Robert Papierniak is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial and Wealth Enhancement Group. Prior to his financial career, he was employed at Binny's Beverage Depot and Walgreens. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting through a comprehensive investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Larry Goldberg is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life and its affiliated entities since 2014, including a role as Unit Sales Manager where he manages and trains agents writing insurance products for the senior market. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis methods to create customized portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Dana De Lance is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, and JMG Financial Group. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor strategies, and offers a range of portfolio management and planning services.

Corina Bande Arias is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CWM, LLC. She has held prior roles at Carson Wealth, Fifth Third Bank, Charles Schwab, U.S. Bancorp Investments, and BMO Harris Financial Advisors. Her background includes extensive experience across several major financial institutions. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customized tools, with a significant focus on retirement plan and institutional services.

Merrick Singer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Strategic Wealth Partners, and Merrill. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses, employing a long-term investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework. The firm offers a variety of services including portfolio management, financial counseling, tax preparation, and fiduciary consulting.

Robert Achille is a financial advisor with SPC who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sigma Planning Corporation and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2016 and has operated R. J. Achille & Company since 1975. He also provides accounting services through his CPA firm, R.J. Achille & Company, and is an independently licensed insurance agent. SPC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a broad advisory network and delivers tailored investment advice, primarily through discretionary client accounts, with custody services provided through Fidelity/NFS.

Timothy Troutman is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He is president of Troutman and Associates, Inc., where he provides estate planning and elder care planning services. Troutman also serves as a secondary trustee for a family trust and manages real estate-related businesses through Parkside Holdings and Troutman Semler LLC. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party managers, emphasizing largely non-discretionary asset management.

Thomas Davidson is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 16 years with The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. 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 combines centralized investment resources and model portfolios with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, providing tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Edna Rachal is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Deerfield, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and has been affiliated with New York Life entities since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of the Women’s Ministry and co-chair of Women’s Day at St. Paul AME Church. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers tailored advice across multiple program types and manages predominantly non-discretionary assets, particularly focusing on retirement investors and plan sponsors within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Matthew Foltz is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient in Itasca, IL, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes eight years at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that blends in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and specialized offerings through affiliates.

John Lopez is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Niles, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. He also operates a sole proprietorship related to rental property management. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Paul Mozis is a CFP® professional affiliated with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Glen Ellyn, IL, with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2019 and previously held roles at Cetera and MB Financial Bank. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank and provides clients access to multiple discretionary managed-account programs and specialized services such as direct indexing and tax-overlay options.

Alexander Marks is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and maintains unique market roles, including in-house research and operations as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Neil Cohen is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC and Carson Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and accumulating 22 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Grossman Cohen & Diamond Inc., a CPA accounting firm and registered investment adviser, since 1997, where he manages accounting, tax, and administrative responsibilities. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors, offering a variety of portfolio management and retirement-plan services.

Kirstin Wiskirchen is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She worked at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 11 years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2019. 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 integrates strategic and tactical allocation models, manager selections, and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, offering access to a broad range of investment options and affiliated services within the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Tarah Sikkenga is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Her prior experience includes several years at Zurich North America. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning and asset management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network and a variety of program options that combine passive and active investment strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Carin Roman is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2020. Prior to this, she worked for CCP, Inc. for 14 years. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and a variety of implementation options.

Juan Galaviz is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2015, including his current role since 2022, with a one-year tenure at U.S. Bancorp Investments in between. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees.

David Suominen is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, with 7 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2018, also working at Fifth Third Bank since 2015. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm provides access to multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with integrated regulatory and supervisory processes.

Jer Sheng Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. He has concurrent roles at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and TRATON R&D US, LLC, working as a health insurance producer and technical specialist, respectively. Chen’s background includes engineering and health insurance production alongside his advisory work. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio approach supported by third-party managers and offers multiple advisory platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.