Edward Meisenheimer is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he oversees medical insurance for missionaries through GOMISSIONTRIP.COM and is the founder of 59ANDAHALF.COM, a marketing venture targeting individuals aged 59.5 and advisors. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary managed programs utilizing a mix of asset classes and manager selection strategies.

Alexander Wright is an advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC based in Chicago, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at BlackRock Investments and Boston Consulting Group. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base, including institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs systematic, rules-based processes combined with quantitative and fundamental analysis to manage option-based hedges and overlays, operating through proprietary software and real-time risk monitoring.

Stephanie Jajtner is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Curi Capital since 2017, following 14 years at Jacobus Wealth Management, Inc. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, fundamentally driven processes applied across multiple investment vehicles, including separately managed accounts, model portfolios, mutual funds, and private funds.

Michal Martinek is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and Terra Investors LLC. 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 serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for independent RIAs, managing portfolios primarily with DFA mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Freddie Blumenfeld is a financial advisor with Latitude Advisors, LLC in Skokie, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Latitude Advisors since 2010 and also has a long-standing role at Pawlan Blumenfeld Miscinski & Assoc Ltd, where he is involved in accounting and tax return services. Additionally, he works as an independent insurance agent with a focus on life and health insurance. Latitude Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm uses valuation-driven and momentum-based multi-asset model strategies, combining in-house and third-party approaches, and emphasizes continuous monitoring and rebalancing of client portfolios.

Elizabeth Niemenski is a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Ameriprise Financial Services and in various other roles including at Michigan State University and Jewish Senior Life. Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a proprietary equity market valuation model and frequently utilizes third-party separate account managers and alternative investments.

Melissa Moser is a financial advisor at Centennial Securities Company, Inc. in Chicago, IL, with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, B. Riley Wealth Management, and Merrill. Centennial Securities provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension plans, trusts, foundations, and other entities. The firm’s investment advice is delivered through its advisor representatives using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and various proprietary and third-party models.

Triston Navarro is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and in the fitness industry with F45 Training and Orange Theory Fitness. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm combines quantitative and qualitative analysis using proprietary models and offers a broad range of strategies and investment vehicles across retail, institutional, and third-party distribution channels.

Joshua Robinson is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and PR Wealth Management Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director and part owner on the board of the Short Hills Country Club, a nonprofit organization. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm uses model asset-allocation portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary services, including sub-advisory and back-office support to independent advisors.

Thomas O'gara is a financial advisor at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC with a Series 65 credential. He has been with the firm since 2025 and has prior experience in various roles outside the financial industry, including positions at the University of St. Thomas and Broadway Electric Inc. Chicago Partners Investment Group advises a diverse client base ranging from non-high-net-worth individuals to corporations and endowments. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach, utilizing fundamental analysis and customized portfolios, and is notable for sponsoring affiliated pooled investment vehicles and serving insurance company clients.

Matthew Mueller is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Focus Partners Wealth, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Telemus Capital, and Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, insurance companies, third-party broker-dealers, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach centered on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative investments, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets across its multi-advisor platform.

Eric Metz is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with BlackRock Investments, LLC and BlackRock, having joined in 2024 after nine years at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC. SpiderRock Advisors, LLC provides discretionary overlay and portfolio management services to institutional and wealth-management clients, employing a rules-based, systematic approach that integrates quantitative and fundamental inputs. The firm specializes in listed derivatives and dynamic option overlays, serving a diverse client base that includes asset managers, registered investment advisors, and high-net-worth individuals.

Amanda Williams is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Raymond James and Cetera Advisors LLC. Williams has been with Northern Trust Securities and Northern Trust Bank since 2020. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation that offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm uses a model-driven approach to manage portfolios incorporating proprietary and third-party products, with services delivered through the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

David Millington is a financial advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners in Schaumburg, IL, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including 14 years at UBS Financial Services and five years at LPL Financial. Outside his advisory roles, he is involved with Jigsaw National LLC, a non-investment related business entity. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with investment approaches ranging from individual securities to tax-managed strategies and alternative investments.

Caedmon Meisenheimer is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with 310 Wealth Planning, LLC, providing financial planning and marketing services, and Go Mission Trip, LLC, which assists ministries and missionaries with insurance and related services. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors offers fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs and is noted for a predominance of non-discretionary assets under management.

Prakash Moktan is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with World Equity Group since 2006 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner and agent of a term life insurance business. World Equity Group provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers managed portfolios through its wrap-fee programs, combining discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Brandon Hurckes is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. and Clarity Group Midwest, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Hurckes/Mccord and Carvey Painting. Hurckes is also involved in insurance sales in addition to his advisory duties. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing over $2 billion in client assets through a network of approximately 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, implementing strategies across a range of asset classes and account types.

Michael Goldenberg is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Belpointe Asset Management LLC since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Cetera and MB Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is a board member of the Jewish United Foundation and an author. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and corporations, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and supports a range of affiliated businesses and product sponsorships alongside its advisory services.

Peter Kearney is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including Northwestern Mutual Life and Securities Service Network, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he refers group health insurance leads to another agent through a non-investment related activity. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs, emphasizing a predominance of non-discretionary assets, and utilizes a range of investment vehicles along with third-party manager oversight.

Michael Ochoa is a financial advisor with Centennial Securities Company, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Centennial Securities since 2011 and previously spent a year at Sanctuary Securities, Inc. Centennial Securities provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, foundations, endowments, and other business entities. The firm’s investment advice is delivered through its advisers with portfolios tailored to client objectives using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and third-party solutions.