Nicholas Punzio is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, FIDELITY Personal and Workplace Advisors, and LPL Financial LLC. VestGen Advisors, LLC manages approximately $6.66 billion for about 22,790 clients through 53 advisors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, ERISA 3(21) retirement plan services, and acts as a liaison to third-party managers, developing client-specific strategies based on goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Adam Saltzman is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Skokie, IL, where he has worked since 2003. He holds a Series 63 license and has spent his entire career at Northern Trust Securities. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm uses a model-driven approach with portfolios that include proprietary and third-party funds, offering advisory, brokerage, and custody services through a wrap fee program.

Christopher Lynn is a financial advisor at Integrated Advisors Network LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has operated JC Investment Management as a DBA since 2005. Integrated Advisors Network is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser that offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis within a risk-profile framework and frequently uses third-party sub-adviser platforms to implement client strategies.

Christopher Ferraro is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 12 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Northern Trust Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing, and JP Morgan Securities. Ferraro is dually registered with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC, and LPL Financial, conducting the majority of his work as an Investment Advisor Representative. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across various asset types, with continuous account monitoring and formal annual reviews.

Sandra Hernandez is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Northern Trust Securities since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood Financial, LLC, TD Ameritrade, and a decade at Cintas. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a multi-team firm serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program. The firm offers model-driven investment solutions including SMAs and Fund Strategist Portfolios, combining advisory, brokerage, and custody services under one platform.

William Davis is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with seven years of experience at Forum Financial Management, LP, where he has been employed since 2015. He serves as Treasurer for the Lake Eleanor Estates Homeowners' Association, overseeing finances and managing expenditures. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops 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 mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Heather Corley is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at HighPoint Advisor Group since 2021 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, Trapp Financial, and Brookstone Capital Management. In addition to advising, she provides administrative support to HighPoint Advisor Group. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, using a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, REITs, options, and third-party platforms.

Patrick Keenan is a financial advisor at Madison Avenue Securities, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Madison Avenue Securities, he worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. for 14 years and OSAIC for 2 years. He is also president of Financial Security Consultants, Inc., an insurance sales and services firm. Madison Avenue Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual clients, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.0 billion in assets and offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through its network of investment adviser representatives.

Matthew Zivick is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with IHT Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2014. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining fundamental stock selection with quantitative tools and diversified model portfolios, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA consulting, and access to third-party managers through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Kimberly Taylor is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at VANTAGE FINANCIAL PARTNERS Limited from 2006 to 2024. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and uses fundamental analysis to construct individualized investment policies across various asset classes, offering both ongoing wealth management and stand-alone planning services.

Danny Delgado is a financial advisor at Silver Oak Securities, Incorporated with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including B. Riley Wealth Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Delgado is also involved with Arbor Financial Advisors in a financial advisor capacity. Silver Oak Securities provides advisory services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $2.03 billion in discretionary assets across a network of over 100 financial professionals. The firm offers personalized portfolio management, a unified managed account program, financial planning, and third-party manager referrals, delivering investment advice primarily on a discretionary basis.

John Mc Cadd is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Jacobson Group, Randstad USA, and Horace Mann. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management through a model-driven wrap fee program. The firm offers a range of separately managed accounts and strategist portfolios implemented via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform, combining advisory, brokerage, and custody services with proprietary and third-party investment products.

Harold Leavell is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. in Chicago, IL, where he has worked since 2005. Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. 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. The firm emphasizes a customized, long-term asset allocation approach with broad diversification, while maintaining client decision authority and a principal-led engagement model.

Roman Kobrin is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. based in Chicago, IL, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 credential and has worked at Zacks Investment Management since 2014, alongside a concurrent role at LBMZ Securities, Inc. since 2016. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs a proprietary investment process that combines quantitative and qualitative analysis, offering a range of strategies and serving both direct clients and third-party advisers through model portfolios and alternative private funds.

Peter Mc Donnell is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Great Point Capital, Tide Rock Investors, and Springbank, among others. He also serves as Managing Director of The Prime Group Inc., where he focuses on establishing and maintaining development partnerships. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and access to third-party investment managers. The firm emphasizes personalized portfolio construction and employs a range of analytical approaches and operational strategies geared toward non-high-net-worth investors and retirement plan participants.

John Vandervoorn is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners in Geneva, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining HighPoint Planning Partners in 2021, he worked at Level Four Advisory Services and LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across various asset classes.

Joseph De Marco is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at LaSalle St. Securities, LLC and Forum Financial Management, LP. Outside of his advisory role, De Marco is the founder and owner of Elevate CPA Group and a partner at DeMarco Sciaccotta Wilkens & Dunleavy, LLP, both tax and accounting firms. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and various portfolio management services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management using a range of strategies and investment vehicles, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary accounts.

Ian Clark is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. since 2022 and previously held positions at Facet Wealth and TIAA. Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. provides personalized, fee-only financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, private foundations, and corporate executives. The firm emphasizes customized long-term asset allocation and diversification strategies, with clients retaining final decision authority and trades executed only upon prior written authorization.

Steven Kellar is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with HighPoint Planning Partners and LPL Financial. His prior roles include positions at IHT Wealth Management, Sheridan Road, and Independent Financial Partners. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation on a limited basis. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across a range of asset types.

Robert Yarosz is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 35 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at World Equity Group since 1997 and World Lending Group since 2002. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in real estate rental management through Arlington Ventures. World Equity Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business entities, non-profits, and financial institutions, offering a range of portfolio management and advisory services. The firm employs both model-based and customized investment approaches and manages approximately $945 million in assets.