Thomas Young is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone since 2021 and is also the owner of TRY Tax Planning, LLC, where he provides tax preparation and planning services. Additionally, he consults with the PREPARE Institute on retirement instruction and assists in recruiting advisers, and he consults with Shield Global Partners on non-investment matters. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee programs. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via model portfolios and managed accounts.

Dennis Duff is a financial advisor with William Blair in Northbrook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with William Blair & Co LLC since 2010. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary model portfolios and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

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., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. since 2016. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management services, utilizing both strategic and tactical approaches through internal and third-party managed portfolios.

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.

David Blaydes is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 47 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and LPL Financial LLC, having joined these firms in 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Securities America Advisors, National Planning Corp, and Retirement Planners International. Blaydes is also the author of the book "I Just Got Fired, Now What" and frequently conducts educational webinars related to its content. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm with approximately $18.6 billion in assets under management and about 366 advisors serving over 24,000 clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach, offering both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, utilizing a network of independent investment adviser representatives and access to multiple external platforms and third-party manager programs.

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.

Kevin Jamali is a financial advisor at Farther with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Famdep Capital Management for four years and Auctos Capital Management for eleven years. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through both digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supplemented by AI tools under internal review.

Fred Rutler III is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Creative Planning since 2021. Prior to that, he spent six years with Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Financial Advisors, and Lockton Companies. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and other portfolio management 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 financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with over 35 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has been with Kestra since 2016, following a long tenure at Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Freiburger serves as Chairperson of the Board for the nonprofit organization Zero Matters. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse group of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a broad client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

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.

Kari Beyer is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. from 2009 to 2017 before joining her current firm. Beyer serves as a board member for the Waterford Oaks Home Association in Aurora, Illinois, where she reviews landscaping needs and budget matters. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, using a range of managed strategies and maintaining custody and execution capabilities uncommon among peers.

James Brandt is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Fortis Investors, Inc. and Brandt Financial Concepts, a firm he has been involved with since 1983. Outside of his advisory work, Brandt serves as a FEMA-certified trainer for the Community Emergency Response Team and holds leadership positions in local organizations including a homeowners association and the Palatine Fire Pension Board. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing various investment platforms and third-party managers, with approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Clayton Eaton is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience, all with T. Rowe Price since 2013. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm serves individual investors and households, utilizing model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, with features such as tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo-based retirement income projections.

Kimberly Riewerts is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Creative Planning since 2014. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by additional approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Matthew Kling is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Saint Charles, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Knights of Columbus Assets Advisors LLC and Knights of Columbus Insurance for a combined total of 14 years. He serves as a board member and trustee for the Edward J. Baker Foundation & Henry Rockwell Baker Memorial Community Center, a nonprofit community organization. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Kevin Meehan is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with over 41 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has been associated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and related entities since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Meehan is involved in real estate through DHC Realty LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and emphasizes diversified, risk-class based investment strategies blending passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Lisa Hanley is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with the Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lincoln Investment in 2025, she worked at James Noe and held roles outside the financial industry, including at Jun Group and Bazaarvoice. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a significant focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, ERISA retirement plan advice, and a variety of advisory and brokerage services supported by an Investment Management & Research team using strategic and tactical investment approaches.