Alan Loewy is a financial advisor at Avocet Capital Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Avocet since 2011. Loewy has contributed articles to Seeking Alpha, receiving compensation based on article page views. Avocet Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and hourly financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business clients. The firm uses quantitative optimization and risk/return analysis alongside fundamental and technical research to create tailored portfolios, including the use of options and derivatives strategies, which is uncommon among similar-sized advisers.

Bradley Mendel is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Mendel Money Management Inc. since 2013, where he is one of four advisors. Mendel Money Management provides discretionary and non‑discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $317 million in client assets and employs a research-supported investment process that includes the use of derivatives primarily for income generation or protection.

James Uren is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Phase III Advisory Services, LTD since 2001. He is also affiliated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he has created online content related to his personal weight loss journey, generating revenue through affiliate marketing and product sales. Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd. provides investment management, portfolio monitoring, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $162 million in assets for about 366 clients, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, risk-tolerance profiling, and periodic rebalancing across discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Hal Marcus is a financial advisor at Buss Capital Management, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Citigroup and Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Buss Capital Management, LLC is a small advisory firm serving individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, using a client-centered approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Roger Hoenes is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with K&H Wealth Partners and has previously worked at Weaver Capital Management and Provision Advisor Group. Outside of his advisory role, he manages agricultural operations and rental property through private LLCs. K&H Wealth Partners is a supported registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing asset allocation, model portfolios, and third-party managers, with a range of strategies from long-term investing to short-term trading.

Daniel Walsh is a financial advisor at Tree City Investments, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Triad Advisors, Inc. and TransAmerica. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of several local businesses including a bakery, a restaurant, and a food distribution company. Tree City Investments is a two-advisor firm offering ongoing asset and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as qualified plans. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes strategies ranging from long-term holdings to active trading and option writing, with a focus on primarily non-discretionary asset management.

Anthony House is a financial advisor at i2i Analytics, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with i2i Analytics since 2007. i2i Analytics provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consultation primarily to affluent and high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm combines market efficiency principles with tactical asset allocation, incorporating equity option strategies as a core risk management and income tool.

Jacob Derrig is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Momentum Wealth Management since 2024 and previously held roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and GWFS Equities, Inc. He is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Momentum Wealth Management provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with quantitative methods and uses third-party model portfolios and sub-advisers as part of its investment approach.

Kathleen Leipprandt is a CFP® and ChFC® with 39 years of industry experience. She has worked at Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC since 2014 and previously with Equitable Advisors, LLC and Axa Advisors, LLC. Leipprandt serves as a consultant for investment matters at First United Methodist Church and is a Darnall Fellow at DePauw University, where she guides students in career development. She also holds roles with the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils and serves on the board of Harper College and the Downtown Arlington Heights Business Association. Baldwin Financial Advisors primarily serves individuals, families, and small businesses through personalized financial planning and advisory consulting. The firm employs a modular planning process that delivers recommendations based on client data without providing discretionary portfolio management or custody of assets.

Ritu Jain is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor at The Retirement Solutions Group with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining her current firm, she worked at Savant Wealth Management and was involved in entrepreneurial ventures through TinkRworks LLC and Xplore Cultures LLC. The Retirement Solutions Group offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning services for individual clients, serving both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental and technical analysis tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances, with regular portfolio reviews and optional discretionary trading authority.

John Souter Jr. is a financial advisor at Rail-Splitter Capital Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Delta Investment Management, LLC. Rail-Splitter Capital Management provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and estates, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term approach with personalized client engagement and sponsors a wrap fee program that includes transaction and custodial costs within its advisory fee.

Mart Mcclellan is a financial advisor at Macro Wealth Management, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Macro Wealth Management since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, Mcclellan is an orthodontist and owns McClellan Orthodontics, where he works approximately 125 hours per month. Macro Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain retirement and profit-sharing plans, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and asset allocation. The firm typically implements investment strategies by directing clients to third-party money managers and supports clients through periodic reviews and documented investment policy statements.

John Bever is a financial advisor with Phase III Advisory Services, LTD, holding a CFP® designation and a Series 63 license, with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Phase III Advisory Services since 1984 and also associated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 1989. Bever provides life insurance illustrations and solutions and serves as a notary public offering services to clients. Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd. offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, portfolio monitoring, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $162 million in assets for around 366 clients using tailored portfolios that combine fundamental and technical analysis, with options including advisor-managed portfolios and a Unified Managed Account.

Brian Vogler is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Highview Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Holman, Fitch Ratings, and Wheels, Inc. Highview Capital Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods to implement asset-allocation strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, managing approximately $363.6 million in regulatory assets.

Mark Schwartz is a financial advisor with Estate & Trust Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Re-Direct Securities Corp. since 2001 and with Estate & Trust Advisors since 1997. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance products. Estate & Trust Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers custom portfolio management using a strategic core-and-satellite approach and provides wealth management, financial planning, and participant consulting services.

Samuel McElroy is a financial advisor at Stride Investments, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Stride Investments since 2013, with prior roles at Stride Financial and as owner of McElroy Financial. Outside of advisory services, he serves as Chief Operating Officer of Stride Financial, an insurance and planning services firm. Stride Investments provides fee-based investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate accounts, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on purpose-based investing and retirement-income planning, using proprietary tools to assess goals and risk, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Mark Burka is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Mendel Money Management Inc. since 2022, having previously worked at Ziegler Capital Management, LLC for 17 years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of directors for Indian Peaks Brewing Company and participates on endowment committees for nonprofit music organizations. Mendel Money Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $317 million in client assets and uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supported by third-party research, with a distinctive use of options and other derivatives primarily for income generation or protection.

Benjamin Armstrong is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Conifer Bay Capital LLC since 2017 and previously worked at RMB Capital Management, LLC from 2011 to 2017. Armstrong is a part owner and manager of Belgravia Partners LLC, a family-owned investment entity. Conifer Bay Capital LLC provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with modern portfolio theory, and includes unique practices such as margin trading and option strategies.

Daniel Schlesser is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 37 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Tilden Loucks Woodnorth LLC, LaSalle St. Financial, Inc., McDermott LaSalle St Inc, and related LaSalle St. entities. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies across multiple asset classes and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets.

Martin Jankelowitz is a Series 65 licensed advisor at The Planning Group with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining The Planning Group, he worked at Willis Towers Watson for five years and operated an independent consulting business from 2021 to 2023. He continues to engage in independent consulting, dedicating part of his time to this activity. The Planning Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities through a multi-advisor team, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning tailored to client goals. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct long-term, asset-allocation-driven portfolios, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs.