Maurice Mathy is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the executor for an estate in Downers Grove, IL. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies including firm-developed and third-party models, with oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.

Eric Rasch is a financial advisor at William Blair with a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at William Blair since 2020 and previously spent four years at Indiana University. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Scott Wei is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience with Lion Street Advisors and Lion Street Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Dentdelioun LLC, an insurance agency. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, utilizing a variety of investment approaches and custodial platforms.

Jack Privateer is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at M1 Finance, New York Life, and Edward Jones. Outside of finance, he has experience working in hospitality and events, including roles at Global Brew Tap House, Topgolf, International Tap House, and Complete Wedding + Events. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients through a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and provides solutions for workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments, combining large institutional scale with distinctive market roles and proprietary research capabilities.

Christopher De Simone is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones and VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved in real estate property management and sales since 2002. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients. The firm offers a variety of advisor-managed and model-based investment strategies through an open-architecture platform, integrating third-party managers and providing comprehensive financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Chandra Halverson is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior work includes positions at Strategic Wealth Investment Group, Cetera Advisor Networks, Sageview Advisory Group, and BOK Financial Securities, Inc. 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 RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via various model portfolios and managed accounts.

Cameron Eades is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at the University of Illinois Foundation and Cline Financial Concepts. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios and integrates tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Steve Parker is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 license and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Brookstone since 2013 and additionally owns and manages Steve Parker & Associates, LLC, which provides financial and retirement income planning as well as fixed insurance products. He also engages in consulting projects for businesses and business owners. Brookstone Capital Management offers fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm utilizes strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models, a mix of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and options-enhanced strategies, and serves as both a primary advisor and sub-advisor through its turnkey asset management platform.

Keith Hubbard is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Ameriprise Financial Services and JPMorgan Securities. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee programs. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via model portfolios and managed accounts.

Thomas Sandt is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Schaumburg, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TIAA-CREF, Academy Securities, First Trust Portfolios, and Citigroup Global Markets. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a mix of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate accounts, and private funds.

Matthew Kocanda is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient, where he has worked in various capacities since 2022, including a role at Corient Services LLC beginning in 2023. His prior experience includes seven years at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies and third-party solutions, and offers specialized services through affiliated entities such as family office and corporate trustee services.

Rachel Seiler is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Creative Planning since 2022 and previously held roles at Mariner Wealth Advisors, Fifth Third Securities, Fifth Third Bank, Johnson Investment Counsel, and the University of Cincinnati. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers as a girls basketball coach at Whitney Young High School in Chicago. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in client assets. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional investment options and a suite of retirement plan services supported by affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping businesses.

Mirko Reithofer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, having previously worked at U.S. Bank, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and PNC Bank and its affiliated entities. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types via the Passageway Managed Account Platform, including mutual fund and ETF models, separately managed accounts, and direct indexing strategies.

Lawrence Delegge is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been involved with the Power of Zero Marketing Program since 2015 and has operated Delegge Financial Services, LLC since 2007. Delegge also serves as an independent insurance agent and is a member of the board of directors for Metro Federal Credit Union, a volunteer position. 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 discretionary investment management via various model portfolios and separately managed accounts.

Jayne Witte is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. She previously worked at BMO Wealth Management and RMB Capital Management. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Nathaniel Salvador is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Transamerica Financial Advisors and Victor Salvador since 2017 and has been involved with World System Builders since 2023. He also oversees assistants and conducts product research in his role with Victor Salvador. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and a registered investment adviser, providing a variety of investment programs and support services for retirement and plan clients.

Elise Murray is a financial advisor at William Blair with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with William Blair & Company LLC since 2009. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients using an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies.

Joseph Huckleby is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Lombard, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Fifth Third Bank, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Securities, and Trinity Christian College. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and portfolio management options, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with substantial assets under management.

Isidro Gonzalez Hernandez is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He has experience working at several First Command entities since 2024 and served in the United States Army from 2012 to 2024. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs using model portfolios managed by an internal Investment Management Team.

Adam Simoncelli is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner since 2025 and previously was employed at Cerity Partners LLC, Seabold Capital Management LLC, the National Futures Association, and Northwestern Mutual. Mariner serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to implement customized discretionary portfolios and provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.