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, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Northern Trust Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing, and JP Morgan Securities. Ferraro is dually registered with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee program management. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a variety of investment vehicles, as well as third-party and LPL-sponsored platforms, to implement customized investment policies.

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 bringing seven years of industry experience. She has worked at HighPoint Advisor Group since 2021 and previously at LPL Financial, Trapp Financial, and Brookstone Capital Management. Outside of advising, she provides administrative support to HighPoint Advisor Group LLC. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sponsors a wrap-fee program, employing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles along with third-party and LPL-sponsored platforms.

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 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at VANTAGE FINANCIAL PARTNERS Limited for 18 years before joining HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC in 2024. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles while utilizing multiple platforms to deliver advisory services.

Danny Delgado is a financial advisor at Silver Oak Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including B. Riley Wealth Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He is also involved with Arbor Financial Advisors as a financial advisor focusing on insurance and annuities. Silver Oak Securities serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and other entities through a team of over 100 financial professionals managing approximately $2.4 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers a range of advisory programs with primarily discretionary, customized investment management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

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, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Level Four Advisory Services and LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, implementing investment strategies through fundamental analysis and various platforms, including LPL-sponsored programs.

Joseph De Marco is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C., holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, and Forum Financial Management, LP, and is also a founder and owner of Elevate CPA Group, providing tax and accounting services. In addition, he is a partner at DeMarco Sciaccotta Wilkens & Dunleavy, LLP, a tax and accounting firm. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors offers personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, notably managing a predominance of non-discretionary assets through its LaSalle St. Asset Management Program (LAMP).

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 serving with HighPoint Planning Partners. He has worked previously at firms including LPL Financial, IHT Wealth Management, Sheridan Road, and Independent Financial Partners. Kellar is also licensed as an insurance agent with Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, conducting insurance sales and implementation of insurance recommendations on a limited basis. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental analysis and diversified portfolio construction across multiple asset classes.

Alexander Kneisel is a financial advisor at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has prior experience at Dell Technologies and BMO Financial Group, with a total of no industry experience as a financial advisor. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, not-for-profit plans, endowments, corporations, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation approach using fundamental analysis and quantitative optimization across a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, and structured notes.

Robert Yarosz is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with World Equity Group, Inc. since 1997. Prior to and alongside his tenure at World Equity Group, he has also worked with World Lending Group and the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in occasional sales of long-term care and life insurance products. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm offers managed portfolios primarily through its wrap-fee program, combining discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party money managers to implement asset allocation and investment strategies.