Nathan Meek is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Wheaton, IL, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials with two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments and Edge Financial Advisors, LLC. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm utilizes tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screening alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Frank Diebold Jr. is a Series 65 credentialed advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He currently works with Cetera Planning Partners and previously spent over two decades at Honkamp Krueger Financial Services, alongside operating Diebold & Associates since 1978. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including Social Security optimization, tax planning, estate planning, and related ancillary services.

Xiao Chen is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently advising at Integrity Alliance, LLC. Prior to joining Integrity Alliance, Chen held roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Lion Street Financial, and related entities. Outside of finance, Xiao Chen is involved in community organizations including serving as Vice President of the Hunan Association of the Midwest USA and as a board member of the Chinese American Association at Greater Chicago. Chen also owns a performing arts business focused on music and acting. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network providing advisory and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers various investment management approaches, including advisor-managed discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, supported by a range of operational features such as dual SEC registration and affiliated insurance distribution.

Robert Magnesen is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2014, having worked at Fifth Third Bank since 2009. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm provides multiple discretionary managed-account options and features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Cristl Walker is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Securities America, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Charles Schwab. Outside of financial advising, she provides pet sitting services through the Rover platform. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers 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 employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Todd Schossow is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Northern Trust Bank and Northern Trust Securities Inc for 12 years. He has been with Brookstone Capital Management since 2021. 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 program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking or thrift institutions.

Sara Zappani is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016 and also serves as Office Manager at Partners Wealth Management, where she manages day-to-day headquarters operations. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of SORELLE Development, LLC, where she assists in real estate research and property development management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, benchmarking, and employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Michael Shean is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Simplicity Investments, MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Lenox Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent specializing in individual and group life and health insurance. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory across its investment approach.

Andrea Longhi is a financial advisor with Creative Planning, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2021, he worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Money Managers Financial Group. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering a range of institutional and retirement plan services.

Kellen Cross is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner, he held roles at the University of Kansas, Infinitas, Edison Spaces, and Royal Blue Capital. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment team and integrates tax and accounting services uncommon for firms of its size.

Daniel De Masi is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Citi Personal Wealth Management since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm uses multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles including in-house research and serving as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Kimberly Mika is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, and INVEST Financial Corp. Mika is the managing member and owner of Riverstone Wealth Partners Mika, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Juan Martin is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Securities, and J.P. Morgan Securities. He earned an MBA from the University of Iowa. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across diverse wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services, and provides bespoke solutions for high-net-worth clients.

Zachary Cravez is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Edge Financial Advisors and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a wide national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm’s approach includes tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

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.

Douglas Lincoln is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 41 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and has operated as a self-employed advisor since 1986. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a combination of in-house and external strategists and technology tools to implement client recommendations.

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.

Melissa Wajda is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company for six years and Awana International for three years. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates 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 and 151 offices.

Casey Ciesla is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Brookstone, Casey worked at Desrochers Backyard Pools & Spas for three years. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies, including strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and options-enhanced strategies, while operating a turnkey asset management platform and serving as a sub-advisor to other advisory programs.

Traci Eisner is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has worked extensively with Kestra Investment Services and Bensman & Associates Ltd prior to her current role. Eisner also engages in case design and insurance plan consulting through multiple affiliated financial and insurance entities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, benchmarking, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, with a client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.