Michael Chandler is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining World Equity Group in 2014, he has been involved with Dogwood Capital Management, LLC since 2010, where he serves as president. Outside of his advisory work, Chandler serves on the board of trustees for Fayetteville Technical Community College and is a board member of the Karen Chandler Trust, which supports cancer patients. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers managed portfolios through wrap-fee programs that combine discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers, with ongoing performance and account reviews.

Matthew Hilding is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at DWS Distributors, Inc., BlackRock Investments, LLC, and DWS Scudder Distributors. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Hilding Brothers LLC, an entity established to hold an investment in a real estate fund. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental stock selection and quantitative tools within diversified model portfolios and offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services through a network of approximately 153 investment adviser representatives.

Caitlyn Karl is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C., holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors and LaSalle St. Securities since 2021 and previously spent five years with Merrill and one year at Forero-Pearson. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets compared to other large advisers.

Nathaniel Feit is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with approximately one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at High Tide Logistics, Glenview House, and the University of Missouri. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, and institutional clients, along with managing mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management and offers a broad range of strategies across multiple asset classes.

Ryan Peca is a financial advisor at Global View Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previous roles at Origami Risk and OneStream Software. Peca is also involved in marketing and educational activities related to insurance and advisory services through affiliated entities of his firm. Global View Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a suitability questionnaire to establish client risk profiles and employs technical and quantitative methods, including momentum and trend-following signals, supported by its proprietary algorithmic research platform.

Danielle Dale is a financial advisor with Zacks Investment Management, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Zacks Investment Management since 2017 and has been involved with LBMZ Securities, Inc. since 2016. Zacks Investment Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients, acting as portfolio manager for mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs a blend of proprietary quantitative models and qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and offers services through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Matthew Dmytryszyn is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Telemus Capital, LLC and LaSalle Street Capital Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and a board member for Bridge Communities, a nonprofit providing transitional housing to homeless families. Composition Wealth offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and may incorporate options and private funds when appropriate.

James Coshun is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. in Elmhurst, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with LaSalle St. Securities, LLC since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed annuities, life insurance, and long-term care insurance businesses. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm uses a range of investment strategies, including both active and passive approaches, and manages a majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Golam Tanzim is a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors with a Series 65 designation and experience beginning in 2024. His prior roles include positions at Deloitte, Wayne State University, Plante Moran, and Hantz Bank. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, banks, trusts, estates, and other business entities. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, written investment policy statements, and manager selection, using a variety of analytical approaches and managing a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Stephen Weber is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Lake St, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. VestGen Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for about 9,453 clients across 30 advisors. 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, utilizing a combination of analytical methods and third-party managers to implement client portfolios.

Malinda Distefano is a financial advisor at Chicago Capital, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at William Blair & Company from 2014 to 2018 before joining Chicago Capital in 2018. Chicago Capital provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, foundations, other registered investment advisers, and corporations. The firm uses an active management approach combining fundamental and technical research to build individualized portfolios and manages over $4.8 billion in client assets with a team of 11 advisors.

Alfonso Pizzo is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Perillo Service Center. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. serves high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients through discretionary portfolio management using model-driven, periodically rebalanced strategies that incorporate proprietary and third-party products via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Kimberly Spence is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Merit Financial Advisors since 2026 and previously held roles at Savant Wealth Management, Savant Capital Management, and Huber Financial Advisors. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices and managing approximately $23.9 billion in assets. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services, emphasizing long-term, diversified portfolios managed through centrally overseen models, with flexibility for advisor customization.

Scott Glazer is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Wunderlich Securities, Inc. He has been with B. Riley Wealth Management since 2016 and joined B. Riley Wealth Advisors in 2022. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets across 274 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions through various program structures and both proprietary and third-party asset allocation models.

David Walz is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at CGN Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously spent 19 years at Arcadia Financial Strategies, Inc. Walz serves on the Board of Regents and Finance Committee at Concordia University Chicago. CGN Advisors provides financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs various asset-allocation strategies and offers services such as educational workshops, tax-return preparation, and pension consulting.

Peter Bach is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously at RMB Capital Management LLC and Jacobus Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing partner of RGJ Company, LLP and general partner for several family investment partnerships that are clients of Jacobus Wealth Management. Curi Capital serves a range of clients including individuals, families, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering wealth management, asset management, retirement plan solutions, and family office services. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach combining in-house strategies and external managers while managing approximately $9.83 billion in assets.

Maria Ursu Roman is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with IHT Wealth Management LLC and LPL Financial, with prior roles at Symphony Financial and Prospect Equities. Roman also has experience teaching at Wilbur Wright College. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors with discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA consulting, and outsourced CIO services. The firm uses a combination of proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and quantitative investment processes tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Daniel Schlesser Jr. is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining LaSalle St., he worked at SageSure and Accenture. Outside of advising, he provides bookkeeping and accounting services for commercial properties through LaSalle St. Services, LLC. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors offers personalized financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets under management.

Gregory Tong is a financial advisor with IHT Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2007 and joined IHT Wealth Management in 2017. Tong is based in Chicago, IL. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining fundamental stock selection with quantitative tools, diversified model portfolios, and option strategies, while offering discretionary asset management and ERISA fiduciary services through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Veronica Smith is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC and LPL Financial since 2021. Her prior roles include positions at Naviture, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Principal Securities. Before transitioning into finance, she worked in the education sector with the Perry and Urbandale Community School Districts. IHT Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach using fundamental stock selection, quantitative tools, diversified model portfolios, and option strategies, supported by a network of approximately 153 advisors.