John Vitt is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 44 years of industry experience, currently serving at Equity Services, Inc. since 1981. He also has longstanding ties with NATL Life Insurance Co dating back to 1975. Outside of his advisory work, he is managing partner of an export/import business focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo and serves as a director of the Western Golf Association. Equity Services, Inc. offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms, often leveraging third-party asset managers and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Shelton Mudzingwa is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he worked at Palisades Growth Capital and has a background that includes four years at Lake Forest College as both a student and, more recently, as an assistant rugby coach. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored services through both discretionary and non-discretionary managers within a large integrated financial group.

Jack Newman is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Newman & Schimel, LLC, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, and Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach, offering a wide range of portfolio management strategies and acting as a fiduciary for ERISA and IRA accounts.

Virginia Morrow is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has previously worked at PwC and UCLA in addition to her current role. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management supported by strategic allocation models and manager selections, with access to specialized services and alternative investments.

Michael Sparrow is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including NetLaw and WFGIA, and has been a songwriter receiving royalties and performing occasionally since 2013. Additionally, he serves as a referral partner for NetLaw, a company providing estate planning services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers across discretionary and non-discretionary platforms.

Sarah Lall is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2014. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options, including direct indexing and tax-overlay services, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Dan Milosevic is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 credential and having one year of industry experience. Prior to his financial services career, he worked in delivery and logistics roles and currently manages BearKeepers LLC, a logistics service provider. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory programs.

George Hurley is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior roles include positions at Northern Trust Securities, JP Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Ethan Krumwiede is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Doyenne Wealth Advisors LLC and Chicago Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he provides live DJ services through Mode Events in Chicago. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporate entities, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to specialized investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes discretionary, customized portfolio strategies supported by comprehensive tax and accounting services and unique operational capabilities such as administrative CFO functions and employer financial wellness tools.

David Budzisz is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with a Series 65 credential. He has held positions at Focus Partners Wealth, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, and Strategic Wealth Partners, among others. Outside of finance, he has experience working with athletic departments at Carthage College and operates a landscaping business. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach using proprietary models and manages portfolios across diverse strategies including equities, income, alternatives, and private credit.

Brunilda Veliu is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Oak Brook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive internal oversight and maintains a combination of large institutional scale along with specialized market roles.

Blake Warner is a financial advisor at SPC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Sigma Planning Corporation and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2018. Prior to that, he was employed at Anchor Brake Shoe from 2015 to 2018. Warner is also a licensed life and health insurance agent and operates under the DBA Touch Financial Group. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisers.

David Tucker is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at AE Wealth Management since 2018 and previously at SGL Financial LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the author of the book "Escape Illinois" and conducts informational classes through FMT Rejuvenate Your Retirement. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, utilizing various investment strategies and supporting third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Johnathan Worrells is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Deerfield, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he works part-time in the hospitality industry as a banquet server and bartender. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis through an integrated structure linked to New York Life.

Michael Benstein is a financial advisor at William Blair with 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab, Enova International, and Capgemini Consulting. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. 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 active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Jennifer Chung is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 19 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Corient and has previously worked at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC and Morgan Stanley. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Satya Rangaraju is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Barrington, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ample Wealth Strategies LLC and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance brokering through International Insurance Agency Inc. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Martin Gaughan is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Farther since 2025 and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Gaughan Wealth Management for 27 years. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform, offering discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and non-discretionary recommendations for private investment funds. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory with bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, automatic rebalancing, and primarily allocates among ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Shequeta Rice is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, she worked at The Mather Group, LLC and Forum Financial Management, LP, and spent ten years at General Motors. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis with a broad range of investment strategies and affiliated service companies.

Yulun Wu is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fifth Third Bank, Citigroup, and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and business entities through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account Platform, combining third-party portfolio managers and advisor-directed strategies.