Ryan Zentz is a financial advisor with PMG Wealth Management who holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining PMG Wealth Management, he held roles at LPL Financial and has experience outside finance including work with DoorDash. PMG Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business owners, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages customized portfolios using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, combining in-house management with outside managers to meet varied client needs.

Bronwyn Mirretti is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mirretti Perryman Wealth Strategies, LLC. She has worked with the firm and its predecessors since 2016 and is also an independent insurance agent. Bronwyn serves as a school board member, a role she has held since 2018. Mirretti Perryman Wealth Strategies, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm builds customized, risk-based, and tax-aware portfolios using modern portfolio theory and quantitative methods, supplementing in-house advice with third-party managers and operating as a wrap fee program sponsor.

Philip Tetley is a financial advisor at Tetley Investments, LLC in Park Ridge, Illinois, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Tetley Investments since 2012. Tetley Investments is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment process combining quantitative and fundamental research within a global asset-allocation framework.

Michael Walther is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Wealth Advisors LLC since 2008. Oak Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individuals, families, trusts, estates, and certain employer retirement plans, focusing on individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, low-cost, tax-efficient portfolios constructed mainly with no-load mutual funds and ETFs, guided by client-specific Investment Policies and a passive management approach.

Joseph Lopresti is a financial advisor at Arlington Wealth Management in Arlington Heights, IL, with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Arlington Capital Management, Inc. and World Equity Group, Inc. since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the Investor Education Institute and is a part-owner of Advanced Tax Reduction Group and Arlington Business Advisors. Arlington Wealth Management provides wealth management and discretionary investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs a structured client process and combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative research to implement various investment strategies, including proactive asset allocation and defined-outcome ETFs.

Ann Davis is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Capital Management Consultants with 14 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm since 2011. Capital Management Consultants provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities, managing approximately $76 million across about 61 client relationships. The firm employs a blended investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing strategic, tactical, and dynamic allocation strategies across various asset classes, with an emphasis on client risk profiles and market conditions.

Luke Van De Loo is a financial advisor at Sullivan Mermel, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Orgel Wealth Management and held roles at St John's Catholic Newman Center and the University of Illinois. Sullivan Mermel, Inc. is a fee-only, holistic financial planning firm serving individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a retainer-based fee model and focuses on customized investment strategies emphasizing low-cost mutual funds, U.S. government bonds, and cash equivalents.

John Kosar is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Asbury Research LLC, where he has worked since 2023. He has prior experience at Symetra, Allvue Systems, Equitrust Life Insurance Company, and Northern Trust. Asbury Research LLC provides subscription-based investment research and model portfolios to individual investors and money managers, and serves as a sub-adviser and model provider to other advisers and broker-dealers. The firm focuses on growth equities, income securities, and high-yield bonds, utilizing fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis in its research.

David Dickman is a financial advisor at Mindful Wealth LLC in Northbrook, IL, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. since 2007. Since 2018, he has been with Mindful Wealth LLC, which operates as a supported firm. Mindful Wealth LLC provides comprehensive investment advisory and financial planning services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, business owners, ERISA plans, and private foundations. The firm employs a personalized, discretionary investment approach focused on traditional, tax-aware strategies and serves a concentrated clientele of HNW and institutional clients.

Steven Goodman is a financial advisor with The Nestegg Group, Inc. in Lincolnwood, IL, holding a Series 65 credential and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with The Nestegg Group since 1993, spanning 33 years at the firm. The Nestegg Group, Inc. provides discretionary, fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $331 million across about 187 client relationships, using a combination of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and access to alternative investments, with approaches guided by asset allocation, qualitative manager analysis, and varied trading strategies.

Mark Zelenika is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Leslie Global Wealth, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Leslie Global Wealth since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in investment-related research surveys. Leslie Global Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach focused on asset allocation and fixed income, offering access to LPL Financial–sponsored managed strategies and supplemental services such as tax planning and real estate analysis.

Gary Hokin is the president of Hokin Investment Advisors Inc. in Northbrook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Sovereign Securities Corp since 1995 and founded Hokin Investment Advisors in 2006. Hokin Investment Advisors serves individuals, businesses, trusts, and retirement plans, providing portfolio construction, asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm emphasizes low-cost investment solutions and offers educational seminars and workshops on investment topics for plan participants and other groups.

Alexander Ross is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Main Street Investment Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2015 to 2017. Ross is based in Northbrook, IL. Main Street Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals and private foundations, providing discretionary portfolio management and asset allocation advice across multiple asset classes. The firm emphasizes a buy-and-hold investment approach focused on large-cap companies, incorporating both fundamental and technical analysis, and integrates option strategies with client approval.

Trevore Meyer is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial Design Studio, Inc. since 2019 and previously held roles at Presence Financial and Responsive Financial Group, Inc. Financial Design Studio, Inc. serves individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations with portfolio management and financial planning, supplemented by in-house tax preparation, business bookkeeping, and educational seminars. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term asset allocation and buy-and-hold strategies, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio decisions.

Alexander Lippitt III is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Lakewood Financial Group, LLC and previously worked at Northeast Financial Group, Inc. and Transamerica/Aegon Asset Management. Lakewood Financial Group serves individuals and families with integrated investment management and financial planning, managing approximately $90.6 million. The firm combines a strategic core with tactical overlays and employs tax-sensitive implementation, derivatives hedging, and access to private and alternative investments.

Philip Tetley is a financial advisor at Tetley Investments, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Tetley Investments since 2012. Prior to his current role, he worked at Prairie Central School CUSD #8 for 32 years. Tetley Investments is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment approach combining quantitative and fundamental research within a global asset-allocation framework.

Joel Regier is a financial advisor at Bondurant Investment Advisory, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Fifth Third Bank and Millennium Investment and Retirement Advisors, among other firms. Regier also teaches adult financial education classes through Regier Private Wealth Management, LLC. Bondurant Investment Advisory provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and private fund-related services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, using quantitative methods and may employ derivatives strategies for hedging and income generation.

Robert Stoll is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial Design Studio, Inc. since 2019 and previously held roles at Original Financial LLC, Honey Lake Advisors, LLC, and Institutional Capital LLC. Financial Design Studio, Inc. serves individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and educational seminars. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation and buy-and-hold strategies, integrating ongoing financial planning with portfolio oversight.

James Dobbs is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Woodfield Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2009. Woodfield Financial Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, small businesses, and other business entities. The firm provides financial planning, investment advisory, portfolio management, and insurance review services, developing tailored asset-allocation models that are implemented and monitored with periodic reviews and semiannual rebalancing.

Anthony Kratofil is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Vital Wealth Management, LLC in Rosemont, IL. He has worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 2007 and teaches an introductory stock selection class as an adjunct professor at Moraine Valley Community College. Vital Wealth Management provides investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, tax-exempt entities, and municipal clients. The firm employs portfolio optimization and efficient-frontier analysis to create diversified allocations, offering discretionary implementation and annual reviews alongside retirement plan fiduciary services.