Deborah Hinten is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience. She is affiliated with Capital Analysts and has worked at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 2011 and Consolidated Financial Resources, Inc. since 1982. Outside of her advisory role, she manages direct marketing for a skin care line and handles administrative duties in construction and flooring businesses. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a proprietary mutual-fund screening process and offers various advisory services through a network of several hundred advisors.

David Fischesser is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Wheaton, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at OSAIC, American Portfolios Financial Services Inc, and Grove Point Investments, LLC. Beyond advising, he owns Fisch Financial, LLC, which provides tax preparation, bookkeeping, and accounting services, and he serves as board treasurer for the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the parish council at St. Michael Catholic Church. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services and integrates multiple custodians and third-party money managers, operating as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Marcus Velasco is a financial advisor at JMG Financial Group Ltd in Downers Grove, IL, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations along with Series 63 and 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Allstate, Nuveen Investments, and operating his own businesses, including Emvee Coaching, LLC. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and financial consulting services. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach using strategic asset allocation and offers in-house tax consulting and private investment fund advice.

Thomas Herr is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2009 and also maintains long-term roles with Cunningham Group and Serpe Insurance. Outside of his advisory work, he supervises insurance sales activities at Serpe 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 a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and custodial partnerships.

Erik Gutierrez is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Lake Street Financial and NTN Bearing Corporation. VestGen Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for over 9,400 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a process that integrates multiple analytical methods and may include third-party managers.

Kenneth Hartman Jr. is a Series 65 registered advisor with Advisory Services Network in Chicago, IL. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience in education and golf administration. He has been involved with Troon Golf Administration, L.L.C. since 2022. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, with strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Yesenia Delgado is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Investment Advisers, Cetera Investment Services LLC, and MB Financial Bank. Belpointe serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other registered advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing customized portfolios and a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Richard Burridge Jr. is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Curi Capital, LLC. He has worked at RMB Capital Management, LLC since 2005. Curi Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, institutional and corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach and combines in-house strategies with external managers, managing approximately $9.83 billion across various account types.

Mikhail Kimbarovsky is a financial advisor at Chicago Capital, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously at JAG Capital Management LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., and Geneva Advisors, LLC. 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 a combination of fundamental and technical research to build individualized portfolios and manages over $4.8 billion in client assets with a focused team of 11 advisors.

Timothy Sullivan is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 43 years of industry experience and has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2015. Additionally, he conducts insurance sales through TJ Sullivan Company, Inc., focusing on fixed and equity-indexed annuities, life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities with over $3.7 billion in assets under management across more than 16,000 clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services tailored to client objectives, integrates third-party managers, and operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Phillip Smolinski is a financial advisor at Pure Financial Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Fairhaven Wealth Management, LLC. Pure Financial Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, including services for trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a planning-centered investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee and combines enterprise-scale infrastructure with specialized operational features such as tax-aware strategies and advisor involvement in adult-education teaching.

Rocco Santorsola is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2009 and has owned and operated Rocco Santorsola Ltd., an accounting and tax preparation business, since 1993. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in health and life insurance and fixed annuity sales. 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 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of investment strategies and custodial relationships.

Jessica Nieminski is an investment advisor representative at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She has held positions at multiple firms, including Cetera and Network 1 Financial Securities, and operates ClearPath Financial LLC, a financial services DBA. Nieminski also sells health, life, property, and casualty insurance through ClearPath Financial Insurance, LLC. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including discretionary management and ESG options, and manages over $1.6 billion in discretionary assets.

David Mcclellan is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Forum Financial Management since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with F.A.M. LLC as a member, providing management services related to the firm. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes model asset-allocation portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and back-office support for independent advisors and RIAs.

Thomas Lyman is a financial advisor with John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at John Hancock Distributors LLC, John Hancock Funds, Inc., and Insight Global. John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC provides financial planning and consultative services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and business entities. The firm employs a technology-assisted advice model that delivers written financial plans using third-party software, with implementation decisions made by clients.

Adam Boyer is a financial advisor at JMG Financial Group Ltd with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including the London Stock Exchange Group, Northern Trust, and Charles Schwab. Outside of advising, he manages rental properties on a limited personal basis. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with a planning-based, long-term investment approach. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, in-house tax consulting, and private investment fund advisory services.

Michael Glavin is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, IL, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with IHT Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2016. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, outsourced CIO services, and access to third-party managers. The firm’s investment process combines fundamental value screening, quantitative optimization, and periodic rebalancing, employing proprietary model portfolios and discretionary OCIO mandates.

Daniel Zolet is a CFA® charterholder with eight years at RiverFront Investment Group and five years of industry experience. Before joining RiverFront in 2018, he worked at IBM for two years and spent a year at Extended Travel. RiverFront Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management and model-based investment solutions primarily to individual investors, trusts, pension funds, and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-advisor platform combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with security selection under its “Price Matters” framework and manages portfolios through various account types including wrap-fee programs and separately managed accounts.

Alison Whittington is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at McAdam LLC since 2019. She has prior experience at AXIS Capital and has worked in roles outside finance, including at Kilroy's on Kirkwood and Indiana University. McAdam LLC advises a broad range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities. The firm offers financial planning and investment management with a focus on discretionary portfolio management that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative asset exposures.

John Kwasigroch is a financial advisor at Alera Investment Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Securian Financial Services, Inc. and Triad Advisors, Inc. He is also involved with GCG Financial, providing fixed insurance products and investment advisory services. Alera Investment Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm combines internal management with affiliate and independent managers, focusing on long-term allocations to mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, while providing ERISA-related services for retirement plans.