Toby Stannard is a CFA® charterholder based in Chicago, IL, with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Aaron Wealth Advisors since 2020 and previously was employed at Northern Trust from 2015 to 2019. Aaron Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, business owners, entrepreneurs, multi-generational families, and family offices, offering portfolio management, financial consulting, and mergers-and-acquisitions advisory. The firm employs an institutional technology platform and applies portfolio construction techniques including option-writing strategies, while also providing services such as trustee arrangements and digital-asset custody.

Azmi Sharif is a financial advisor with FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Nobles and Richards, Inc., LPL Financial, and Woodbury Financial Services. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon, investing across a range of securities and independent managers.

Timothy Mason is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. since 2015. He volunteers as a basketball and track and field coach at St. Mary School in Mokena, IL. 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, offering investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations.

Frank Pecucci is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at The Mather Group since 2019, following a prior role at Insight Securities Inc. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering combined financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with multiple risk-based allocation models and customization options, integrating AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.

Ryan Brown is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Ausdal, he worked at Berman Capital Management and held various roles in other industries including nutrition and brewing. 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 wide range of advisory and financial planning services, tailoring investment strategies to client-specific objectives and utilizing multiple custodians and third-party managers.

Daniel Drallmeier is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP. He has worked at Forum Financial Management, LP in various capacities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of F.A.M. LLC, which provides management services to Forum Financial Management under a service agreement. Forum Financial Management, LP offers fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also acts as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Robert Foley is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Podesta Capital Advisors and the Gelber Group. Foley holds a Series 65 designation and is based in Chicago, IL. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios, applying fundamental analysis along with tactical allocations and long-term holdings, and offers specialized services including ESG risk-based models and tax management tools.

Dawn Cornwall is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has been with The Mather Group since 2016. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customized portfolio options and integrates third-party AI tools alongside human oversight.

Jacob Bauer is a financial advisor at Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC in Chicago, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Foreside Fund Services and Kingsview Partners, and served on the advisory strategy team at Kingsview Wealth Management. Kingsview Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities, providing wealth management, financial planning, and asset management through a network of advisers and an internal portfolio group. The firm offers tailored portfolio management across various securities and develops proprietary model strategies for separately managed accounts, ETFs, and third-party licensing.

Max Miller is a financial advisor with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Hightower Advisors and Charles Schwab, as well as running a landscaping business. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation that offers discretionary portfolio management through a model-driven wrap fee program, serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with a range of separately managed accounts and strategist portfolios.

Heidi Verbiscer is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. She has been with Forum Financial Management since 2019 and is also the president and owner of Generations Tax & Advisory Services, LLC, a CPA firm specializing in taxation strategy, compliance, and generational business and family wealth planning. Forum Financial Management provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing model portfolios primarily using DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs in line with a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Lauren Madera is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with OneSeven and has previously worked at Magnetar and Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, LLC. She serves on the Board of Trustees for The Miami Valley School in Dayton, Ohio. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning solutions with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Kevin Ryan is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor at JMG Financial Group LTD with five years of industry experience. He has worked at JMG Financial Group and prior to that at Forum Financial Management, LP and Ehlert Financial Group, Inc. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and financial consulting. The firm uses a planning-based, long-term investment approach centered on strategic asset allocation and offers services including in-house tax consulting and access to private investment opportunities.

Joseph Knecht is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with BMO Family Office, LLC and has worked at BMO Harris Bank N.A. since 1992. BMO Family Office provides discretionary investment management, advisory services, and family wealth strategies to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines asset allocation with quantitative and qualitative due diligence and is supported by its integration within the larger BMO Financial Corp. group.

Logan Finnegan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC with one year of industry experience. His background includes academic roles at DePaul University and Indiana University. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, not-for-profit plans, endowments, corporations, and other entities. The firm emphasizes a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation approach that incorporates fundamental analysis and quantitative optimization across multiple asset classes, including mutual funds, ETFs, direct indexing, fixed income, and select alternative strategies.

Keith Cardoza is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. since 2008. The firm provides personalized, fee-only financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, private foundations, qualified retirement plans, and senior corporate executives. Their approach emphasizes in-depth discovery and customized long-term asset allocation strategies, focusing on broad diversification and client-directed decision-making.

Tyler Vandermeer is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at FBL Financial Group and Farm Bureau Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, he is also licensed as an insurance agent for life, health, and annuities. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, third-party money manager programs, and retirement plan consulting, primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives who utilize approved model portfolios and discretionary management programs.

Wojciech Wojcik is a financial advisor at Performance Wealth with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated. Outside of finance, Wojciech serves as president of Soccer Sessions Inc., a soccer training organization. Performance Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals and institutions. The firm employs a predominantly long-term investment approach using customized portfolios of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities, with regular client reviews and rebalancing.

Geno Del Boccio is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience in entrepreneurial ventures, including roles at GD Event Productions and Coffee Something Inc. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and combines tactical and strategic approaches with fundamental analysis to inform its investment decisions.

Brian Vandenheuvel is a financial advisor with Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Zacks Investment Management since 2013. Zacks Investment Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and offers retail wealth management, alternative investments, and model portfolios through multiple platform types.