James King is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving with Corient since 2022. Prior to Corient, he worked at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC for 12 years. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Eric Burrows is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Rosemont, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities from 2003 to 2022 before joining Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities in 2022. 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 integrates services through its affiliation with Fifth Third Bank, combining broker-dealer, investment adviser, and municipal advisor registrations.

Joseph Mcmullen is a financial advisor at William Blair with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with William Blair since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Copperhead Management LLC, a holding company for the purchase and sale of domain names. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division serves individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Thomas Young is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 44 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various advisory and consulting roles, including with TRY Enterprises, Inc and the Prepare Institute, where he assists in recruiting advisors. Young is also involved in a tax preparation and planning business, TRY Tax Planning, LLC. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs a range of strategic asset allocation models and investment strategies, integrating proprietary and affiliated funds, and acts as a sub-advisor to other advisory programs.

Patrick Letizia is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Madison Avenue Securities, Inc. and has operated his own insurance and financial services businesses since 1974. Outside of advising, he owns and operates a full-service insurance agency, Letizia Financial. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions. The firm offers fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee programs, utilizing discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts across various investment strategies.

Carrie Shapiro is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with two years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Creative Planning, having previously worked at Sageview Advisory Group, Capital Strategies Investment Group, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., and SD Mayer & Associates. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing 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.

Curtis Loveday is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in Naperville, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Benjamin F. Edwards in 2016, he worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers advisory programs, financial planning, investment management consulting, brokerage services, and certain M&A advisory services, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Osman Galvez Matamoros is a financial advisor at William Blair with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair since 2017, following three years at Mercer Investments. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm uses an active, research-driven approach across various asset classes and provides proprietary models, access to private funds, and co-investment opportunities.

Kenneth Cady is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Lion Street Financial, Wayne Hummer, PNC Wealth Management, Natcity Investments, and Invest Financial Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is a singer and songwriter for the Thirsty Boots band. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory enterprise serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, employing a variety of portfolio management strategies and providing extensive operational and back-office support.

Darryl Rosen is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone Capital Management since 2016 and also has a concurrent role at Rose Advisory Group since 2015. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through multiple carriers. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through a turnkey asset management platform and employs a range of investment strategies, including strategic and dynamic asset allocation models, Unified Managed Accounts, and options-enhanced strategies.

Milan Selakovic is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Savant Wealth Management and various positions outside the financial services industry. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized investment approach supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with additional capabilities in tax integration and financial wellness services.

Shiji Varughese is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at notable firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and BMO Harris Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, offering diverse advisory and execution services alongside in-house research and custody capabilities.

David Blaydes is a CFP® with 47 years of industry experience, currently advising at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He has previously worked with LPL Financial, OSAIC, Securities America Advisors, and National Planning Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he is an author of the book "I Just Got Fired, Now What" and conducts webinars related to its content. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory services through an open-architecture platform and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Sean Brooks is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms, including Assetmark Brokerage, LLC and Centurion Capital Group, Inc., before joining Focus Advisor Solutions in 2018. Brooks also serves as a divisional manager maintaining financial advisor relationships in the Great Lakes region. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients. The firm offers diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF model portfolios, discretionary fixed-income management, and retirement plan fiduciary services, managing approximately $41 billion in assets for over 33,000 clients.

Armando Martinez is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Northern Trust Securities, Northern Trust Bank, and Zacks Investment Management. Martinez is based in Chicago, IL. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only, algorithm-driven digital investment platform for employees that uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Fred Rutler III is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in Oak Brook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include six years at Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Financial Advisors, and Lockton Companies. Rutler has been with Creative Planning since 2021. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by private market exposure and tax-efficient techniques.

Adam Helwich is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Brookstone since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he owns an independent insurance agency focused on fixed insurance products. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions. The firm delivers investment management primarily on a discretionary basis through model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, supported by a large advisor network and a turnkey asset management platform.

John Freiburger is a CFP® and ChFC® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He previously worked at Kestra Investment Services, LLC for 10 years. Freiburger is also the Chairperson of the Board for the nonprofit organization Zero Matters. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary services, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Denise Delaney is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with seven years of experience. She is currently with PNC Wealth Management and has previous experience at Edward Jones, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic questionnaires to recommend risk bands and employs mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

William Melka is a financial advisor at William Blair with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with William Blair since 2014. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers 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 provides proprietary models as well as access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.