Jonathan Narbett is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2007 and also holds a position with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, using discretionary unified managed accounts and a technology-driven approach.

Daniel Ogrodny is a financial advisor at Mariner with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021, following prior roles at Arlington Wealth Management and The Planning Group. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering customized investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party manager allocations and provides integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Michael Kelly Jr. is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018 and previously was affiliated with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He serves as a trustee for his children’s trusts. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with advisory approaches spanning equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Jason Williams is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has three years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Northwestern Mutual in addition to his current role. Guardian Life is the parent company of Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various investment advisory programs.

Jason Miller is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at firms including JPMorgan Securities LLC and Principal Life Insurance Company. Miller serves as treasurer of the St. Mary School Mokena IL Athletic Board. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and wealth management consultations for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on standard asset-allocation models and internal research tools, offering guidance on asset allocation and investment selection without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Jordan Beadle is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Mariner since 2018, including the firm's current Oakbrook Terrace, IL office. Prior to joining Mariner, he worked at VS Technology, Inc. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and institutional accounts, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm combines customized discretionary portfolios with in-house research and third-party managers, and it integrates tax and accounting services along with administrative family office and financial wellness capabilities.

Robert Merkle Jr. is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) with 19 years of experience in the investment advisory industry. He is currently with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. and has previously worked at Geneva Investment Management of Chicago, LLC, and AT Investment Advisers Inc. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and coordinated Family Office services, utilizing a combination of proprietary and external strategies with oversight from dedicated investment committees.

Nikita Praharaj is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor at Corient with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2026, Nikita worked at Vivaldi Capital Management and held various roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and stress testing to align with client objectives.

Kevin Mc Kay is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has three years of industry experience, with prior roles at Northwestern Mutual, New York Life, and LPL Enterprise. Outside of his advisory work, he has engaged in fixed life insurance and long-term care insurance sales. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jessica Whiting is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with experience spanning several firms, including Rockefeller Capital Management and Associated Banc-Corp. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been active in the industry since 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she provides tax preparation services for friends and family. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Michael Sarazen is a financial advisor at William Blair with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Matthew Mccormick is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes six years at Edward Jones and four years at National Life Group. He is also president of an S corporation affiliated with Lakeshore Financial Group. Equity Services, Inc. (dba ESI Financial Advisors) provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms using third-party managers and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Ethan Louis is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Buckingham Strategic Partners, Saint Louis University, and VIP Valet. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

David Satin is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers access to various portfolio management strategies including alternative investments and custom indexing.

Allen Smith is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors since 2017 and previously held roles at Atlantic Trust Investment Advisors, Geneva Investment Management of Chicago, LLC, and GNV Advisors, LLC. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a wide range of clients, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a collaborative investment process utilizing an internal team, Relationship Managers, and governance committees to deliver customized portfolios and managed account programs, combining proprietary strategies and external managers.

Sean Temperly is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2010 and with Fifth Third since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Seatim LLC, a private investment pool. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm provides multiple discretionary managed-account options and combines third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, with features including direct indexing and an optional tax-overlay service.

Gregory Williams is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2020. Prior to joining Hightower, he worked five years at Private Vista, LLC (formerly Financial Strategy Network, LLC). He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Chicago, IL. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, institutional clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a multi-manager approach combining affiliated and third-party managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Michael Katz is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Truist Advisory Services and previously worked at Wells Fargo for 17 years. Katz is based in Chicago, IL. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individual, corporate, retirement plan, and charitable clients. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies and employs third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment processes.

Kathleen Birmingham is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at AT Investment Advisers Inc. since 2017 and previously at Geneva Investment Management of Chicago, LLC from 2012 to 2017. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm’s investment process involves a combination of internal teams, relationship managers, and governance committees to construct customized portfolios using proprietary and external strategies, with a notable focus on managing assets for investment company clients.

Richard Peloquin is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 48 years of industry experience. He has worked with Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. and Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003, and was previously with CIBC World Markets Corp. from 1996 to 2003. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios across equity, balanced, and fixed-income strategies.