Alexander Bobin is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC since 2019. Prior to this, he spent eleven years at AG Development, where he remains a partner involved in real estate activities, including financial modeling and capital project oversight. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing 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 RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, offering a range of discretionary investment strategies and sub-advisory services.

Lauren Rosberg is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2023. Her prior roles include positions at Nadler Financial Group, Ausdal Financial Partners, and Capital Asset Advisory Services, among others. She receives residual income from the sale of Medicare supplement insurance. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning and tax support services.

Michael Miller is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone Capital Management LLC since 2021 and previously spent eight years at Wayne Hummer Investments LLC. 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 institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via various model portfolios and managed accounts.

Ryan Airola is a financial advisor at William Blair with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair & Company since 2007. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs active, research-driven management across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Benjamin Bremen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Strategic Wealth Partners, RMB Capital Management, and Curi Capital. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Michael Von Drasek is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Empower Financial Services since 2019. Outside of his financial advisory role, he works part-time as an assistant golf professional at Village Links of Glen Ellyn, managing golf leagues and teaching golf lessons. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates in its planning approach.

Ryan Daliege is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following an 11-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Matthew Reznik is a CFP® and CFA® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Corient, where he has worked since 2022, and previously spent 13 years at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and customized asset allocation, and it offers specialized private fund capabilities through affiliated platforms.

Chantay Moore is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Her work history includes a variety of roles in financial education, estate planning support, tax preparation, and notary services. She is the founder of Native American Financial Literacy Services, LLC, and serves as a board member for both the American Indian Center of Chicago and Chicago Women in Trades. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides a mix of proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options, supporting a wide range of client needs.

Alexander Von Ribbeck Schon is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Merrill Lynch and SS04 Simmsallskap and attended Lake Forest College. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm’s advisory teams use a range of strategic allocation models and investment tools, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to provide a variety of tailored financial solutions.

William Marshall is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 16 years of industry experience. He has held his current position at TIAA-CREF since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Michael Brown is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets since 2018. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property in Downers Grove, IL. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Linda Dial is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management, brokerage services, insurance products, and select M&A advisory services.

Robin Stone is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors who holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including 11 years at Leonetti & Associates and nine years at Hightower Advisors. He is based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes multi-manager solutions and uses both affiliated and third-party managers, incorporating proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles in its advisory approach.

Elias Andresen is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a diverse work background that includes roles at Papa John's Pizza, Target, Midwest Insurance Partners, and Western Kentucky University. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Eric Hall is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at JPMorgan Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory role, Hall serves as Senior Pastor and trustee of Greentown Faith Apostolic Lighthouse, a nonprofit organization in Greentown, Indiana. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions. The firm provides investment management primarily through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, supporting a large advisor network via its platform and turnkey asset management services.

Chirag Choksey is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Wheaton, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF and its affiliate TIAA since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services including model portfolio management and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

James King is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving with Corient since 2022. Prior to Corient, he worked at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC for 12 years. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension 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 alternative investments where appropriate.

Robert Fenby is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2012 and has a concurrent role at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company dating back to 2011. Fenby is also involved in life insurance brokerage through multiple roles, including Regional Marketing Director at Penn Mutual, Senior Vice President at Insurance Wholesale Solutions, and proprietor of Fenby Life Insurance Planning. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, combining SEC-registered advisory services with broker-dealer capabilities and managing over $8 billion in discretionary assets.

Eric Burrows is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Rosemont, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities from 2003 to 2022 before joining Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities in 2022. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. 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 programs and integrates services through its affiliation with Fifth Third Bank, combining broker-dealer, investment adviser, and municipal advisor registrations.