crossings Condominium. Madison Avenue Securities, LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individual clients, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $2.0 billion in assets. The firm offers a variety of account platforms and investment strategies, delivering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and college-savings services through its network of investment adviser representatives.

Patrick Macy is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC based in Chicago, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Curi Capital since 2025. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Burlingame Country Club and had various roles over a ten-year period from 2016 to 2026. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, family office services, and a subscription offering for early-career medical professionals. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients, employing a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across multiple vehicles and strategies.

James Hagedorn is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC since 2009 and previously held roles at The Mosaic Financial Group LLC and PricewaterhouseCoopers Investment Advisers LLC. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit plans, endowments, corporations, and other entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation approach that integrates fundamental analysis with quantitative methods across various investment strategies.

Jacob Stanczyk is a CFP® with six years of industry experience currently serving at JMG Financial Group Ltd. He has held prior roles at The Advocate Group, LLC, Carlson Holdings Inc., and Accredited Investors Inc. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with a comprehensive wealth management approach that includes portfolio management, financial and retirement consulting, and in-house tax services. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment process emphasizing strategic asset allocation combined with tactical adjustments approved by an investment committee.

Robert Devita is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in an outside insurance brokerage focusing on fixed annuities and fixed life insurance. 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 about 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, employing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.

Edward Kollada Jr. is a CFP® professional at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He has held positions at firms including LPL Financial, Strategic Retirement Partners, and The Bensman Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner and president of Elite Wealth Partners, Inc., a firm providing tax preparation and accounting services. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment portfolios across various asset classes and also provides retirement plan consulting and private fund management.

Kyle Schneider is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at BlackRock Investments LLC and BlackRock since 2023, as well as at Harris Associates and Harbor Capital Advisors earlier in his career. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, employing systematic, technical, and rules-based strategies that combine quantitative and fundamental analysis. The firm specializes in option-based hedges and yield-enhancing overlays, offering portfolio overlay, strategy management, and collateral services through both discretionary and sub-advisory mandates.

John Davila is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC (DBA TWG Wealth Partners) since 2016 and LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates John M. Davila and Associates LLC, which processes securities and non-variable insurance business. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee program management, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Brian Schmehil is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC since 2016. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 2008 to 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he manages personally owned real estate through leasing and property management. 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 multiple risk-based allocation models and offers customized portfolio solutions including direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.